• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.141-147
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• 2008

갑상선 질환은 임상에서 흔히 볼 수 있는 내분비계 질환이다. 기존의 FNA (미세침흡인검사)는 갑상선결절 진단에 매우 널리 이용되고 있으나 결절의 크기가 작고 불분명한 경우, 심부에 위치하여 촉진이 어렵거나, 복합 낭종인 경우에는 적절한 표본 획득의 어려움 등의 제한점을 가지고 있다. 이러한 제한점을 최소화하고 검사의 정확성을 높이기 위한 방법의 하나로써 최근에는 US-guided FNA (초음파유도 미세침흡인검사)가 활발히 시행되고 있다. 이에 이 연구에서는 한 대학병원에서 시행되고 있는 US-guided FNA의 결과를 분석하여 표본의 정확성을 파악함으로써 US-guided FNA의 진단적 유용성을 알아보고자 하였다. 갑상선 결절로 US-guided FNA를 시행 받은 364명의 연구대상자중 성별은 여성이 316명(86.8%)으로 월등히 많았으며 연령층은 40대의 비율(51.4%)이 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다. 결절의 위치는 오른쪽이 157명(43.1%), 왼쪽이 130명(35.7%), 협부 9명(2.5%)의 순이었다. 결절의 크기는 1cm 미만인 경우는 38.2%, 1cm 이상인 경우는 61.8%인 것으로 확인되었으며, 결절의 내부 에코 양상은 고형성인 경우가 255명(70.1%)으로 가장 많았으며 낭성은 39명(10.7%), 혼합형인 경우는 19.2%이었다. 병리검사 결과 양성 307명(84.3%), 악성은 20명(5.5%), 악성의심이 4명(1.1%)이었으며, 부적절한 검체는 33명(9.1%)이었다. US-guided FNA는 표본의 적절성과 진단적 정확성을 향상시킬 것으로 기대되며 향후 진단적 정확성과 관련하여 감수성과 특이성, 예측도 등의 지표에 대한 연구들이 보완되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.319-329
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• 2014

Supply chain management is a subject that has an increasing importance due to the developments in the global markets and technology. In this paper, a fuzzy multi-objective linear programming model is developed for the supply chain of a company dealing with procurement, storage, filling, and distribution of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Turkey. The model intends to determine the quantities of LPG to be procured, stored, filled to cylinders, and transported between the plants and demand centers for six planning periods. In this model, which aims to minimize both total costs (sum of procurement, storage, filling, and transportation costs) and total transportation distances, demand quantities of the main demand centers and decision maker's aspiration levels about objective functions are fuzzy. After comparing the results obtained from the model with those obtained by using different methods, it is concluded that the proposed method can be applied to real world problems practically and it may be used in this type of problems in order to generate an efficient solution.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제18권8호
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• pp.1327-1337
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• 2004

An efficient multi-objective optimization method is presented making use of neural network and a systematic satisficing trade-off method (STOM), in order to simultaneously improve both maneuverability and durability of tire. Objective functions are defined as follows: the sidewall-carcass tension distribution for the former performance while the belt-edge strain energy density for the latter. A back-propagation neural network model approximates the objective functions to reduce the total CPU time required for the sensitivity analysis using finite difference scheme. The satisficing trade-off process between the objective functions showing the remarkably conflicting trends each other is systematically carried out according to our aspiration-level adjustment procedure. The optimization procedure presented is illustrated through the optimum design simulation of a representative automobile tire. The assessment of its numerical merit as well as the optimization results is also presented.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제58권2호
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• pp.115-118
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• 2018

A 13-year-old spayed female Miniature Schnauzer was presented with complaints of intermittent syncope. Pericardial effusion was confirmed based on the physical examination, thoracic radiographs and echocardiography. Subsequently, prompt pericardiocentesis was performed. Clinical abnormalities were immediately improved after pericardiocentesis. However, the clinical signs associated with acute collapse recurred. After the second pericardiocentesis, thoracic radiographs revealed pleural effusion, and the clinical signs resolved rapidly. The dog underwent pleural aspiration. Analysis of pleural fluid revealed almost similar features as the previous pericardial fluid. It was possible that a pericardial-pleural fistula was created during the pericardiocentesis. The pericardial and pleural effusion disappeared after the procedures.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.241-260
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• 2012

