• 핵의학기술
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.3-9
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• 2009

목적 : 심근관류 스펙트 검사 시 부하로 인한 일시적인 심근 기절, 가역적 관류결손 등이 좌심실 구혈률에 영향을 준다는 사실은 익히 알려져 있다. 이러한 이유로 부하기/휴식기검사시 게이트법의 적용이 권고되고 있으며 99m-Tc을 이용하여 부하기/휴식기 좌심실 구혈률의 상관관계에 대한 연구가 여러 차례 이루어졌다. 본 연구의 목적은 99m-Tc 대신 Tl-201을 이용한 심근관류 스펙트에서 부하기와 휴식기 좌심실 구혈률의 상관관계를 규명하고 좌심실 구혈률의 변동의 예측가능한 지표를 정의하는 것이다. 실험재료 및 방법 : 2008년 6월부터 2009년 2월까지 본원에서 $^{201}Tl$ 게이트 심근관류 SPECT 검사를 시행한 환자 중 성인 144명(남:여=87:57, 평균나이 $62{\pm}10$세)의 환자를 대상으로 연구 분석하였다. 데이터 분석에는 QGS (Quantitative gated SPECT) 소프트웨어를 이용하였고, 자동화된 방식으로 수축기말 용적(End-systolic volume, ESV), 확장기말 용적(End-diastolic volume, EDV), EF를 구하였다. 본 연구에서는 부하기/휴식기의 EF값, EDV와 ESV의 크기, 심근관류결손의 가역성 여부를 기준으로 EF값의 상관관계를 paired t- test와 Bland-Altman 분석을 이용하여 비교 분석 하였다. 결과 : 부하기와 휴식기 EF값의 대응분포는 높은 상관관계(r=0.92)를 나타냈으며, 이들간의 EF값의 차이는 통계적으로 유의하지 않았다(p=0.11). Bland-Altman 분석 결과 부하기와 휴식기 EF값의 차이(${\Delta}EF$)는 평균 0.52% (95% 신뢰구간, -1.17~0.12%)로 나타났다. 평균 ${\Delta}EF$와 부하기와 휴식기 EF값의 차이가 없을 것이라는 가설(${\Delta}EF$=0)과의 차이는 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다(p=0.10). 부하기와 휴식기 EDV와 ESV에 따른 ${\Delta}EF$의 상관관계는 휴식기 ESV가 28mL 미만(p<0.05)일 때를 제외하고 모두 통계적으로 의미있는 차이가 없었고, 관류결손의 가역성 여부에 따른 ${\Delta}EF$의 상관관계에서는 가역성 관류결손을 가진 환자에게서 ${\Delta}EF$의 유의한 차이가 나타났다(p<0.05). 부하기와 휴식기 EF값에 따른 ${\Delta}EF$는 부하기 EF가 55% 미만일 경우에 유의한 차이가 나타났다(p<0.05). 결론 : $^{99m}Tc$-MIBI을 이용한 연구 결과와 마찬가지로 휴식기와 부하기 EF값의 변동에는 대체로 유의한 차이가 없었다. 다만 부하기 EF값이 55% 미만일 경우, 휴식기 ESV가 28 mL 미만일 경우, 가역성 관류결손을 가진 환자의 경우에 ${\Delta}EF$에 유의한 차이가 발생하는 것을 확인하였다. 그러므로 본 연구의 결과를 충분히 고려하여, 게이트 심근관류 SPECT 검사시 심기능이 저하된 환자나 가역성 관류결손을 가진 환자에게서 ${\Delta}EF$의 유의한 차이 발생을 사전에 인지 가능한 유용한 지표로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.73-82
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• 2003

목적: 게이트 심근 SPECT 영상 데이터에서 좌심실을 분할하고 단위영상 각각의 심실부피를 계산하는 소프트웨어를 개발하였다. 개발한 소프트웨어에서 얻은 구혈률을 상용 소프트웨어QGS (Quantitative Gated SPECT)에서 산출한 값과 비교하여 검증하였다. 대상 및 방법: 게이트 심근 SPECT를 시행하여 구혈률 15%-80%, 확장기말 부피는 49 mL-293 mL, 수축기말 부피는 8 mL-250 mL인 40명의 영상데이터를 사용하여 이 연구에서 개발한 CSA (Cardiac SPECT Analyzer)로 구혈률과 부피를 산출하여 QGS로 얻은 결과와 비교하였다. 같은 영상을 CSA로 두 번 분석하여 구혈률과 부피가 같은 값이 나오는지 보고, 26명의 환자에서 같은 자리에서 두 번 이어서 얻은 게이트 SPECT 영상을 CSA로 분석하여 편차를 조사하였다. 결과: CSA측정과 QGS 측정의 상관성은 상관계수가 구혈률, 확장기말 부피, 수축기말 부피 각각 0.97, 0.92, 0.96이었고 Bland Altman 도표에 치우침 없이 2표준편차가 구혈률의 경우 10.1%이었다. 같은 영상에 대한 CSA 2회 측정 결과의 상관은 0.96, 0.99, 0.99 이었고 구혈률의 2표준편차는 3.4%이었다. 두 번 연속 촬영한 영상으로 CSA 분석한 결과 상관계수는 0.89, 0.97, 0.98, 이었고 변이계수는 8.2%, 5.4mL, 8.5mL, Bland Altman 도표 2표준편차는 구혈률의 경우 10.6%이었다. 결론: 게이트 심근 SPECT에서 얻은 영상으로 구혈률을 측정할 수 있는 소프트웨어를 개발하였다. 이 소프트웨어로 얻은 구혈률, 화장기말 부피, 수축기말 부피는 정확하며 정밀하였다. 구혈률의 2표준편차는 10.6%이었다.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.151-158
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• 2022

