• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제37권12호
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• pp.696-704
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• 2015

본 논문은 톱밥 깔개 젖소분뇨 TS 13%를 반건식 간헐주입 연속혼합 반응조(Semi-Continuously Fed and Mixed Reactor, SCFMR)에 주입하여 신재생에너지인 바이오가스의 생산성과 TVS 제거효율을 비교 평가하여 최적 운전조건을 도출하고자 하였으며, 그 연구결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 톱밥 깔개 젖소분뇨 주입 TS 13%의 반건식 SCFMR의 운전결과 HRT 25일(OLR $4.40{\sim}4.50kg\;VS/m^3-day$)에서 최대 바이오가스 발생량 1.44 v/v-d와 $CH_4$ 발생량 1.12 v/v-d를 달성하였으며, 이 때 TVS 제거효율은 바이오가스 발생량 기준 37%이었다. 이는 톱밥 깔개 젖소분뇨 1일 100 kg 주입 시 $3.60m^3$의 바이오가스를 생산하는 결과이다. 높은 유기물 부하율인 OLR $4.45kg\;VS/m^3-day$(HRT 25일)에서 SCFMR의 운전이 안정적인 이유는 주입시료인 톱밥 깔개 젖소분뇨가 갖고 있는 높은 Alkalinity 농도 때문이다. 그 결과 반응조의 Alkalinity는 14,500~15,600 mg/L as $CaCO_3$ 범위이었으며, 반응조의 안정성을 평가하는 V/A 비는 평균 0.11, P/A 비는 평균 0.43을 유지하였다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.411-417
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• 2017

본 연구는 "축산물의 가공기준 및 성분규격"에 기준규격은 설정되어 있지 않으나, 국제 기준과의 조화를 위해 콜린의 분석법을 마련하고자 수행하였다. 조제유류에 함유된 콜린 함량 분석을 위해 IC를 이용한 분석법을 확립하고 시중에 유통 중인 제품을 대상으로 적용성을 검토하였다. 콜린 표준품을 이용하여 IC를 이용한 기기분석조건을 확립하고 시료중의 콜린을 추출하여 분석하였다. 분석법 검증은 특이성, 직선성, 검출한계 및 정량한계, 정확성, 정밀성에 대해 수행되었다. 0.5~10 mg/L의 농도범위에서 $R^2=0.999$ 이상의 우수한 직선성을 확인할 수 있었으며, LOD와 LOQ는 각각 0.14, 0.43 mg/L였다. CRM (NIST SRM 1849a) 및 표준물질 첨가법을 이용하여 정확성을 검토하였으며, CRM에서 95%, 조제분유에서 90~91%, 조제우유에서 81~98%의 회수율을 확인할 수 있었다. 정밀성을 검토한 결과 시료 채취량에 따른 반복성은 RSD값이 조제분유 0.4~2.0%, 조제우유 0.5~1.5%, 영아용조제식 0.6~1.0%, 성장기용조제식 0.8~2.7%,로 확인하였으며, 실험일자에 따른 재현성은 조제분유 3.1%, 조제우유 2.5%, 영아용조제식 4.8%, 성장기용조제식 2.7%로 확인하였다. 본 연구에서 확립된 분석법을 적용하여 조제분유 11건, 조제우유 2건, 성장기용조제분유 9건, 영아용조제식 2건, 성장기용조제식 8건 등 국내 유통 중인 조제유류 및 영아용 성장기용조제식 등 32건에 대해 적용성 검토를 실시한 결과 전체 시료에서 분석이 용이하였으며, 모두 표시기준에 적합함을 확인하였다.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.113-124
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• 2001

