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Digital Radiography 환경에서 Positioning Block Artifact에 관한 연구 (The Study about the Positioning Block Artifact in Digital Radiography Environment)

  • 김병기;최준구;이준;이민우;김순배;김경수
    • 대한디지털의료영상학회논문지
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    • 제10권1호
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    • pp.13-19
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    • 2008
  • Purpose : In sponge quality of the material in digital radiography environment coating because do position blocks two that do not become coating done positioning blocks two that do not become coating done positioning block and sponge quality of the material to testing bench image artifact's difference compare. Method of study : In digital radiography environment positioning block of different two products same sunshine or effect that image and positioning block artifact gents in image analyze. the target used positioning block 2 when examine hand, rib and examination condition did each differently according to used positioning block. reflex compared picture that do image and verify that examine first time. Result : 1. In sponge quality of the material coating in done product artifact appear. Did not appear in product that do not become coating. 2. Can know coating's existence, that artifact according to radish happens. 3. Quality of the material coating's existence, there was difference of slippage according to radish Conclusion : Quality of the material coating phenomenon that done positioning block thus, it may have to be considered that use after estimate degree that get in image.

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Quality of Same-Day Sputum Smears Microscopy and Presumptive Tuberculosis Patients Drop-out at Health Facilities of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  • Taddese, Boja Dufera;Misganaw, Abay Sisay
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • 제83권1호
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    • pp.89-95
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    • 2020
  • Background: Same-day sputum microcopy is recommended in areas where sputum smear microscopy external quality assessment (EQA) is effectively implemented and sturdy. In Addis Ababa, the status of EQA and drop-out of same-day sputum smear microcopy has not yet been assessed. The objective of this study was to assess the quality of same-day sputum smear microscopy and diagnostic drop-out of presumptive tuberculosis (TB) patients in health facilities (HFs) across Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methods: Amulti-analysis was conducted from September 2016 to July 2017 to determine the status of external quality assessment and diagnostic drop-out of presumptive TB patients registered for same-day sputum smear microscopy. Data was coded and entered in Microsoft Excel, and subsequently transferred and analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Results: The drop-out of same-day sputum smear microscopy was 209 (6.2%). More than 33% of the specimens collected for purposes of same-day sputum smears were of poor quality. Among the selected HFs for the study: 13 (46.4%) used filter reagents prior to sputum smear staining while 75% of the selected HFs for the study used smear microscopy services interruption in a year. The sensitivity and specificity of the HFs participating in regional quality assessment scheme for the diagnosis of TB was 97.4% and 99.6%, respectively. Conclusion: The diagnostic drop-out of same-day sputum smear microscopy was high in Addis Ababa. Strengthening EQA, competency-based laboratory professionals training on sputum smear microscopy might reduce the reading errors in sputum smear. Awareness creation of the community on the benefits gained from completion of specimen provision for the same-day approach decreases diagnostic drop-out and enhances TB control program.

『상한론(傷寒論)』 변병진단체계(辨病診斷體系)에 근거하여 마황행인감초석고탕(麻黃杏仁甘草石膏湯) 투여 후 호전된 증례 2례 고찰 (Two Case Reports treated by Mahwang-Haeangin-Gamcho-Seokgo-tang based on Shanghanlun Provisions)

  • 하현이;윤효중;이성준
    • 대한상한금궤의학회지
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    • 제8권1호
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    • pp.67-85
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    • 2016
  • Objectives: In this paper, two cases which showed the meaningful results on the patients' chief complaints were analyzed. The patients were treated with the Mahwang-Haengin-Gamcho-seokgo-tang herbal medication based on Shanghanlun disease pattern identification diagnostic system. Methods: The patients were diagnosed based on Shanghanlun, disease pattern identification diagnostic system. In case 1, the change of menstruation cycle was noted and pre-menstrual discomforts were measured with Menstrual Distress Questionnaire(MDQ). In case 2, Quality of life questionnaire for adult Korean asthmatics (QLQAKA) was used to estimate the quality of the patient's life. Results: All the symptoms were improved after the Mahwang-Haengin-Gamcho-seokgotang treatment. In case 1, the menstruation cycle decreased to 30 days average. MDQ score decreased 143 to 103. In case 2, the change of the QLQAKA score as 1.647 average point is considered as a meaningful improvement. Conclusion: With great difference to a 'Symptom-Medicine' diagnostic system, the disease pattern identification diagnostic system seeks the pathologic pattern through the patient's whole life. More studies and multiple cases based on the diagnostic system are needed to prove this possibility later.

