• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.343-346
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• 2015

4년령의 중성화된 수컷 Dachshund가 만성적인 호흡곤란 및 청색증을 주증으로 내원하였다. 혈액검사에서 헤마토크리트 79.7%의 심각한 적혈구증가증이 확인되었다. 흉부 방사선 영상에서는 경도의 우심 종대가 관찰되었다. 심초음파 검사에서 좌심실유출로 대동맥판막 근위부에서 큰 심실 중격 결손이 확인되었으며, 도플러 검사에서 이 결손을 통한 우-좌 션트가 확인되었으며 조영 심초음파를 통하여 최종적으로 확진되었다. 이러한 진단적 결과 및 환자의 임상증상을 바탕으로 환자는 우-좌 단락 심실 중격 결손증으로 진단되었다. 사혈 및 산소 공급을 실시하였으나 환자는 내원 다음날 집에서 사망하였다. 본 증례보고에서는 심초음파를 통한 우-좌 단락 심실 중격 결손증의 진단을 서술하였다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.256-259
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• 2006

Objective : Having a reliable and reproducible measurement technique to measure the sagittal contour in vertebral fractures is paramount to clinical decision making. This study is designed to determine the most reliable measurement technique in osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture. Methods : Fifteen lateral radiographs of thoracic and lumbar fractures were selected and measured on two separate occasions by three spine surgeons using six different measurement techniques [Centroid, Harrison Posterior Tangent Methods and 4 different types of modified Cobb method]. The radiograph quality was assessed and the center beam location was determined. Statistical analysis including ANOVA for repeated measures was carried out using the SAS software [v 8.0]. Results : The inter and intraobserver variance of the Cobb method 4 and Harrison posterior tangent method were significantly lower than the other four methods. The intraobserver correlation coefficients were the most consistent using the Cobb method 4 [0.982]. which was followed by the Harrison posterior tangent [0.953] and Cobb methods 1 [0.874]. The intraobserver agreement [% of repeated measures within 5 degrees of the original measurement] ranged from 42% to 98% for each technique for all three observers, with the Cobb method 4 showing the best agreement [97.8%] followed by the Harrison posterior tangent method [937%]. Conclusion : The Cobb method-4 and Harrison posterior tangent methods, when applied to measuring the kyphosis, are reliable and have a similar small error range. The Cobb method 4 shows the best overall reliability. However, the centroid method and Cobb method using a fractured endplate do not produce an accurate result due to inter and intraobserver differences in determining the baseline.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.494-500
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• 2020

Objective: This study presents a preliminary report on the chest radiographic and computed tomography (CT) findings of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia in Korea. Materials and Methods: As part of a multi-institutional collaboration coordinated by the Korean Society of Thoracic Radiology, we collected nine patients with COVID-19 infections who had undergone chest radiography and CT scans. We analyzed the radiographic and CT findings of COVID-19 pneumonia at baseline. Fisher's exact test was used to compare CT findings depending on the shape of pulmonary lesions. Results: Three of the nine patients (33.3%) had parenchymal abnormalities detected by chest radiography, and most of the abnormalities were peripheral consolidations. Chest CT images showed bilateral involvement in eight of the nine patients, and a unilobar reversed halo sign in the other patient. In total, 77 pulmonary lesions were found, including patchy lesions (39%), large confluent lesions (13%), and small nodular lesions (48%). The peripheral and posterior lung fields were involved in 78% and 67% of the lesions, respectively. The lesions were typically ill-defined and were composed of mixed ground-glass opacities and consolidation or pure ground-glass opacities. Patchy to confluent lesions were primarily distributed in the lower lobes (p = 0.040) and along the pleura (p < 0.001), whereas nodular lesions were primarily distributed along the bronchovascular bundles (p = 0.006). Conclusion: COVID-19 pneumonia in Korea primarily manifested as pure to mixed ground-glass opacities with a patchy to confluent or nodular shape in the bilateral peripheral posterior lungs. A considerable proportion of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia had normal chest radiographs.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.1690-1696
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• 2021

