• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제39권5_1호
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• pp.655-667
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• 2023

전 세계적으로 녹조 대발생은 빈번하게 보고되고 있으며, 국내에서도 매년 녹조로 인한 심각한 수질 오염 문제가 발생하고 있다. 지속적인 관리와 신속한 대응을 통한 수생태계 보호가 필요하다. 녹조 발생의 지표인 chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) 농도를 예측하기 위해 위성 영상을 이용한 연구가 많이 이루어지고 있다. 하지만 수계에 따라 변하는 분광특성과 대기 보정 오류로 인해 정확한 Chl-a 산출에 어려움이 있어 최근 머신러닝 모델을 활용하고 있다. 위성 분광지수 뿐만 아니라 녹조에 영향을 미치는 인자들에 대한 복합적인 고려가 필요하다. 따라서, 본 연구는 수질, 수문 및 기상 인자와 Sentinel-2 영상을 복합적으로 고려하여 데이터셋을 구축하였다. 최근 5년간 낙동강에 위치한 8개 보 구간의 Chl-a 농도 예측에 대표적인 앙상블 모델 random forest (RF)와 extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost)을 활용하였다. 모델 평가 지표로 r-squared score (R²), root mean square errors(RMSE), mean absolute errors (MAE)를 사용하였으며, XGBoost의 R²가 0.810, RMSE가 6.612, MAE가 4.457로 유의미한 결과를 얻은 것을 확인하였다. Shapley additive explanations (SHAP) 분석을 통해 두 모델 모두 수질 인자 suspended solids (SS), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), dissolved oxygen (DO)과 red edge 밴드를 활용한 밴드비가 높은 중요도를 보인 것을 알 수 있었다. 다양한 입력 데이터는 모델 성능 향상에 도움을 주는 것을 확인할 수 있었으며, 국내외 녹조 탐지에 적용될 수 있을 것으로 보인다.

• 헤리티지:역사와 과학
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• 제57권1호
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• pp.82-108
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• 2024

고고 자료의 기록방식이 아날로그 기록에서 디지털로 전환되면서 3D 스캐닝 기술의 도입은 본격화되었다. 현재 3D스캔과 사진측량을 이용한 고고 자료의 디지털 기록에 대한 연구와 도입은 지속적으로 이루어지고 있다. 하지만 비용, 인력 문제 등으로 인해 대부분의 매장문화재 기관에서는 적극적인 디지털 기술의 도입을 주저하고 있다. 본고는 3D 스캔 방식 중 효율성이 가장 높다고 평가되는 사진측량 기술을 이용하여 오픈소스 소프트웨어를 활용한 유물의 디지털 실측 방법을 제시하고자 한다. 유물의 디지털 실측 절차는 크게 3D 모델 획득, 3D 모델 편집 및 입단면도 제작, 전자도면 작성의 세 단계로 이루어진다. 디지털 기술 적용의 접근성을 살펴보기 위해 전 과정은 오픈소스 소프트웨어만을 이용하였다. 연구 결과 정량적 평가에서 실제 유물과 3D 모델의 수치 데이터 간 계측의 편차가 크지 않았다. 또한, 오픈소스 소프트웨어와 상용 소프트웨어 간 정량적 품질 비교분석 결과 유사도가 높았다. 다만 데이터 처리시간은 상용 소프트웨어의 성능이 우위에 있었다. 이는 지속적인 알고리즘 개선으로 인한 연산속도 향상의 결과로 판단된다. 정성적 평가에서는 메시 및 텍스처 품질의 차이가 일부 발생하였다. 오픈소스 소프트웨어로 생성된 3D 모델은 메시표면에 노이즈가 다수 발생하거나 메시의 표면이 부드럽지 않고 유물의 제작흔, 문양의 표현을 확인하기 어려웠다. 하지만 일부 프로그램에서 정량적·정성적 평가에서 상용 소프트웨어에 견줄 만한 품질을 획득할 수 있었다. 3D 모델 편집을 위한 오픈소스 소프트웨어에서는 사진실측 결과물의 후처리, 정합, 병합뿐만 아니라 유물 실측에 필요한 스케일 조정, 입단면도 제작 및 이미지 렌더링까지 가능하였다. 이후 오픈소스 캐드 프로그램에서 트레이싱하여 최종 도면을 완성하였다. 고고학 연구에서 사진실측의 적용은 발굴과정부터 보고서 작성 그리고 3D 모델 데이터의 수치정보를 이용한 연구 등 활용 가능성이 매우 높다. 컴퓨터 비전의 획기적인 발전으로 오픈소스 소프트웨어의 종류도 다양해졌고 성능도 상당부분 개선된 것으로 확인되었다. 누구나 쉽게 디지털 기술의 적용이 가능한 현재 고고 자료의 3D 모델 데이터의 획득은 문화유산의 보존과 연구 활성화를 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있다.

