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I-131 전신 스캔을 위한 Transmission Scan Tool 제작과 활용 (The Fabricating and Utilizing of the Transmission Scan Tool for I-131 Whole Body Scan)

  • 신채호;표성재;김봉수;조용귀;조진우;김창호
    • 핵의학기술
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    • 제13권1호
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    • pp.40-46
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    • 2009
  • 목적 : 분화된 갑상선암 환자에서 방사성옥소(I-131)를 이용한 전신스캔은 보통 수술 후 잔여 갑상선 조직, 재발된 병변 부위 또는 전이 병소 등을 찾는데 유용한 방법이다. 최근 고선량 방사성동위원소를 이용한 치료는 증가 추세에 있으며, 동위원소 치료를 위한 입원대기는 수개월씩 지연되고 있다. 본원에서는 정화조 설비를 확장하여 주당 치료 가능 인원이 증가되었고 이로 인해 I-131 전신스캔 환자가 늘어나면서 검사시간 또한 증가되었다. 이를 개선하기 위해 본 연구에서는 기존의 검사시간을 단축하면서 병소의 위치를 정확하게 구별할 수 있도록 Transmission scan tool을 제작하여 우수한 분해능을 가진 전신영상을 얻고자 한다. 실험재료 및 방법 : 2008년 2월부터 7월까지 본과를 내원하고 ORBITER Gamma Camera를 이용하여 I-131 전신스캔을 시행하는 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 먼저 전신 스캔을 시행한 후 Transmission scan를 위해 검사 Table에 Rail을 설치하고 $^{99m}Tc$-pertechnetate 2 mCi를 희석한 Flood phantom을 올려놓을 수 있는 Tool을 자체 제작하여 Transmission image를 얻어 전신 스캔에 Fusion 하였다. 결과 : I-131 전신스캔과 Transmission scan의 Fusion된 영상은 간단한 marking을 통하여 구강이나 침샘부위, neck 부위의 병소, 전이병소의 위치를 감별하는데 우수한 분해능을 가진다. 또한 추가적인 국소 영상이 불필요하여 8~28분 정도의 검사 소요시간을 단축할 수 있었다. 결론 및 고찰 : I-131 전신스캔에서 Transmission scan은 방사능의 감약을 통하여 체표면의 윤곽을 정확히 나타낼 수 있으며 미리 시행한 I-131 전신스캔과의 Fusion 영상을 통하여 분해능을 향상시킴으로서 잔여 갑상선 조직이나 전이병소 등의 위치를 나타내는데 유용하다. 또한 추가적인 국소영상 촬영이 불필요함에 따라 검사에 소요되는 시간을 단축할 수 있고, 체표면 윤곽을 나타내어 해부학적 위치를 파악하는데 도움을 줄 수 있는 다른 임상검사에도 확대 적용할 수 있을 것이다.

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감마선을 이용한 아크릴산이 도입된 골조직공학용 PCL/BCP 나노섬유 지지체의 개발 (Development of Acrylic Acid Grafted Polycaprolactone (PCL)/Biphasic Calcium Phosphate (BCP) Nanofibers for Bone Tissue Engineering Using Gamma-Irradiation)

  • 정진오;정성린;신영민;박종석;권희정;안성준;허중보;신흥수;임윤묵
    • 폴리머
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    • 제39권3호
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    • pp.418-425
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    • 2015
  • Polycaprolactone(PCL)과 biphasic calcium phosphate(BCP)는 생체적합성 및 골 형성 촉진 등으로 인해 정형외과 소재로 사용되고 있다. 하지만, PCL은 표면이 소수성으로 인해 세포의 부착 및 증식에 제한적이기 때문에 이를 극복하기 위해 본 연구에서는 감마선을 이용하여 골 재생을 위한 친수성이 향상된 PCL/BCP 나노섬유를 제조하였다. 나노섬유는 전기방사를 통해 제작했으며, 감마선을 이용하여 acrylic acid(AAc)를 도입하였다. SEM을 통해 나노섬유 표면을 확인하였고, AAc가 도입된 나노섬유 위에서 MG63의 초기 생존율이 현저히 증가한 것을 확인하였다. 알칼리성 포스파테이즈 활성은 $1.239{\pm}0.226nmole/{\mu}g/min$으로 개질되지 않은 나노섬유($0.590{\pm}0.286nmole/{\mu}g/min$) 보다 증가하였다. 따라서, AAc가 도입된 PCL/BCP 나노섬유는 골조직 재생에 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

부비동염의 초음파 진단법에 관한 임상연구 (A Clinical Study on the Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Sinusitis)

