• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.61-64
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• 2019

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. Vocal fold paralysis secondary to sarcoidosis is extremely rare but it can develop as a result of compressive lymphadenopathy, granulomatous infiltration, and neural involvement. We report the case of a 56-year-old woman who presented with unilateral vocal fold paralysis and enlarged supraclavicular lymph nodes. Computed tomography of the neck revealed multiple, enlarged, and matted lymph nodes at the cervical level of IV. An ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy of the lymph node was performed, and a histopathological diagnosis of sarcoidosis was made by validating the presence of noncaseating granuloma. After implementation of steroid therapy, the patient exhibited immediate recovery from vocal fold paralysis. Although an extremely rare disease, sarcoidosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of vocal fold paralysis. Accurate diagnosis and prompt steroid treatment may reduce the morbidity of patients with vocal fold paralysis secondary to sarcoidosis.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.11-19
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• 1997

The use of therapeutic ultrasound(US) in humans with malignant neoplasms has been contraindicated in physical therapy practice. Some studies have shown that results after application of US differ according to tumor type and penetration depth. The purposes of this study were to determine the effects of US on melanoma in mice and to determine treatment dosage. Twenty-four female C57BL/6 mice, age 8 weeks. The right flank of all mice was shaved, and a 0.1 ml suspension of cells was injected subcutaneously into the animals' right flank. In this study, 24 subjects were randomly divided into three groups: experimental group 1(n=8), experimental group 2(n=8), control group(n=8). In the experimental group 1, animals received continuous 3 MHZ US treatment, administered at $2.0W/cm^2$ for five minutes. In experimental group 2, animals received continuous 3 MHz US treatment, administered at $1.0W/cm^2$ for 5 minutes. The control group received the same handling as other experimental groups, including rodent chow, water, US gel application but US head pressure without the power turned on. After 10 days treatment, all mice were killed with a potassium solution. Tumors were excised and weighed on an electrical balance and fixed in a 10% neutral buffered formalin solution. Tumor weights were smaller in experimental group 2(0.3838 g) than in the control group(0.6275 g). Tumor weights of the experimental group 1(0.015 g) were smaller than those of experimental group 2. Continuous therapeutic US decreased the weight of subcutaneous melanoma tumors in mice. The treatment dosage($2.0W/cm^2$) we suggest was more effective than earlier studies on decreasing tumor size with ultrasound.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.96-102
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• 1990

Diagnostic ultrasound has the advantages of being noninvasive without any known deleterious biologic effect, rapid, painless, inexpensive and easily reproducible. The author used a real time sector scanner (Picker, Artis USA:5-7.5 MHz) for examing of lipoma, abscess, hematoma, lymphnode enlargement etc. and evaluated ultrasonograph as a diagnostic aid in head and neck region.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.69-73
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• 1997

We have experienced a case of occult papillary thyroid carcinoma presenting as an anterior mediastinal mass in a 40-year-old man. The CT scan revealed a huge mass behind the manubrium of the sternum but the ultrasound examination failed to detect any lesion and developmental defect in the thyroid. Excision of the mediastinal mass and total thyroidectomy were carried out. Histologically, the mediastinal mass turned out to be papillary carcinoma without any portion of the normal thyroid tissue or normal lymph node tissue and the thyroid gland showed a tiny papillary carcinoma with the diameter of 0.3cm. Although a mediastinal mass as the sole presentation of the thyroid carcinoma is very rare, we suggest that a mediastinal mass should be added to the list of possible metastatic thyroid carcinoma.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.373-381
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• 2000

Serial ultrasonographic examinations were performed on pregnant Korean Jindo bitches. Measurements of inner chorionic cavity diameter and fetal head diameter were made from pregnancy day 15 to parturition. These measurements were converted retrospectively based on the day of parturition (day 0). The data of inner chorionic cavity diameter obtained from day -42 to day -25 and fetal head diameter obtained from day -24 to day -1 were used to prediction of parturition day. Formulas for the prediction of parturition day using the method of least squares were derived. These formulas were then used to predict parturition dates based on single measurements of inner chorionic cavity diameter or fetal head diameter in 17 additional pregnant Korean Jindo bitches. Predicted date of parturition was then compared to actual whelping date. In the prediction of parturition based on inner chorionic cavity diameter, 7 of 10 bitches were coincided prediction date and actual whelping date, and the prediction was accurate to within 1 day in 3 of 10 bitches. The prediction of parturition based on fetal head diameter was accurate to within 1 day in 6 of 7 bitches and within 2 days in 1 of 7 bitches. In conclusion, the ultrasound measurement of inner chorionic cavity diameter and fetal head diameter are practical and accurate tool in the prediction of parturition.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.30-34
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• 1997

Objectives: Calcification of the thyroid nodule has been reported to have a close relationship with differentiated thyroid carcinoma, however there are limited studies on the relationship between the calcified thyroid nodule and thyroid malignancy. The authors studied the clinical significance of calcification within the thyroid nodule. Materials and Methods: There were total of 60 patients who underwent surgery for calcified thyroid nodules which were identified from plain neck X-ray, ultrasound and computed tomography during the period January 1991 to June 1996 at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery of Korea University Hospital. Six patients were not included because of recurrence and previous thyroid surgery. Histopathologic and radiologic analysis was done on the remaining 54 patients. Results: Results showed that 25 of 54 cases(46%) to be malignant histopathologically. Of the 25 malignant cases, papillary carcinoma was the most common with 22 cases followed by 2 cases of undifferentiated carcinoma and I case of medullary carcinoma. Statistically high incidence of malignancy was observed when the consistency of calcified thyroid nodule was solid, shape of calcification was irregular and inhomogenous, and adhesion of calcified thyroid nodule to the regional structure was present. Conclusion: The probability that a thyroid nodule is malignant has been reported to be 3­20%. However, about half of the thyroid nodules with calcification found to be malignant on this study, calcification of the thyroid nodule can be used as a guideline for detecting thyroid malignancy.

