• 인지과학
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.1-26
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• 2017

본 연구는 청각 oddball 방안, 사건관련전위와 sLORETA를 사용하여 조현형 인격 성향을 가지는 대학생의 P300 신호원을 조사하였다. 또한 P300 신호원의 전류밀도와 조현병 증상간의 관계를 조사하였다. Schizotypal personality questionnaire(SPQ)의 점수에 근거하여 조현형 인격성향군(n=37)과 정상통제군(n=42)을 선정하였다. P300은 자주 제시되는 표준 자극(1000Hz)과 드물게 제시되는 목표 자극(1500Hz)으로 구성되는 청각 oddball 과제를 사용하여 측정하였으며, 참여자들은 목표 자극이 몇 번 제시되었는지 횟수를 세어 실험 후 보고하는 것이 요구되었다. 행동분석 결과, Oddball 과제의 정확률에서는 두 집단 간 유의한 차이가 관찰되지 않았다. 사건관련전위를 분석한 결과, 조현형 인격성향군이 정상통제군에 비해 유의하게 감소된 P300 진폭을 보였다. P300의 신호원을 추정하기 위하여 sLORETA를 사용하여 분석한 결과, 두 집단 모두에서 좌우반구 전두엽, 두정엽, 측두엽, 후두엽에 분포되어 관찰되었다. 두 집단의 P300 신호원의 전류밀도를 비교한 결과, 조현형 인격성향군이 정상통제군에 비해 좌반구 상측두회와 우반구 중측두회에서 감소된 활성화를 보인 반면 좌반구 하전두회와 우반구 상전두회에서는 활성화 증가를 보였다. 이에 덧붙여, 조현형 인격성향군에서 우반구 상전두회의 전류밀도와 SPQ의 와해 점수 사이에 부적 상관이 관찰되었다. 이러한 결과는 P300 신호 원인 전두 및 측두 영역의 이상을 조현병 환자뿐만 아니라 경미한 증상을 가지고 있는 조현형 인격성향군도 가지고 있음을 시사한다. 이에 덧붙여 본 연구 결과는 조현병 고위험군의 선별에 사용되는 SPQ의 경우 총점보다는 와해 점수가 고위험군의 선별에 더 유용하게 사용될 수 있음을 시사한다.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.203-211
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• 2007

목 적 : 본 연구에서는 소아에서의 연령과 성별, CRP, 그리고 혈액 내 백혈구 등의 독립적 요소들을 방사선학적 검사와 각각 비교평가하고 배뇨성방광 요도 조영술의 시행이 필요한지에 대하여 평가를 해보고자 한다. 방 법 : 본 연구에는 2002년 1월부터 2005년 1월까지 OO대부속병원 소아청소년과에서 $38^{\circ}C$ 이상의 발열을 주소로 내원하여 요로감염으로 처음 진단받은 98명이 포함되었다. 요로감염의 진단은 소변 배양 검사상 단일 균주가 105 CFU/mL 이상 자랐을 때로 정의하였으며, 신경학적 신장 기능이상이 보이는 환자들은 검사에서 제외하였다. 이들 모두에게 치료시작 전후의 발열기간을 기록하고 CRP, 백혈구 등을 검사하였으며, $^{99m}Tc$-DMSA 신장스캔과 복부-신장초음파, 퇴원 2근주 후 방광요로조영술 등을 시행하였다. 성별에 따른 방사선학적 이상의 빈도와의 관계는 chi-square test로 검정하였고, 연령에 따른 방사선학적 이상의 빈도와의 관계는 logistic regression model로 검정하였다. 방사선학적인 이상을 보인 환자군에서 진단당시의 발열기간, 백혈구, CRP 수치의 차이가 있는지를 알아보기 위하여 t-test를 사용하여 검증하였고 방사선 검사들을 chi-square test로 비교하여 양성간의 상관관계를 분석하였으며 유의 수준은 P<0.05로 하였다. 결 과 : 요로감염이 진단된 98명의 환아 중에서 52명이 남자 환자였고 46명이 여자 환자였다. 총98명의 환자들 중 배뇨성 방광 요도 조영술 검사상 이상소견을 보인 경우가 총18명이었고, 신장-복부초음파 결과에서 이상소견을 보인 경우는 총17명이었으며, $^{99m}Tc$-DMSA 신장 스캔에서 부분적 결손이나 미만성 섭취감소를 보인 경우는 총20명이었다. 각 연령과 성별에서의 방사선검사 결과들과의 상관관계는 통계학적으로 유의 한 차이를 보이지 않았다(Table 1, 2). 치료 전의 발열기간에서 신반흔을 보인 군이 음성인 군보다 발열기간이 길었다(Table 3). CRP, 백혈구는 방사선학적 이상소견이 있는 군에서 통계학적으로 유의하게 높았다(Table 4, 5). $^{99m}Tc$-DMSA 신장 스캔과 신초음파 검사의 양성유무는 배뇨성 방광 요도 조영술 검사의 양성유무와 통계적으로 유의한 상관관계를 보였다(Table 6, 7). 결 론 : 치료 전 발열기간, 입원 당시 백혈구, CRP에 기초한 임상적 평가는 첫 요로감염 질환에 걸린 환아들의 방광 요관 역류 여부를 예측하는데 유용하며, 추가적인 방사선학적 검사가 필요한지 에 대해 지침을 제공할 수 있다. 소아의 첫 요로감염시 초음파나 $^{99m}Tc$-DMSA 신장 스캔상에서 양성소견이 있을 경우 배뇨성 방광 요도 조영술 검사를 시행하는 것이 좋으며, 초음파와 $^{99m}Tc$-DMSA 신장 스캔상에서 양성소견이 없을 경우라도 CRP 또는 백혈구 등의 임상자료들을 평가하여 배뇨성 방광 요도 조영술 검사를 시행유무를 결정하는 것이 잔존하는 방광요관역류를 찾는데 도움이 될 것으로 생각된다.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.23-42
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• 2002

