• 지능정보연구
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.1-25
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 모바일 기기를 이용하여 획득한 가스계량기 사진을 서버로 전송하고, 이를 분석하여 가스 사용량 및 계량기 기물 번호를 인식함으로써 가스 사용량에 대한 과금을 자동으로 처리할 수 있는 응용 시스템 구조를 제안하고자 한다. 모바일 기기는 일반인들이 사용하는 스마트 폰에 준하는 기기를 사용하였으며, 획득한 이미지는 가스 공급사의 사설 LTE 망을 통해 서버로 전송된다. 서버에서는 전송받은 이미지를 분석하여 가스계량기 기물 번호 및 가스 사용량 정보를 추출하고, 사설 LTE 망을 통해 분석 결과를 모바일 기기로 회신한다. 일반적으로 이미지 내에는 많은 종류의 문자 정보가 포함되어 있으나, 본 연구의 응용분야인 가스계량기 자동 검침과 같이 많은 종류의 문자 정보 중 특정 형태의 문자 정보만이 유용한 분야가 존재한다. 본 연구의 응용분야 적용을 위해서는 가스계량기 사진 내의 많은 문자 정보 중에서 관심 대상인 기물 번호 및 가스 사용량 정보만을 선별적으로 검출하고 인식하는 관심 문자열 인식 기술이 필요하다. 관심 문자열 인식을 위해 CNN (Convolutional Neural Network) 심층 신경망 기반의 객체 검출 기술을 적용하여 이미지 내에서 가스 사용량 및 계량기 기물번호의 영역 정보를 추출하고, 추출된 문자열 영역 각각에 CRNN (Convolutional Recurrent Neural Network) 심층 신경망 기술을 적용하여 문자열 전체를 한 번에 인식하였다. 본 연구에서 제안하는 관심문자열 기술 구조는 총 3개의 심층 신경망으로 구성되어 있다. 첫 번째는 관심 문자열 영역을 검출하는 합성곱신경망이고, 두 번째는 관심 문자열 영역 내의 문자열 인식을 위해 영역 내의 이미지를 세로 열 별로 특징 추출하는 합성곱 신경망이며, 마지막 세 번째는 세로 열 별로 추출된 특징 벡터 나열을 문자열로 변환하는 시계열 분석 신경망이다. 관심 문자열은 12자리 기물번호 및 4 ~ 5 자리 사용량이며, 인식 정확도는 각각 0.960, 0.864 이다. 전체 시스템은 Amazon Web Service 에서 제공하는 클라우드 환경에서 구현하였으며 인텔 제온 E5-2686 v4 CPU 및 Nvidia TESLA V100 GPU를 사용하였다. 1일 70만 건의 검침 요청을 고속 병렬 처리하기 위해 마스터-슬레이브 처리 구조를 채용하였다. 마스터 프로세스는 CPU 에서 구동되며, 모바일 기기로 부터의 검침 요청을 입력 큐에 저장한다. 슬레이브 프로세스는 문자열 인식을 수행하는 심층 신경망으로써, GPU에서 구동된다. 슬레이브 프로세스는 입력 큐에 저장된 이미지를 기물번호 문자열, 기물번호 위치, 사용량 문자열, 사용량 위치 등으로 변환하여 출력 큐에 저장한다. 마스터 프로세스는 출력 큐에 저장된 검침 정보를 모바일 기기로 전달한다.

• 지능정보연구
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.1-25
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• 2020

