• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2006

Urine cytology is the most useful technique for detecting either primary or recurrent neoplasms in the urinary tract. Although urine cytology is the traditional method of detecting these neoplasms, its diagnostic accuracy has been underevaluated because of low sensitivity. The cytologic interpretation of urinary samples is not an easy task, even with some expertise in this area, for many reasons. In low-grade urothelial carcinoma, no reliable or reproducible diagnostic cytologic criteria can be provided because of the lack of obvious cytologic features of malignancy, which is one of the main factors lowering its diagnostic accuracy. Many diagnostic markers have been developed recently to enhance its diagnostic yield, but the results have not been satisfactory. However, urine cytology plays a role in detecting high-grade urothelial carcinoma or its precursor lesions. It still shows higher specificity than any of the newly developed urine markers. Understanding the nature of urine samples and the nature of neoplasms of the urinary tract, recognizing their cytologic features fully, and using cytologic findings under appropriate conditions in conjunction with a detailed clinical history would make urine cytology a very valuable diagnostic tool.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제63권6호
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• pp.211-212
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• 2020

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제84권4호
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• pp.282-290
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• 2021

Background: Radial probe endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial lung biopsy (RP-EBUS-TBLB) has improved the diagnostic yield of bronchoscopic biopsy of peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs). The diagnostic yield and complications of RP-EBUS-TBLB for PPLs vary depending on the technique, such as using a guide sheath (GS) or fluoroscopy. In this study, we investigated the utility of RP-EBUS-TBLB using a GS without fluoroscopy for diagnosing PPLs. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed data from 607 patients who underwent RP-EBUS of PPLs from January 2019 to July 2020. TBLB was performed using RP-EBUS with a GS without fluoroscopy. The diagnostic yield and complications were assessed. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to identify factors affecting the diagnostic yields. Results: The overall diagnostic accuracy was 76.1% (462/607). In multivariable analyses, the size of the lesion (≥20 mm; odds ratio [OR], 2.06; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.27-3.33; p=0.003), positive bronchus sign in chest computed tomography (OR, 2.30; 95% CI, 1.40-3.78; p=0.001), a solid lesion (OR, 2.40; 95% CI, 1.31-4.41; p=0.005), and an EBUS image with the probe within the lesion (OR, 6.98; 95% CI, 4.38-11.12; p<0.001) were associated with diagnostic success. Pneumothorax occurred in 2.0% (12/607) of cases and chest tube insertion was required in 0.5% (3/607) of patients. Conclusion: RP-EBUS-TBLB using a GS without fluoroscopy is a highly accurate diagnostic method in diagnosing PPLs that does not involve radiation exposure and has acceptable complication rates.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.1929-1934
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• 2015

Purpose: To determine the diagnostic yield of primary circulating tumor cells in women with suspicion of breast cancer, detected as a result of an abnormal mammography. Materials and Methods: Consecutive women presenting for breast biopsy as a result of a mammogram BiRADs of 3 or more, had an 8ml blood sample taken for primary circulating tumor cell (CTC) detection. Mononuclear cells were obtained using differential gel centrifugation and CTCs identified using standard immunocytochemistry using anti-mammoglobin. A test was determined to be positive if 1 CTC was detected. Results: A total of 144 women with a mean age of $54.7{\pm}15.6$ years participated, 78/144 (53.0%) had breast cancer on biopsy, 65/140 (46.3%) benign pathologies and 1(0.7%) non-Hogkins lymphoma. Increasing BiRADs scores were associated with increased cancer detection (p=0.004, RR 1.00, 4.24, 8.50). CTC mammoglobin positive had a sensitivity of 81.1% and specificity of 90.9%, with positive and negative predictive values of 90.9% and 81.1% respectively. Mammoglobin positive CTCs detected 87% of invasive cancers, while poorly differentiated cancers were negative for mammoglobin. Only 50% of in situ cancers and none of the intraductal cancers had CTCs detected. Menopausal status did not affect the diagnostic yield of the CTC test, which was higher in women with BiRADS 4 mammograms. There was a significant trend (p<0.0001 Chi squared for trends) in CTC detection frequency from intraductal, in situ and invasive (OR 1.00, 8.00, 472.00). Conclusions: The use of primary CTC detection in women suspected of breast cancer has potential uses, especially with invasive cancer, but it failed to detect intra-ductal cancer and 50% of in situ cancer. There was no difference in the diagnostic yield between pre and post menopausal women. To confirm its use in reducing biopsies in women with BIRADs 4a mammagrams and in the detection of interval invasive breast cancer, larger studies are needed.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.438-447
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• 2000