• 지능정보연구
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.63-77
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• 2011

월드와이드웹(World Wide Web)은 인터넷에 연결된 컴퓨터를 통해 사람들이 정보를 공유할 수 있는 매우 큰 분산된 정보 공간이다. 웹은 1991년에 시작되어 개인 홈페이지, 온라인 도서관, 가상 박물관 등 다양한 정보 자원들을 웹으로 표현하면서 성장하였다. 이러한 웹은 현재 5천억 페이지 이상 존재할 것이라고 추정한다. 대용량 정보에서 정보를 효과적이며 효율적으로 검색하는 기술을 적용할 수 있다. 현재 존재하는 몇몇 검색 도구들은 초 단위로 gigabyte 크기의 웹을 검사하여 사용자에게 검색 정보를 제공한다. 그러나 검색의 효율성은 검색 시간과는 다른 문제이다. 현재 검색 도구들은 사용자의 질의에 적합한 정보가 적음에도 불구하고 많은 문서들을 사용자에게 검색해준다. 그러므로 대부분의 적합한 문서들은 검색 상위에 존재하지 않는다. 또한 현재 검색 도구들은 사용자가 찾은 문서와 관련된 문서를 찾을 수 없다. 현재 많은 검색 시스템들의 가장 중요한 문제는 검색의 질을 증가 시키는 것이다. 그것은 검색된 결과로 관련 있는 문서를 증가시키고, 관련 없는 문서를 감소시켜 사용자에게 제공하는 것이다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 CiteSeer는 월드와이드웹에 존재하는 논문에 대해 한정하여 ACI(Autonomous Citation Indexing)기법을 제안하였다. "Citaion Index"는 연구자가 자신의 논문에 다른 논문을 인용한 정보를 기술하는데 이렇게 기술된 논문과 자신의 논문을 연결하여 색인한다. "Citation Index"는 논문 검색이나 논문 분석 등에 매우 유용하다. 그러나 "Citation Index"는 논문의 저자가 다른 논문을 인용한 논문에 대해서만 자신의 논문을 연결하여 색인했기 때문에 논문의 저자가 다른 논문을 인용하지 않은 논문에 대해서는 관련 있는 논문이라 할지 라도 저자의 논문과 연결하여 색인할 수 없다. 또한 인용되지 않은 다른 논문과 연결하여 색인할 수 없기 때문에 확장성이 용이하지 못하다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 본 논문에서는 검색된 문서에서 단락별 명사와 동사 및 목적어를 추출하여 해당 동사가 명사 및 목적어를 취할 수 있는 가능한 값을 고려하여 하나의 문서를 formal context 형태로 변환한다. 이 표를 이용하여 문서의 계층적 그래프를 구성하고, 문서의 그래프를 이용하여 문서 간 그래프를 통합한다. 이렇게 만들어진 문서의 그래프들은 그래프의 구조를 보고 각각의 문서의 영역을 구하고 그 영역에 포함관계를 계산하여 문서와 문서간의 관계를 표시할 수 있다. 또한 검색된 문서를 트리 형식으로 보여주어 사용자가 원하는 정보를 보다 쉽게 검색할 수 있는 문서의 구조적 통합 방법에 대해 제안한다. 제안한 방법은 루씬 검색엔진이 가지고 있는 순위 계산 공식을 이용하여 문서가 가지는 중요한 단어를 문서의 참조 관계에 적용하여 비교하였다. 제안한 방법이 루씬 검색엔진보다15% 정도 높은 성능을 나타내었다.

