• 대한디지털의료영상학회논문지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.39-46
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• 2012

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to reduce Entrance Surface Dose and maintain image quality by changing Source to Image receptor Distance. And we'd like to compare ESD on this study to DRLs in other contries. Materials and Methods : We used indirect DR system(Definium 8000, General Electric, USA)and phantom(ART-200X, Flukebiomedical, USA),glass dosimeters(GD-352M, Asahi Techno Glass, Japan)for this study. The imagies were obtained throuh 80kVp fixed, and different tube currents using AEC mode in $16{\times}16$(inch) field size and changing Source to Image receptor Distance from 100 cm to 130 cm per 10 cm unit. The phantom with attaching 5 glass dosimeters on abdomonal skin was set at supine and erect position as a anterioposterial projection on detector For measuring Entrance Surface Dose. Image analysis was conducted by histograms of Image J(1.46r) which was given from National Institutes of Health(NIH). Results : Due to inverse square law of distance, the tube currents were increasing 42.6 % in supine position and 32.6 % in erect position according to the change of Source to Image receptor Distance. While Entrance Surface Doses were rapidly decreasing 14.2 % in supine position and 29.4 % in erect position according to the change of Source to Image receptor Distance. As the results of histogram using Image J, pixel mean values from 100 cm to 110 cm, 120 cm and 130 cm were decreasing each 1.4%, 2.5%, 2.7%, 4.5%, 2.2 %, 5.8 % in supine, erect position. While standard deviations from 100 cm to 110 cm, 120 cm and 130 cm were increasing each 1.4 %, 2.5 %, 2.5 %, 4.0 %, 2.0 %, 4.9 % Consequently, there are no significant differences in abdomen images taken. Conclusion: As the results described above, we strongly recommend using long Sourceto Image receptor Distance than 100cm that we have been using. So, we should deliver less Entrance Surface Dose to the patients while maintaining image quality in abdomen radiography.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.123-137
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 전형적인 엘니뇨와 새로운 형태의 엘니뇨 Modoki에 따른 한강유역의 여름철(6~9월) 강우량의 특성 변화를 분석하였다. 전형적인 엘니뇨 시기에는 대체로 여름철 강우량이 감소하였으며, 강우의 변동성도 비교적 크게 나타났다(CV=0.40). 반면에 엘니뇨 Modoki 시기에는 한강 대부분 유역에서 평년보다 강우가 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 여름철 강우의 변동성은 작은 것으로 분석되었다(CV=0.23). 엘니뇨 Modoki 시기에는 한강 남부의 11개 중권역에서 통계적으로 유의한 강우의 증가를 보였고, 30mm/day와 50mm/day를 초과하는 중호우의 강우발생일은 각각 9.9일과 5.4일로 나타났으며, 전형적인 엘니뇨 시기보다 백분위 편차가 각각 17.74%, 50.94% 큰 것으로 분석되었다. 본 연구에서는 새로운 형태의 엘니뇨 Modoki가 전형적인 패턴의 엘니뇨보다 한강유역의 여름철 수자원 변동에 민감하게 영향을 주고 있음을 확인하였으며, 향후 수자원의 계절적 변동과 불확실성이 큰 지역에서 안정적인 수자원 확보를 위한 기초자료로 활용이 가능하리라 사료된다.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.171-189
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• 1996

Background and Purpose: The greater part of patients to visit Hospital of Oriental Medicine suffer from cerebrovascular accident(CVA). There is transcranial Doppler(TCD) in the diagnostic method to confirm cerebrovascular accident(CVA). Transcranial Doppler(TCD) is an accurate method of monitoring the blood flow velocities of the cerebral vessels and have been generally used to prevent symptomatic vasospasm and confirm cerebral infarction. So we studied, in the crebrovascular accident(CVA), to estimate whether transcranial Doppler(TCD) is useful to. Methods: Using transcranial doppler(Multigon Model 500M Transcranial Doppler System), we measured the mean and peak velocity and the direction of blood flow in 10 cerebrovascular accident(CVA)'s subjects who had been examined by Computed Tomography(CT) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Results : As an anticipation, in cerebrovascular accident(CVA)'s subject with Cb-infarction, the mean and peak velocity of blood flow fell down remarkably and the direction of blood flow was change or irritable. But didn't find out any signal in lacunar infarction. Also, in case with spontaneous hemorrhage, the velocity and direction of blood flow was change but this signal was short of diagnosis for Cb-hemorrhage. Besides, we found signals about embolism, stenosis, thrombosis and occlusion in cerebrovascular accident(CVA)'s subjects. Conclusion: In Cb-infarction, the result of TCD was equal to diagnosis with Computed Tomography(CT) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). But about lacunar infarction or spontaneous hemorrhage, signals of TCD couldn't be found out or was insufficient more than Computed Tomography(CT) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging(MRI). In cerebrovascular accident(CVA)'s subject with embolism, stenosis, thrombosis or occlusion, signals of TCD were found out more than Computed Tomography(CT) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging(MRI). Therefore transcranial doppler(TCD) is necessary method which makes a diagnosis of cerebrovascular accident(CVA), with Computed Tomography(CT) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging(MRI).