The Cardiac Gated Blood Pool (GBP) scintigram, a nuclear medicine imaging, calculates the left ventricular Ejection Fraction (EF) by segmenting the left ventricle from the heart. However, in order to accurately segment the substructure of the heart, specialized knowledge of cardiac anatomy is required, and depending on the expert's processing, there may be a problem in which the left ventricular EF is calculated differently. In this study, using the DeepLabV3 architecture, GBP images were trained on 93 training data with a ResNet-50 backbone. Afterwards, the trained model was applied to 23 separate test sets of GBP to evaluate the reproducibility of the region of interest and left ventricular EF. Pixel accuracy, dice coefficient, and IoU for the region of interest were 99.32±0.20, 94.65±1.45, 89.89±2.62(%) at the diastolic phase, and 99.26±0.34, 90.16±4.19, and 82.33±6.69(%) at the systolic phase, respectively. Left ventricular EF was calculated to be an average of 60.37±7.32% in the ROI set by humans and 58.68±7.22% in the ROI set by the deep learning segmentation model. (p<0.05) The automated segmentation method using deep learning presented in this study similarly predicts the average human-set ROI and left ventricular EF when a random GBP image is an input. If the automatic segmentation method is developed and applied to the functional examination method that needs to set ROI in the field of cardiac scintigram in nuclear medicine in the future, it is expected to greatly contribute to improving the efficiency and accuracy of processing and analysis by nuclear medicine specialists.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권8호
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• pp.656-663
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• 1994

Evaluation of heart function is of importance in assessing the results of valvular heart surgery. Information on volume and functional change of heart chamber can be obtained by cardiac catheterization and echocardiography. We studied 41 patients with mitral stenosis[MS] and 23 patients with mitral regurgitation[MR] using M-mode echocardiography before and after mitral valve replacement[MVR] at Pusan Paik Hospital. Preoperative cardiac catheterization was available in 56 cases, and the results were obtained as follows. 1. In patients with MS, preoperative average LV end-diastolic dimension[EDD] and end-systolic dimension[ESD] were remained within normal range, but postoperative EDD and ESD were significantly decreased[P<0.01]. The preoperative and postoperative LV ejection fraction[EF] were remained within the normal range and no significant change[P>0.05]. The preoperative left atrial dimension[LAD] was enlarged considerably above normal[P<0.01], but was significantly decreased after surgery[P<0.001]. The preoperative LV posterior wall thickness[PWTh] was within normal range, and no significant change after surgery[P>0.05]. 2. In patients with MR, preoperative average end-diastolic dimension[EDD] and end-systolic dimension[ESD] were significantly greater than normal[P<005], but postoperative EDD and ESD were significantly decreased[P<0.01]. The preoperative LV ejection fraction[EF] and fractional shortening[FS] were within normal range, and no significant change after surgery[P>0.05].The preoperative left atrial dimension[LAD] was enlarged considerably above normal [P<0.01], but was significantly decreased after surgery[P<0.001].The preoperative LV posterior wall thickness[PWTh] was within normal range, and no significant change after surgery[P>0.05].

