• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.106-112
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• 2006

Tissue hyperplasia is one of the most frequently encountered complications when self-expanding metallic stents are placed in benign non-vascular luminal organ strictures, thus causing restenosis of the lumen. The investigators postulated that ionizing irradiation could be applied to prevent restenosis caused by tissue hyperplasia in non-vascular luminal organs as it reduced coronary or peripheral arterial narrowing successfully. The authors combined $\beta$-irradiation using $^{188}Re-MAG_3$ solution with balloon dilation for animal and clinical studies because this new treatment approach had the advantages such as low penetration depth of $\beta$-ray, self-centering irradiation, and mechanical effect of balloon dilation over using $\gamma$-irradiation with afterloading devices in this article, the concept and mechanism of radioisotope balloon dilation, and animal and clinical studies using radioisotope balloon dilation are reviewed.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.8-16
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• 2018

목적: 본 연구의 목적은 디지털 소프트웨어를 이용하여 제작된 수술용 스텐트를 이용하여 지지 형태에 따른 수술용 스텐트의 정확성을 분석하는 것이다. 재료 및 방법: 총 5세트의 치아모형에 대하여 양측에 지대치가 있는 치아지지형 무치악 모델과 근심에만 지대치가 있는 치아-조직 지지형 무치악 모델을 제작하였다. 모델을 스캐닝을 시행하고, 전산화 단층 촬영을 실시하여 In2Guide 소프트웨어를 이용하여 전산화 단층 촬영술의 정보와 모델 스캐닝 정보를 중첩하여 임플란트 고정체(USII, $4{\times}10mm$, Osstem, Seoul, Korea)에 대한 가상적인 위치배열을 실시하고 수술용 스텐트 제작하였다. DMAX 수술 키트을 사용하여 임플란트 고정체를 식립하였다. 식립후 전산화 단층 촬영을 실시하여 찍어 술전에 계획된 임플란트와 실제 식립된 임플란트 사이에 오차(angle difference, coronal difference, apical difference)를 측정하여 통계분석을 시행하였다. 결과: 악궁에 따른 정확도 결과에서 하악이 전반적으로 각도, 길이오차의 값이 작게 나타났으나 이는 통계적 유의성이 없었다. 스텐트의 지지 형태에 따른 정확도 결과에서 치아지지형 스텐트가 치아-조직지지형 스텐트보다 길이오차와 각도오차의 값이 통계적으로 유의하게 작은 값을 보였다. 결론: 악궁(상악, 하악)은 수술용 스텐트의 정확도에 영향을 미치지 않았으며, 치아 지지형 스텐트는 치아-조직지지형 스텐트보다 더 적은 오차를 보여 주었다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.402-407
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• 2010

Introduction: The planning of implant surgery is an important factor for the implant prosthesis. Stereolithographic (SLA) surgical stents based on a computer simulation are quite helpful for clinicians to perform the surgery as planned. Although many clinical and technical trials have been performed for computed tomography (CT)-guided implant stents to improve the surgical procedures and prosthetic treatment, there are still many problems to solve. We developed a system of a surgical guide based on 3 dimensional (3D) CT for implant therapy and achieved satisfactory results in the terms of planning and operation. Materials and Methods: Fifteen patients were selected and 30 implant fixtures were installed. The preoperative CT data for surgical planning were prepared after obtaining informed consent. Surgical planning was performed using the simulation program, Ondemend3D In2Guide. The stents were fabricated based on the simulation data containing information of the residual bone, the location of the nerve, and the expected design of the prostheses. After surgery with these customized stents, the accuracy and reproducibility of implant surgery were evaluated based on the computer simulation. The data of postoperative CT were used to confirm this system using the image fusion technique and compare the implant fixtures between the planned and implanted. Results: The mean error was 1.18 (${\pm}0.73$) mm at the occlusal center, 1.23 (${\pm}0.67$) mm at the apical center, and the axis error between the two fixtures was $3.25^{\circ}C$ (${\pm}3.00$). These stents showed superior accuracy in maxilla cases. The lateral side error at the apical center was significantly different from the error at the occlusal center but there were no significant differences between the premolars, 1st molars and 2nd molars. Conclusion: SLA surgical stents based on a computer simulation have the satisfactory accuracy and are expected to be useful for accurate planning and surgery if some errors can be improved.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.65-72
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• 2000