목적: 수의 영상진단을 위하여 3T 능동차폐형 자석을 장착한 전신용 자기공명영상장비를 이용하여 고해상도의 개 두뇌, 척추, 복부 및 골반 자기공명영상을 획득하였다. 대상 및 방법: 128 MHz의 공명주파수를 갖는 RF코일을 사용하여 정상 개 및 환축으로부터 스핀에코와 고속 스핀에코 펄스시퀀스를 적용하였다. 전형적인 펄스시퀀스의 매개변수는 512$\times$512 matrix, 20 cm FOV, 3 mm 절편두께, 1 NEX를 사용하였다. 특히 T1 강조영상을 위하여 TR=500 ms, TE=10 혹은 17.4 ms을 사용하였으며, T2 강도영상을 위하여 TR=4000 ms, TE=108 ms을 사용하였다. 결과: 3T의 신호대잡음비는 기존 1.5T에 비하여 2.7배 정도 향상되었다. 본 연구에서 획득한 고해상도의 자기공명영상은 기존의 20cm FOV, 5m의 절편두께와 256$\times$256 해상도의 영상에 비하여 4배이상 증가하였다 3T 자기공명영상은 매우 미세한 혈관 구조물을 표출하는데 도움을 주며, 또한 백질과 회질의 상당한 대조도를 제공하여 주었다. 결론: 본 연구결과에서 3T로부터 얻은 자기공명영상은 기존 1.5T 영상에서 얻은 영상에 비하여 더 높은 해상도와 민감도를 제공하여 주었다. 3T 고자장 자기공명영상에 나타난 증가된 신호대잡음비는 생체 조직단위의 영상을 획득하는데 유용하였다. 이러한 고해상도의 자기공명영상은 비침습적인 방법으로서 미세조직의 이상유무를 진단하는데 있어서 향후 더욱 임상에 도움을 주리라 예상한다. 향후 자기공명영상은 수의 진단방사선분야에 새로운 장을 열어줄 수 있으리라 기대한다.

• 청정기술
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.390-397
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• 2012

토양 세척공정을 이용한 창원시 군사격장 내 납(Pb) 오염토양의 물리 화학적 특성을 분석하였으며, 토양 세척인자(세척제(HCl) 농도(0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 0.2 N), 진탕비(1 : 2, 1 : 3, 1 : 4, 1 : 5), 오염토양 입경 4~0.075 mm, 세척시간(5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 60, 120분) 등)에 따른 오염토양 중 납의 제거특성을 평가하였다. 세척제 농도에 따른 제거효율은 세척제의 농도가 증가할수록 높게 나타났다. 이 중 세척시간 15분에서 납(Pb)제거효율은 56.3%로 0.1 N 염산(HCl)이 실제 토양 세척공정에 적용 가능한 최적의 농도로 나타났으며, 토양과 세척제의 진탕비가 1 : 2에서 1 : 5로 증가할수록 제거효율은 높아지는 경향을 보였지만, 진탕비가 높아질수록 토양 세척설비의 규모 증대로 인한 경제적 측면을 고려해 볼 때 최적의 진탕비는 1 : 3으로 생각된다. 세척시간 20분까지 납 제거효율은 75.3%까지 증가하다가 이후 유사한 경향을 보여 최적의 세척시간은 20분으로 판단된다. 토양 입경 0.075 mm 이상의 입경에서 납 제거효율은 77.0~82.0%의 범위를 나타내었으나, 입경 0.075 mm 이하의 경우 52.8%로 감소하였다. 오염토양의 입경별 제거효율은 0.075 mm 이상의 입경에서는 높은 제거효율을 나타낸 반면에 0.075 mm 이하의 입경에서는 제거효율이 현저히 감소되어 컷오프(cut-off) 크기는 0.075 mm가 적절할 것으로 기대된다. 토양 세척공정에 초음파 발생장치를 적용한 제거효율 평가 결과, 입경 0.075 mm 이상에서 물세척 및 염산의 단독세척보다 염산과 초음파의 동시 세척방법이 가장 높은 납 추출율을 나타내었다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.275-282
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• 2010