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.322-327
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• 2019

Purpose: This study examined the influence of the maximal aerobic capacity on the two-year cardiac-related re-hospitalization in patients with heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) in Korean society. Methods: The maximal aerobic capacity of the study population (n=95, male 63%) was evaluated using a cardiopulmonary exercise (CPX) testing system. Each patient was followed up for two years to divide the HFrEF patients into two groups according to cardiac-related re-hospitalization: re-hospitalization (RH) group (n=29, 30%) and no re-hospitalization (NRH) group (n=66, 70%). Results: The relative peak $VO_2$ (mL/kg/min, p<0.001), exercise duration (p<0.001), respiratory exchange ratio ($VCO_2/VO_2$, p=0.001), systolic blood pressure (SBP) reserve (p=0.004), heart rate (HR) reserve (p=0.007), SBP max (p=0.02), and HR max (p=0.039) were significantly lower in the RH group than the NRH group during the CPX test. On the other hand, the ventilatory efficiency (VE/VCO2 slope, p=0.02) and age (p=0.022) were significantly higher in the RH group than in the NRH group. In binary logistic regression analysis, the relative peak $VO_2$ (p=0.001, Wald Chi-square 10.137) was the strongest predictive factor on cardiac-related re-hospitalization, which was followed by $VCO_2/VO_2$ (p=0.019, Wald Chi-square 5.54). On the other hand, age (p=0.063, Wald Chi-square 3.445) did not have a significant influence on cardiac related re-hospitalization. Conclusion: The maximal aerobic capacity, especially the relative peak $VO_2$, is the strongest factor on cardiac-related re-hospitalization within two years in patients with HFrEF in Korean society.

• Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.191-199
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• 2023

BACKGROUND: Assessment of left ventricular (LV) function plays a pivotal role in the management of patients with valvular heart disease, including those caused by rheumatic heart disease. Noninvasive LV pressure-strain loop analysis is emerging as a new echocardiographic method to evaluate global LV systolic function, integrating longitudinal strain by speckle-tracking analysis and noninvasively measured blood pressure to estimate myocardial work. The aim of this study was to characterize global LV myocardial work efficiency in patients with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS) with preserved ejection fraction (EF). METHODS: We retrospectively included adult patients with severe rheumatic MS with preserved EF (> 50%) and sinus rhythm. Healthy individuals without structural heart disease were included as a control group. Global LV myocardial work efficiency was estimated with a proprietary algorithm from speckle-tracking strain analyses, as well as noninvasive blood pressure measurements. RESULTS: A total of 45 individuals with isolated severe rheumatic MS with sinus rhythm and 45 healthy individuals were included. In healthy individuals without structural heart disease, the mean global LV myocardial work efficiency was 96% (standard deviation [SD], 2), Compared with healthy individuals, median global LV myocardial work efficiency was significantly worse in MS patients (89%; SD, 4; p < 0.001) although the LVEF was similar. CONCLUSIONS: Individuals with isolated severe rheumatic MS and preserved EF, had global LV myocardial work efficiencies lower than normal controls.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.26-36
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• 2018

Purpose: Children born with single ventricle physiology demonstrate poor growth rate and suffer from malnutrition, which lead to increased morbidity and mortality in this population. We assume that an anabolic steroid, oxandrolone, will promote growth in these infants by improving myocardial energy utilization. The purpose of this paper is to study the efficacy of oxandrolone on myocardial energy consumption in these infants. Materials and Methods: We modeled single ventricle physiology in a lamb by prenatally shunting the aorta to the pulmonary artery and then postnatally, we monitored cardiac energy utilization by quantitatively measuring the first order reaction rate constant, $k_f$ of the creatine-kinase reaction in the heart using magnetization transfer $^{31}P$ magnetic resonance spectroscopy, home built $^1H/^{31}P$ transmit/receive double tuned coil, and transmit/receive switch. We also performed cine MRI to study the structure and dynamic function of the myocardium and the left ventricular chamber. The spectroscopy data were processed using home-developed python software, while cine data were analyzed using Argus software. Results: We quantitatively measured both the first order reaction rate constant and ejection fraction in the control, shunted, and the oxandrolone-treated lambs. Both $k_f$ and ejection fraction were found to be more significantly reduced in the shunted lambs compared to the control lambs, and they are increased in oxandrolone-treated lambs. Conclusion: Some improvement was observed in both the first order reaction rate constant and ejection fraction for the lamb treated with oxandrolone in our preliminary study.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.53-60
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• 1991

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) with adjunctive oral litholytic therapy has proven to be a useful treatment in selected patients with gallbladder stones. To study the effect of ESWL on gallbladder dynamics, $^{99m}Tc-DISIDA$ hepatobiliary scintigraphy was done for 25 patients with symptomatic gallstones and 10 normal controls. Of these 25 patients, 15 were treated with ESWL and adjunctive oral litholytic agents (ESWL group) and 10 were treated only with oral litholytic agents (UDCA group). After overnight fast and gallbladder visualization on a routine hepatobiliary scintigraphy with 7mCi of $^{99m}Tc-DISIDA$, subjects were given fatty meal and imaged with a gamma camera interfaced to a computer (1 frame/minute for 70 minutes). A gallbladder time-activity curve was generated and latent period (LP), ejection period (EP), ejection fraction (EF) and ejection rate (ER) were calculated. ESWL group were studied before, 1day after and 2weeks after ESWL, and WDCA group were studied before and 2weeks after starting oral medication. Mean basal EF was significantly reduced in patients but other parameters were not reduced. In ESWL group, mean EF and mean ER at lday after ESWL were reduced. In 3 of them, gallbladder was not visualized at all. Two weeks after ESWL, however, all parameters were recoverd to basal level. In UDCA group, all parameters were not changed significantly during medication. We can conclude that ESWL has such immediate adverse effect on gallbladder dynamics as reducing contractility and nonvisualization of gallbladder but it has no long-term effect.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.150-154
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• 2010

