• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.248-253
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• 2023

Directly, it is not possible to measure the absorbed dose of radiopharmaceuticals in the organs of the human body. Therefore, simulation methods are utilized to estimate the dose in distinct organs. In this study, individual organs were separately considered as the source organ or target organ to calculate the mean absorption dose, which SAF and S factors were then calculated according to the target uptake via MIRD method. Here, ^99mTc activity distribution within the target was analyzed using the definition and simulation of ideal organs by summing the fraction of cumulative activities of the heart as source organ. Thus, GATE code was utilized to simulate the Zubal humanoid phantom. To validate the outcomes in comparison to the similar results reported, the accumulation of activity in the main organs of the body was calculated at the moment of injection and cardiac rest condition after 60 min of injection. The results showed the highest dose absorbed into pancreas was about 21%, then gallbladder 18%, kidney 16%, spleen 15%, heart 8%, liver 8%, thyroid 7%, lungs 5% and brain 2%, respectively, after 1 h of injection. This distinct simulation model may also be used for different periods after injection and modifying the prescribed dose.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.77-81
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• 1985

There are several methods for measurement of cerebral blood flow. A method using Tc-99m DTPA which was injected via antecubital vein and monitored extracranially with gamma camera is described here. In this method, the brain scan and CBF mesurement were performed with scan and CBF were usually studied separately. The results were as follow: 1) Total candidates were 53, male 34 and female 19, who have no evidence of neurologic, cardiac or kidney problems. 2) By this method, the normal CBF of Korean was $54.12{\pm}6.49ml/min/100g$ of brain tissue. 3) The CBF of male was $54.06{\pm}5.9ml/min/100g$ of brain tissue, female was $54.89{\pm}6.51ml/min/100g$, so there was no definite sex difference. 4) The CBF under 10 years of age was $54.12{\pm}2.5ml/min/100g$, $11\sim20years$ of age was $52.33{\pm}6.1ml/min/100g$, $21\sim60years$ of age was $52.86{\pm}5.06ml/min/100g$, and over 61years of age was $55.43{\pm}4.84ml/min/100g$, so there was no significant difference of CBF by age.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.152-158
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• 2002

Background & Purpose:Neuropsychological disorders after traumatic brain injury(TBI) are poorly correlated with structural lesions detected by structural neuroimaging techniques such as computed tomography(CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging(MRI). It is well known that patients with TBI have cognitive and behavioral disorders even in the absence of structural lesions of the brain. This study investigated whether there are abnormalities of regional cerebral blood flow(rCBF) in TBI patients without structural abnormality on MRI, using technetium 99m ethyl cysteinate dimer(Tc-99m-ECD) single photon emission computed tomography(SPECT) scans. Materials and Methods:Twenty-eight TBI patients without structural abnormality on MRI(mild, n=13/moderate, n=9/severe, n=6) and fifteen normal controls were scanned by SPECT. A voxel-based analysis using statistical parametric mapping(SPM) was performed to compare the patients with the normal controls. Results:rCBF was reduced in the right uncus and the right lateral orbitofrontal gyrus in the TBI patients. However, no increase of rCBF was noted in the patients in comparison to the normal controls. Conclusions:These results suggest that the TBI patients, even in the absence of structural lesion of the brain, may have dysfunction of the brain, particularly of the orbitofrontal and anterior pole of the temporal cortex. They also suggest that SPECT can be a useful method to identify brain dysfunctions in combination with structural brain imaging and neuropsychological tests.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.128-133
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• 2019

Henoch-$Sch{\ddot{o}}nlein$ purpura (HSP) is a systemic vasculitis characterized by purpura, arthritis, abdominal pain, and nephritis. Gastrointestinal involvement can manifest as pain, intussusception, intestinal bleeding, and intestinal perforation. We report a case of fulminant HSP at an age of eight in 1994, with multiple complications of intra-thoracic bleeding, massive intestinal perforation, nephritis, and various skin rashes. The brisk bleeding findings of intestinal on Technetium-99m-labeled red blood cell scan ($^{99m}Tc$ RBC scan) were well matched to those of the emergency laparotomy and the resected intestine. The patient's abdominal conditions improved gradually but nodular skin eruptions developed newly apart from improving preexisting lower limb rashes and the urine findings continued abnormal, so skin and kidney biopsy were done for the diagnosis. After cyclosporine therapy, skin eruptions and urine findings returned to normal gradually. On a follow-up after 25 years in 2019, the patient is 33-year-old, healthy without any abnormality on blood chemistries and urine examination.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.57-62
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• 2016