  • 조재훈;이승은;한은정;김찬중;김윤범
    • 대한한의학회지
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    • 제23권2호
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    • pp.88-96
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    • 2002
  • Objective : This study attempted to evaluate the ultrasonographic diagnosis of sinusitis compared to X-ray diagnosis and further to help the diagnosis and treatment of sinusitis through oriental medicine. Methods : Both A-mode ultrasonography and X-ray were taken of 30 symptom-positive patients and 10 symptom-negative controls. Nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, postnasal drip, headache (facial pain), hyposmia (anosmia), throat discomfort and chronic cough were included in the symptoms of sinusitis. Both ultrasonographic and X-ray findings were divided into four groups (clear, mucosal thickening, air-fluid level and cystic shape) according to severity. Results : 1. The symptoms of patients (n=30) were as follows: nasal obstruction (83.3%), rhinorrhea (70.0%), postnasal drip (60.0%), chronic cough (53.3%), headache (40.0%), throat discomfort (40.0%), hyposmia (26.7%). 2. There was a significant correlation between symptoms and ultrasonographic findings (n=40, ${\gamma}=0.550$, P=0.001). 3. There was a significant correlation between symptoms and X-ray findings (n=40, ${\gamma}=0.555$, P=0.001). 4. There was a significant whole coincidence between ultrasonographic and X-ray findings (n=60, ${\gamma}=0.335, P=0.00l). Moreover, there was a significant coincidental trend between the two findings as they became severe (n=60, ${\gamma}=6.284$, P=0.012). 5. The distance of the ultrasonographic echoes was as follows: clear echo (n=9, from transducer pulse to air mucosa echo) $0.90{\pm}0.19cm$, mucosal thickening echo (n=23, from transducer pulse to air mucosa echo) 1.85{\pm}0.14cm, air-fluid level echo (n=26, from transducer pulse to back wall echo) $3.70{\pm}0.16cm$. 6. The highest diagnostic reliability of the ultrasonographic findings compared to X-ray findings was as follows: over-diagnosis in clear finding 77.3%, matched diagnosis in mucosal thickening finding 62.0%, matched diagnosis in air-fluid level finding 86.7%, matched diagnosis and under-diagnosis in cystic shape finding 50.0%. 7. In mucosal thickening, air-fluid level and cystic shape finding, there was a significant individual coincidence between the ultrasonographic and X-ray findings. In clear finding, there was no significant individual coincidence between the two findings. Conclusion : The ultrasonographic diagnosis significantly reflects the symptoms of sinusitis like X-ray diagnosis and is a valuable tool to screen prognostic factors such as mucosal thickening, air-fluid level and cyst. Therefore the ultrasonography will be useful for the diagnosis and treatment of sinusitis in oriental medicine.

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FINITE LOGARITHMIC ORDER SOLUTIONS OF LINEAR q-DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS

  • Wen, Zhi-Tao
    • 대한수학회보
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    • 제51권1호
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    • pp.83-98
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    • 2014
  • During the last decade, several papers have focused on linear q-difference equations of the form ${\sum}^n_{j=0}a_j(z)f(q^jz)=a_{n+1}(z)$ with entire or meromorphic coefficients. A tool for studying these equations is a q-difference analogue of the lemma on the logarithmic derivative, valid for meromorphic functions of finite logarithmic order ${\rho}_{log}$. It is shown, under certain assumptions, that ${\rho}_{log}(f)$ = max${{\rho}_{log}(a_j)}$ + 1. Moreover, it is illustrated that a q-Casorati determinant plays a similar role in the theory of linear q-difference equations as a Wronskian determinant in the theory of linear differential equations. As a consequence of the main results, it follows that the q-gamma function and the q-exponential functions all have logarithmic order two.

전력 공급신뢰도 평가를 위한 교육용 소프트웨어 개발 (A Development of Educational Software for Power System Reliability Assessment)

  • 김광원
    • 조명전기설비학회논문지
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    • 제29권7호
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    • pp.71-79
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    • 2015
  • This paper is on the development of computer software which can be utilized as a power system analysis tool for reliability assessment education. The input data of the developed software are so simple that even a non-expert easily understand how to use it. The software provides not only reliability indices but also their distributions, moreover, it provides the factors those effect the indices, which made the software even more useful for educational purpose. The developed software utilized Monte-carlo simulation based on the state duration sampling, therefore it can manage various probability distributions such as exponential, Weibull, gamma and lognormal distribution. Within the software, the parameters of the distribution can be decided automatically from its mean and variance, that is another advantage as an educational software.

