• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.312-320
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• 2005

이 연구의 목적은 LED 광중합기(Elipar Freelight $2^{(R)}$, 3M-ESPE, USA)의 조사 mode에 따른 복합레진($Supreme^{(R)}$, Filtek $Flow^{(R)}$, 3M-ESPE, USA)의 수축응력과 미세경도를 평가하는 것이다. 수축응력을 측정하기 위해 스트레인 게이지가 사용되었다. 표본은 조사 mode와 충전방법에 따라 6개의 군으로 나누어졌다. A군 : Filtek $Flow^{(R)}$ 이장, $Supreme^{(R)}$ 충전, 10초 광중합, B군 : Filtek $Flow^{(R)}$ 이장 $Supreme^{(R)}$ 충전, 15초 광중합, C군 : Filtek $Flow^{(R)}$ 이장, $Supreme^{(R)}$ 충전, 15초 soft start 광중합, D군 : $Supreme^{(R)}$ 충전, 10초 광중합, E군 : $Supreme^{(R)}$ 충전, 15초 광중합, F군 : $Supreme^{(R)}$ 충전, 15초 soft start광중합. 스트레인 게이지를 아크릴릭 링에 부착하고 strainmeter에 연결한 후 광중합하고 10분 동안 1초 간격으로 측정하고 기록하였다. 24시간 후에 각각 표본의 미세경도를 측정하였다. 결과는 ANOVA와 Tukey test를 이용해 통계학적으로 분석하였다. 결과는 다음과 같았다. 1. Soft start curing 했을 때 수축응력이 낮았다(p<0.05). Flowable resin을 이장한 군에서는 효과가 없었다. 2. 10초간 조사한 군은 15초간 조사한 군에 비해 수축응력이 적었다(p<0.05). 3. 미세경도 측정결과 상면과 하면에서 각 군 간에 차이는 없었다(p>0.05). 하지만, 하면의 미세경도가 상면에 비해 80%에 이르지 못했다.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.371-379
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• 2004

본 연구는 1999-2003년 사이에 출판된 대한치과교정학회지(KJO)의 논문 247편과 American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (AJODO)의 논문 250편들이 사용하고 있는 통계기법들을 연도별로 조사 비교하였다. 각각의 저널에서 어떠한 통계기법들이 자주 사용되었는지, 최근 들어 통계기법의 변화가 있었는지 자주 쓰이는 통계기법들에 대한 주의할 점을 고려했는지 어떠한 고급통계기법을 사용하였는지를 살펴보았다. KJO는 이 기간 동안의 모든 논문을 연구대상으로 하였고 AJODO는 각 해마다 50편의 논문을 original article이면서 통계기법을 사용한 논문들 중에서 무작위로 추출하였다. 빈번히 사용된 통계기법은 KJO의 논문에서는 t-검정, 분산분석, 상관분석. 비모수분석, 회귀분석, $x^2-$검정. 요인 분석의 순이었고 AJODO의 논문에서는 t-검정. 분산분석. 비모수분석, 상관분석, 회귀분석, $x^2$-검정, 요인분석의 순이었다. 5년 동안의 통계기법의 변화를 살펴본 결과 KJO에서는 유의한 변화를 관찰할 수 없었으나$(x^2=17.38,\;p = 0.6881)$ AJODO에서는 유의한 변화를 관찰할 수 있었다.$(x^2=42.41,\;p =0.0397)$ 각 통계분석에 해당하는 가정의 점검을 간과한 경우가 있었으며 통계분석 전에 이상치 등의 자료의 탐색이 필요하며 소표본일 경우 좀 더 다른 통계적 접근 방법이 필요하다 고급통계기법으로는 KJO에서는 인자분석과 판별분석을 통해 부정교합자에게 적용이 가능한 골격유형의 감별기준을 도출하였고 AJODO에서는 다기관센터를 통한 임상시험에서 ITT분석을 실시하였으며 생존분석 죈 GEE분석을 실시하였다. 단순한 통계기법만으로는 정확한 자료의 분석이 행해졌다고 보기는 어렵고 자료와 가설에 맞는 단변수 분석후의 다변량 통계 분석 방법을 통하여 정확한 결론을 유추해 내는 노력이 필요하다 치과학 분야의 자료의 특성 중 하나는 서로 상관관계가 높으며 반복 측정치를 가지는 것인데, 올바른 통계기법을 도입하여 그 결과에 대한 바른 해석을 할 수 있도록 해야 하겠다.