Adult chironomids were collected by various methods, such as light traps, sweeping on grasses, aspiration of light-attracted adults, and sweeping of swarming males with insect nets at various localities. All collected specimens were slide-mounted and identified. I report eight species new to science: Chironomus jangchungensis n. sp., Demicryptochironomus paracamptolabis n. sp., Demicryptochironomus wontongensis n. sp., Microtendipes paratamagouti n. sp., Polypedilum macrohemisphere n. sp., Eukiefferiella busanensis n. sp., Psectrocladius paratogaminimus n. sp., and Pseudosmittia seosania n. sp. I also report four species for the first time in Korea: Chironomus fujiprimus Sasa, Pentapedilum convexum Johannsen, Tanytarsus smolandicus Brundin, and Tanytarsus oyamai Sasa. All species are fully described with illustrations. This is the first report of the genera Eukiefferiella and Pseudosmittia in Korea.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.217-226
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• 2013

Chironomid adults were collected by light traps at night, sweeping on grasses, during daytime hours, sweeping of swarming males with an insect net, and aspiration of light-attracted adults using a sucking tube. The collected specimens were slide-mounted and examined. I identified two species new to science, namely Orthocladius manhaei n. sp. and Ablabesmyia jeongi n. sp., and three species for the first time in Korea: Paratrichocladius tamaator Sasa, 1981, Rheocricotopus chalybeatus (Edwards, 1929) and Hayesomyia tripunctata (Goetghebuer, 1922). This is the first report of the genera Rheocricotopus and Hayesomyia in Korea. The genus Hayesomyia in the tribe Pentaneurini of Tanypodinae has a Holarctic distribution with only one species recorded from each of the Palaearctic and Nearctic regions.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.245-246
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• 2010

Post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a rare disease. This is a solitary case report from Orissa, India. We describe a case of PKDL in a 55-year-old male who presented with multiple nodular lesions over face, trunk, and extremities. The patient had been to an endemic area of kala-azar and had a previous history of leishmaniasis. Fine needle aspiration cytology samples from skin nodules revealed Leishmania amastigotes.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.9-15
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• 2008

The major categories of neuroendocrine tumors of lung are typical carcinoid, atypical carcinoid, large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma, and small cell carcinoma. The histologic classification criteria of neuroendocrine tumors are well documented in the "WHO Classification of Tumors" based on mitotic figures and necrosis. Cytologic characteristics of neuroendocrine tumors are trabecular, acinar, and solid arrangement of tumor cells and occasional rosette formation. Nuclear chromatin patterns are characteristically described as "salt and pepper chromatin pattern". Many of cytologic classifications documented in the literature are before the "WHO Classification". In this review, the cytologic features of pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors are documented according to the WHO classification, and recent concepts of neuroendocrine tumors of lung are discussed.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.349-352
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• 2019

A five-year-old female Yorkshire Terrier dog presented with a perianal mass. Fine needle aspiration revealed that the mass comprised two different types of cells: hepatoid epithelial cells and melanin-containing melanocytes. Histopathological examination confirmed perianal gland adenoma with malignant melanoma. Evidence of metastasis was found on thoracic radiography with soft-tissue densities observed within the pulmonary parenchyma. The dog survived for three months after diagnosis of malignant melanoma. This report describes the clinical findings, diagnostics used, cytological and histopathological findings, and the potential prognosis for a dog diagnosed with malignant anal sac melanoma.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제62권2호
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• pp.17.1-17.5
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• 2022

A 12-year-old castrated male Persian cat presented with abdominal distension and anorexia. The radiography revealed ascites, pleural effusion, and a cranioventral mediastinal mass. Ultrasonography showed a well-defined mass lesion within a thickened ileal segment with a transmural loss of layering and multiple hyperechoic nodules arising from the peritoneum. Computed tomography showed peritoneal thickening with contrast enhancement, a bulky heterogeneous ileal mass, and mesenteric involvement with diffuse nodules. An alimentary lymphoma was confirmed by fine needle aspiration of the small intestinal mass. This report describes the imaging features of lymphoma with peritoneal lymphomatosis in a cat.