심장기능을 평가하는데 중요한 기준이 되는 심박출계수의 측정은 반복검사가 용이한 심초음파가 가장 흔히 사용되고 있다. 현재 게이트심장혈액풀스캔의 검사 빈도가 낮고 게이트심장혈액풀 SPECT를 이용한 좌심실 심박출계수의 결과는 게이트심장혈액풀스캔과 심초음파의 결과와 비교적 잘 맞는 것으로 알려져 있으나 임상적으로는 잘 이용되지 못하고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 게이트심장혈액풀스캔 및 SPECT에서의 심박출계수를 심초음파와 비교하여 분석하였다. 2007년 1월부터 2010년 5월까지 34명의 환자를 대상으로 심초음파 검사 후 게이트심장혈액풀스캔과 SPECT를 함께 시행하였다. 대상 환자 가운데 남자가 23명이었고 여자는 11명이었으며 평균연령은 $52.6{\pm}27.2$세였다. 환자에게 생리식염수로 희석한 pyrophosphate 1 cc를 먼저 정맥주사하고 15분 후 20 mCi의 $^{99m}{TcO_4}^-$를 정맥주사 하였다. 10분 후 안정 상태에서 심전도를 부착한 뒤 planar와 SPECT를 연속하여 촬영하고 ADAC Laboratories, Ver. 4.20 software를 이용하여 영상을 분석하고 각각의 심박출계수를 측정하였다. 일원배치 분산분석(one-way anova) 후 사후검정(Tukey test)을 통해 평균값을 비교하고 서로 간 pearson 상관계수를 구하였다(SPSS Ver 17.0). 심박출계수의 평균값과 표준편차값은 planar에서 $56.3{\pm}13.9$ (%), SPECT에서 $60.4{\pm}16.0$ (%), 심초음파에서는 $59.1{\pm}14.4$ (%)로 유의한 차이는 없었으며(p=0.486) 이에 대한 사후 검정은 planar-심초음파 p=0.697, SPECT-심초음파 p=0.928, planar-SPECT p=0.469로 유의한 차이가 없었다. 상관관계에서는 planar-심초음파 r=0.801, SPECT-심초음파 r=0.810, planar-SPECT r=0.873 비교적 높은 상관관계를 보였다(p<0.01). 게이트혈액풀스캔 및 SPECT와 심초음파를 이용하여 구한 좌심실의 심박출계수는 높은 상관성을 보였으며 평균값에서도 유의한 차이는 없었다. 현재 게이트혈액풀스캔은 시행건수가 줄어들고 스캔의 정확성이나 재현성에 대한 문제는 남아있으며 SPECT의 경우 임상적으로 잘 적용되지 못하고 있으나 다양한 심기능 지표들을 얻을 수 있고 혈액풀스캔에서의 심박출계수와 좋은 일치율을 보이므로 심초음파를 대체할 수 있는 유용한 검사법이라 생각된다.

• 고려인삼학회:학술대회논문집
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• 고려인삼학회 2002년도 학술대회지
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• pp.27-34
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• 2002

Clinical study on hemodynamics of healthy elders before and after tread mill. Using doubleblind, placebo-controlled study design. Seventy-five 50-70 years old volunteers without organic disease were divided into two groups, Ginseng group and control group. Each subject was received 3 g Korea Red Ginseng (KRG) capsules or placebo per day for 4 weeks. Before and after administration 4 weeks, the symptoms were asked and hemodynamics parameter such as pump function, systolic function, preload and afterload were recorded before and after tread mill 1,5, 10 minutes by the method of thoracic impedance cardiograph. The result showed that Ginseng could improve quality of life, had obvious effect of increasing PEP (pre-ejection period), PEP/LVET (pre-ejection period/left ventricular ejection period), PCWP (wedged pressure pulmonary capillary). The change rate of HR (heart rate), SV (stroke volume) in KRG group were much lowered, while EF (ejection fraction), LVET (left ventricular ejection period), LVEDP (left ventricular end diastolic pressure) was recovered much quickly. The circulation showed Ginseng could improve the quality of life though its promoting circulation function which are increasing both the systolic function and the preload.