아염소산나트륨($NaClO_2$)의 무격막 전기분해(un-divided electrolysis)에 의한 이산화염소(chlorine dioxide; $ClO_2$) 제조에서 양전극(anode) 재질에 따른 이산화염소수 발생특성을 조사하였다. 양전극으로는 $IrO_2$-coated Ti, $RuO_2$-coated Ti, DSA(dimensionally stable anode) 전극을 사용하였으며, 음전극으로는 Pt-coated Ti 전극을 사용하였다. 다양한 양전극을 사용한 무격막 전해셀(un-divided electrochemical cell) 시스템에서 이산화염소의 전구체인 아염소산나트륨 ($NaClO_2$) 농도, 전해질로 사용된 염화나트륨(NaCl) 농도 그리고 전구체 용액의 전해셀 체류시간(cell residence time;$t_R$), 전구체 용액의 초기 pH 그리고 무격막 전해셀에 공급된 전류(current; A)와 같은 운전 파라미터가 이산화염소수 발생에 미치는 영향을 조사하고 최적 운전조건을 도출하였다. $IrO_2$-coated Ti, $RuO_2$-coated Ti 그리고 DSA 양전극 시스템에서 최적 전해셀 체류시간은 각각 약 2.27, 1.52, 1.52 s, 전구체 용액의 초기 pH는 약 2.3, 최적 아염소산나트륨 농도는 $IrO_2$-coated Ti와 $RuO_2$-coated Ti 양전극 시스템이 약 0.43 g/L, DSA 양전극 시스템이 약 0.32 g/L 그리고 최적전해질 농도는 약 5.85 g/L로 나타났으며 무격막 전해셀에 공급된 최적 전류는 약 0.6 A로 나타났다. 산출된 최적 무격막 전해셀 조건에서 이산화염소수 발생을 위한 $IrO_2$-coated Ti, $RuO_2$-coated Ti 그리고 DSA 양전극 시스템의 전류효율(current efficiency; C.E.%)과 에너지 소모율(energy consumption; E.C. $W{\cdot}hr/g-ClO_2$)은 각각 약 79.80, 114.70, 70.99% 그리고 1.38, 1.03, $1.61W{\cdot}hr/g-ClO_2$로 나타났다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.577-583
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• 2007

다양한 산업체에서 배출되는 독성오염물질들을 제어하는 기존의 기술이 안고 있는 일부 단점을 보완하기 위하여 전이금속 지지체로 구성된 스테인레스스틸-백금 촉매를 이용하는 열촉매 시스템을 구축하고 다섯 가지의 염소계 탄화수소[chlorobenzene(CHB), chloroform(CHF), perchloroethylene(PCE), 1,1,1-trichloroethane(TCEthane), trichloroethylene(TCE)]의 열촉매 분해효율을 평가하기 위해서 본 연구가 수행되었다. 또한, 본 연구는 촉매독이 열촉매 분해 효율에 미치는 영향을 평가하였다. 열촉매 시스템의 주요 세 가지 운전인자인 유입농도, 소각 온도 및 촉매시스템내 체류시간이 본 연구에서 고려되었다. 유입농도가 증가함에 따라 염소계탄화수소의 분해효율이 최대 100%에서 오염물질의 종류에 따라 최저 0%(CHB) 가까이로 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. TCEthane을 제외한 네 가지 염소계탄화수소의 분해효율은 온도 증가에 따라 100% 가까게 나타났으나, TCEthane의 분해효율은 온도가 증가해도 거의 변화가 없는 것으로 나타났다. TCEthane을 제외한 조사대상물질에 대하여 촉매시스템내의 체류시간이 10초에서 60초로 증가시 오염물질에 따라 30%에서 97%까지 점진적으로 증가하는 경향을 나타내었지만, TCEthane은 체류시간 30초에서 분해효율이 더 이상 증가하지 않았다. 이러한 결과는 체류시간 길이가 항상 분해효율과 비례하는 것이 아님을 제안한다. 결론적으로, 본 연구 결과는 염소계 탄화수소를 보다 고효율로 제어하기 위해서 전이금속 촉매시스템을 적용할 경우에 유입농도, 반응온도, 그리고 촉매시스템내 체류시간과 더불어 제어하고자하는 오염물질의 종류도 함께 고려되어야 할 것을 제안한다. 한편으로, 황화메틸 1.0 ppm을 첨가함으로서 조사대상오염물질의 분해효율이 $0\sim50%$로 감소하는 결과가 나타났지만, 일반적으로 산업 배기가스에서 측정되는 황화합물의 오염도 수준보다 다소 낮은 농도에 해당하는 황화메틸 0.1 ppm을 오염물질에 첨가하였을 때는 오염물질의 분해효율에 영향이 나타나지 않았다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.115-123
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• 2013

