• 지능정보연구
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.237-262
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• 2022

본 연구는 개인투자자들의 투자의사결정에 도움을 주고자, 증권신고서의 TF-IDF 텍스트 분석과 기계학습을 이용해 공모주의 상장 5거래일 이후 주식 가격 등락을 예측하는 모델을 제시한다. 연구 표본은 2009년 6월부터 2020년 12월 사이에 신규 상장된 691개의 국내 IPO 종목이다. 기업, 공모, 시장과 관련된 다양한 재무적 및 비재무적 IPO 관련 변수와 증권신고서의 어조를 분석하여 예측했고, 증권신고서의 어조 분석을 위해서 TF-IDF (Term Frequency - Inverse Document Frequency)에 기반한 텍스트 분석을 이용해 신고서의 투자위험요소란의 텍스트를 긍정적 어조, 중립적 어조, 부정적 어조로 분류하였다. 가격 등락 예측에는 로지스틱 회귀분석(Logistic Regression), 랜덤 포레스트(Random Forest), 서포트벡터머신(Support Vector Machine), 인공신경망(Artificial Neural Network) 기법을 사용하였고, 예측 결과 IPO 관련 변수와 증권신고서 어조 변수를 함께 사용한 모델이 IPO 관련 변수만을 사용한 모델보다 높은 예측 정확도를 보였다. 랜덤 포레스트 모형은 1.45%p 높아진 예측 정확도를 보였으며, 인공신공망 모형과 서포트벡터머신 모형은 각각 4.34%p, 5.07%p 향상을 보였다. 추가적으로 모형간 차이를 맥니마 검정을 통해 통계적으로 검증한 결과, 어조 변수의 유무에 따른 예측 모형의 성과 차이가 유의확률 1% 수준에서 유의했다. 이를 통해, 증권신고서에 표현된 어조가 공모주의 가격 등락 예측에 영향을 미치는 요인이라는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제41권12호
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• pp.1219-1230
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• 2008

여름철 홍수시 성층화된 저수지로 유입하는 하천수는 저수지 표층수에 비해 낮은 수온과 높은 부유고형물질(SS) 농도를 가지므로 주변수에 비해 상대적으로 높은 밀도를 가지게 된다. 이러한 밀도차로 인해 형성된 밀도류의 저수지 내 진행과정은 수질과 수생태계에 큰 영향을 주게 된다. 따라서 하천수 밀도류의 거동분석은 저수지 수질관리를 위한 현장조사의 최적화, SS와 영양염류 등 오염물질의 이송 확산 해석에 중요한 요소이다. 본 연구의 목적은 기존 연구를 통해 검증된 2차원 수치모델을 이용하여 다양한 홍수규모에서 대청호로 유입하는 하천 밀도류의 거동 특성인 침강점 수심($d_p$)과 거리($X_p$), 분리점 수심($d_s$), 중층류 관입두께($h_i$), 댐축 도달시간($t_a$), 감소율(${\beta}$)을 분석함으로써 저수지 수질관리를 위한 기초정보를 제공하는데 있다. 모의조건은 평수년이었던 2004년 6월 13일부터 7월 3일 동안 발생한 홍수사상의 수문곡선을 기준으로 유입 유량의 규모를 10개의 등급으로 나누었으며, 초기 성층조건은 탁수가 유입되기 전의 발달된 성층구조를 적용하였다. 유입수와 저수지 성층구조의 특성치는 밀도 Froude 수(Fri)로 나타내었으며, 10개의 $Fr_i$ 조건별로 $d_p,\;X_p,\;d_s,\;h_i,\;t_a$, SS의 ${\beta}$값 등을 산정하였다. 연구결과 $d_p,\;X_p,\;d_s,\;h_i$는 대체로 $Fr_i$ 값과 비례하여 증가하였으며 중층류의 진행속도도 빨라지는 경향을 나타내었으나, 저수지 지형변화에 큰 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 정상상태를 가정하는 Hebbert 식은 저수지 수위변화와 지형변화를 고려하지 못하기 때문에 수치모델 보다 $d_p$값을 과대 산정하였다. 유입 SS 농도의 감소율(${\beta}$)은 $Fr_i$가 클수록 작아지는 경향을 보였으나, $Fr_i$>9.0에서는 난류혼합효과 때문에 다시 증가하였다. 연구결과는 저수지운영 실무자들이 홍수규모별로 탁수의 초기 거동특성을 간단히 예측하는 목적으로 사용할 수 있다.

