• 한국조경학회지
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.75-87
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• 2023

본 연구는 조경·정원분야 기후변화 대응을 위한 역할로서 자연기반해법의 실증을 위한 실험적 설계를 제시하고, 탄소중립 사회를 위한 공간 전략적 방안과 문화 산업으로서의 역할을 제시하는 목적으로 진행되었다. 환경 보호와 탄소중립 사회 형성을 목표로 저 관리형 정원으로서의 탄소저감 효과를 위한 전략을 제시하고자 한다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 모델정원의 기능과 공간 요소, 탄소중립과 관련된 내용들을 보다 과학적인 데이터로 수집할 수 있도록 실질적 모델정원을 설계하고 조성하였다. 대상지는 국립세종수목원 내에 위치한다. 탄소저감 기능을 측정하는 실험구를 중심적으로 배치하며, 그 외 공간은 드라이가든과 커뮤니티 가든, 초화원 등으로 전시와 휴식을 할 수 있는 공간을 두었다. 실험구는 바이오차 부설 양, 식재밀도, 식재 수종에 따른 탄소저감 효과를 분석할 수 있게 타입을 구분하였다. 탄소저감을 위한 시설 적용과 시공 방식은 '지구를 위한 10가지 탄소정원 가꾸기'의 방식을 적용하였다. 대표적으로 빗물의 활용시설, 저탄소 인증 목재 활용, 인근지역 자재 사용을 적용하였다. 또한 각각의 시설 및 시공 방식에 따른 탄소저감 효과를 비교하여 제시하였다. 이 결과는 탄소중립 사회를 실현하기 위한 대응 방안을 모색하는 데에 중요한 기초 연구가 될 것으로 기대되며, 정원 산업 등 지속 가능한 발전이 필요한 다양한 분야에서의 참고가 될 것으로 기대한다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.569-581
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• 2016

본 연구는 독거노인을 대상으로 뉴로피드백 훈련과 뇌체조 그리고 한방차를 병행한 통합요법을 적용하여 독거노인의 뇌기능 향상 및 삶의 질에 미치는 영향을 확인하기 위한 단일군 전후 설계인 실험 연구이다. 2014년 12월 22일부터 2015년 2월 28일까지 8주 동안, Y군에 거주하는 65세~90세의 독거노인 23명(남 10명, 여 13명)을 대상으로 뉴로피드백 훈련은 2 Channel Neurofeedback System을 이용하여 이완 집중 기억력을 중심으로, 뇌체조는 한국정신과학연구소에서 개발한 뇌체조 프로그램을 이용하여 각각 1회 30분, 주 2회, 8주간, 16회를 하였다. 그리고 한방차는 동의보감과 여러 선행연구를 토대로 개발하여 조제한 한방차를 8주간, 매일, 하루 3잔 음용하도록 하였다. 그 결과 통합요법이 뇌기능지수 중 긴장도와 항스트레스 지수가 유의하게 변화하여 뇌기능 향상에 긍정적인 효과가 나타났다. 또한 삶의 질에서는 혈압과 혈당이 낮아지고, 삶의 질, 일상생활, 우울증상 등에서 유의미한 결과가 나왔다. 결론적으로 통합요법이 독거노인의 뇌기능 및 삶의 질을 의미 있게 향상 시킬 수 있음을 보여주었다. 그러므로 뉴로피드백 훈련, 뇌체조 및 한방차를 병행한 통합요법이 독거노인들의 삶의 질을 높이는데 반드시 필요한 중재요법이며, 보다 실질적이고 체계적으로 심신을 치유하여 삶의 질을 향상시키게 할 것이다.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.30-39
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• 1999