Purpose: We used technetium-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scintigraphy to identify factors predictive of renal cortical defects in infants <3 months of age with urinary tract infections (UTIs). Methods: We retrospectively reviewed data on infants <3 months of age with culture-proven UTIs treated at a single center from March 2010 to February 2016. Blood samples were obtained for laboratory evaluation prior to commencement of antibiotic therapy. The therapeutic delay time (TDT) and therapeutic response time (TRT) were recorded. All patients were divided into two groups depending on features of their DMSA scans. We compared the demographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of the two groups. Results: A total of 119 infants (94 males and 25 females; mean age, $56.9{\pm}21.3days$) were included. Cortical defects were evident in the DMSA scans of 47 cases (39.5%). In infants with such defects, the peak temperatures ($38.9{\pm}0.57^{\circ}C$ vs. $38.4{\pm}0.81^{\circ}C$, P=0.001), the absolute neutrophil counts ($8,920{\pm}4,460/mm$ vs. $7,290{\pm}4,090/mm$, P=0.043), and the C-reactive protein (CRP) levels ($6.49{\pm}4.33mg/dL$ vs. $3.21{\pm}2.81mg/dL$, P=0.001) were significantly higher than those in infants without cortical defects. The TDT was also longer in those with cortical defects (P=0.037). Conclusion: We found that a TDT ${\geq}8.5hr$ (odds ratio [OR] 5.81), a peak temperature ${\geq}38.3^{\circ}C$ (OR 6.19), and a CRP level ${\geq}4.96mg/dL$ (OR 7.26) predicted abnormal DMSA scan results in infants <3 months of age with UTIs.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.171-176
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• 2002

배경: 혈액이 이물질과 접촉을 하면 체내에서 응고 및 염증기전을 활성화 시키게 되고 임상적으로 폐 및 신장 기능의 저하, 출혈 등을 유발할 수 있고 심한 경우 다발성 장기기능 저하까지 발생할 수 있다. 이 때문에 혈액-이물질 접촉표면을 개선하는 여러 가지 시도들이 이루어지고 있고 혈액접촉표면의 적합성을 평가하는 지표의 선택은 대단히 중요하다. 접촉면의 응고기전에서 혈소판의 침착이 가장 중요한 단계이고 혈소판의 침착을 확인하기 위하여 표면흡착 정도를 비교하는 방법이 흔히 사용되고 있는데, 대부분 in-vitro 혹은ex-vivo조건에서 시행되고 있으므로 생체 내 in-vivo상황을 정확히 대변한다고 보기 힘들다. 따라서 본 연구는 in-vivo 실험조건에서 동위원소(radioisotope)를 이용하여 혈소판의 표면흡착 정도를 정량 분석하는 방법의 유용성을 분석하고자 계획되었다. 대상 및 방법: 돼지(20-25 kg, n=6)를 이용하여 하행대동맥 우회회로를 구성하였다. 우회회로는 헤파린 표면처리가 안된 일반 PVC 도관(대조군; Capiox, Terumo, Japan)과 이온결합 헤파린 표면 처리된 PVC 도관(실험군; Duraflo ll, Baxter, USA)을 Y-connector로 연결하여 2개의 회로를 동시에 구성하였다. 수술 전날 동종의 실험동물로부터 혈액을 채취하여 원심분리를 통해 고농도 혈소판 용액(platelet concentrate)을 추출하였고, 수술 당일 동위원소(Tc-99m-HMPAO, 180 $\mu$Ci)을 섞어 30분간 방치한 다음, 10분간 원심분리하여 침전층의 labeling efficiency를 측정하였다. 분리된 침전층에 혈장을 섞어(5 ml) 실험동물에 정맥주사한 후, 전신 헤파린 처치 상태에서(1 mg/kg) 하행대동맥을 차단하여 우회도관 쪽으로 2시간 동안 혈액을 순환시키고 분리하였다. 각 도관의 내강을 생리식염수 500 ml로 동시에 세척한 다음, 일정 간격으로10$\times$10 mm 크기의 절편을 5개 채취하였다. 절편을 세분하여 측정튜브에 담아 동위원소 측정기(gamma counter, Cobra II , Packard ,USA)를 이용하여 Tc-99m-HMPAO의 분당 count수를 측정함으로써 혈소판의 흡착정도를 정량분석 비교하였다. 결과: 동위원소 측정기를 이용한 평균 count수는 각각의 실험군과 대조군의 비율을 이용하여 비교하였다. 평균 count수는 대조군에서 537.3 Ci/min였고 실험군에서는 311.1Ci/min로 측정되었으며, 두 군 사이의 비율은 대조군에 비하여 실험군이 1: 0.58로 통계적으로 유의하였다.(p=0.004) 결론: 위결과를 통하여 실험군이 대조군에 비하여 혈소판 표면흡착측면에서 우수하다는 것을 정량적으로 증명할 수 있었다. 저자 등이 사용한 in-vivo 동위원소 측정법으로 혈소판 흡착정도의 생체 내 실험으로 유용하며 의료용 고분자 재료의 혈액적합성 판정의 지표로 제시하고자 한다.