• 정보처리학회논문지:소프트웨어 및 데이터공학
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• 제7권9호
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• pp.351-360
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• 2018

전통적으로 나태한 학습에 해당하는 국소가중회귀(LWR: Locally Weighted Regression)모델은 입력변수인 질의지점에 따라 예측의 해를 얻기 위해 일정구간 범위내의 학습 데이터를 대상으로 질의지점의 거리에 따라 가중값을 달리 부여하여 학습 한 결과로 얻은 짧은 구간내의 회귀식이다. 본 연구는 메모리 기반학습의 형태에 해당하는 LWR을 위한 점진적 앙상블 학습과정을 제안한다. LWR를 위한 본 연구의 점진적 앙상블 학습법은 유전알고리즘을 이용하여 시간에 따라 LWR모델들을 순차적으로 생성하고 통합하는 것이다. 기존의 LWR 한계는 인디케이터 함수와 학습 데이터의 선택에 따라 다중의 LWR모델이 생성될 수 있으며 이 모델에 따라 예측 해의 질도 달라질 수 있다. 하지만 다중의 LWR 모델의 선택이나 결합의 문제 해결을 위한 연구가 수행되지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 인디케이터 함수와 학습 데이터에 따라 초기 LWR 모델을 생성한 후 진화 학습 과정을 반복하여 적절한 인디케이터 함수를 선택하며 또한 다른 학습 데이터에 적용한 LWR 모델의 평가와 개선을 통하여 학습 데이터로 인한 편향을 극복하고자 한다. 모든 구간에 대해 데이터가 발생 되면 점진적으로 LWR모델을 생성하여 보관하는 열심학습(Eager learning)방식을 취하고 있다. 특정 시점에 예측의 해를 얻기 위해 일정구간 내에 신규로 발생된 데이터들을 기반으로 LWR모델을 생성한 후 유전자 알고리즘을 이용하여 구간 내의 기존 LWR모델들과 결합하는 방식이다. 제안하는 학습방법은 기존 단순평균법을 이용한 다중 LWR모델들의 선택방법 보다 적합도 평가에서 우수한 결과를 보여주고 있다. 특정지역의 시간 별 교통량, 고속도로 휴게소의 시간별 매출액 등의 실제 데이터를 적용하여 본 연구의 LWR에 의한 결과들의 연결된 패턴과 다중회귀분석을 이용한 예측결과를 비교하고 있다.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.307-317
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• 2003

본 연구는 miniplate(Titanium C-tube, Martin Co., Germany)를 교정적 고정원으로 사용하여 교정력 및 악정형력을 즉시 가했을 때 miniplate의 안정성 및 주위 조직 반응을 관찰하여 고정원으로서의 유용성을 밝히고자 시행되었다. 네 마리의 비글 성견을 대상으로 하악의 좌우 협측 제3소구치와 제4소구치 사이에 두개의 titanium miniscrew(직경 2.0mm, 길이 7.0mm)에 의해 고정되는 miniplate를 식립하여 15주 동안 200-250gm의 힘을 가한 교정력 적용군과 8주 동안 400-450gm의 힘을 가한 악정형력 적용군으로 분류하였고 대조군은 제4소구치와 제1대구치사이에 식립하고 힘을 가하지 않았다. 동요도는 식립 직후와 희생 직전에 측정하여 비교하였고 희생 후 제작된 조직 절편을 방사선적으로 검사하여 주위 골의 흡수 여부를 관찰하였다. 실험 동물은 관류 고정하고 조직 절편은 레진 포매하여 비탈회 경조직 표본을 제작하였다 miniplate 제거 후의 조직의 치유와 연조직의 관찰을 위해 일부 조직편은 탈회 표본으로 제작하였다. 표본은 H&E 염색 후 광학 현미경하에서 검경하였고 위의 실험내용을 통해 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 교정력과 악정형력을 적용한 두 그룹 모두 miniscrew와 골간의 계면에는 직접적인 골유착이 일어났다. 힘의 크기에 따른 차이는 관찰되지 않았고, 힘의 적용기간이 증가함에 따라 골침착이 증가되었으며, 하중이 가해지지 않은 대조군이 실험군에 비해 골조직이 덜 침착되었다. 2. Miruplate와 miniscrew를 피개하고 있는 연조직은 염증소견 없이 모두 치유가 잘 일어났다. 3. 모든 실험군에서 동요도는 발생되지 않았고, 하중이 가해지지 않은 대조군의 경우 경미한 동요도를 보였으며, 교합력이 직접 가해진 대조군에서 고정원이 탈락될 정도의 동요도를 보였다. 4. Miniscrew 제거 후의 연조직 및 경조직은 정상조직의 형태와 구조로 치유되었다. 이상의 결과로 miniplate(Titanium C-tube, Martin Co., Germany)는 식립 즉시 악정형력 정도의 힘까지 수용할 수 있고, 인접 조직에 자극이 적은 골내 고정원으로서 충분한 가치가 있다고 판단되어 진다.