• 구강회복응용과학지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.337-349
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• 2008

최적의 골유착을 얻기 위하여 임플란트 디자인의 개선과 다양한 표면처리 방법이 개발되어 왔는데, 특히 최근 알칼리 에칭과 이온 주입법, 양극산화법 등 생화학적인 골유착을 유도할 수 있는 표면개질 방법이 관심의 대상이 되고 있다. 이러한 방법 중 마그네슘 이온을 함유한 전해액속에서 양극산화피막처리한 임플란트(마그네슘 임플란트)를 이용하여 조기 하중의 가능성이 제시된 바 있다. 그러나 마그네슘 임플란트의 경우 장기간의 기능적 하중을 가한 경우에 대한 연구가 부족한 상태이므로, 이에 본 연구에서는 비글견을 이용한 동물실험을 통해 지연하중을 가한 마그네슘 임플란트의 방사선적, 임상 안정성 검사 및 조직형태학적 분석을 시행하여 화학적 표면개질 임플란트의 골조직 반응을 기계가공 임플란트와 비교 평가하고자 하였다. 발치 후 3개월의 치유과정을 가진 비글 성견 6마리의 하악에 좌우 3개씩 실험용으로 제작된 직경 3.75 mm, 길이 10.0 mm의 나사 형태 임플란트 36개를 보편적인 임플란트 시술시 이용하는 식립법을 이용하여 식립하였다. 18개의 대조군은 기계가공만 한 상태였고, 실험군은 마그네슘을 함유한 전해액에서 양극산화 피막처리하였다. 식립 후 3개월 동안의 치유기간 후 이차수술을 실시하였으며, 연결고정하지 않고 단일치 금관수복으로 보철물을 장착하여 하중을 가하였다. 3개월 동안 하중을 가한 후에 희생시켜 비탈회 연마 표본을 제작하여 조직형태 계측학적 분석을 시행하였다. 임플란트 식립시, 이차 수술시, 하중을 가한 1개월, 3개월 후에 변연골 흡수를 평가하기 위해 방사선학적 검사를 실시하였고, 골계면 사이에서의 안정성을 평가하기 위해 공진주파수 수치를 측정하였다. Mann-Whitney U test와 repeated measured ANOVA를 이용하여 95 퍼센트 유의수준으로 통계적 유의성을 확인하였다. 총 36개의 임플란트 중 8개에서 일차 수술 후 골유착의 실패가 나타났으며, 1개는 3개월의 부하 후에 실패 양상이 나타났다. 공진주파수분석결과, 마그네슘 임플란트군은 대조군과는 달리 공진주파수 수치가 증가하다가 다소 감소하는 양상을 보였으며, 하중을 가한 3개월 후에는 두 군의 수치가 비슷하였다. 방사선 사진 분석 결과 두 군 모두 시간에 따른 변연골 흡수량이 증가하였으며, 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다. 조직형태학적인 분석 결과 마그네슘-임플란트가 대조군에 비해 더 높은 수치의 골임플란트 계면접촉율을 보여 주었으나, 나사산내 골면적은 더 낮았다. 그러나 두 군 모두에서 통계적 유의성은 없었다. 이상의 결과에서 지연 하중을 가하는 경우에 있어서 골유착에 대한 마그네슘-임플란트의 효과는 기계가공된 임플란트와 유사하였다. 조기 하중시 더 빠르고 강한 골반응을 보여주던 이전 연구와 종합하여 볼 때, 마그네슘 임플란트는 즉시 또는 조기 하중 가능성을 증진시켜 주며, 지연 하중에서는 생체 적합성이 우수한 타이타늄과 유사한 골유착 정도를 보이는 것으로 사료된다. 그러나 임상적으로 화학적 표면개질 방법의 유용성을 판단하기 위해 다양하고 장기적인 임상 연구가 필요하리라 사료된다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.450-459
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• 2009

