• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.221-233
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• 2020

컴퓨터단층촬영장치(computed tomography, CT)을 이용한 검사는 영상의학과에서 인체 내 정보를 파악하기 위한 가장 유용한 진단장비 중 하나로 신뢰도가 매우 높다. CT검사에 대한 신뢰성이 높아 최근에는 CT를 이용한 검사 건수도 매년 증가하고 있다. 검사 건수 증가는 CT장치의 노화를 촉진하게 되고, 이로 인해 CT장치에 대한 품질관리(quality management, QM)의 중요성이 대두된다. 특히, CT검사에서 품질관리란 임상영상에서 영상의 질(image quality, IQ) 저하로 진단영역 축소를 초래할 수 있는 발생가능한 모든 문제점을 사전에 파악하여 교정함으로써 항상 일정 수준의 영상의 질을 유지하고 영상을 획득할 수 있게 하는 행위를 의미한다. 이에 본 연구진은 CT검사의 품질관리에 대한 일반적인 내용을 요약하여 보고 한다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.1584-1589
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• 2014

본 연구는 경기도 소재 S 대학병원에서 2013년 7월부터 8월까지 GE 사의 DECT(Dual Energy Computed Tomography)를 이용하여 방사선 투과 및 불투과성 물질을 임의로 선정, 에너지 영역 대별로 투과 및 불투과성 물질의 CT 값을 분석하였다. 또한, CT 값 분석 법을 이용하여 기존의 SECT(Single Energy Computed Tomography)에서 적용되는 120kVp CT 값과 가장 유사한 에너지 영역대를 도출하였으며 임상 적용 시 가시 영역 범위 내에서 대조도를 주었을 때 가장 유용하며 적절한 물질을 알아보았다. 결론으로 생리식염수, 메틸셀룰로스, 초음파용 젤과 같이 밀도가 낮고 수분 함유량이 많은 경우 90KeV 이후 CT 값의 감소가 거의 없었으며, 공기와 조영제처럼 밀도가 매우 낮거나 높은 물질의 경우 에너지의 영향을 적게 받는 것으로 분석되었으며 메틸셀룰로오스와 초음파 젤의 경우 임상 적용 시 가장 유용성이 있는 물질로 사료된다.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.302-307
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• 2015

The purpose of the study was to identify how isotope and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast media impact on noise to computed tomography (CT) examination. For the study, divide the phantoms to two groups: 1) saline, saline + different kinds of contrast agent without $^{99m}Tc$ administration; 2) $^{99m}Tc$ administration: saline, saline + different kinds of contrast agent with $^{99m}Tc$ administration. CT contrast agent was used for Iopamidol$^{(R)}$ and Dotarem. And MRI contrast agent was used for Primovist$^{(R)}$ and Gadovist$^{(R)}$. To obtain an image, we used CT scanner. With an obtained image, we set the $1cm^2$ region of interest in the middle of bottle to measure the noise and CT number. As a result, there was no difference in CT number before and after inserting $^{99m}Tc$ into all contrast media including Normal Saline. However, when it comes to Noise, there was a difference before and after inserting $^{99m}Tc$ into every contrast media except MRI contrast media such as Primovist$^{(R)}$ and Gadovist$^{(R)}$.

• 전자통신동향분석
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• 제12권6호통권48호
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• pp.50-57
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• 1997

CT스캔(Computed Tomography)은 다양한 분야에서 효과적으로 응용되고 있고, 특히 의학 영상에서 비침범 진단, 수술 계획 등에 커다란 영향을 끼쳤다. 이 글에서는 여러 가지 CT스캔의 종류, 그 수학적인 원리와 기본적인 평행 광선(parallel beam)을 이용한 영상의 재구축 알고리즘, 데이터의 추정과 문제점 그리고 그 개선 방향에 대해 논한다

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.127-143
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• 2004

Computed tomography (CT) plays an important supplementary role in the evaluation of patients with heart disease. CT can be used to evaluate the aorta, pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, cardiac chambers, coronary artery, valves and systemic veins (superior vena cava, inferior vena cava and hepatic veins). The "Learning Objectives" describe the normal anatomy and typical pathological conditions seen on axial scans and reformatted images from CT in patients with heart disease, focusing focus on frequent, fatal, and rare but characteristic diseases encountered in routine practice.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.1597-1608
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• 2021

Cardiovascular computed tomography (CT) is among the most active fields with ongoing technical innovation related to image acquisition and analysis. Artificial intelligence can be incorporated into various clinical applications of cardiovascular CT, including imaging of the heart valves and coronary arteries, as well as imaging to evaluate myocardial function and congenital heart disease. This review summarizes the latest research on the application of deep learning to cardiovascular CT. The areas covered range from image quality improvement to automatic analysis of CT images, including methods such as calcium scoring, image segmentation, and coronary artery evaluation.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.195-197
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• 2015

Artifacts can seriously degrade the quality of computed tomography (CT) images, sometimes to the point of making them diagnostically unusable. Here, we report an unusual CT artifact that could have resulted in the misdiagnosis of a hyperdense hemorrhagic lesion in a 55-year-old man. The author recommend that when hemorrhagic lesion in posterior fossa is suggested on CT, the physician should carefully consider all patient-related clinical data prior to considering surgical intervention or a biopsy. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help in preventing the misdiagnosis as hemorrhage of CT scan.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.505-507
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• 2009

A 60-year-old woman, who had non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in left lower lobe underwent brain F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) for evaluation of cerebral metastasis. On follow-up FDG-PET/CT, only hypometaolic lesion was detected and progressed in right frontal lobe at 6 months and 10 months, later. Hypermetabolic metastasis was not detected even at last scan time of FDG-PET/CT. Brain MRI showed brain metastasis in right frontal lobe. As might be expected, the physician should take cerebral metastasis into consideration even though there is only hypometabolic change on subsequent FDG-PET/CT in patients with NSCLC.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.135-142
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• 2018

Purpose: When hemodynamically unstable patients with blunt major trauma arrive at the emergency department (ED), the safety of performing early whole-body computed tomography (WBCT) is concerning. Some clinicians perform central venous catheterization (CVC) before WBCT (pre-computed tomography [CT] group) for hemodynamic stabilization. However, as no study has reported the factors affecting this decision, we compared clinical characteristics and outcomes of the pre- and post-CT groups and determined factors affecting this decision. Methods: This retrospective study included 70 hemodynamically unstable patients with chest or/and abdominal blunt injury who underwent WBCT and CVC between March 2013 and November 2017. Results: Univariate analysis revealed that the injury severity score, intubation, pulse pressure, focused assessment with sonography in trauma positivity score, and pH were different between the pre-CT (34 patients, 48.6%) and post-CT (all, p<0.05) groups. Multivariate analysis revealed that injury severity score (ISS) and intubation were factors affecting the decision to perform CVC before CT (p=0.003 and p=0.043). Regarding clinical outcomes, the interval from ED arrival to CT (p=0.011) and definite bleeding control (p=0.038), and hospital and intensive care unit lengths of stay (p=0.018 and p=0.053) were longer in the pre-CT group than in the post-CT group. Although not significant, the pre-CT group had lower survival rates at 24 hours and 28 days than the post-CT group (p=0.168 and p=0.226). Conclusions: Clinicians have a tendency to perform CVC before CT in patients with blunt major trauma and high ISS and intubation.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2013년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1367-1368
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• 2013