• 대한관절경학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.195-199
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• 2002

목적 : 전방십자인대 재건술시에 수술 수기가 크게 어려워지지 않으면서 전내측 및 후외측 다발을 각각 재건하고 별도로 긴장시켜 고정할 수 있는 수술 수기를 고안하여 재건슬을 시행한 결과, 해부학적 및 기능적으로 보다 정상에 가까운 전내측 및 후외측 다발의 긴장도를 갖는 전방십자인대 재건이 가능하였기에 그 수술 수기를 보고하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법 : 고식적인 관절 내시경적 전방십자인대 재건술과 동일한 기구를 사용하여 경골 및 대퇴골에 골터널을 만든다. 이때 경골부위의 골 터널이 일반적인 경우보다 약간 타원형이 되면서 약 $5\~7$ mm 정도 앞뒤 족으로 확장되도록 한다. 이식을 위한 동종 아킬레스건을 다듬을 때, 대퇴골 터널 내에 들어갈 골 부위는 고식적인 경우와 같도록 하고, 경골부 터널에 들어갈 건 부위는 가능한 한 두껍게 준비하고, Y자로 두 개의 다발로 만들어 각각 봉합사를 이용하여 마무리, 준비한다. 두 개의 다발을 함께 준비용 수술용 탁자의 터널 내로 통과시켜보면서 두께를 확인하고 대퇴골 터널 내에 동종 아킬레스건의 골 부위를 관절경 시야에 삽입시킨 후 고정한 다음, 경골 터널의 원위부 바깥쪽에서 두 개의 다발을 봉합사와 함께 당기면서 슬관절을 굴곡-신전을 반복하여 신장시킨다. 슬관절을 약 90도 굴곡한 상태에서 전내측 다발을 최대한 긴장시켜 post-tie 방법으로 고정한 후 다시 슬관절을 신전시킨 상태에서 후외측 다발을 최대한 긴장시켜 post-tie 방법으로 고정한다. 이후 2개의 다발사이로 끝이 둥근 유도핀을 삽입하여 관절경 시야에서 경골 터널 근위 입구에서 2개의 다발사이에 위치한 것을 최종 확인한 후, 흡수성 간섭나사를 이 핀을 따라 삽입하여 경골 터널 근위부 입구 직하부까지 전진시켜 좀더 견고한 고정을 얻으면서 전내측 및 후외 측 다발을 더욱 해부학적 위치에 자리잡을 수 있도록 한다. 연골 손상이 발생될 수 있다는 것을 염두에 두어야할 것으로 생각된다.있는 골 미성숙 환자의 전방 십자 인대 재건술은 하지부동이나 슬관절 정열이상이 없는 좋은 치료방법으로 생각된다.측에 발생하여 내측에 비해 많았으며 17례$(89.5\%)$에서 반월상연골 파열이 동반되었고 파열의 형태는 수평 파열이 15례$(79\%)$로 가장 많았다. 때, 이 두 집단 사이의 진단당시의 임상양상의 차이를 보면 고혈압, 단백뇨 및 부종의 빈도가 Group I에서 통계적으로 유의하게 증가되어 있으며, 임상병리검사 소견에서는 혈중 총단백량, 알부민, creatinine 청소율이 Group I에서 통계적으로 유의하게 감소되어 있고, BUN, creatinine은 통계적으로 유의하게 증가되었다. 결 론 : Alport 증후군 환아에서 임상적으로 유의미한 예후와 관련된 위험요인으로는 진단시의 고혈압, 부종, 단백뇨 유무 여부와 혈중 총단백량, 알부민, BUN, creatinine, 사구체 여과율이 중요하며, 이런 가능한 위험요인의 분석과 관찰이 Alport 증후군 환아의 치료와 예후 인지에 많은 도움이 되리라 사료된다. 상승은 주로 간에서 생성의 증가의 발생함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 지단백중 스테로이드를 사용하기전의 HDL cholesterol, apoB, apoB/HDL cholesterol등은 관해 유도기간과 의미 있는 양의 상관관계를 보여서 신증후군 환아의 재발을 예측 할 수 있는 지표로서 임상적인 의미를 부여할 수 있을 것이다. 또는 세포독성물질로도 스테로이드 의존성을 없애거나 재발율을 낮출 수 없었던 스테로이드 의존성 미세변화형 신증후군의 치료에서는 스테로이드 의존성 혹은 재발율의 변화를 나타내지 못하였다. 따라서 장기간의 MP 요법은 스테로이드 및 면역억제제 치료에 저항성을 보이는 1차성 또는 2차성 신증후군의 치료에