• 대한방사선협회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.234-252
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• 1999

Purpose : Physical properties of radiophamaceuticals of technetium($^{99m}Tc$) and thallium($^{201}Tl$) have early been used for clinical diagnostics. The studies of those radiophamaceuticals have been contributed to the efficient to

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.21-25
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• 2005

This study was performed to assess therapeutic effect of the tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) in dogs with experimentally transected cranial cruciate ligaments (CrCL). Nine healthy adult Beagle dogs were transected left CrCL under general anesthesia. The dogs were assigned to TPLO and non-TPLO control groups. The TPLO procedures for correcting the CrCL rupture in the left stifle of dogs were performed under sterile conditions. Before TPLO procedures, all dogs were screened by orthopedic and radiographic examinations. Dogs were lameness free for the previous three months, and when examined at the walk and trot on a hard surface, in a straight line and on a circle. Lateral and craniocaudal radiographs were done to confirm the soundness of the both knee joint in dogs and not detectable lesions were diagnosed. The dogs were intravenously injected with a 10 mci/kg of 99mTechnetium-methylene diphosphonate (99mTc-MDP) under general anesthesia. Scintigraphs were obtained using a large field of view gamma camera equipped a parallel-hole, low-energy about 3 hours after intravenous injection of 99mTc-MDP. Before CrCL transection and 4, 8, and 12 weeks after the procedures, scintigraphy were conducted. Bone uptake of the left stifle joint increased after the procedures in all dogs. When the bone uptake from the TPLO procedure was compared with that of the control, there was a significant difference (p < 0.05). At 12 weeks after the TPLO procedure, the dogs showed normal anatomical posture and gait. It is concluded that TPLO procedure was effective in reconstruct of the stifle joint in dogs with CrCL rupture.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2010

배경: 혈관질환 환자는 관상동맥질환 및 심장질환을 많이 동반함으로 인하여 혈관 수술 후 잠재되어 있는 심장질환이 악화 또는 유발될 수 있는 가능성이 있다. 이러한 심장질환을 확인하기 위한 검사중 비교적 간단하고 비침습적인 SPECT 촬영에 대한 효용성은 아직 논란이 되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 수술 전 SPECT를 촬영하고, 그 결과에 따른 검사 및 처치들이 혈관 수술 후 심장 합병증 발생에 미치는 임상적인 효과를 평가하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 2004년 4월부터 2007년 9월까지 3년 6개월간 본 병원에서 혈관 수술 전 아데노신 부하 Tc-99m 테트로포스민 SPECT를 촬영한 63명의 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 결과: SPECT 촬영 유소견의 심장 합병증 발생 예측에 대한 민감도와 특이도는 각각 41.2%와 52.2%로 비교적 낮게 나왔다. 그러나 비정상적인 SPECT 촬영결과를 보인 환자에게 관상동맥 조영술을 시행하고 관상동맥 병변에 대한 비정상 소견이 있을 때 관상동맥 중재적 시술 및 관상동맥 우회로술 등의 적극적인 처치를 한 경우 심장 합병증의 발생률이 낮은 경향을 보였다. 결론: SPECT 촬영은 혈관수술 후 심장 합병증 발생위험을 예측하기 위한 선별검사로서 효용성이 떨어진다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.845-853
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• 2014

본 연구는 핵의학과에서 가장 많이 사용되고 있는 $^{99m}Tc$에서 방출되는 140 keV 감마선을 기준으로, 세 가지 실험을 통해 기존에 사용되고 있는 납치마와 공기층 납치마를 이용해 Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dosimeter (OSLD) 선량계에 도달하는 선량을 측정하고, 공기층 납치마의 피폭선량 감소효과에 대해 연구했다. 그 결과 선량계와 납판 사이의 거리를 납치마의 공기층이라고 가정했을 때, 선량계와 0.2 mm 납판 사이의 거리가 없는 0 Cm일 때 측정된 10개의 선량계의 평균값은 0.515 mSv이고, 선량계와 납판 사이의 거리를 20 Cm로 떨어뜨린 경우 10개의 측정값의 평균이 0.138 mSv로 약 0.377 mSv의 선량 감소 효과를 보였다. 선량계와 0.5 mm 납판 사이의 거리가 없는 0 Cm일 때 10개의 선량계의 측정값의 평균은 0.296 mSv이고, 선량계와 납판 사이의 거리를 20 Cm로 떨어뜨린 경우 10개의 측정값의 평균이 0.075 mSv로 약 0.221 mSv의 선량 감소 효과를 보였다. 3일 간의 누적선량을 측정한 결과, 공기층이 없는 납치마의 경우 측정된 누적선량의 평균은 0.238 mSv, 공기층 납치마의 누적선량은 0.176 mSv로 0.062 mSv의 선량 감소 효과를 보였다. 한 달 간의 누적선량을 측정한 결과, 공기층이 없는 납치마의 누적선량의 평균은 0.59 mSv, 공기층 납치마의 누적선량은 0.54 mSv로 0.05 mSv의 선량 감소 효과를 보였다.