• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.44-52
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• 2016

Purpose: To quantitatively and qualitatively compare fat-suppressed MRI quality using iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and least-squares estimation (IDEAL) with that using frequency selective fat-suppression (FSFS) T2- and postcontrast T1-weighted fast spin-echo images of the head and neck at 3T. Materials and Methods: The study was approved by our Institutional Review Board. Prospective MR image analysis was performed in 36 individuals at a single-center. Axial fat suppressed T2- and postcontrast T1-weighted images with IDEAL and FSFS were compared. Visual assessment was performed by two independent readers with respect to; 1) metallic artifacts around oral cavity, 2) susceptibility artifacts around upper airway, paranasal sinus, and head-neck junction, 3) homogeneity of fat suppression, 4) image sharpness, 5) tissue contrast of pathologies and lymph nodes. The signal-to-noise ratios (SNR) for each image sequence were assessed. Results: Both IDEAL fat suppressed T2- and T1-weighted images significantly reduced artifacts around airway, paranasal sinus, and head-neck junction, and significantly improved homogeneous fat suppression in compared to those using FSFS (P < 0.05 for all). IDEAL significantly decreased artifacts around oral cavity on T2-weighted images (P < 0.05, respectively) and improved sharpness, lesion-to-tissue, and lymph node-to-tissue contrast on T1-weighted images (P < 0.05 for all). The mean SNRs were significantly improved on both T1- and T2-weighted IDEAL images (P < 0.05 for all). Conclusion: IDEAL technique improves image quality in the head and neck by reducing artifacts with homogeneous fat suppression, while maintaining a high SNR.

• Journal of Rhinology
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.69-74
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• 2018

Background and Objectives: Sleep disturbances and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) are the major symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This study aimed to investigate clinical implications of insomnia and EDS in patients with OSA using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). Materials and Method: We evaluated 131 subjects with suspected OSA who were undergoing polysomnography (PSG) and performing the PSQI and ESS surveys. OSA was diagnosed when the apnea-hypopnea index was five or more. EDS was defined when ESS score was 11 points or higher. Detailed history and questionnaire were used to categorize insomnia. We compared clinical variables and PSG results in subgroups with or without insomnia and EDS. Results: There were no significant differences of PSQI and ESS score between controls and OSA. OSA with insomnia had significantly increased total score (p<0.001) and decreased total sleep time (p=0.001) and sleep efficiency (p=0.001) on the PSQI compared to those without insomnia. OSA with EDS showed significantly increased PSQI score (p=0.022) and decreased total sleep time (p=0.018) on PSG compared to those without EDS. Neither PSQI nor ESS score had a correlation with respiratory variables such as AHI and oxygen saturation. Total sleep time had a significant effect on both insomnia and EDS in patients with OSA. Conclusion: Decreased total sleep time had important effects on subjective symptoms of OSA and comorbid insomnia. Therefore, restoration of decreased sleep time is important in the management of OSA.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2000년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.74-77
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• 2000

Infiltration and water flow in the upper soil layer of a deep water table aquifer are modeled for multistorm runoff events. The infiltration process is developed using the sharp wetting front model of Green and Ampt, and the following redistribution process is modeled using the gravity drained rectangular approximation. The Brooks-Corey model [Brooks and Corey, 1966] is adopted to relate the effective soil saturation, the tension head, and the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity Firstly, the infiltration and redistribution model is developed for a single stom runoff event. Then a couple of events combined for multistorm runoff events. In the later case, infiltration rate of the second rainfall is strongly influenced by the length of the rainfall hiatus and soil moisture profile.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1997년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.517-527
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• 1997

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging is a methodology combining the imaging and spectroscopy. It can provide the spectrum of each areas of image so that one can easily compare the spectrum of one position to another position of the image. In this study, we developed pulse sequence or the spectroscopic imaging method, RF wave forms or the saturation of water signal, computer simulations to validate our method, and confirmed the methodology with phantom experiment. Then we applied the spectroscopic method to human subject and identified a few important metabolites in in vivo. To develope a water saturating RF waveform, we used Shinnar-Le-Roux algorithm and obtained maximum phase RF waveform. With this RF pulse, it could suppress the water signal to 1:1000. The magnet is shimmed to under 1.0ppm with auto-shimming technique. The saturation bandwidth is 80Hz(2ppm). The water and fat seperation is 3.3ppm(about 140Hz at 1 Tesla magnet), the bandwidth is enough to resolve the difference. But we are more concerned about the narrow window in between the two peaks, in which the small quantity of metabolites reside. We performed the computer simulation and phantom experiments in 8*8 matrix form and showed good agreement in the image and spectrum. Finally we applied spectroscopic imaging to the brain of human subject. Only the lipid signal was shown in the periphery region which agrees with the at distribution in human head surface area. The spectrum inside the brain shows the important metabolites such as NAA, Cr/PCr, Choline. We here have shown the spectroscopic imaging which is normally done above 1.5 Tesla machine can be performed in the 1 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging Unit.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.351-357
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• 2018