A Bayesian Diagnostic for Influential Observations in LDA

  • Lim, Jae-Hak;Lee, Chong-Hyung;Cho, Byung-Yup
    • 품질경영학회지
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    • 제28권1호
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    • pp.119-131
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    • 2000
  • This paper suggests a new diagnostic measure for detecting influential observations in linear discriminant analysis (LDA). It is developed from a Bayesian point of view using a default Bayes factor obtained from the imaginary training sample methodology. The Bayes factor is taken as a criterion for testing homogeneity of covariance matrices in LDA model. It is noted that the effect of an observation over the criterion is fully explained by the diagnostic measure. We suggest a graphical method that can be taken as a tool for interpreting the diagnostic measure and detecting influential observations. Performance of the measure is examined through an illustrative example.

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디지탈 혈관 조영장치의 화질 개선에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Improvement of Image Quality of the Digital Subtraction Angiography Unit)

  • 김성룡;남문현;정환;연경모
    • 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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    • 제8권2호
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    • pp.189-198
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    • 1987
  • Digital Subtraction Angiography(DSA) technique has been widely used to detect vascular diseases and hemodynamic parameters noninvasively. However, there factors in fluencing the resultant DSA image quality. In this paper, several important factors are suggested to improve the DSA image quality based on mathematicical analysis. Experimental DSA images for different filters are shown and also dicussed the difference between original and processed image qualities.

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삼성 안드로이드 스마트폰의 진단데이터 분석 (Analyze Diagnostic Data from Samsung Android Smartphones)

  • 조형철;김준기;박정흠
    • 정보보호학회논문지
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    • 제34권3호
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    • pp.479-491
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    • 2024
  • 안드로이드 제조사는 전 세계 사용자에게 서비스 품질 개선을 목적으로 진단데이터를 수집한다. 이러한 안드로이드 제조사가 수집하는 진단데이터의 내용과 동작 주기에 대해서는 알려진 바 없다. 우리는 스마트폰 제조사 중 안드로이드 시장에서 가장 높은 점유율을 가진 삼성 스마트폰을 대상으로 진단데이터 수집 행위를 분석하여어떤 진단데이터가 네트워크 패킷을 통해 서버와 통신하는지, 진단데이터 수집을 진행하는 시스템 앱이 어떻게 작동하는지 그리고 진단데이터가 사용자 개인정보를 침해하는지를 분석한다.

Are p53 Antibodies a Diagnostic Indicator for Patients with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma? Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Yang, Zhi-Cheng;Ling, Li;Xu, Zhi-Wei;Sui, Xiao-Dong;Feng, Shuang;Zhang, Jun
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제17권1호
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    • pp.109-115
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    • 2016
  • Background: P53 has been reported to be involved with tumorigenesis and has also been implicated as a significant biomarker in oral squamous cell carcinoma(OSCC). However, the diagnostic value of p53 antibodies remains controversial; hence, we comprehensively and quantitatively assessed the potential in the present systematic review. Materials and Methods: A comprehensive search was performed using PubMed and Embase, up to October 31, 2014, without language restriction. Studies were assessed for quality using QUADAS (quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy). The positive likelihood ratio (PLR) and negative likelihood ratio (NLR) were pooled separately and compared with overall accuracy measures using diagnostic odds ratios (DORs) and symmetric summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curves. Results: Of 150 studies initially identified, 7 eligible regarding serum p53 antibodies met the inclusion criteria. Some 85.7% (6/7) were of relatively high quality (QUADAS $score{\geq}7$). The summary estimates for quantitative analysis of serum p53 antibody in the diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma were: PLR 2.06 [95% confidence interval (CI) : 1.35-3.15], NLR 0.85 (95%CI: 0.80-0.90) and DOR 2.47 (95%CI: 1.49-4.12). Conclusions: This meta-analysis suggests that the use of s-p53-antibodies has potential diagnostic value with relatively high sensitivity and specificity for OSCC particularly with serum specimens for discrimination of OSCCs from healthy controls. However, its discrimination power is not perfect because of low sensitivity.