목적: 정상어린이, 변비 및 유분증이 있는 환아에서 직장항문압검사를 시행하여 이의 유용성을 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 정상대조군 어린이 11명과 36명의 환아(특발성변비환아 20명, 유분증환아16명)에서 항문직장압검사를 시행하였다. 결과: 외괄약근압은 대조군에서($21.0{\pm}8.00$ mmHg) 단순 변비군($34.4{\pm}15.3$; p=0.028)이나 유분증군($33.8{\pm}15.2$ mmHg; p=0.028)과 비교하여 유의하게 낮았다. 내괄약근압도 대조군에서($30.0{\pm}14.57$ mmHg) 단순변비군($41.0{\pm}15.3$ mmHg, p=0.016)과 유분증군($49.3{\pm}13.6$, p=0.016)과 비교하여 의미있게 낮았다. 최소감각용적은 단순 변비군($54.2{\pm}35.9$ ml, p=0.002) 유분증군($73.6{\pm}33.5$ ml, p=0.002) 모두 대조군($11.4{\pm}4.52$ ml)보다 높은 수치를 나타내었다. 직장-항문 반사 역치는 단순변비군($17.1{\pm}8.75$ ml), 유분증군($13.2{\pm}11.1$ ml) 및 대조군($8.91{\pm}$ ml)에서 유의한 차이가 없었다(p=0.212). 또한 최소감각용적에서 직장항문반사역치를 뺀 값은 대조군($-1.00{\pm}6.99$ ml)에 비해 환아군($44.0{\pm}39.5$ ml)에서 의미있게(p=0.005) 높았다. PRRAIR는 세 군 간의 차이가 없었다(p=0.307). 결론: 위의 결과는 유분증환아 및 변비 환아에서 항문생리를 객관적인 수치로 표시하였을 때 정상 어린이와 차이가 있음을 보여주었고 환아의 치료 방침을 정하거나 변비의 객관적인 평가에 직장항문압검사가 유용하게 이용될수 있음을 보여주었다. 또한 유분증과 단순변비간에 여러수치의 차이가 없는 것은 일부를 제외하고는 변비와 유분증은 같은 병태생리를 갖고 있는 것을 나타내는 것이라 할 수 있다.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.10-20
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• 2014

본 연구는 가로 시설물 디자인의 조형 요소와 가로경관 선호도 간의 상관성 분석을 목적으로 수행되었으며, 일산 신도시의 가로 공간 내 입지하고 있는 휴식, 위생, 조명, 정보, 판매, 교통, 조경 관련 다양한 가로시설물을 연구 대상으로 하였다. 연구는 가로시설물 관련 문헌조사를 기반으로 이론을 고찰하고, 설문조사 및 분석을 통해 결과를 고찰하는 방법으로 진행하였으며, 다음과 같은 연구 결과를 얻을 수 있었다. 첫째, 가로경관에 영향을 미치는 요소를 파악하기 위한 분석에서 '휴식시설'과 '정보시설', '조경시설' 등 3개 요소가 가로경관에 주요 영향을 미치는 요소로 나타났다. 특히 이들은 '휴식', '조경', '정보' 시설 순으로 경관 선호도에 큰 영향력을 미치고 있었으며, 휴식시설에는 각종 '의자 요소'가, 정보시설'에는 '사인보드'가, 조경시설에는 '조형물', '분수', '문주'등의 시설 요소가 경관 선호도에 주된 영향을 미치는 요소인 것으로 분석되었다. 둘째, 형태, 색채, 질감, 스케일 등 조형요소가 가로시설물의 선호도에 미치는 영향을 분석한 결과, 휴식시설인 의자는 '질감', '형태', '스케일', '색채'의 순으로 조형디자인 요소가 경관 선호도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 특히 '색채' 요소가 다른 3개 요소에 비해 상대적으로 경관 선호도에 적은 영향을 미치고 있는 것으로 통계적 유의성이 있는 것으로 나타났는데, 이것은 의자 등 편의시설에서는 질감, 형태, 스케일 등 기능적인 사항이 색채 등 시각적 것보다 선호도에 크게 영향을 미치고 있음을 시사하고 있는 것이었다. 조경시설 중 모뉴먼트와 관련된 시설은 경관 선호도에 있어 '색채', '형태', '질감', '스케일' 등의 순으로 영향을 미치고 있는 것으로 나타남으로써 의자 등 편의시설과는 다른 양상을 보이고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이것은 색채, 형태등 시각적 요소가 오히려 경관 선호도에 중요한 영향을 준다는 것을 의미하고 있는 것으로 사료되었다. 셋째, 특히, 사인보드 등 정보시설에 있어 경관 선호도와 디자인의 조형 요소와의 상관관계에 있어서는 부(否)의 상관성이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 즉, 사인보드가 경관 선호도에 매우 부정적 영향을 끼치는 것을 의미하고 있음인데, 디자인 조형요소와의 상관성은 '스케일', '색채', '질감'의 순으로 나타남으로써 '스케일' 즉 광고물의 '크기'와 '색채'가 경관 선호도에 악영향을 미치고 있음을 의미하였다. 이상의 결과는 가로 경관 요소로서 가로 시설물을 디자인하고자 할 경우, 시설물의 종류에 따라서 상이한 조형 요소에 상대적으로 집중적 관심을 쏟아야 할 필요가 있음을 보여주고 있었다. 마지막으로, 가로시설물을 분류함에 있어서 지금까지 교과서적으로 분류해 온 '기능' 중심의 '계' 차원의 분류체계는 경관성과 관련하여서는 바람직하지 않은 것으로 나타났으며, 따라서 경관과 관련한 연구를 수행할 경우, '계'보다는 '시설 종류' 차원으로 분류하는 것이 보다 바람직한 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.72-85
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• 2009