Objective: To compare the efficacy of suprapapillary and transpapillary methods of transhepatic biliary metallic stent placement in malignant biliary strictures and to specify the indications of each method applied. Materials and Methods: Stents were placed in 59 patients. Strictures were categorized as type A (within 3 cm of the ampulla, n = 27), type B (over 3 cm from ampulla, n = 7), type C (within 3 cm of the bending portion, n = 9), or type D (over 3 cm above the bending portion, n=16). The stenting method was suprapapillary in 34 cases and transpapillary in 25. The rates of initial and long-term patency and of early recurrence were compared. Results: Initial patency rates for the suprapapillary and transpapillary methods were 1/7 (14.3%) and 20/20 (100%) respectively for type A (p < 0.0001), 4/5 (80.0%) and 2/2 for type B, 3/7 (42.9%) and 2/2 for type C, and 15/16 (93.8%) and 0/0 for type D. Early recurrence rates were 7/30 (23.3%) using the suprapapillary method and 4/29 (13.8%) using the transpapillary method (p = 0.51). The long-term patency rate did not differ significantly according to either type (p = 0.37) or method (p = 0.62). Conclusion: For good initial patency, the transpapillary method is recommended for strictures of the distal extrahepatic duct near the ampulla and just above the bending portion. Long-term patency is not influenced by the stenting method employed.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.145-150
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• 2001

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of the newly designed Niti-S stent in the management of iliac arterial stenoses and occlusions. Materials and Methods: Stenoses (n=25) or occlusions (n=5) in the iliac arteries of 25 patients (30 limbs) were treated. The site of the lesions was the common (n=15) or external (n=11) iliac artery, or both (n=4). Eight limbs were treated for diffuse disease, six for highly eccentric lesion, five for occlusive lesion, and 11 for failed angioplasty. Results: In all patients, technical success was achieved without major complications. One death, not procedure-related, occurred within 30 days. Ankle-brachial indexes improved from 0.63 0.30 to 0.99 0.21, and ischemic symptoms showed improvement in 22 patients (88%). Fontaine classifications before stenting, namely IIa(n=3), IIb(n=16), III(n=2), and IV(n=4) improved to I(n=17), IIa(n=5), and IV(n=3). Follow-up over a 27 (mean, 19.8 8)-month period showed that cumulative patency rates were 95.8% at 1 year and 86.2% at 2 and 3 years. No significant decrease in the mean ankle-brachial index was observed. Conclusion: The Niti-S stent appears to be a safe and effective device for the treatment of iliac stenoses and occlusions. These preliminary results require confirmation with a larger series.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.79-83
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• 2003

Purpose : To assess the relationship between the direction of the indicating rod of the radiographic stent for ideal prosthetic design and the actual possible path of implant fixture placement when residual ridge resorption is considered. Materials and Methods: The study materials consisted of 326 implant sites (male 214 cases and female 112 cases) from a total of 106 patients (male 65 patients and female 41 patients) who desired implant prostheses. Computed tomography of patients were taken and reformatted using ToothPix/sup (R)/ software. Bony defects, bony sclerosis, the change of the direction of indicating rod, and root proximity of the adjacent teeth were examined on the CT-derived images. Results: The rate of the irregular crestal cortex was relatively high on premolar and molar area of maxilla. Mandibular molar area showed relatively high rate of focal sclerosis on the area of implant fixture insertion. The position of the indicating rods were relatively acceptable on the molar areas of both jaws. However, the position of the indicating rods should be shifted to buccal side with lingual rotation of the apical end on maxillary anterior teeth and premolar area. Conclusion: Clinically determined rod direction and position of the indicating rod for implant placement was not always acceptable for insertion according to the reformatted CT images. The pre-operative treatment plan for implant should be determined carefully, considering the state of the alveolar bone using the reformatted CT images.