Diagnostic methods for assessing maxillary skeletal and dental transverse deficiencies: A systematic review

  • Sawchuk, Dena;Currie, Kris;Vich, Manuel Lagravere;Palomo, Juan Martin;Flores-Mir, Carlos
    • 대한치과교정학회지
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    • 제46권5호
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    • pp.331-342
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    • 2016
  • Objective: To evaluate the accuracy and reliability of the diagnostic tools available for assessing maxillary transverse deficiencies. Methods: An electronic search of three databases was performed from their date of establishment to April 2015, with manual searching of reference lists of relevant articles. Articles were considered for inclusion if they reported the accuracy or reliability of a diagnostic method or evaluation technique for maxillary transverse dimensions in mixed or permanent dentitions. Risk of bias was assessed in the included articles, using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies tool-2. Results: Nine articles were selected. The studies were heterogeneous, with moderate to low methodological quality, and all had a high risk of bias. Four suggested that the use of arch width prediction indices with dental cast measurements is unreliable for use in diagnosis. Frontal cephalograms derived from cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images were reportedly more reliable for assessing intermaxillary transverse discrepancies than posteroanterior cephalograms. Two studies proposed new three-dimensional transverse analyses with CBCT images that were reportedly reliable, but have not been validated for clinical sensitivity or specificity. No studies reported sensitivity, specificity, positive or negative predictive values or likelihood ratios, or ROC curves of the methods for the diagnosis of transverse deficiencies. Conclusions: Current evidence does not enable solid conclusions to be drawn, owing to a lack of reliable high quality diagnostic studies evaluating maxillary transverse deficiencies. CBCT images are reportedly more reliable for diagnosis, but further validation is required to confirm CBCT's accuracy and diagnostic superiority.

통합예약 프로그램 개선을 통한 업무 프로세스 최적화 (Optimizing the work process through improvement of reservation system)

  • 서은희;정용환;;;박영재;박경진;김수미;권순안;대창민;민관홍
    • 한국의료질향상학회지
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    • 제19권1호
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    • pp.64-72
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    • 2013
  • Objective: To improve customer satisfaction through accurate information using computerized automation of the test reservation system and by performing all fasting tests on the same day with one fasting. Methods: Quality improvement activities of the test reservation system of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital improves internal and external customer satisfaction at the time of test scheduling by having the reservation system reflect test order and test time automatically and making the system to increase the same day test reservation rate. Results: Test process was smooth due to accurate test reservation and information based on test priority due to the introduction of the computerized test reservation system. Internal and external customer satisfaction improved due to the marked reduction in time required for making a reservation thanks to the improvement of work process. Conclusion: Building a computerized test reservation system was an effective measure to improve external and internal customer satisfaction.

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진단방사선과 검사실의 환경개선이 환자에게 미치는 영향에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Effect of the Environmental Improvement in the Diagnostic Radiography Room on Patients)

  • 권대철;홍성만;김동성;박범
    • 한국의료질향상학회지
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    • 제9권1호
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    • pp.90-100
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    • 2002
  • Background : This study was attempted to provide us with basic data on how to environmental improvement with patients for examination, and to offer them better treatment. This study was performed to compare the patients, perception between before and after improvement in the diagnostic radiography room. Methods : The data was collected by interviewing 75 patients who underwent the radiography under the diagnostic radiology at Seoul National University Hospital in Korea. The interview ran from August 9 to October 18, 1999. Data were analyzed by percentage and paired t-test. SD(Semantic Differential) method was composed of adjective 13 words. Results : Patients were attending the elementary schools in the Seoul residents. There was no significant difference in kindness unkindness dimension and were significant differences in other dimensions. The mean score of response level to present room was 3.67 and that of improvement room was 2.16. Conclusions : The results of this study suggest a radiography room plan which is considering emotional aspect of children.

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