본 연구는 인간 활동을 담는 형식과 의미의 총체라 할 수 있는 서원, 그 중에서도 경상남도 함양의 남계서원을 대상으로 공간 및 시각구성상에 내재된 형식미와 의미 파악을 통해 서원 조영에 담겨진 경관짜임 원리를 풀이하고 현대 유사 전통적 공간의 경관설계 시 적용하기 위한 착안점을 구하기 위해 시도되었다. 남계서원은 생성과 풍요를 거쳐 초월과 회귀로 이어지는 비산비야(非山非野)의 풍수적 명처[연화부수형]에 생거사유(生居死幽) 형국에서부터 치(置)와 화(和)를 이루고 있다. 그리고 사당-내삼문-강당-동서재-외삼문으로 이어지는 위계는 일상제-삼신-오제로 연결되는 삼신오제사상의 투영이자 주자가례에 의한 예제적 틀을 준용한 비례부동(非禮不動)의 의미 넣기 기법이다. 또한 남계서원의 환경설계에는 산수의 물질적 대립 항 그리고 전후(前後), 종횡(縱橫), 동정(動靜)이라는 방향과 운동의 이진부호적 복합체계를 개입시켜, 경직된 축선을 고집하지 않으면서도 자연지형에 밀착된 건물과 마당의 공간 및 시각구성상의 비대칭 균형원칙을 추구하여 '치와 화'의 교집합 공간을 구축하였다. 한편, 건물 이름 짓기는 학문수양과 관련하여 성리학적 가르침과 풍수사신사(風水四神砂) 구조와 연계시켜 이루어짐으로서 기능과 의미를 일체화시킨 치와 화의 경관 놓기와 경관 맞추기가 드러나고 있다. 또한, 건물과 마당의 폐쇄감으로 볼 때 강학(講學) 및 유상(遊賞)공간 그리고 제향공간은 그 공간성격에 따라 개방감과 위요감, 긴장감과 안도감, 상승감과 위계감이 적절히 부여되는 등 청각적으로 의사 전달이 가능한 인간적 척도 개념이 반영되고 있다. 남계서원의 초기 건립과 이후의 변모과정에서 드러난 자연과 유연하게 이어지는 기능, 완결을 지향하는 비완결의 열림 그리고 긴장과 이완이 반복되는 동세적 아름다움을 구현하기 위한 치(置-놓기)와 자연과 일체감을 갖는 질서와 연속, 기념성과 일상성의 공유 등을 구현하기 위한 화(和-맞추기)의 경관짜임 의도는 오늘날 토지이용계획은 물론 캠퍼스 환경설계 분야에 시사하는 바가 크다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제49권12호
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• pp.1324-1328
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• 2006

목 적 : 소아를 대상으로 고식적인 심초음파와 도플러 초음파를 이용하여 서로 다른 두 방법으로 측정한 심근 수행 지수의 차이를 알아보는 것이다. 방 법 : 2005년 12월부터 2006년 2월까지 강릉 아산 병원을 방문한 정상 심장을 가진 27명의 소아를 대상으로 하였다. 우선 심첨 4방 단면도에서 승모판 유입 혈류 도플러로부터 a1간격을 측정하고, 심첨 5방 단면도에서 ET1을 측정하였다. 그런 연후, MPI1, ICT1 그리고 IRT1을 계산하였다. 두 번째로, 심첨 5방 단면도에서 승모판막과 대동맥판막 연결 부위 바로 아래에서 같은 심장 주기의 도플러영상으로부터 ICT2, ET2, IRT2를 측정하였다. 그런 연후, MPI2를 계산하였다. MPI1과 MPI2를 비교분석하였다. MPI는 MPI=(ICT＋IRT)/ET의 공식을 이용하여 계산하였다. 결 과 : 평균 나이는 $5.7{\pm}2.2$세이다(남:여=15:12). MPI2가 $0.482{\pm}0.081$로 MPI1 $0.277{\pm}0.083$보다 높았다(P=0.000). 또한 ICT2가 $97{\pm}18msec$로 ICT1 $56{\pm}15msec$보다 높았고(P=0.000), IRT2가 $53{\pm}9msec$로 IRT1 $42{\pm}8msec$보다 높았다(P=0.000). 그러나, ET2는 $254{\pm}14msec$로 ET1 $260{\pm}16msec$보다 낮았다(P=0.01). MPI1과 MPI2는 좋은 양의 상관관계를 보였다. 결 론 : 이 연구에서는 측정 방법에 따라 MPI1과 MPI2의 값이 다름을 보여 주었다. 반면에 두 MPI는 좋은 양의 상관관계를 보였다. 이 결과로부터 소아에서 전체적인 심실 기능을 나타내는 지수로서 새로운 방법으로 측정된 MPI가 유용하리라 사료된다.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.39-49
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• 1996