Relativistic Jets as Compact Radio Sources

  • Lee, Sang-Sung
    • 천문학회보
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    • 제39권2호
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    • pp.39-39
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    • 2014
  • Studies of compact radio sources since the discovery of quasars have revealed a variety of physical properties: both in morphology and kinematics from sub-parsec to Mega-parsec scales, radiation mechanisms at frequencies from the radio to ${\gamma}$-rays, theoretical models for relativistic jets, etc. The frontier discovery of Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) observations for the compact extragalactic radio sources have triggered the extensive studies to investigate the underlying physics of the relativistic jets. In this context, the highest resolution VLBI surveys of ultra-compact radio sources provide the potentially important statistical basis for future study. As a tool of this study, a new millimeter VLBI network in Korea, the Korean VLBI Network (KVN) will paly an important role. We present results from large VLBI surveys of compact radio sources at millimeter wavelengths and discuss the prospects with the KVN on this study.

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광자 준결정 제작을 위한 다중 노광 나노구 리소그라피 연구 (A study of multiple-exposure nanosphere lithography for photonic quasi-crystals fabrication)

  • 여종빈;이현용
    • 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국전기전자재료학회 2010년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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    • pp.62-62
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    • 2010
  • Photonic quasi-crystals(PQCs) have been fabricated by a multiple-exposure nanosphere lithography (MENSL) method using the self-assembled nanospheres as lens-mask patterns. The multiple-exposing source is collimated laser beam and rotation, tilting system. The arrays of the PQCs exhibited variable lattice structures and shape the control of ratating angle ($\theta$), tilting angle ($\gamma$) and the exposure conditions. The used nanosphere size is upto the $1\;{\mu}m$. Images of prepared 2D PQCs were observed by SEM. We believe that the MENSL method is a suitable useful tool to realize the PQCs arrays of large area.

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Dual Mass Flywheel 시스템의 설계파라미터에 관한 연구

  • 송준혁
    • 한국공작기계학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국공작기계학회 1996년도 추계학술대회 논문
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    • pp.167-172
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    • 1996
  • A Dual Mass Flywheel system is a evolution to the reduction of torsional vibration and impact noise occuring in powertrain when a vehicle is eit-her moving or idling. The name already explains what it is : The mass of the conventional single mass flywheel is divided. One section continues to belong to the mass moment of inertia of the engine-side. The ot-her section increass the mass moment of inertia of the transmission-side. The two masses are connected via a spring /damping system. This reduces the speed at which the dreaded resonance occurs to below idle speed. Since 1984 Dual Mass Flywheel has been de-veloped again and again. But the prosidures of de-velopment of D.M.F system didn't have had differe-nce from conventional clutch system's trial and err-or This paper presents the method for systematical design of D.M.F system with demensionless design variables of D.M.F system mass ratio between two flywheels λ. natual frequency rate of two flywheel s, ${\gamma}$and viscosity coefficient ζ. And experimental re-sults are used to prove these theoretical results.

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ALTERATION MODELS TO PREDICT LACTATION CURVES FOR DAIRY COWS

  • Sudarwati, H.;Djoharjani, T.;Ibrahim, M.N.M.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제8권4호
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    • pp.365-368
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    • 1995
  • Lactation curves of dairy cows were generated using three models, namely; incomplete gamma function (model 1), polynomial inverse function (model 2) and non-linear regression (model 3). Secondary milk yield data of 27 cows which had completed 6 lactations were used in this study. Milk yield records (once a week) throughout the lactation and from the first three months of lactation were fitted to the models. Estimation of total milk yield by model 3 using the data once a week throughout the lactation resulted in smaller % bias and standard error than those generated from model 1 and 2. But, model 2 was more accurate in predicting the 305-day milk yield equivalent closer to actual yields with smaller bias % and error using partial records up to 3 months. Also, model 2 was able to estimate the time to reach peak yield close to the actual data using partial records and model 2 could be used as a tool to advise farmers on appropriate feeding and management practices to be adopted.

An Association between Liver Markers and Physiological Variables: Comparison between Normal and Fatty Liver Subjects

  • Hyun, Kyung-Yae
    • 대한의생명과학회지
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    • 제17권2호
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    • pp.105-112
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    • 2011
  • We evaluated whether liver markers such as aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT), and bilirubin have a relationship with other physiological factors in the normal (n=115) and fatty liver subjects (n=122) and there are differences between the two populations. Body indices were higher in the fatty liver group than in the normal group. Liver markers and blood pressure (BP) were greater in the fatty liver group than in the normal group. AST and ALT levels were positively correlated with body indices in the fatty liver group, but not in the normal group. AST, ALT and GGT levels in the fatty liver group had positive relationship with cardiovascular indices (CI). ALP and bilirubin levels were negatively associated with some of CI. Liver markers were negatively or positively correlated with inflammatory markers, thyroid hormones, or several biochemical markers levels. These findings suggest that abnormal changes in liver markers may be useful tool for diagnosis or prognosis of development of cardiovascular and/or inflammatory diseases as well as metabolic syndrome.