• 지능정보연구
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.123-132
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• 2013

최근 스마트 폰에 다양한 센서를 내장할 수 있게 되었고 스마트폰에 내장된 센서를 이용항 동작 인지에 관한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 스마트폰을 이용한 동작 인지는 노인 복지 지원이나 운동량 측정. 생활 패턴 분석, 운동 패턴 분석 등 다양한 분야에 활용될 수 있다. 하지만 스마트 폰에 내장된 센서를 이용하여 동작 인지를 하는 방법은 사용되는 센서의 수에 따라 단일 센서를 이용한 동작인지와 다중 센서를 이용한 동작인지로 나눌 수 있다. 단일 센서를 이용하는 경우 대부분 가속도 센서를 이용하기 때문에 배터리 부담은 줄지만 다양한 동작을 인지할 때에 특징(feature) 추출의 어려움과 동작 인지 정확도가 낮다는 문제점이 있다. 그리고 다중 센서를 이용하는 경우 대부분 가속도 센서와 중력센서를 사용하고 필요에 따라 다른 센서를 추가하여 동작인지를 수행하며 다양한 동작을 보다 높은 정확도로 인지할 수 있지만 다수의 센서를 사용하기 때문에 배터리 부담이 증가한다는 문제점이 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 스마트 폰에 내장된 가속도 센서를 이용하여 다양한 동작을 높은 정확도로 인지하는 방법을 제안한다. 서로 다른 10가지의 동작을 높을 정확도로 인지하기 위해 원시 데이터로부터 17가지 특징을 추출하고 각 동작을 분류하기 위해 Ensemble of Nested Dichotomies 분류기를 사용하였다. Ensemble of Nested Dichotomies 분류기는 다중 클래스 문제를 다수의 이진 분류 문제로 변형하여 다중 클래스 문제를 해결하는 방법으로 서로 다른 Nested Dichotomy 분류기의 분류 결과를 통해 다중 클래스 문제를 해결하는 기법이다. Nested Dichotomy 분류기 학습에는 Random Forest 분류기를 사용하였다. 성능 평가를 위해 Decision Tree, k-Nearest Neighbors, Support Vector Machine과 비교 실험을 한 결과 Ensemble of Nested Dichotomies 분류기를 사용하여 동작 인지를 수행하는 것이 가장 높은 정확도를 보였다.

• 지능정보연구
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.27-42
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• 2020