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.275-279
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• 1993

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy is a syndrome characterized by persistent, burning pain, hyperpathia, allodynia & hyperaesthesia in an extremity, with concurrent evidence of autonomic nervous system dysfunction. It generally develops after nerve injury, trauma, surgery, et al. The most successful therapies are directed towards blocking the sympathetic intervention to the affected extremity by regional sympathetic ganglion block or Bier block with sympathetic blocker; other traditional treatments include transcutaneous electrical stimulation, immobilization with cast & splint, physical therapy, psychotherapy, administration of sympathetic blocker, calcitonin, corticosteroid and analgesic agents. The purpose of this report is to evaluate and describe the effects of magnetic resonance following unsatisfactory results with traditional treatments of RSD. A 17 year old female patient, 1 year earlier, had received excision and drainage of pus at the right femoral triangle due to an injury caused by a stone. Afterwards, she experienced burning pain, knee joint stiffness, and muscle dystrophy of the right thigh, especially when standing and walking. Despite a year of number of traditional treatments such as: lumbar sympathetic block, continuous epidural analgesia, transcutaneous electrical stimulation, & administration of predisolone, her pain did not improve. Surprisingly, the patients was able to walk free from pain and difficulty after just one application of magnetic resonance. The patient has been successfully treated with further treatment of two to three times a week for approximately ten weeks. More recently, magnetic resonance has been demonstrated to produce effective results for the relief of pain in a variety of diseases. From our experiences we recognize magnetic resonance as a therapeutic modality which can provide excellent results for the treatment of RSD. It has been suggested that polysynaptic reflex which are disturbed in RSD may be modulated normally on the spinal cord level through the application of magnetic resonance.

• 한국의료질향상학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.210-228
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• 2002

Background: The purpose of this research was to examine the fall incidence rate and its related factors of fall in inpatients. Methods: The data were collected from the 138 fall incident reports in one tertiary hospital in Seoul from April 1st 1999 to September 30th 2001. The Fall Incident Report Form was originally developed based on that of Massachusetts General Hospital revised in 1995. And this was modified for this survey by the collaborating work of QI team including researcher and department of nursing service of this particular hospital. The contents of Fall Incident Form were general characteristics of patient. factors related to fall. types and places of fall. circumstances, nursing interventions. and outcome. Results: 1) The incidence rate of fall was 0.08% of total discharged patients and 0.081 per 1000 patient-day. This incidence rate is much lower than that of several hospitals in USA. This finding might result from the different incidence report system of each hospital. 2) The characteristics of fall-prone patient were found as follows. They were mostly over 60 years old, in alert mental status, ambulatory with some assistance, and dependent on ambulatory device. The types of diseases related high incidence rate were cerebrovascular disease(3.2), hypertension(1.6), cardiovascular disease(1.4), diabetes(1.3) and liver disease(0.6). 3) The majority of fall events usually occurred m bed. bedside(walking or standing) and bathroom in patient room. Usually they were up on their own when they fell. And there were more falls of elderly occurred during night time than day or evening. 4) 63.8% of fall events resulted in physical injuries such as fracture and usually the patients had diagnostic procedures and some treatment(ex. suture) which caused additional cost to the patients and their families. 5) The found risk factors of fall were drugs(antihypertensive drug, diuretics) and environmental factors like too high bed height, long distance of bedside table and lamp switch, and slippery tile of bathroom floor. Conclusion: Considering these results, every medical and nursing staff should be aware of the risk factors of patients in hospital, and should intervene more actively the preventive managements, specially for the elderly patients during night. Therefore, it is recommended that the development of Fall Prevention Programs based on these results.