연구배경 : 흉부 방사선사진상 국한성 혹은 미만성 음영을 보이는 환자로 비관혈적인 통상의 검사로 진단이 되지 않은 경우에 병변의 크기와 위치에 따른 경기관지폐생검의 진단율의 차이, 폐암의외 경우 세포형에 따른 진단율의 차이, 병변의 위치결정에 있어 흉부전산화단층촬영사진과 경기관지폐생검의 일치율, 종양과 기관지의 관계에 따른 진단율의 차이 등을 조사하여 시술 전에 폐질환의 진단 가능성을 예측함으로써 적절한 진단적 접근방법을 선택하는데 도움을 주고자 하였다. 방 법 : 경북대학교병원에서 경기관지폐생검을 시행 하였던 278명을 대상으로 후향적으로 조사하였다. 결 과 : 1) 대상환자 278예 가운데 116예에서 경기관지폐생검으로 진단이 가능하였고 경피침생검 등의 다른 방법으로 진단된 76예를 포함하여 총 192에서 확진이 되었다. 2) 확진된 192예 가운데 악성종양에 대한 경기관지폐생검의 진단율은 64.7%로 양성질환의 53.9%에 비해 높은 경향을 보였다(p=0.09). 원발성 폐암으로 확진된 110예에 대한 경기관지폐생검의 진단율은 선암과 소세포암이 나머지 세포형에 비해 진단율이 높았다(p<0.01). 양성질환의 경우 결핵의 양성질환에 비해 높았다(p<0.05). 3) 폐야를 내측 1/3, 중간 1/3, 외측 1/3 그리고 상, 중, 하 폐야의 3구역으로 나누었을 때의 진단율 그리고 폐문 혹은 기관분기부(carina)로부터의 거리에 따른 진단율은 유의한 차이가 없었다. 4) 진단된 192예에서 병변의 양상에 따른 경기관지폐생검의 진단율은 양성질환의 경우 병변의 양상에 따른 진단율의 차이가 없었으나 악성종양회 경우에는 미만성 및 다발성 결절 병변의 진단율이 국한성 병변에 비해 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 5) 병변의 크기에 따라 유의한 차이는 없었으나, 크기가 클수록 진단율이 증가하는 경향을 보였다(p=0.06). 6) 병변의 위치판정시 흉부전산화단충촬영과 기관지 내시경 검사는 높은 일치울을 보였다(r=0.994, p<0.01). 7) 기관지-종피의 상관관계에 경기관지폐생검의 진단율을 비교하면 종괴와 기관지의 관계를 확인할 수 없는 VII형을 제외하고는 기관지가 종괴와 만나는 부위에서 단절되는 I형과 기관지가 종괴내로 일부가 틀어가는 II형에 대한 진단율이 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 결 론 : 폐병변의 위치를 결정하는데 전산화단층촬영과 경기관지폐생검은 높은 일치율을 보이고 전산화단층촬영상 '기관지정후'(bronchus sign)에 해당되는 I형과 II형에서 진단율이 높았다. 기관지와 종괴의 해부학적 관계를 보다 정확히 규명하기 위해 thin section 전산화단층촬영이 도용이 될 것으로 생각되며 향후 이에 관한 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다. 그리고 경기관지폐생검을 이용해 병변으로 접근이 어려운 경우 경피침생검 등이 진단에 도움이 될 것으로 생각된다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.406-423
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• 2023

Diagnosing bowel and mesenteric trauma poses a significant challenge to radiologists. Although these injuries are relatively rare, immediate laparotomy may be indicated when they occur. Delayed diagnosis and treatment are associated with increased morbidity and mortality; therefore, timely and accurate management is essential. Additionally, employing strategies to differentiate between major injuries requiring surgical intervention and minor injuries considered manageable via non-operative management is important. Bowel and mesenteric injuries are among the most frequently overlooked injuries on trauma abdominal computed tomography (CT), with up to 40% of confirmed surgical bowel and mesenteric injuries not reported prior to operative treatment. This high percentage of falsely negative preoperative diagnoses may be due to several factors, including the relative rarity of these injuries, subtle and non-specific appearances on CT, and limited awareness of the injuries among radiologists. To improve the awareness and diagnosis of bowel and mesenteric injuries, this article provides an overview of the injuries most often encountered, imaging evaluation, CT appearances, and diagnostic pearls and pitfalls. Enhanced diagnostic imaging awareness will improve the preoperative diagnostic yield, which will save time, money, and lives.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.82-86
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• 2017

Chromosomal microarray (CMA) is a high-resolution, high-throughput method of identifying submicroscopic genomic copy number variations (CNVs). CMA has been established as the first-line diagnostic test for individuals with developmental delay (DD), intellectual disability (ID), autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), and multiple congenital anomalies (MCAs). CMA analysis was performed in 42 Korean patients who had been diagnosed with unexplained DD, ID, ASDs, and MCAs. Clinically relevant CNVs were discovered in 28 patients. Variants of unknown significance were detected in 13 patients. The diagnostic yield was high (66.7%). CMA is a superior diagnostic tool compared with conventional karyotyping and fluorescent in situ hybridization.