인터넷이라는 가상 공간을 활용함으로써 물리적 공간의 제약을 갖는 오프라인 쇼핑의 한계를 넘어선 온라인 쇼핑은 다양한 기호를 가진 소비자를 만족시킬 수 있는 수많은 상품을 진열할 수 있게 되었다. 그러나, 이는 역설적으로 소비자가 구매의사결정 과정에서 너무 많은 대안을 비교 평가해야 하는 어려움을 겪게 함으로써 오히려 상품 선택을 방해하는 원인이 되기도 한다. 이런 부작용을 해소하기 위한 노력으로서, 연관 상품 추천은 수많은 상품을 다루는 온라인 상거래에서 소비자의 구매의사결정 과정 중 정보탐색 및 대안평가에 소요되는 시간과 노력을 줄여주고 이탈을 방지하며 판매자의 매출 증대에 기여할 수 있다. 연관 상품 추천에 사용되는 연관 규칙 마이닝 기법은 통계적 방법을 통해 주문과 같은 거래 데이터로부터 서로 연관성 높은 상품을 효과적으로 발견할 수 있다. 하지만, 이 기법은 거래 건수를 기반으로 하므로, 잠재적으로 판매 가능성이 높을지라도 충분한 거래 건수가 확보되지 못한 상품은 추천 목록에서 누락될 수 있다. 이렇게 추천 시 제외된 상품은 소비자에게 구매될 수 있는 충분한 기회를 확보하지 못할 수 있으며, 또 다시 다른 상품에 비해 상대적으로 낮은 추천 기회를 얻는 악순환을 겪을 수도 있다. 본 연구는 구매의사결정이 결국 상품이 지닌 속성에 대한 사용자의 평가를 기반으로 한다는 점에 착안하여, 추천 시 상품의 속성을 반영하면 소비자가 특정 상품을 선택할 확률을 좀더 정확하게 예측할 수 있다는 점을 추천 시스템에 반영하기 위한 목적으로 수행되었다. 즉, 어떤 상품 페이지를 방문한 소비자는 그 상품이 지닌 속성들에 어느 정도 관심을 보인 것이며 추천 시스템은 이런 속성들을 기반으로 연관성을 지닌 상품을 더 정교하게 찾을 수 있다는 것이다. 상품의 주요 속성의 하나로서, 카테고리는 두 상품 간에 아직 드러나지 않은 잠재적인 연관성을 찾기에 적합한 대상이 될 수 있다고 판단하였다. 본 연구는 연관 상품 추천에 상품 간의 연관성뿐만 아니라 카테고리 간의 연관성을 추가로 반영함으로써 추천의 정확도를 높일 수 있는 예측모형을 개발하였고, 온라인 쇼핑몰로부터 수집된 주문 데이터를 활용하여 이루어진 실험은 기존 모형에 비해 추천 성능이 개선됨을 보였다. 실무적인 관점에서 볼 때, 본 연구는 소비자의 구매 만족도를 향상시키고 판매자의 매출을 증가시키는 데에 기여할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 지능정보연구
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.55-78
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• 2021

최근 인간과 상호작용할 수 있는 '소셜로봇'을 활용하여 복잡하고 다양한 사회문제를 해소하고 개인의 삶의 질을 제고하려는 시도가 주목받고 있다. 과거 로봇은 인간을 대신해서 산업 현장에 투입되고 노동력을 제공해주는 존재로 인식되었다. 그러나 오늘날의 로봇은 각종 산업분야를 관통하는 핵심 키워드인 'Smart'의 등장을 기점으로 인간과 함께 공존하며 사회적 교감이 가능한 '소셜로봇(Social Robot)'으로 그 개념이 확장되고 있다. 구체적으로 고객을 응대하는 서비스 로봇, 에듀테인먼트(Edutainment) 성격의 로봇, 그리고 인간과의 교감, 상호작용에 주목한 감성로봇 등이 출시되고 있다. 그러나 4차 산업혁명을 계기로 ICT 서비스 환경이 급격한 발전을 이룬 현재까지 소셜로봇의 대중화는 체감되지 않고 있다. 소셜로봇의 핵심 기능이 사용자와의 사회적 교감임을 고려하면, 소셜로봇의 대중화를 촉진하기 위해서는 기기에 적용되는 기술 이외의 요소들도 중요하게 고려할 필요가 있다. 본 연구는 로봇의 디자인 요소가 소셜로봇에 대한 소비자들의 구매를 이끌어내는데 중요하게 작용할 것으로 판단한다. 로봇의 외형이 유발하는 감성은 사용자의 인지, 추론, 평가와 기대를 형성하는 과정에서 중요한 영향을 미치며 나아가 로봇에 대한 태도와 호감 그리고 성능 추론 등에도 영향을 줄 수 있다. 그러나 소셜로봇에 대한 기존 연구들은 로봇의 개발방법론을 제안하거나, 소셜로봇이 사용자에게 제공하는 효과를 단편적으로 검증하는 수준에 머무르고 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 소셜로봇의 외형으로부터 사용자가 느끼는 감성이 소셜로봇에 대한 사용자의 태도에 미치는 영향을 검증해보고자 한다. 이때 서로 다른 출처의 이종 데이터 간 결합을 통하여 소셜로봇 디자인평가 모형을 구성한다. 구체적으로 소셜로봇의 외형에 대하여 사전에 구축된 ABOT Database로부터 다수의 소셜로봇에 대한 세 가지 정량적 지표 데이터를 확보하였다. 소셜로봇의 디자인 감성은 (1) 기존의 디자인평가 문헌과 (2) 소셜로봇 제품 후기와 블로그 등의 온라인 구전, (3) 소셜로봇 디자인에 대한 정성적인 인터뷰를 통해 도출하였다. 이후 사용자 설문을 통하여 각각의 소셜로봇에 대해 사용자가 느끼는 감성과 태도에 대한 평가를 수집하였다. 세부적인 감성 평가항목 23개에 대하여, 차원 축소 방법론을 통해 6개의 감성 차원을 도출하였다. 이어서 도출된 감성 차원들이 사용자의 소셜로봇에 대한 태도에 미치는 영향을 검증하기 위해 회귀분석을 수행하여 감성과 태도 간의 관계를 파악해 보았다. 마지막으로 정량적으로 수집된 소셜로봇의 외형에 대한 지표가 감성과 태도 간의 관계에 영향을 줄 수 있음을 검증하기 위해 조절회귀분석을 수행하였다. 기술적인ABOT Database 속성 지표들과 감성 차원들 간의 순수조절효과를 확인하고, 도출된 조절효과에 대한 시각화를 수행하여 외형, 감성, 그리고 태도 간의 관계를 다각적인 관점에서 해석하였다. 본 연구는 이종간 데이터를 연결하여 소셜로봇의 기술적 속성과 소비자 감성, 태도까지 변수 간 관계를 총체적으로 실증 분석했다는 점에서 이론적 공헌을 가지며, 소셜로봇 디자인 개발 전략에 대한 의사결정을 지원하기 위한 기준으로 소비자 감성의 활용 가능성을 제안하였다는 실무적 의의를 가진다.