도시폐기물 소각로는 일반적으로 전처리 설비가 필요 없고 대용량에 적합한 스토커타입의 소각로를 많이 사용하고 있다. 그러나 음식물 쓰레기의 직매립 금지 등에 따라 반입폐기물의 가연분이 증가하고 수분함량이 감소되어 폐기물의 발열량이 소각로 설치 초기에 비해 매우 증가하고 있는 실정이다. 이에 소각로 열부하의 증가에 따라 소각량 감소와 가동률 저하 등 소각로 운영에 어려움을 겪고 있다. 본 연구는 D시의 소각로를 대상으로 하여 소각량과 함습공기 양등 중요 변수에 따른 NO 모델을 포함한 난류반응 유동에 대한 일련의 전산해석을 수행하여 기초 자료를 축적하고 그것을 바탕으로 최근 도시 폐기물의 고 발열량화에 따른 문제점 및 해결방안에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 이에 따라 운전조건 등을 최적화하여 기존의 운전시설의 활용을 극대화 하고자 하였다. 폐기물의 소각량을 저감하지 않고 고발열량화의 문제를 해결할 수 있는 실질적인 방법으로 연소용 공기에 수분의 양을 10%와 20%로 증가시키며 가습공기를 주입하는 방안을 검토하였다. 그 결과 연소공기의 비열증가와 상변화 등에 의하여 최대 화염온도의 감소가 발생하여 전반적인 소각로 내부의 온도가 낮아지는 것으로 나타났으며 그에 따라 NOx 발생량이 실질적으로 감소되는 것으로 나타났다. 특히 가습공기 20%주입시 기존에 설치되어 있는 SNCR 설비의 환원제 주입구 위치가 대부분 SNCR 반응에 적합한 온도 영역으로 나타나서 현재 고발열량 문제로 전혀 가동하지 못하고 있는 SNCR 설비의 재가동을 고려해 볼 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한정형외과학회지
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.383-396
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• 2020

목적: 중등도 이상의 손상 환자를 대상으로 손상의 중증도에 따른 정형외과적 손상의 손상기전, 부위, 유형, 치료적 접근 및 그 치료결과를 분석하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 2014년부터 2019년까지 응급실/외상센터가 운영되지 않은 기간을 제외한 57개월 동안 국립중앙의료원 외상센터로 입원한 손상 중증도 점수(Injury Severity Score, ISS) 9점 이상의 환자들 중 정형외과적 손상이 동반된 778명을 대상으로 후향적 연구를 시행하였다. ISS와 생리학적 지표를 기준으로 한 손상의 중증도에 따라 중등도 손상군(1군, 679명)과 중증 손상군(2군, 99명)으로 분류하고 손상기전, 비정형외과적 손상을 평가하였다. 정형외과적 손상은 침범된 해부학적 영역과 골격구조의 수와 유형을 평가하였고, 치료적 접근 방법을 세분화하여 비교하였다. 치료결과는 재원기간을 포함하여 재원기간 내 발현된 전신 합병증과 사망률을 평가하였고 사망률에 미치는 요인을 분석하였다. 결과: 2군이 보다 젊고, 남성의 빈도가 높았고 고에너지 손상기전 및 동반 손상의 빈도가 유의하게 증가되었다. 정형외과적 손상 중 침범된 골격계의 수는 2군에서 유의하게 많아지면서 하지를 주로 침범한 1군에 비해 2군에서는 골반, 척추, 상지 영역의 침범이 유의하게 증가하였다. 정형외과적 손상은 환자의 임상적 상태에 따라 확정적 또는 단계적 치료가 시행되었으며 다발성 중증 손상을 보이는 2군에서는 일시적 외고정술을 이용한 단계적 수술의 빈도가 유의하게 높았고 1군에서는 생리학적 안정화를 이룬 뒤 확정적 수술을 시행하는 빈도가 유의하게 높았다. 중증도가 높아질수록 재원기간 역시 길어졌으며 재원기간 내 총 전신 합병증은 약 4.9%, 총 사망률는 약 4.5%였다. 중증도가 높아질수록 사망률은 유의하게 높아졌다(1군 2.9%, 2군 15.2%; p<0.0001). 사망률에 미치는 요인 중 고령과 높은 ISS가 중요한 요인으로 확인되었다. 결론: 손상의 중등도가 높을수록 고에너지 손상기전에 의한 손상의 발생 빈도가 높아지며 보다 젊고, 남성의 빈도와 동반 손상의 빈도가 높아졌다. 정형외과적 손상 역시 다발성 손상의 빈도와 중증도가 유의하게 증가되면서 정형외과적 외고정장치를 이용한 내고정술 등이 단계적 치료의 일환으로 시행된 경우가 유의하게 높아지는 경향을 보였다. 또한 재원기간, 전신 합병증 및 사망률 역시 유의하게 증가되는 경향을 보이며, 사망률에는 높은 연령과 ISS가 중요한 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다.

• 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.