본 연구는 최근 20년간의 치료순응도 관련 국내연구를 수집하여 연구 동향을 파악하고, 계량적 메타분석을 통하여 순응도 향상을 위한 개입 효과를 산출하여 제시하고자 하였다. 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 1980년대 이후 20여년간 치료순응도와 관련된 연구는 133편에 달하였다. 이중 순응도 향상을 위한 실험연구가 11.3%, 단면연구 및 전향적 관찰연구가 88.7%에 해당하였으며, 후자의 경우 주로 순응도 향상 관련 요인에 관한 연구들이었다. 둘째, 연구대상의 상병 종류는 고혈압이 전체 연구의 24.1%로 가장 많았고, 다음으로 기타 만성질환, 당뇨병 및 결핵의 순으로 주로 이환기간이 길고 완치가 어려워서 치료순응도에 많은 노력을 기울일 필요가 있는 질환들이었다. 셋째, 133편 논문의 질적 메타분석과정을 거쳐 선별기준에 부합되는 논문은 10편으로 순응도 측정은 고혈압의 경우 혈압 조절과 같은 건강효과를, 당뇨병의 경우 뇨당, 혈당 저하와 같은 직접적인 지표 측정의 방법을 측정하였고, 이외에도 약속 이행과 환자의 주관적 보고, 약물 복용이행과 같은 객관적 지표를 측정하였다. 한편 개입방법으로는 행동변화를 적용한 1편의 연구 이외에 교육적, 행동적 및 정서적 개입의 방법을 모두 병행하여 적용하고 있었다. 넷째, 이들 중 6편의 논문에 대하여 순응도 향상에 대한 개입의 통합효과크기를 산출한 결과, 개입을 하지 않은 군에 비하여 개입이 이루어진 경우에 치료순응도 향상 효과는 4.1192여서 커지는 것으로 나타났다. 이를 다시 순응도 측정방법으로 구분하여 분석한 결과, 치료 순응도를 건강결과(혈압)로 측정한 경우 개입으로 인한 유효크기는 0.4679였고, 직접 측정지표(혈당/뇨당)에 의한 경우 개입 후 유효크기는 0.7753으로 나타나 순응도가 향상되었음을 알 수 있다. 이상의 결과에서 다양한 개입활동들이 환자의 치료순응도를 향상시키는 데 기여할 수 있음을 제시할 수 있다. 그러나 계량적 메타분석 기준에 부합되는 연구의 논문 수가 제한적이라는 한계점이 있으며, 연구에 사용되는 개입방법의 시도가 더욱 다양화될 필요성이 제시되고 있어 향후 이와 관련된 많은 연구들이 활성화되기를 기대한다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.325-333
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• 1992