본 실험에서는 흰쥐의 뇌 기저동맥을 이용하여 $K^+$과 U46619에 의한 수축과 세포내 $Ca^{2+}$의 변동을 관찰하고, 이들 반응을 CGRP 전처치시 나타나는 반응과 비교하였다. CGRP (30과 100 nM)는 U46619에 의하여 야기된 수축반응과 세포내 $Ca^{2+}$의 증가반응을 억제시켰으나, $K^+$ (90 mM)에 의하여 나타나는 반응에는 영향을 미치지 아니하였다. 게다가, U46619에 의하여 야기되는 장력에 대하여 세포내 $Ca^{2+}$의 변동 $(F_{340}/F_{380})$을 도표화하여 세포내 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도와 장력의 발생과의 상관관계를 검토하고, 이들 결과를 CGRP 전처치시 나타나는 결과와 비교하였다. CGRP (30과 100 nM) 전처치군에서 얻어진 직선이 오른쪽으로 치우치지는 않으면서 아래쪽으로 이동하는 점으로 볼 때, CGRP가 $Ca^{2+}$에 대한 수축기구의 감수성에는 영향을 미치지 않으면서 세포내 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도를 저하시킴에 의하여 U46619에 의한 근수축반응을 억제시키는 것으로 보여진다. 이러한 CGRP의 효과는 CGRP1 수용체 길항제인 CGRP$(8{\sim}37)$ 분획(100 nM)의 전처치시 현저히 억제되었다. CGRP에 의한 수축력과 세포내 $Ca^{2+}$의 저하는 large conductance $Ca^{2+}$에 의하여 활성화되는 $K^+$ 통로 봉쇄제인 charybdotoxin (100 nM)과 iberiotoxin (100 nM)의 전처치에 의하여 완전하게 역전되었으나, small conductance $Ca^{2+}$에 의하여 활성화되는 $K^+$ 통로 봉쇄제인 apamin (300 nM)과 ATP에 감수성이 높은 $K^+$ 통로 봉쇄제인 glibenclamide (1 ${\mu}M$)에 의해서는 영향을 받지 아니하였다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때 CGRP1 수용체는 $Ca^{2+}$에 의하여 활성화되는 $K^+$ 통로를 개방시킴으로 세포내 $Ca^{2+}$을 감소시켜 뇌 기저동맥의 이완반응을 매개하는 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.45-52
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• 1991

GS354와 GS389의 세포내 칼슘{$[Ca^{2+}]_{1}:$ Fura-2의 형광으로 측정}과 근장력 변화에 대하여 백서의 흉부동맥을 사용하여 검토하였다. GS354와 GS389 모두 고농도의 포타슘과 노어에피네프린에 의한 수축을 억제시켰다. GS354의 헐관이완은 $[Ca^{2+}]_{1}$의 감소가 동반되었고 고농도의 포타슘에 의한 $[Ca^{2+}]_{1}$증가억제 현상도 칼슘통로 활성제인 Bay K8644에 의하여 길항되었다. 그러나 혈관이완 작용은 Bay K8644에 의해 억제 되지 않았다. 이러한 사실은 GS354는 칼슘통로를 차단하여 $[Ca^{2+}]_{1}$을 감소시키며 또한 수축기구에 대한 칼슘의 감수성을 낮추는 것을 암시하는 결과이다. 한편 GS389는 세포내 형광성을 증가시켰으나 이것은 Fura-2에 의한 형광이 아니라 내인성 피리딘 뉴클레오타이드에 의한 것으로서 나타났다. 이것은 미토콘드리아 기능을 억제하는 것을 의미하며 이러한 현상때문에 GS389에 대한 $[Ca^{2+}]_{1}$의 측정이 곤란하였으나 계속하여 Bay K8644를 첨가하여 본 결과 형광은 더욱 증가 되었으나 혈관이완은 역전되지 않았다. 이러한 사실은 GS389가 칼슘통로를 억제하며 아울러 수축기구에 대한 칼슘의 감수성을 낮추는 것을 암시하는 결과로 사료된다.

• 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.