• 한국유통학회지:유통연구
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.29-53
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• 2012

제조업체와 유통업체의 판매촉진 구사가 증가하면서 이들 사이의 바람직한 판매촉진 비용 분담 방식에 대한 관심도 증가하고 있다. 특히 유통업체 점포를 방문하는 소비자의 비계획구매 요소는 유통업체에게 명시적 잉여를 제공하지만 제조업체에게는 그렇지 않다는 점에서 이를 고려한 판매촉진 비용 분담의 방향 제시가 필요한 것이 현실이다. 문제는 유통업체 방문 소비자의 점포내 비계획구매 요소가 있을 때 제조업체가 어떻게 대응해야 하는지에 대해서는 충분한 설명이 이루어지지 못하고 있다는 점이다. 이러한 문제의식에서 본 연구에서는 유통업체 점포내 비계획구매 요소가 있을 때 제조업체가 구체적으로 공동 판매촉진 행동을 어떻게 전개해야 하는지 조명하고 있다. 본 연구의 주요결과는 다음과 같다: (1) 유통업체 점포 방문 소비자의 비계획구매 수준이 증가할수록 채널 전체의 판매촉진 수준은 높아지고, 제조업체의 비용 분담액도 커진다. (2) 유통업체 점포 방문 소비자의 비계획구매 수준이 증가할수록 채널 전체 판매촉진 비용 중에서 제조업체의 판매촉진 비용 분담 비중은 낮아지고, 유통업체의 판매촉진 비용 분담 비중은 높아진다. (3) 제조업체 이익은 유통업체 점포 방문 소비자의 비계획구매 수준인 b의 증가함수이다. (4) 유통업체가 소비자의 비계획구매 대상 제품을 조달하는데 소요되는 비용 수준이 증가할수록 유통업체 점포 방문 소비자의 비계획구매 수준 증가에 따른 채널 전체의 판매촉진 수준 증가 정도, 제조업체의 판매촉진 비용 분담액 증가 정도, 유통업체의 판매촉진 비용 분담 비중 증가 정도, 제조업체 이윤 증가 정도가 낮아진다.

• 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.