방사선 치료 시 환자는 부득이하게 산란선과 누설선에 의한 2차 방사선 피폭을 받게 된다. 진단용 방사선의 경우 진단참조준위로 환자의 피폭을 줄이기 위한 가이드라인을 제시하고 있지만 치료용 방사선의 경우 2차 방사선에 의한 피폭선량이 상당함에도 불구하고 상한치 설정 시 치료 효과의 저감을 이유로 선량을 제한하지 않고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 선형가속기를 이용한 방사선 치료 시 원거리 조직에서 환자가 받을 수 있는 2차 방사선을 형광유리선량계로 측정하였으며 형광유리선량계의 빌드업 특성에 따른 형광량의 포화도를 측정하였다. 연구 결과 조사야 경계로부터 거리가 멀어질수록 피폭선량은 급격히 줄어들었으며, 두부 1 Gy 조사 시 경부 18.45 mGy, 경부 1 Gy 조사 시 두부 15.55 mGy, 흉부 1 Gy 조사 시 경부 14.26 mGy, 골반 1 Gy 조사 시 흉부 1.14 mGy로 피폭되었다. 형광량의 포화도는 판독시점에 따라 1.8 ~ 4.8% 정도 과대평가 될 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.85-91
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• 1980

Extracorporeal circulation by hemodilution technique has been currently used with its clinical safety and good peripheral tissue perfusion in open heart surgery. There is no doubt that $O_{2}$ carrying capacity of the blood is disturbed by decreased hemoglobin level resulting from hemodilution of the circulating blood. From the view point of the blood gas exchange, these experimental studies were undertaken to determined the sate limit of hemodilution in the condition of cardiopulmonary bypass with a constant perfusion flow rate. Twelve adult mongrel dogs weighing 10 to 13 Kg. were anesthetized with pentobarbital and then respiration was controlled with Harvard volume respirator using room air. The cardiopulmonary by pass was performed by use of Sarns heart lung machine (console 5000, 5 head and 2 roller pumps) and Travenol pediatric bubble oxygenator. The perfusion rate during bypass was maintained at a constant rate of 80 ml/min/Kg of body weight. The ratio of oxygen gas flow to blood flow was kept in 3 to 1 constantly. International hemodilution was attained by serial blood withdrawals and immediate infusion of equal volumes of diluants composed of Ringer's lactate, 5% dextrose in water and 25% mannitol solution, proportionally 60%, 30%, and 10%. Arterial and venous blood samples were obtained between 15 and 20 minutes following each hemodilution. Hematocrits and hemoglobin values, $PO_{2}$, $PCO_{2}$ and pH were measured. Oxygen and carbon dioxide contents oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide elimination were calculated groups according to different hematocrit values and the correlations were evaluated. Result were as follows. 1. the arterial $O_{2}$ tension and $O_{2}$ saturation were maintained at the physiological level irrespective of the hematocrit value. 2. The venous $O_{2}$ tension and $O_{2}$ saturation showed a tendency to decline with the decrease in hematocrit value and positive correlation between them (r = +0.49, r = +0.76), The mean values of venous $O_{2}$ tension and $O_{2}$ saturation, however, were not decreased when the hematocrit levels were lower than 20%. 3. The arterial $O_{2}$ content declined lineally in proportion to the fall of hematocrit level with a positive correlation between them (r = +0.95). 4. The venous $O_{2}$ contents were decreased gradually as the hematocrit value decreased with positive correlation between them ( r =+0.89). The trend of diminution of venous $O_{2}$ content, however, was became low according to progressive decrease of hematocrit level. 5. Systemic oxygen consumption was in higher range than $O_{2}$ requirement of basal metabolism when the hematocrit value was above 20%, but abruptly decreased when the hematocrit value became to below 20%. 6. The arterial $CO_{2}$ tension and $CO_{2}$ content showed trend of increasing with progressive decrease of hematocrit value but exhibited a rather broad range and there was no relationship between those value and the hematocrit value. 7. The venous $CO_{2}$ tension and $CO_{2}$ content have also no correlation with change of Ht. value but related directly to those value of arterial blood with positive correlation between them (r = +0.78, r = +0.95_. 8. A-V difference of $CO_{2}$ content and $CO_{2}$ elimination wasnot significantly influenced by Ht. value. From the results, we obtained that feasible limit in inteneional hemodilution is above the hematocrit value of 20% under the given experimental condition.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.241-245
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• 2005