연구배경 : 간질성 폐질환의 병리학적 과정은 초기의 조직 파괴과정인 급성 폐포염과 이어서 진행되는 폐 섬유화로 이루어진다. 제초제로서 널리 사용되는 Paraquat에 의한 백서의 폐 손상은 간질성 폐질환의 폐포염의 model로 하여 급성 폐포염에 Corticosteroid가 미치는 영향을 기관지 폐포 세정술과 폐 조직 생검의 시간적 변화로서 관찰하였다. 방법 : 체중 200 gm 이상되는 백서의 복강내로 Paraquat 20 mg/kg 투여하여 6시간, 1일, 2일, 3일째에 기관지 폐포 세정에 의한 세포분석, 그리고 폐 조직 생검을 실시하여 시간적 변화를 정상 대조군과 비교하였고, 이어서 Paraquat와 Corticosteroid 동시 투여군에서 관찰하여 Paraquat단독 투여군과 비교 하였다. 결과 : 1) 기관지 폐포 세정액의 세포분석소견 : Paraquat 단독 투여군은 투여후 1일, 2일째에 걸쳐 유의한 세포수의 증가를 보였는데, 증가의 주 요인은 호중구의 증가에 의하며, 대식구의 절대수는 변화가 없었다. 3일째부터는 염증반응이 감소하기 시작했다. Paraquat, Corticosteroid 동시 투여군에 있어서는 전반적으로 Paraquat 단독 투여군에 비해 호중구의 유의한 감소에 의한 총 세포수의 감소를 확인하였다. 2) 폐 조직 생검 소견 : Paraquat 투여 후 1일째부터 폐포벽의 부종, 출혈, 호중구를 주로하는 염증세포의 폐포내 침윤이 나타났으며, 3일째에는 염증반응은 감소하나 폐포내에 초자양막이 형성되기 시작하였다. Paraquat, Corticosteroid 동시 투여군에서는, 1일째까지는 현저하게 전반적인 병리소견 특히 호중구의 침윤이 억제되어 있으며 2일째부터는 염증반응의 억제가 완화되어 있다. 결론 : Paraquat 투여 백서의 폐 손상에 있어서 Corticosteroid는 폐포염의 염증성 반응, 특히 호중구의 침윤을 유의하게 억제시킴을 기관지 폐포 세정술과 폐 생검으로 확인하였다.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.203-209
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• 2006