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.247-265
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• 2008

목 적: 사람의 제대유래 줄기세포 (HUC)와 양막유래 줄기세포 (HAM)를 간유사세포로 분화 시키고자 하였다. 연구방법: 산모의 동의아래 만삭 정상 산모로부터 양막 및 제대를 얻고 줄기세포를 분리, 배양하였다. 분리된 세포의 줄기세포로서의 특성을 규명하기 위하여 RT-PCR, 세포면역화학 분석 그리고 중배엽성세포로의 분화능 실험을 하였다. 또한 이들 줄기세포를 분화 배양액에서 간유사세포로 분화 유도 후, 간세포 특이 유전자 발현, 알부민 ELISA, 알부민에 대한 면역블로팅 및 세포면역화학염색 그리고 PAS 염색을 시행하였다. 결 과: 사람의 양막 및 제대로부터 세포를 분리하여 줄기세포로서의 특성을 조사하고, 이들 세포의 지방세포, 연골세포, 골아세포로의 분화능력을 확인하였다. 동일한 분화 배양액에서 HUC과 HAM을 간유사세포로 분화시킨 결과 HUC이 모든 조건에서 HAM보다 알부민과 요소를 더 많이 합성 분비하였다. 간유사세포로의 분화능력이 더 좋은 것으로 나타난 HUC을 가지고 최적의 분화를 유도한 결과 $1.2{\pm}0.8\;{\mu}g/mL$의 알부민을 합성 분비하였고, $8.9{\pm}1.2\;mg/dL$의 요소를 합성 분비하였다. 결 론: HUC과 HAM 모두 알부민을 분비하는 간유사세포로 분화할 수 있었으며, HUC이 더 잘 유도되는 것으로 관찰되었다. 이러한 결과로써 HUC과 HAM을 간질환 환자의 간세포 이식 치료에 필요한 세포치료제로써 이용할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.361-370
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• 2009