대규모 텍스트에서 관심 대상이 가지고 있는 속성들에 대한 감성을 세부적으로 분석하는 속성기반 감성분석(Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis)은 상당한 비즈니스 가치를 제공한다. 특히, 텍스트에 속성어가 존재하는 명시적 속성뿐만 아니라 속성어가 없는 암시적 속성까지 분석 대상으로 하는 속성카테고리 감성분류(ACSC, Aspect Category Sentiment Classification)는 속성기반 감성분석에서 중요한 의미를 지니고 있다. 본 연구는 속성카테고리 감성분류에 BERT 사전훈련 언어 모델을 적용할 때 기존 연구에서 다루지 않은 다음과 같은 주요 이슈들에 대한 답을 찾고, 이를 통해 우수한 ACSC 모델 구조를 도출하고자 한다. 첫째, [CLS] 토큰의 출력 벡터만 분류벡터로 사용하기보다는 속성카테고리에 대한 토큰들의 출력 벡터를 분류벡터에 반영하면 더 나은 성능을 달성할 수 있지 않을까? 둘째, 입력 데이터의 문장-쌍(sentence-pair) 구성에서 QA(Question Answering)와 NLI(Natural Language Inference) 타입 간 성능 차이가 존재할까? 셋째, 입력 데이터의 QA 또는 NLI 타입 문장-쌍 구성에서 속성카테고리를 포함한 문장의 순서에 따른 성능 차이가 존재할까? 이러한 연구 목적을 달성하기 위해 입력 및 출력 옵션들의 조합에 따라 12가지 ACSC 모델들을 구현하고 4종 영어 벤치마크 데이터셋에 대한 실험을 통해 기존 모델 이상의 성능을 제공하는 ACSC 모델들을 도출하였다. 그리고 [CLS] 토큰에 대한 출력 벡터를 분류벡터로 사용하기 보다는 속성카테고리 토큰의 출력 벡터를 사용하거나 두 가지를 함께 사용하는 것이 더욱 효과적이고, NLI 보다는 QA 타입의 입력이 대체적으로 더 나은 성능을 제공하며, QA 타입 안에서 속성이 포함된 문장의 순서는 성능과 무관한 점 등의 유용한 시사점들을 발견하였다. 본 연구에서 사용한 ACSC 모델 디자인을 위한 방법론은 다른 연구에도 비슷하게 응용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 지능정보연구
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.131-150
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• 2015

영어와 달리 한국어나 일본어 문장의 경우 용언의 필수격을 채우는 명사구가 생략되는 무형대용어 현상이 빈번하다. 특히 백과사전이나 위키피디아의 문서에서 표제어로 채울 수 있는 격의 경우 그 격이 문장에서 더 쉽게 생략된다. 정보검색, 질의응답 시스템 등 주요 지능형 응용시스템들은 백과사전류의 문서에서 주요한 정보를 추출하여 수집하여야 한다. 그러나 이러한 명사구 생략 현상으로 인해 양질의 정보추출이 어렵다. 본 논문에서는 백과사전 종류 문서에서 생략된 명사구 즉 무형대용어를 복원하는 시스템의 개발을 다루었다. 우리 시스템이 다루는 문제는 자연어처리의 무형대용어 해결 문제와 거의 유사하나, 우리 문제의 경우 문서의 일부가 아닌 표제어도 복원에 이용할 수 있다는 점이 다르다. 무형대용어 복원을 위해서는 먼저 무형대용어의 탐지 즉 문서 내에서 명사구 생략이 일어난 곳을 찾는 작업을 수행한다. 그 다음 무형대용어의 선행어 탐색 즉 무형대용어의 복원에 사용될 명사구를 문서 내에서 찾는 작업을 수행한다. 문서 내에서 선행어를 발견하지 못하면 표제어를 이용한 복원을 시도해 본다. 우리 방법의 특징은 복원에 사용된 문장성분을 찾기 위해 Structural SVM을 사용하는 것이다. 문서 내에서 생략이 일어난 위치보다 앞에 나온 명사구들에 대해 Structural SVM에 의한 시퀀스 레이블링(sequence labeling) 작업을 시행하여 복원에 이용 가능한 명사구인 선행어를 찾아내어 이를 이용하여 복원 작업을 수행한다. 우리 시스템의 성능은 F1 = 68.58로 측정되었으며 이는 의미정보의 이용 없이 달성한 점을 감안하면 높은 수준으로 평가된다.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.87-94
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• 2005