• Applied Science and Convergence Technology
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.196-202
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• 2015

Human blood consists of 55% of plasma and 45% of blood cells such as white blood cell (WBC) and red blood cell (RBC). In plasma, there are many kinds of promising biomarkers, which can be used for the diagnosis of various diseases and biological analysis. For diagnostic tools such as a lab-on-a-chip (LOC), blood plasma separation is a fundamental step for accomplishing a high performance in the detection of a disease. Highly efficient separators can increase the sensitivity and selectivity of biosensors and reduce diagnostic time. In order to achieve a higher yield in blood plasma separation, we propose a novel fluid wing structure that is optimized by COMSOL simulations by varying the fluidic channel width and the angle of the bifurcation. The fluid wing structure is inspired by the inertial particle separator system in helicopters where sand particles are prevented from following the air flow to an engine. The structure is ameliorated in order to satisfy biological and fluidic requirements at the micro scale to achieve high plasma yield and separation efficiency. In this study, we fabricated the fluid wing structure for the efficient microfluidic blood plasma separation. The high plasma yield of 67% is achieved with a channel width of $20{\mu}m$ in the fabricated fluidic chip and the result was not affected by the angle of the bifurcation.

• Clinical Endoscopy
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• 제56권5호
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• pp.658-665
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• 2023

Background/Aims: We aimed to study the effects of sedation on endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study evaluating the role of sedation in endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition by comparing two groups: anesthesia care provider (ACP) sedation and endoscopist-directed conscious sedation (CS). Results: Technical success was achieved in 219/233 (94.0%) in the ACP group and 114/136 (83.8%) in the CS group (p=0.0086). In multivariate analysis, the difference in technical success between the two groups was not significant (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.5; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.234-1.069; p=0.0738). A successful diagnostic yield was present in 146/196 (74.5%) in the ACP group and 66/106 (62.3%) in the CS group, respectively (p=0.0274). In multivariate analysis, the difference in diagnostic yield between the two groups was not significant (aOR, 0.643; 95% CI, 0.356-1.159; p=0.142). A total of 33 adverse events (AEs) were observed. The incidence of AEs was significantly lower in the CS group (5/33 CS vs. 28/33 ACP; OR, 0.281; 95% CI, 0.095-0.833; p=0.022). Conclusions: CS provided equivalent technical success and diagnostic yield for malignancy in endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition. Increased AEs were associated with anesthesia for the endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.817-825
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• 1999

연구배경 : 중심형 폐암을 진단하는데 있어서 진단율을 향상시킬 수 있는 기관지내시경적 세척술과 찰과술 방법을 조사하고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법 : 경북대학교병원 호흡기내과에서 기관지경검사상 기관지내 가시병변이 있었던 40명을 대상으로 전향적으로 조사하였다. 기관지내 병변은 그 형태에 따라 종괴 (I)형, 침윤 (II)형, 결절성 침윤 (III)형, 압박 (IV)형과 허탈 (V)형으로 구분하였다. 기관지 세척술은 조직생검과 찰과술 전 후에 각각 시행하였으며 대상환자를 1-4군으로 나누어 10ml, 20ml, 30ml, 그리고 40ml로 세척액 주입양을 달리 하였다. 찰과술은 기관지경을 기도내 병변부위에 둔 채 기관지경의 작업 통로를 통해 솔을 제거하는 이탈형 찰과술 (with-drawn brush)로 각기 다른 솔을 사용하여 각 환자에서 4회 시행하였다. 결 과 : 40예 가운데 36예가 폐암으로 진단되었으며 4예는 양성질환으로 진단되었다. 폐암으로 진단된 36예의 조직형은 편평상피암이 28예(75.7%)로 가장 많았고, 소세포암이 5예, 선암이 3예였다. 폐암으로 진단된 36예의 기관지내 병변은 종괴형이 17예(47.2%), 침윤형이 4예(8.3%), 결절성 침윤형이 10예(27.8%), 허탈형이 9예(16.7%)였고 압박형은 없었다. 찰과술과 생검 전 후에 시행한 세척술의 진단율은 각각 36%와 28%였으며, 찰과술과 생검 전 후 세척술의 누적진단율은 47%로 찰과술과 생검 전 혹은 후에 시행한 세척술의 진단율에 비해 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 세척술시 주입한 생리식염수의 용량에 따른 진단율은 10ml의 경우 37.5%, 20ml는 44.4%, 30ml는 55.5%, 그리고 40ml는 50%로 10ml 혹은 20ml에 비해 30ml를 주입한 경우 진단율이 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 찰과술의 1-4회째의 진단율은 각각 75%, 78%, 83%, 67%로 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다. 누적 진단율은 2회 78%, 3회 92%, 4회 92%로 3회 이상 시행한 경우 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 생검의 진단율은 86%였으며, 기관지내 병변의 형태에 따른 진단율은 종괴형 88%, 침윤형 67%, 결절성 침윤형 80%, 그리고 허탈형은 100%였다. 생검과 세척술 혹은 찰과술을 병행할 경우 누적진단율은 각각 89%, 97%였으며 생검, 세척술, 찰과술을 모두 시행할 경우의 진단율은 100%였다. 결 론 : 폐암의 진단율을 증가시키기 위해서는 생검과 함께 3회의 찰과술을 시행하는 것이 좋을 것으로 생각되며 세척술의 가치에 대해서는 향 후 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다. 그러나 세척술을 시행할 경우에는 생검과 찰과술 전 후에 모두 시행하고 30ml 이상의 세척액을 사용하는 것이 좋을 것으로 생각된다.