본 연구의 목적은 새로 개발한 점탄성 측정기를 사용하여 수종의 광중합 복합레진의 초기 동적 점탄성 변화를측정하는 것이다. 본 연구에 사용된 점탄성 측정기는 세 부분으로 구성되었다. 첫째, 시편이 놓여지는 parallel plates; 둘째, DC 모터와 크랭크로 이루어진 회전진동전단변형 (Oscillatory shear strain)을 발생시키는 부분; 셋째, 전자기적 토크센서를 이용한 응력 측정 부분으로 구성되었다. 본 점탄성 측정기는 최대 2 Ncm의 토크를 측정할 수 있으며, 광중합기의 스위치는 컴퓨터와 연동하여 데이터 획득을 시작할 때 동시에 켜지도록 하였다. 본 연구에서는 시판 중인 6종의 광중합 복합레진 [Z-100 (Z1), Z-250 (Z2), Z-350 (Z3), DenFil (DF), Tetric Ceram (TC), Clearfil AP-X (CF)]을 사용하였다. 점탄성 측정기를 사용하여 동적 회전전단실험을 시행하였다. 직경 3 mm인 유리막대로 구성된 parallel plates 사이에 $14.2\;mm^3$의 복합레진을 적용시켰으며, 6 Hz의 진동수와 0.00579 rad의 진폭으로 변형을 가하고 발생된 응력을 측정하였다. 광중합이 시작됨과 동시에 측정이 시작되었으며, 광중합 후 10초 동안 점탄성의 변화를 관찰하였다. 각 복합레진에 대해 5 회 반복하여 측정하였고, 실험은 $25{\pm}0.5^{\circ}C$에서 진행되었다. 측정된 변형-응력 곡선으로부터 복소전단탄성계수 G*, 저장전단탄성 계수 G', 손실전단탄성 계수 G"를 구하였고 G*가 10 MPa에 이르는 시간을 구하였다. 각 재료의 복소전단탄성계수 G*와 10 MPa에 이르는 시간에 대해 일원분산분석 (One-way ANOVA)과 사후검정 (Tukey 검정)을 시행하였다 (${\alpha}$= 0.05). 결과는 다음과 같다. 1.본 연구를 위해 제작한 점탄성 측정기는 광중합 복합레진의 중합 초기 10초 동안의 동적 점탄성 변화를 신뢰성 있게 측정 할 수 있었다. 2. 모든 복합레진은 광조사 개시 후 $1{\sim}2$초의 불응기를 지난 다음 급격한 전단탄성계수의 증가를 보였다. 3. 모든 복합레진은 광중합 10 초간 손실전단탄성계수보다 저장전단탄성계수의 높은 증가를 보였다. 4. 광중합 초기 10초 후 복소전단탄성계수 값은 $150.3{\sim}563.7\;MPa$로, Z-100이 가장 높았고, 그 다음 Clearfil, Z-250, Z-350, Tetric Ceram, DenFil의 순이었다. 5. 복소전단탄성계수가 10 MPa에 이르는 시간은 Z-100이 2.55초로 가장 빨랐고, DenFil이 4.06초로 가장 느렸다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.161-167
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• 2009