Ethane 1,2-Dimethane sulfonate(EDS)은 Leydig cells(LC)만을 선별적 사멸을 유도하는 약물로서 가역적인 테스토스테론 결핍 흰쥐 모델을 만드는데 널리 사용된다. EDS 투여에 의해 유도된 'LC 녹아웃' 흰쥐의 경우 부정소와 저정낭과 같은 테스토스테론 의존성 부속 생식기관들의 급격한 무게 감소가 초래됨이 이전의 연구들에서 보고되었는데, 이러한 무게 감소의 상당 부분은 세포자연사에 의한 것으로 보인다. 본 연구는 흰쥐 부정소에서 세포자연사 관련 유전자들의 발현에 미치는 EDS 투여 효과를 조사한 것이다. 성숙한 수컷 흰쥐(SD strain, $300{\sim}350\;g\;B.W.$)에 EDS(75 mg/kg, i.p.)를 1회 복강주사하고 주사 후 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 그리고 7주가 경과한 날 희생시켰다. 희생 직후 조직 무게와 부정소 미부의 정자수를 측정하였다. 부정소로부터 total RNA를 추출한 후 세포자연사 관련 유전자들 가운데 bcl-2, bax, Fas 그리고 Fas ligand(Fas-L)의 발현 변화를 semi-quantitative RT-PCR로 측정하였다. 예상한 바처럼, 부정소 무게와 정자 수는 EDS 주사 후 $1{\sim}2$주 동안에 급격히 감소하였다. 이후 어느 정도 회복하였지만, 최종적으로 주사 후 7주경 부정소 무게(71%)와 정자 수(38%) 모두 최초 수준에는 미달하였다. 부정소에서의 bcl-2 전사 수준은 주사 직후부터 6주 후까지 지속되다가 주사 후 7주에 유의하게 상승하였다. 또한 bax 전사 수준은 주사 후 6주에 유의하게 감소하였으며 나머지 전 기간 동안에는 별다른 차이가 없었다. 한편 Fas 전사 수준은 EDS 주사 후 $1{\sim}2$ 주간 상승하였다가 주사 후 3주부터 정상 수준으로 감소하여 7주까지 지속되었다. 유사하게, Fas-L의 전사 수준도 주사 후 $1{\sim}3$주 동안 상승하였다가 주사 후 4주부터 정상 수준으로 복귀하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 EDS 주사가 흰쥐 부정소에서의 세포자연사 관련 유전자 발현을 유도할 가능성을 보여준 것이며, 특히 Fas와 Fas-L 유전자 활성이 초기 세포자연사 유도 과정에 중요하고, 그 결과로 부정소 무게 감소와 정자 수 감소가 초래되는 것으로 추정된다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.104-110
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 딸기의 수확단계에서의 생물학적 위해요소를 조사하고 그 결과를 딸기 GAP 모델의 개발을 위한 기초자료로 제공하기 위해 수행하였다. 경남 서부에 소재한 딸기 농장 6곳(토경재배 3곳, 양액재배 3곳)에서 총 216점의 시료를 수집하여 위생지표세균, 병원성 미생물, 그리고 곰팡이에 대해 분석하였다. 일반세균과 대장균군의 경우 토경재배 농장에서는 각각 1.0-6.9와 0.4-4.6 log CFU/g(leaf, mL, hand or 100 $cm^2$) 수준으로, 양액 재배 농장에서는 각각 0.8-4.9 log와 0.2-2.6 log CFU/g(leaf, mL, hand or 100 $cm^2$)수준으로 검출되었고 대장균은 모든 시료에서 검출되지 않았다. 병원성미생물은 S. aureus가 작업자의 손에서 최대 3.3 log CFU/hand 수준으로 검출되었고, B. cereus가 토양과 작물, 개인위생에서 0.4-4.1 log CFU/g(hand or 100 $cm^2$) 범위로 검출되었으며, L. monocytogenes, E. coli O157:H7 및 Salmonella spp.는 검출되지 않았다. 곰팡이는 토경재배 농장과 양액재배 농장 각각 1.0-5.2와 0.2-4.4 log CFU/g(leaf, mL, hand or 100 $cm^2$) 수준으로 검출되었다.

• 헤리티지:역사와 과학
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.124-139
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• 2013

최천약(崔天若 1684경~1755)은 동래(東萊) 출신 무인(武人)으로 1713년부터 왕실의 공역을 담당한 별간역(別看役)이었다. 그는 능묘석물, 건축, 옥공예, 주조(鑄造) 등 여러 분야에서 재능을 발휘해 당시 사대부들은 '최천약은 형태가 없는 물건을 잘 창조한다[천약선창의(天若善創矣)].'라며 그의 재주를 높이 평가했다. 그는 1713년 옥보(玉寶)의 거북이[귀구(龜瞿))를 깎는 것을 시작으로 왕실 공역에 참여하기 시작하여, 1720년대에는 자신만의 옥보 거북이 양식을 만들어 냈다. 왕실 공예품 중에서 동인(銅人 1741년)은 우리나라 유일의 금속제 침구동인상(鍼灸銅人像)으로 인체 각 부분의 표현이 사실적인 작품으로 최천약이 감동(監董)한 작품이다. 1731년 인조 장릉 병풍석에 십이지신상 대신에 모란과 연꽃을 조각한 최천약은 이때부터 왕릉 및 사대부묘 석물에 감동을 시작하여 단경왕후 온릉(1739년), 의소세손묘(1752년)에서 초상조각에 가까운 문인석을 제작하기도 했다. 최천약은 공민왕릉 무인석을 모델로 조현명묘 무인석(1752년)을 제작하고, 그가 1755년 사망하자 후배들은 조현명묘 무인석을 계승해 박문수묘(1756년)와 정성왕후 홍릉 및 인원왕후 명릉 무인석(1757년)을 조각한다. 그 결과 14세기 말 공민왕릉 무인석의 충갑(衷甲), 흉갑의 매듭, 대(帶)의 화문(花紋) 등이 18세기 무인석에도 나타나게 되었다. 의소세손묘 문인석 조현명묘 무인석 등 최천약이 제작한 문무인석들은 초상조각으로도 손색 없으며, 조선 후기 조각의 대표작으로 김하정(金夏鼎) 변이진(卞爾珍) 등 별간역(別看役)들과 김천석(金千碩) 박필심(朴弼深) 등 최고의 석수(石手)들이 있었기에 제작 가능한 작품들이었다. 이러한 최천약이 제작한 다른 문무인석의 발굴 및 다른 별간역들의 활동과 작품 등의 연구를 통해 조선 후기 능묘석물의 실체에 접근해야 할 것이다.