Objective: To describe the anatomic locations and imaging features of posterior lung herniation in unilateral pulmonary agenesis and aplasia, focusing on radiograph-CT/MRI correlation. Materials and Methods: A total of 10 patients (seven with pulmonary agenesis and three with pulmonary aplasia, male: female = 1:9, mean age 7.3 years, age range from 1 month to 20 years) were included. Chest radiographs (n = 9), CT (n = 9), and MRI (n = 1) were reviewed to assess the type of lung underdevelopment, presence of anterior and posterior lung herniation, bronchus origin, supplying artery, and draining vein of the herniated lung. Results: Pulmonary agenesis/aplasia more commonly affected the left lung (n = 7) than the right lung (n = 3). Anterior lung herniation was observed in nine of the 10 patients. Posterior lung herniation was observed in seven patients with left pulmonary agenesis/aplasia. Two patients showed posterior lung herniation crossing the midline but not beyond the aorta, and five patients showed the posteriorly herniated right lower lobe crossing the midline to extend into the left hemithorax farther beyond the descending thoracic aorta through the space between the esophagus and the aorta. This anatomical configuration resulted in a characteristic radiographic finding of a radiolucent area with a convex lateral border and a vertical medial border in the left lower lung zone, revealing a tongue-like projection on CT and MRI. Conclusion: Posterior lung herniation occurs in unilateral left lung agenesis/aplasia. Approximately 70% of the cases of posterior lung herniation reveal a unique radiolucent tongue-like projection in the left lower lung zone on imaging studies, which is caused by the extension of the posteriorly herniated right lung farther beyond the descending aorta.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.55-59
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• 2024

A 4-year-old, spayed female German Shepherd dog (GSD) weighing 22.4 kg was referred to Chungnam National University Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital with the chief complaint of a cardiac murmur. A continuous murmur was detected at the left basilar region upon auscultation. In the thoracic radiographs, slight bulging of the aorta, the main pulmonary artery, and the left atrium were observed. Echocardiography revealed continuous turbulent flow directed from the main pulmonary artery towards the pulmonary valve and consistently within the main pulmonary artery. Based on all the results, a diagnosis of type II A patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) was made, and plans were established to treat it with transcatheter occlusion. Transcatheter occlusion was performed using a vascular plug and successfully deployed at the PDA. The patient did not exhibit any complications. GSDs are relatively less common compared to small-breed dogs in South Korea. Considering that GSDs are predisposed to PDA, it is crucial to periodically assess the presence of PDA through auscultation and echocardiography, even in the absence of clinical signs. Transcatheter occlusion using a vascular plug can be an option for treatment and can yield favorable outcomes.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제29권10호
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• pp.1365-1371
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• 2000

악성 임파종중에서 Non-Hodgkin 임파종이 척수 압박 증상을 일으키는 경우는 0.1~10.2%정도로 알려져 있으며, 이러한 척수 압박 증세가 임파종의 초기 증상으로 나타나는 경우는 특히 드문 것으로 알려져 있다. 척수 압박은 척추관내에 국한되어 있는 임파종에 의하거나 주변 임파절이나 척추로부터 전이된 경우에 발생하며, 다른 장기로의 침범 소견이 없는 원발성 척수 경막외 임파종의 경우, 조기에 외과적 감압이 이루어지고 보조요법으로 항암 치료 및 방사선 치료가 행해진다면 그 경과가 비교적 양호한 것으로 알려져 있다. 저자들은 요통을 전구 증상으로, 급성 하반신 부전마비 및 배뇨 장애 소견을 보여 본원에 내원후, 응급 감압술 및 조직병리검사 결과 B-세포성 Non-Hodgkin 임파종으로 확인된 두 명의 여자환자를 경험하였다. 수술후 두 환자의 증세는 모두 회복되었으며, 항암 치료 및 방사선 치료후 현재까지 추적 조사중이다. 이에 저자들은 초기 증상으로 경막외 척수 압박을 보인 원발성 Non-Hodgkin 임파종에 관해 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제59권3호
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• pp.292-295
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• 2016