CoFeNi 합금은 HDD, MEMS 분야에서 head core 재료로 쓰이는 permalloy(FeNi)합금보다 뛰어난 우수한 자기적 특성을 가진 재료로써 최근 많이 연구되어지고 있다. CoFeNi 합금의 조성과 전기도금 시 전류조건에 따른 미세구조와 결정학적 특성이 자기 특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였으며, 높은 포화자화와 낮은 보자력을 갖는 CoFeNi 삼원계 합금을 전기도금 방식으로 제조하는데 성공하였다. 포화자화 1.9 T, 보자력 0.16 A/m를 갖는 대표적인 CoFeNi film의 조성은 $Co_{30}\;Fe_{34}\;Ni_{36}(at\%)$이며, 미세결정립과 ffc-bcc 상의 혼재가 낮은 보자력을 갖는 요인임을 XRD, TEM의 결과로부터 확인 하였다.

• 임상이비인후과
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.190-197
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• 2018

Background and Objectives : Positional OSAS is characterized by an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) score >5, which, while sleeping in the supine position, is double that in non-supine position. This study was performed to compare the clinical characteristics of positional OSAS and non-positional OSAS patients, and the effects of the modified jaw thrust maneuver during drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) between positional OSAS and non-positional OSAS patients. Materials and Methods : 68 positional OSAS patients and 19 non-positional OSAS patients were included. They all underwent full-night polysomnography and DISE. The modified jaw thrust maneuver was introduced during DISE. Airway structural changes induced by the modified jaw thrust maneuver were evaluated and documented. Results : There were no statistically significant differences in Friedman stage or tonsil grade, body mass index, Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) score, blood pressure, AHI, or obstructive pattern between the positional and non-positional OSAS patients. However, mean arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2), lowest SaO2, and total arousal index values were more severe in the non-positional OSAS patients. After introduction of the modified jaw thrust maneuver, retrolingual level obstruction showed a tendency toward a higher rate of airway opening in positional OSAS patients than in non-positional OSAS patients. Conclusions : The effects of a mandibular advancement device (MAD) can be estimated by carrying out a modified jaw thrust maneuver during DISE. The tendency toward a higher rate of airway opening in positional OSAS patients than non-positional OSAS patients in retrolingual level obstruction after jaw thrust maneuver introduced during DISE may be clinically important for MAD.

• 농업생명과학연구
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.205-212
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• 2017

경운기 시뮬레이터 운전자가 가상환경에서 교육에 몰입할 수 있도록 현실세계에 가상 물체를 겹쳐 보여주는 증강 현실 기술을 구현하였다. 3D 카메라 입력 장치로부터 초당 30 frame 이상 속도로 경운기 모의 운전 장치의 영상을 획득한다. 획득된 현실 영상을 크로마키 처리하여 가상 현실과 결합하였다. RGB 영상의 HSI 변환 실험결과 색상 최대값 0.52, 최소값 0.153, 채도 최대값 0.57, 최소값 0.16, 명도 최대값 1, 최소값 0.12이 크로마키 처리를 위해 최적값이었다. 본 연구에서는 키패드를 이용하여 크로마키 처리된 현실 영상의 위치를 전 후 상 하 좌 우를 버튼으로 조정하여 초기 결합위치를 조정할 수 있고 최종 조정된 값은 저장하여 유지 관리되도록 하였다. 이를 토대로 초당 30프레임 이상의 속도로 가상현실과 크로마키 처리 영상을 결합한 증강현실 구현이 가능함을 보였다.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.3477-3491
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• 1974

Following are the results of the study on the property of falling permeation of stratified soil in the close state under existence of stagnant water on a soil layer. 1. When on the stratified soil a least permeating layer was put on the soil layer the load Pressure was present owing to appearance of saturation close state driving decrease of the pressure in the lower layer, on the other hand when the least permeating layer was placed under the layer the lower least permeating layer pressure was decreased. 2. In the case of least permeating layer the variation of current gradient according to the respective level after treating the layer was enormous and due to usal storage phenomena for the Kl layer which was coarse that was trifle. 3. The permeability of the respective layer of stratified soil in the close state died not always coincide with that of single layer. 4. Generally Zunker's equation of average permeability was valid but actually calculated permeating velocity after treating the layer of stratified soil was seriously differ from the measured value owing to the variation of current gradient, especially when the pressure head at the layer boundany was discontinuous the validity of the equation of average permeability was seemed to be doubtful. 5. The permeating velocity of stratified soil was regulated by the least permeating layer, i.e. it is thought to be rational to estimate the value by calculating the current gradient with its proper permeability, pressure headon the layer and its thickness.