목 적 : 공작실에서 block을 제작할 때 중금속이 사용된다. 이때 발생하는 중금속 분진 및 발연(發煙)은 인체에 위해를 준다. 이러한 중금속의 측정과 분석을 통해 심각성을 인식한다. 또한 그에 따른 해결방안을 강구하는 것이 논문의 목적이다. 대상 및 방법 : 논문에 사용되는 기구는 유도 결합 플라즈마 방출분광기이며, 대전 시내 4개 대학병원 방사선 종양학과 공작실(비스무스, 납, 주석, 카드뮴)을 대상으로 하였다. 실험방법은 ppb 단위로 포집하여 비교 분석하고, 체내 및 혈중 중금속 기준치를 통한 공기 중 중금속의 기준치를 계산하며 중금속 임시 기준치를 설정하였다. 결 과 : 지하생활공간 공기 질 관리법에서 정해진 납과 카드뮴의 기준치(24시간 기준)는 $3{\mu}g/m^3$과 $2{\mu}g/m^3$이다. 그리고 비스무스와 주석은 체내 및 혈중 기준치와 다른 중금속 기준치를 통해 $7{\mu}g/m^3$과 $6{\mu}g/m^3$로 정하였다. 대전지역 4개 대학병원 공작실 내부 중금속 측정치를 작업 유무에 따라 비교한다. 비작업 시에는 측정치 대부분이 기준치 이하로 나왔다. 하지만 작업을 하고 있을 경우에는 높은 수치를 나타났다. 또한 차폐체의 구성 비율에 따른 검출 비율의 연관성도 보였다. 결 론 : 작업종사자의 중금속 오염 심각성에 대한 해결방법은 근본적인 부분에서 찾아야 한다. 병원에서는 국소 배기장치의 설치 및 주기적 성능 점검, 보호구 제공 등이 시행되어져야 한다. 또한 작업자는 지속적인 관심과 위생관리, 중금속 오염에 대한 부분을 인식해야 한다. 마지막으로 학회 차원에서 기준치 설정 및 주기적인 측정을 통해 지속적으로 관리를 해야 한다. 그리고 정기적인 특수건강진단의 실시와 같은 근본적인 해결방안을 찾아야겠다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제51권9호
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• pp.971-976
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• 2008

목 적 : 결핵 감염 관리에 있어서 잠복 결핵 감염을 찾아 내어 예방적 화학요법을 시행하는 것은 주요 핵심이다. 결핵에 노출된 소아에서 잠복 결핵 감염 진단을 위해 투베르쿨린 피부반응과 최근 널리 쓰이기 시작한 체외 검사법으로 결핵 특이항원 자극에 의한 T 세포의 $IFN-{\gamma}$ 분비능 측정 (QFT-G IT)이 있다. 잠복 결핵 감염 진단에 있어 두 검사법의 차이를 알아보고자 본 연구를 진행하였다. 방 법 : 2006년 10월 1일부터 2007년 4월 30일까지 6개월 간 총 111명의 소아를 대상으로 투베르쿨린 반응과 QFT-G IT 검사를 시행하였고, 동일 기간 내인 2개월 간 진단 된 성인 결핵 환자 29명에서 동일한 검사 결과를 후향적으로 알아보았다. 결 과 : 결핵 환자와의 가까운 접촉력을 주소로 내원한 무증상의 환자 33명 중 15% (5명)에서 QFT-G IT 검사 양성 소견을 보였고, 투베르쿨린 피부반응은 42% (14명)에서 양성결과를 보여 두 검사 간의 일치율은 낮았다(${\kappa}=0.39$). 성인 결핵 환자에서 QFT-G IT 양성율은 86.2%였고, 결핵균 배양 검사 양성율은 48.2%였다. 배양검사 양성이면서 QFT-G IT 음성이었던 환자는 12.5%였다. 결 론 : 소아에서 잠복 결핵 감염을 진단함에 있어 가족력을 근저에 둔 투베르쿨린 피부반응 검사를 시행하되 접촉력이 불분명하거나 지속적이지 않았을 경우 혹은 BCG 접종 효과로 의심되는 경우 결핵균 특이항원 자극 $IFN-{\gamma}$ 분비능 측정이 보조적 수단으로 사용 될 수 있을 지는 아직 확실하지 않으며 향후 수년 간 다 기관 연구가 필요하다.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.57-63
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• 1999