• 벤처창업연구
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.21-35
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• 2023

생성 AI 기술의 막대한 파급력에 대한 기대가 산업계를 휩쓸고 있다. 생성 AI 기술의 활용과 발전에 창업생태계가 중요한 역할을 할 것으로 기대되는 만큼, 이 분야의 벤처투자 현황과 특성을 더 잘 이해하는 것도 중요하다. 본 연구는 생성 AI 기술과 창업생태계를 주도하는 미국을 비교 대상으로 삼아 한국의 벤처투자 내역을 분석하고 향후 벤처투자 금액을 예측한다. 분석을 위해서 미국의 117개 생성 AI 스타트업의 2008년부터 2023년까지 286건의 투자 내역과 한국의 42개 생성 AI 스타트업의 2011년부터 2023년까지 144건의 투자 내역을 수집하여 새로운 분석 자료를 구축했다. 분석 결과, 생성 AI 기업의 창업과 벤처 투자가 최근 들어 급증하고 있으며, 초기 투자에 절대다수의 투자 건이 집중됐다는 점이 미국과 한국에서 공통적으로 확인됐다. 양국의 차이점도 몇 가지 발견됐다. 미국의 경우 한국과는 다르게 같은 투자 단계에서 최근의 투자 규모가 그 이전보다 285%에서 488%까지 증가했다. 단계별 투자 소요 기간은 한국이 미국보다 다소 길었으나 그 차이가 통계적으로 유의하지는 않았다. 또한, 전체 벤처투자 금액 중 생성 AI 기업에 대한 투자 비중도 한국이 미국보다 높았다. 생성AI의 세부 분야별로는 미국은 텍스트와 모델 분야에 전체 투자액의 59.2%가 집중된 반면, 한국은 비디오, 이미지, 챗 기술에 전체 투자액의 61.9%가 집중돼 차이를 보였다. 2023년부터 2029년까지 한국의 생성 AI 기업에 대한 벤처 투자 예상 금액을 네 가지 다른 모델로 예측한 결과, 평균 3조 4,300억 원(최소 2조 4,085억 원, 최대 5조 919억 원)이 필요할 것으로 추정됐다. 본 연구는 미국과 한국의 생성 AI 기술 분야의 벤처투자를 다각도로 분석하고, 한국의 벤처투자 예상 금액을 제시하였다는 점에서 실무적 의의를 찾을 수 있다. 또한, 아직 학술적 연구가 충분하지 않은 생성AI 벤처투자에 대한 현황을 구체적 자료와 실증근거를 통해 분석함으로써 향후 깊이 있는 학술 연구의 토대를 제시한다는 점에서 학술적 의의가 있다. 본 연구에서는 벤처투자 금액 예측을 위한 방법 두 가지를 새롭게 개발하여 생성 AI의 향후 벤처투자 금액을 예측하는데 적용했다. 이 방법도 후속 학술 연구에서 다양한 분야로 확장·적용되고 정제된다면 벤처투자 예상 금액 예측 방법을 풍부하게 하는 데 공헌할 수 있을 것이다.

• 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.