• 전자공학회논문지CI
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.7-12
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• 2012

최근 의료분야에서는 방대한 양의 정보를 효과적으로 처리하기 위하여 의사결정트리, 신경망, 베이지안망 등을 비롯한 각종 데이터마이닝 기법의 적용 방안을 연구하고 있다. 또한 환자의 기본적인 신상정보나 과거력, 가족력과 같은 정보 이외에도 MRI, HRCT 등의 영상정보를 추가적으로 수집하고 진단에 활용함으로써 질병진단의 정확도 향상을 도모하는 것이 일반적인 현황이다. 하지만 실제 상황에서는 결과에 영향을 미치는 다량의 변수가 존재하므로 특정 데이터마이닝 기법을 통하여 얻을 수 있는 정보가 상당히 제한적이라고 볼 수 있다. 그뿐만 아니라 촬영된 의료영상도 부수적으로 진단에 긍정적인 영향을 줄 수는 있지만, 주관적인 판단 비중이 높아 자동화된 시스템으로 처리하기가 난해한 문제이다. 이에 따라 현실의 복잡한 상황에서 상대적으로 대처가 유리하고 다변량 확률적인 모델을 기반으로 하는 베이지안망에서 K2나 TAN 등으로 탐색 알고리즘을 개선한 확장 모델이 제안되었다. 이 때, 적용되는 탐색 알고리즘의 종류에 따라 그 성능이 크게 좌우되는 확장 베이지안망의 특성상, 각 기법에 대한 성능과 적합성의 사실적인 평가가 요구된다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 확장 베이지안망에서 질병 진단에 대한 동일한 데이터를 이용하여 실험을 수행하였으며, K2, TAN과 같은 탐색 알고리즘에 변화를 주며 분류 정확도를 측정하였다. 실험에서는 10-fold 교차검증을 수행한 결과분석을 기반으로 성능을 비교평가하고, 발병 위험성이 높은 환자에 대한 HRCT 영상을 분류하여 고위험성의 데이터를 식별 가능하도록 하였다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권12호
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• pp.2999-3005
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• 2009

Among the more than 120 different types of human papillomavirus (HPV), types 16 and 18 have been known to be high risk agents that cause cervical cancer. We examined, in an immuno-chromatographic analysis, the potential of using the early gene product, E7 protein, as a diagnostic marker of cervical cancer caused by HPV. We developed monoclonal antibodies specific to HPV-16 and 18 E7 proteins that were produced from bacterial cells using gene recombinant technology. For each E7 protein, the optimal antibody pair was selected using the immuno-chromatographic sandwichtype binding system based on the lateral flow through membrane pores. Under these conditions, this rapid testing assay had a detection capability as low as 2 ng/mL of E7 protein. Furthermore, since viral analysis required the host cell to be lysed using chemicals such as detergents, it was possible that the E7 protein was structurally damaged during this process, which would result in a decrease in detection sensitivity. Therefore, we examined the detrimental effects caused by different detergents on the E7 protein using HeLa cells as the host. In these experiments, we found that the damage caused by the detergent, nonylphenylpolyethylene glycol (NP-40), was minimal relative to Triton X-100 commonly used for the cell lysis. Temperature also affected the stability of the E7 protein, and we found that the E7 protein was stabilized at 4$^{\circ}C$ for about 2 h, which was 4 times longer than at room temperature. Finally, a HPV-infected cervical cancer cell line, which was used as a real sample model, was treated using the optimized conditions and the presence of E7 proteins were analyzed by immuno-chromatography. The results of this experiment demonstrated that this rapid test could specifically detect HPV-infected samples.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.67-72
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• 1998