목 적 : 신질환의 조기 진단을 위한 집단뇨검사 방법으로 단백뇨와 혈뇨검사를 동시에 시행하여 그 결과를 분석함으로써 집단뇨검사에서 잠혈검사 추가가 가지는 진단적 의의를 알아 보고자 하였다. 방법 및 대상 : 1차 선별검사는 전국 33개교 26,508명의 고등학교 1년생(16세군)을 대상으로 하였고 정밀검사는 서울시 1개교 875명의 고등학교 1년생(16세군)을 대상으로 실시하였다. 방법은 1997년 8월부터 12월까지 4개월간 한국 건강관리 협회와 공동으로 학교에서 무작위로 채취된 소변을 Combur-10 $N^{(R)}$ M (Boehringer Mannheim, Germany)검사지로 단백뇨, 혈뇨, 농뇨, 아질산염 등을 검사하였다. 양성자의 기준은 단백뇨, 혈뇨, 농뇨가 $1^{+}$ 이상인 경우와 아질산염에 양성반응이 나오는 경우로 정하였다. 실제 신질환의 감별을 위한 정밀검사는 1차 집단뇨검사 양성자를 대상으로 본원에서 실시하였다. 결 과 : 1) 1차 집단검사 결과에서 단백뇨 유병율은 $0.73\%$, 혈뇨 유병율은 $2.69\%$, 농뇨 유병율은 $0.23\%$ 그리고 아질산염 유병율은 $0.03\%$로 조사 되었다. 2)서울지역 1개교(875명)선별 정밀검사 결과: 1차검사 단백뇨 양성자 8명($0.91\%$)중 1명은 기립성 단백뇨, 나머지 7명은 일시적 단백뇨로 확인되었다. 1차검사 혈뇨 양성자는 41명($4.86\%$)이었고 이중 재검이 가능했던 33명중 6명만이 지속적인 혈뇨 양성자였고, 다시 시행한 정밀검사에서 한명만이 무증상 단독 혈뇨증으로 확인되었으며 나머지 5명은 정상이었다. 1차 소변검사 이상자 52명에 대한 혈액검사 및 초음파검사는 모두 정상이었다. 1차검사에서 혈뇨 양성자 33명중 1명(약$3\%$)만이 신질환이 의심되는 경우였고 나머지 32명($91\%$)은 정상이었다. 결 론 : 1) 혈뇨검사는 위양성이 높기 때문에 ($97\%$) 집단뇨검사에 포함시킬 경우 불필요한 시간과 경비의 낭비가 있을수 있다고 생각된다. 2) 집단뇨검사는 검사 기관에 따라 얻어지는 결과의 차이가 심하기 때문에 단일 기관으로 통합 관리해야 할 것이다. 3) 요로감염증의 선별검사에서 농뇨와 아질산염 검사는 양성율이 낮으므로 그 효용성에 대한 연구는 좀더 필요하다고 생각된다.

• 한국지리정보학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.35-45
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• 2018

항공기 탑재용 초분광 카메라시스템에 의해 얻어진 영상데이터는 수십 내지 수백의 연속된 초분광 해상도로부터 동시에 각 화소별 완전한 분광 및 공간정보를 포함하고 있으므로 복잡한 연안지역에 대한 해안선 매핑, 특정재료로 이루어진 시설물 탐지, 연안지역의 토지이용 상세분석 및 변화 모니터링 등에 그 활용잠재성이 대단히 크다. 육역과 해역을 포함하는 연안지역을 대상으로 항공기 탑재 초분광센서인 CASI-1500으로부터 취득된 초분광 항공영상을 이용하여 분광각매퍼(SAM;Spectral Angle Mapper) 감독분류방법으로 토지피복분류를 행하였다. 첫번째, 대기보정영상에 대하여 육역과 해역이 포함된 지역에 대한 통합분류, 두번째, 육 해역의 통합분류결과로부터 육역과 해역의 분리 후 재분류, 그리고 세번째로 육역만을 대상으로 한 분류를 각각 수행하여 결과 및 정확도를 비교하였다. 또한 초분광 항공영상 48개 밴드로부터 IKONOS, QuickBird, KOMPSAT, GeoEye 등 고해상도 위성영상과 동일한 파장대의 4개 밴드영상, 그리고 WorldView-2 위성영상과 동일한 파장대의 8개 밴드영상만을 선택하여 각각 토지피복분류를 수행하고 초분광 48개 밴드영상으로 분류한 결과와 비교하였다. 연구결과, 연안지역에 대한 육역과 해역 통합영상으로 분류하는 것에 비해 육역과 해역 통합영상으로 분류한 후 육역과 해역을 분리하여 재분류를 수행하는 것이 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 육역의 분류 결과에서 분광해상도가 높은 영상의 결과일수록 아스팔트나 콘크리트 도로가 더 정확하게 분류되었다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1985

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70$\pm$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32$\pm$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500, 550, 570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500, 550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100, 300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3, 000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.SpO2 with Plethysmograph.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 1993년도 한국우주과학회보 제2권2호
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• pp.17-17
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• 1993

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70${\pm}$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32${\pm}$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500,550,570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500,550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100,300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3,000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.