골밀도의 질 관리는 검사를 시행하는 방사선사들의 책임과 의무이다. 하지만 질 관리의 이해 부족과 방법의 무지로 인한 잘못된 결과는 환자에게 치명적인 오류를 범할 수 있다. 따라서 이 논문은 올바른 질 관리의 이해와 방법을 기술하여 검사자 및 환자, 의뢰의사에게 골밀도 검사의 신뢰성을 확보하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 이중 에너지 엑스선 골밀도 기기(dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, DXA)는 골밀도 측정은 정확도와 정밀도가 우수하여야 작은 골량의 변화에도 진정한 생물학적 변화를 알 수 있다. 따라서 정확도와 정밀도를 높이기 위한 수단으로 장비 및 검사자의 올바른 질 관리가 지속적으로 이루어져야 한다. 올바른 장비관리방법은 매일 아침 장비 보정 질 관리 후 제조사에서 권고하는 팬텀을 이용하여 10~25회 측정하여 평균값을 구하고 이를 기준으로 허용 범위(${\pm}1.5%$)를 지정한다. 팬텀의 측정은 검사가 있는 날에 매일 측정하거나 일주일에 3회 이상 측정하여 실제 골밀도의 값의 변화 유무를 확인하여야 한다. 또한 측정된 팬텀의 골밀도수치를 기록 한 Shewart control chart를 Rule에 따라 평가한다. 이러한 관리는 장비의 설치 및 이동 시에 반드시 행해져야 한다. 검사자 관리방법은 정밀도 측정으로 평가하는데 정밀도는 재검사하였을 때에 실제 생물학적 변화 없이 수치상의 결과 값을 똑같이 재현될 수 있는지 알아보는 것이다. 측정 방법은 골밀도 검사를 진행하면서 환자를 두번씩 30번 측정하는 방법과 세번씩 15번 측정하는 방법이 있다. 측정에서 중요한 것은 한 번 검사 후 두번째나 세번째 검사에서도 반드시 검사 테이블에서 내려왔다 다시 올라가서 검사를 해야 한다. 측정된 골밀도수치로 정밀오차를 산출하고 95% 신뢰수준으로 정밀오차에 2.77을 곱하여 최소한의 생물학적 골밀도 변화를 산출한다. 산출된 값을 최소한의 의미있는 변화라고 표현하며 이 값을 넘어섰을 경우가 진정한 생물학적 변화구간이라고 할 수 있다. 검사자의 정도관리는 처음 검사를 시작하는 경우와 장비의 이동 및 교체 시에 반드시 행해져야하며 지속적으로 이루어져야 한다. 골밀도 검사를 시행하는 방사선사의 올바른 질 관리의 수행은 장비의 수명 연장과 정확한 결과의 산출로 이어져 검사의 신뢰성 확보와 환자 및 방사선사에게 부적절한 검사로 인한 방사능 노출의 최소화에 도움을 줄 것이다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.229-238
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• 2011

가스하이드레이트 부존량 평가에 있어서 해당 부존 지역의 S파 속도 정보는 암상과 공극유체의 정보를 파악하는데 결정적인 역할을 한다. 만일 퇴적층 내에 가스하이드레이트가 존재한다면 이 층에서의 P파 속도와 S파 속도는 동시에 증가하게 되며, 그 하부에 자유가스가 존재하는 경우 P파의 속도는 감소한다. 하지만 S파의 경우 공극을 채우고 있는 유체의 영향을 받지 않고 순수하게 매질을 통해서 진행하므로 하이드레이트 층의 하부에 자유가스층이 존재한다고 해도 그 속도가 변하지 않거나 오히려 매질의 영향으로 그 속도가 증가한다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 특성을 확인하기 위해 울릉분지의 가스하이드레이트 유망지역 중 탄성파 단면상에서 BSR(해저변 모방 반사면)이 강하게 분포하는 한 지점에서 한국지질자원연구원이 2009년 5월에 OBS(해저면 탄성파 기록계)를 이용하여 취득한 해저면 다성분 탄성파 자료를 이용하여 가스하이드레이트 부존 심도 부근의 P파 빛 모드전환 S파의 속도를 구하였다.OBS의 하이드로폰(hydrophone) 성분에 기록된 P파 자료를 이용하여 탄성파 주시 역산법을 수행하여 P파 속도 및 섬도 구조를 도출하였다. 해당지역에 취득한 2차원 반사법 탐사 자료는 기본 전산처리를 통해 구한 탐사지역의 기본 층서모델을 초기모델로 삼았다. 여기에 수평 2성분 지오폰(geophone)에 기록된 자료의 극성 분석을 통해 S파의 에너지가 최대로 모인 radial 성분 단면도를 생성하고 여기서 발췌한 주요 S파 이벤트의 주시를 이용해 포아송 비 정모델링을 수행하여 OBS가 위치한 지점에서의 포아송 비와 S파 속도구조를 최종적으로 도출하였다. 본 연구를 통해 탐사지역의 가스하이드레이트 존재로 인한 BSR 상하부 층의 P파 속도 역전 현상과 P파와는 달리 BSR 상부에서 히부로 갈수록 S파의 속도가 약간 증가하는 경향을 보여 결과적으로 자유가스층의 존재로 인한 BSR 하부에서 포아송 비 감소현상이 뚜렷함을 확인하였다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1985

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70$\pm$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32$\pm$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500, 550, 570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500, 550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100, 300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3, 000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.SpO2 with Plethysmograph.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 1993년도 한국우주과학회보 제2권2호
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• pp.17-17
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• 1993

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70${\pm}$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32${\pm}$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500,550,570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500,550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100,300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3,000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.