자기공명 영상의 의학적 이용에서 T2이완시간의 화소별 영상화(T2 이완 영상)는 병변의 정량적 진단도구로서 제안된 바 있다. NMR의 물리/화학적 이용에서 T2 이완시간의 측정으로서 CPMG(Carr-Pucell-Meiboom-Gill) 펄스열이 가장 효과적으로 인정되고, 쓰이고 있으나, 선형자계를 가하는 MR 영상화 장비에서는 측정된 다른 TE의 영상들을 이용한 T2 이완시간의 영상화 자체에 대한 복잡한 계산을 영상기기에서 수행에 문제가 있고, 일반적으로 최대 4개의 CPMG 에코를 영상화하는 펄스열이 제공되어 있다. 좀더 정확한 T2 이완영상화를 위하여 적어도 8개의 다른 반향시간 TE를 가진 영상들을 필용로 하므로, MR 영상화 장비사에서 제공된 펄스열을 이용하면, 적어도 두번 이상의 영상화를 하여야한다. 이는 TR을 2500msec로 할 때 적어도 15분 정도의 시간이 걸리며, 이 동안 환자의 약간의 움직임, 특히 각 4개 단위의 영상화 사이에 움직임에 의한 임의적 잡음이 계산될 T2 영상에 큰 영향을 미친다. 이 연구에서는 시뮬레이션에 의하여 1, 5, 10% 의 이론적인 임의 잡음을 포함한 영상들을 이용하여 잡음이 T2 영상의 작성에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 그리고 4개 에코 펄스열을 이용하여 세 번의 영상화로 12개의 영상을 얻고, 이들로부터 4개, 8개의 다른 TE를 가진 영상들을 선택하여 T2 영상을 계산하였다. 그리고 이 연구에서 개발된 8에코 CPMG펄스열로 한 번에 얻은 8개의 영상을 이용한 T2 이완 영상과 결과를 비교하였다. 잡음이 클수록 실제치보다 T2가 길었고, 8-에코 펄스열은 영상화하는 동안에 환자의 움직임을 줄여서 더 정확한 T2 이완 영상을 만들수 있었다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.85-90
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• 2007

Plasma cell neoplasms are generally categorized into four groups; multiple myeloma(MM), solitary plasmacytoma of the bone(SPB), plasma cell leukemias, and extramedullary plasmacytomas(EMP). These tumors may be further described as localized or diffuse in presentation. Localized plasma cell neoplasms are rare occurrences and include solitary plasmacytomas of the skeletal system, which account for 2-5% of all plasma cell neoplasms and extramedullary plasmacytomas of the soft tissue, which account for approximately 3% of all such neoplasms. A plasmacytoma is defined as any discrete, most likely solitary mass of neoplastic plasma cells either in the bone marrow or in various soft tissue sites. Diffuse lesions include the other two groups, multiple myeloma and plasma cell leukemia. The relationship between these processes has not yet been definitively characterized, but there appears to be a continuum in which both SPB and EMP often progress to MM. The patient was referred who had continuous deep throbbing bone pain and swelling on the left posterior gingival area of the mandible after extraction of the first and second molar. The result of intraoperative excisional biopsy of the lesion was confirmed as a plasmacytoma. And it revealed systemic multiple myeloma through the further diagnostic work-up. It is worth to report because of a rare case of multiple myeloma found in oral cavity as a form of plasmacytoma.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.39-47
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• 2016

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the association between current suicidal or violent behavior and deficits of specific neurocognitive variables in child and adolescent inpatient samples diagnosed with mood disorder. Methods: A retrospective review of the charts of mood disorder patients hospitalized at Samsung Medical Center between April 2004 and April 2015 was conducted. Child and adolescent patients aged between 10 and 18 years old and those who finished neurocognitive function testing during their hospitalization were included. Among them patients whose full scale IQ was between 85 and 115 were selected (N=111). Participants were first divided into two age-groups-group Y ($10{\leq}age{\leq}15$, N=54) and group O ($16{\leq}age{\leq}18$, N=57)-because neurocognitive function test tools were different according to age [Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) for 10 to 15-year-old patients, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) for 16 to 18-year-old patients]. They were then divided according to their suicidal or violent behavior-non suicidal/violent group (NG), suicidal group (SG), violent group (VG), and both suicidal/violent group (BG). The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) was checked for measurement of participants' behavior and the Gordon Diagnostic System was checked for measurement of their attention efficiency. Kruskal-Wallis Test and Tukey test was used to determine the differences in neurocognitive function between groups. Results: O-SG patients showed lower scores on the comprehension subscale of WAIS-III than O-NG patients (${\chi}^2=8.454$, p=.015). O-VG patients showed lower scores on the block design subscales of WAIS than O-SG patients (${\chi}^2=7.496$, p=.024). Y-VG patients showed higher scores in aggressive behavior, externalizing problems, and total problems scores of CBCL. Conclusion: This study showed relationship between specific neurocognitive deficits and suicidal or violent behavior. These relationships were significant in relatively older adolescents.