• 임상이비인후과
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.316-320
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• 2018

Esophageal diverticulum is very rare disease. Since it usually has no symptoms, it is hard to find and diagnose. Moreover, if the diverticulum is located nearly to thyroid gland, surgeons sometimes misdiagnose as a thyroid nodule. Here, we represent our case which has papillary thyroid cancer and esophageal diverticulum together. In this case, we experienced the surgical procedure and postoperative complications of the esophageal diverticulum. Even though esophageal diverticulum was in preoperative computed tomography and ultrasound, it was neglected before the surgery so that found during the operation. The purpose of this study was to know the preoperative radiological findings of the esophageal diverticulum and to find out what to be aware of during surgery and how to manage the complications after surgery.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.107-113
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• 2014

Background: Sonoelastography (SE) is a new technique that can assess differences in tissue stiffness, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of SE to assess the long head of biceps tendon alteration. Methods: Forty shoulders of 36 consecutively registered patients with clinical symptoms and conventional ultrasonography findings of biceps tendinitis or tendinosis, and 40 asymptomatic shoulders of 20 healthy volunteers were assessed with SE. Transverse and longitudinal images of long head of biceps tendon were obtained using SE. SE images were performed by one orthopedic surgeon and evaluated by two orthopedic surgeons using an experimentally proven color grading system. Results: The transverse images of SE showed a sensitivity of 87.5%, a specificity of 95.0% and a accuracy of 91.3%, the longitudinal images of SE showed a sensitivity of 92.5%, a specificity of 90.0% and a accuracy of 91.3%. Inter-observer reliability of SE was in 'almost perfect agreement' with a weighted kappa coefficient of 0.83. Conclusions: SE is valuable in the detection of the intratendinous and peritendinous alterations of biceps tendon, and has excellent accuracy and excellent correlation with conventional ultrasound findings.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.157-165
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• 2023

초음파 영상(ultrasound imaging)이란 주파수의 음파를 이용하여 서로 다른 조직의 경계에서 반사, 흡수, 굴절, 투과 등의 물리적인 작용을 일으킨다. 초음파 장비로부터 생성되는 데이터 특성상의 잡음이 많고, 실제로 관찰하고자 하는 조직의 경계가 모호해서 형태의 파악이 어렵기 때문에 개선이 필요하다. 영상 화질의 감소로 인하여 경계면이 뭉쳐 보이는 경우를 해결하기 위한 방법으로 윤곽선(edge) 강조 방법을 사용한다. 본 논문에서는 경계면을 강화시키는 방법으로 언샤프닝 마스크와 하이부스트를 이용하여 각 영상에서 고주파 부분인 경계면을 강화시켜 화질 향상을 확인하였으며 원 영상과 화질이 향상된 영상을 정량적으로 평가하기 위해 MSE, RMSE, PSNR, SNR 등으로 측정하여 각 영상에 사용한 마스크 필터링을 평가했다. 필립스의 epiq 5 g , affiniti 70 g와 알피니언의 E-cube 15 초음파 장비로부터 복부, 머리, 심장, 간, 신장, 유방, 태아 영상을 획득하였다. 알고리즘 구현에 사용된 프로그램은 MathWorks의 MATLAB R2022a으로 구현하였다. 언샤프닝과 하이부스트 마스크 배열 크기는 3×3으로 설정하였으며 윤곽선 강조 영상을 만들 때 사용하는 공간필터인 라플라시안(laplacian) 필터를 두 마스크 모두 동일하게 적용하였다. 화질 정량 평가는 ImageJ 프로그램을 사용하였다. 다양한 초음파 영상에서 마스크 필터를 적용한 결과 주관적인 화질은 원 영상에서 언샤프닝과 하이부스트 마스크를 적용하였을 경우 영상의 전반적인 윤각선이 뚜렷하게 보였으며 또한 하이부스트 마스크에서는 언샤프닝 마스크 영상보다 밝은 명암비를 보여주었다. 정량적인 영상의 품질 비교 시 원 영상보다 언샤프닝 마스크와 하이부스트 마스크를 적용한 영상의 화질이 높게 평가되었다. 간문맥, 머리, 쓸개, 신장의 영상에서는 하이부스트 마스크를 적용한 영상의 SNR, PSNR, RMSE, MAE이 높게 측정되었으며 심장, 유방, 태아 영상은 반대로 언샤프닝 마스크 적용 영상이 SNR, PSNR, RMSE, MAE 값이 높은 값으로 측정되었다. 영상에 따라 최적의 마스크를 사용하는 것이 영상 품질 향상에 도움이 될 것으로 사료되며 각 부위의 초음파 영상의 윤곽 정보를 제공하여 영상의 품질을 향상시켰다.

• 대한정형외과 초음파학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.21-25
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• 2015

이두건 장두의 병변은 단순 방사선 검사에서 확인하기는 쉽지 않으며 외래에서의 초음파 검사가 도움이 된다. 우 견관절 통증을 주소로 내원하여 초음파 검사를 통하여 이두구 주변의 종괴를 진단하였으며 이에 대하여 관절경적 절제술을 시행한 증례를 보고하고자 한다. 병리 조직 소견상, 종괴 내막은 활액막 세포의 배열은 관찰되지 않았으며 내막은 두꺼워져 있어서 결절종으로 진단되었다.