본 연구는 완벽주의가 스케일링 실습 시 실습불안과 스트레스에 미치는 영향에 대하여 알아보기 위하여 경기도에 소재한 S대학에서 치위생과 치면세마실습 과목을 수강하여 치위생과 실습실에 내원한 환자를 대상으로 스케일링 실습을 한 학생 122명을 대상으로 2008년 5월 1일부터 5월 31일까지 스케일링 실습 전과 실습 후에 설문조사를 실시하였다. 이차원적 완벽주의의 하위요인인 성취추구 요인과 실패회피 요인 점수에 따라 네 가지 유형의 완벽주의 집단으로 구분하고 실습 시 스트레스와 실습 전후의 불안을 분석하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 완벽주의 유형에 따라 실습 스트레스에 차이가 있는지를 확인하기 위하여 완벽주의 네 집단을 독립변인으로 하고, 실습 스트레스 점수를 종속변인으로 한 분산분석을 실시한 결과 실습 스트레스는 완벽주의 유형에 따라 통계적으로 유의미한 결과를 확인할 수 없었다. 2. 실습 전 특질불안 점수와 실습 전 상태불안점수, 실습 전 전체불안 검사는 완벽주의 유형에 따라 통계적으로 유의미한 차이를 보였다. 이러한 차이는 성취 추구 요인과 실패회피 요인 모두 낮은 비완벽주의 집단에 비해 성취추구 요인과 실패회피 요인 모두 높은 혼합집단 간 차이로 인해 나타났다. 다시 말해 비완벽주의 집단에 비해 혼합집단이 실습 전에 모든 불안 점수가 더 높았다. 3. 실습 전에 비해 실습 후에 불안 점수가 감소하였는지 검증하기 위하여 상태불안의 실습 전 점수와 실습 후 점수를 이용하여 반복 측정 분산분석(Repeated Measure ANOVA)을 실시하였으며 분석결과 불안의 전체 점수는 93.71 에서 89.66점으로 감소하였으며 하위요인인 상태불안 점수도 45.49에서 43.38점으로 감소하였다. 이는 통계적으로 유의미하였다. 4. 이차원적 완벽주의척도의 하위요인인 성취추구요인과 실패회피요인이 실습 전후 표준화된 상태불안 점수의 차이값에 미치는 영향력을 검증하기 위하여 회귀분석을 실시하여 개별적인 예측변인의 준거변인에 대한 기여도와 통계적 유의미성을 검정한 결과, 실패회피는 상태불안에 정적으로 유의미한 예측변인이었지만, 성취추구는 준거변인에 영양을 주지 않았다. 즉, 실패회피 정도가 높을수록 실습기간 동안 상태불안이 높아지는 것으로 나타났다. 위와 같은 결과를 볼 때 스케일링 실습 시 실습지도자는 학생들의 완벽주의 성향에 따른 실습불안을 감소시키기 위한 노력이 필요하며 학생들에게 성취추구적 동기를 부여할 수 있는 방안을 모색하는 것이 중요하다고 하겠다.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제34권
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• pp.31-42
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• 2022

목 적: 본 연구는 6MV-FFF(Flattening Filter Free) 에너지를 사용하는 Tomotherapy, Halcyon, True-Beam 장비를 이용하여 가상의 표적 용적에 대한 표면 선량 값을 측정, 비교평가하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: IMRT 팬텀(IBA, Germany)을 이용하였으며 표면 선량 측정의 정확도를 높이기 위해 without bolus, 0.5 cm bolus, 1 cm bolus 총 세 가지 조건으로 전산화 단층촬영을 시행하였다. 가상의 표적 깊이에 치료 계획 용적(Planning Target Volume, PTV)을 설정하고 1회, 200 cGy로 치료 계획을 각각 수립하였다. 표면 선량 측정은 Gafchromic EBT3 필름을 전산화 치료 계획과 동일한 구간에 위치시켜 10회 반복 측정한 뒤 분석하였다. 결 과: 각 장비 별 실험 결과 without bolus, 0.5 cm bolus, 1 cm bolus 순서로 표면 선량 측정값의 평균은 Tomotherapy에서 115.2±2.0 cGy, 194.4±3.3 cGy, 200.7±2.9 cGy로 확인되었고, Halcyon에서 104.7±3.0 cGy, 180.1±10.8 cGy, 187.0±10.1 cGy로 확인되었으며, TrueBeam에서 92.4±3.2 cGy, 148.6±5.7 cGy, 155.8±6.1 cGy로 확인되었다. 세 가지 조건에서 모두 치료 계획 시스템과 동일하게 Tomotherapy, Halcyon, TrueBeam 순으로 높게 측정되었다. 결 론: Tomotherapy와 Halcyon에서 TrueBeam 장비에 비해 표면 선량이 높게 측정되었다. 치료 부위와 치료 목적에 맞춰 장비 별 특성이 고려된다면 치료 효율성의 증가뿐 아니라 환자의 치료 만족도도 높아질 것으로 사료된다.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.51-58
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• 2019

핵의학 체외 검사실 에서는 시약 Lot가 변경될 때, Lot 간의 결과가 신뢰성이 있는지를 판단하기 위해 Lot 간 동등성 검사(comparability test between reagent lots) 또는 시약 병행 검사(reagent parallel test)를 시행하는데, 다수의 국내 검사실에서는 두 lot 간 결과 차이로부터 %difference를 구하여 저농도에서는 20% 이내, 중 고농도에서는 10% 이내로 설정하고 있으며 범위를 벗어 날 경우 재검사 시행으로 범위를 맞추는 실정이다. 따라서 본원의 핵의학 체외 검사실에서 시행되는 몇 가지 검사를 선정하여 parallel test의 결과를 분석해보았고, 검사별 맞춤 %difference 값 선정에 도움 될 만한 참고 자료를 마련해 보고자 하였다. Thyroid-stimulating hormone(TSH), Free thyroxine(FT4), Carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA), CA-125, Prostate-specific antigen(PSA) 그리고 HBs-Ab, insulin, 7종목에 대해 2018 1월부터 2018년 11월까지의 기간 동안의 시약 lot 변화에 따른 정도 관리 물질의 결과를 분석하였다. TSH, F-T4, CEA, CA-125, PSA의 측정에는 IRMA의 원리를 이용한 RIA-MAT 280 system이 사용되었고, Insulin의 측정에는 TECAN 자동화 분주 장비와 GAMMA-10 측정 장비가 사용되었다. HBs-Ab의 측정에는 HAMILTON 자동화 분주 장비와 GAMMA-10 측정 장비가 사용되었다. 각각 전용 시약과 전용 칼리브레이터, 전용 정도 관리 물질이 사용되었다. 1. TSH [%diffrence Max / Mean / Median] (P-value by t-test > 0.05) C-1(저농도) [14.8 / 4.4 / 3.7 / 0.0 ] C-2(중농도) [10.1 / 4.2 / 3.7 / 0.0] 2. FT4 [%diffrence Max / Mean / Median] (P-value by t-test > 0.05) C-1(저농도) [10.0 / 4.2 / 3.9 / 0.0] C-2(고농도) [9.6 / 3.3 / 3.1 / 0.0 ] 3. CA-125 [%diffrence Max / Mean / median] (P-value by t-test > 0.05) C-1(중농도) [9.6 / 4.3 / 4.3 / 0.3] C-2(고농도) [6.5 / 3.5 / 4.3 / 0.4] 4. CEA [%diffrence Max / Mean / median] (P-value by t-test > 0.05) C-1(저농도) [9.8 / 4.2 / 3.0 / 0.0] C-2(중농도) [8.7 / 3.7 / 2.3 / 0.3] 5. PSA [%diffrence Max / Mean / Median] (P-value by t-test > 0.05) C-1(저농도) [15.4 / 7.6 / 8.2 / 0.0] C-2(중농도) [8.8 / 4.5 / 4.8 / 0.9] 6. HBs-Ab [%diffrence Max / Mean / Median] (P-value by t-test > 0.05) C-1(중농도) [9.6 / 3.7 / 2.7 / 0.2] C-2(고농도) [8.9 / 4.1 / 3.6 / 0.3] 7. insulin [%diffrence Max / Mean / Median] (P-value by t-test > 0.05) C-1(중농도) [8.7 / 3.1 / 2.4 / 0.9] C-2(고농도) [8.3 / 3.2 / 1.5 / 0.1] 모두 정도 관리 물질의 lot 변경 시에도 유의미한 차이가 없었으며 표본 수가 늘어남에 따라 검사실과 검사 종목 별 맞춤 허용 기준을 설정할 수 있을 것이라 기대할 수 있었다. 면역 방사 계수 측정법에서 비교적 검출률이 높은 종목들을 선정해서 일 것이라 판단되며 여러 번 재 측정된 결과 값이기 때문일 수도 있겠다. 대부분의 검사 결과에서 허용 기준인 10%에 크게 못 미치는 차이를 보였으며 저농도 target 값을 가진 경우에도 허용 기준인 20%에 가까운 수치를 보이진 않았다. 더 오랜 기간 동안의 관찰과 연구를 통해 평균의 균질화가 이루어진다면 종목 별 검사실 맞춤 허용 기준을 얻을 수 있을 것으로 판단되며 더 다양한 변수를 고려한 관찰과 연구도 필요할 것이다.

• 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.