Objective : To investigate the variation of pelvic radius and related parameters in low-grade isthmic lumbar spondylolisthesis. Methods : Seventy-four patients with isthmic lumbar spondylolisthesis and 47 controls were included in this study. There were 17 males and 57 females between 30 and 66 years of age, including 30 with grade I slippages and 44 grade II slippages; diseased levels included 34 cases on L4 and 40 cases on L5. Thoracic kyphosis (TK), the pelvic radius (PR), the pelvic angle (PA), pelvic morphology (PR-S1), and total lumbopelvic lordosis (PR-T12) were assessed from radiographs. Results : Statistically significant differences were found for the PA, PR-T12, and PR-S1 ($24.5{\pm}6.6^{\circ}$, $83.7{\pm}9.8^{\circ}$, and $25.4{\pm}11.2^{\circ}$, respectively) of the patients with spondylolisthesis and the healthy volunteers ($13.7{\pm}7.8^{\circ}$, $92.9{\pm}9.2^{\circ}$, and $40.7{\pm}8.9^{\circ}$, respectively). The TK/PR-T12 ratios were between 0.15 and 0.75. However, there were no differences in all the parameters between the L4 and L5 spondylolysis subgroups (p>0.05). The TK and PR-S1 of grade II were less than grade I, but the PA was greater. The PR-T12 of female patients were less than male patients, but the PA was greater (p<0.05). Conclusion : Pelvic morphology differed in patients with low-grade isthmic lumbar spondylolisthesis compared to controls. Gender and the grade of slippage impacted the sagittal configuration of the pelvis, but the segment of the vertebral slip did not. Overall, the spine of those with spondylolisthesis remains able to maintain sagittal balance despite abnormal pelvic morphology.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.334-338
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• 2012

3세 수컷 풍산견이 2주동안 지속된 좌측후지 파행과 식욕저하로 내원하였다. 환자의 외상 병력은 없었으며, 백신과 심장사상충 예방은 하지 않았다. 전혈구검사에서 중증의 백혈구 증가증과 호중구 핵좌방이동이 확인되었고, 혈액화학검사에서 저알부민혈증, 질소혈증, 간담도계 효소수치의 상승을 확인되었으며, 심장사상충 항원 키트에서 양성으로 확인되었다. 흉부 방사선 검사에서는 주폐동맥의 확장, 우심비대, 폐의 간질패턴이 관찰되었으며, 심장사상충 감염소견과 일치하였다. 이후 실시된 심초음파 검사에서 페동맥판역류와 폐성 고혈압이 확인되었다. 선택적 대퇴동맥 혈관 조영술에서 양측성 대퇴동맥의 폐쇄가 확인되었고, 환자는 혈관조영술후 폐사하였고 부검이 실시되었다. 부검결과 심장사상충 성충과 혈전이 좌우측 대퇴동맥 내강을 폐쇄시키고 있는 것이 확인되었다. 본 증례보고는 심장사상충이 대퇴동맥으로 비정상적 이주를 하여 후지의 파행을 유발한 케이스이며, 이를 보고하고자 한다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.383-387
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• 1999

배경: 일차성 자연기흉은 대개 기포가 터져서 발생하며 상당수에서 재발이 되는 것으로 알려져 있다. 그러나 단순 흉부촬영에서 기포의 발견률은 높지 않다. 이에 저자들은 고해상CT를 이용하여 치료방향 설정과 수술적 치료시 지침을 제공하고, 단순촬영에서 찾을 수 없으나 재발의 원인이 될 수 있는 숨겨진 기포를 숙지하기위해 이 연구를 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법: 외상성 기흉을 제외한 70명의 자연기흉 환자들을 대상으로 고해상 CT를 시행하여 병변측 및 반대측의 기포의 유무, 개수, 동반된 폐질환, 그리고 치료의 종류와 빈도를 후향적으로 분석하였다. 결과: 70명의 대상군중 45명은 원인질환이 분명하지 않은 일차성이었고 25명은 폐결핵에 의한 이차성으로 모두 이전에 앓은 후유증의 소견들을 보였으며 활동성 폐결핵의 소견을 보인 경우는 없었다. 일차성과 이차성 기흉의 평균 연령은 각각 25.9세와 44.1세로 일차성에서 더 젊었다. 단순촬영에서는 30.2%에서 기포를 찾을 수 있었다. 고해상 CT에서는 75.7%에서 기포를 찾을 수 있었고(병변측에 68.6%, 반대측에 55.7%) 48.6%에서는 양쪽폐에서 관찰되었다. 기포의 개수가 10개이상으로 다발성인 경우는 이차성 기흉에서 일차성 기흉에서보다 더 흔히 관찰되었다. 대부분의 환자을 흉강삽관술(36명)이나 기포제거술(27명)로 치료하였다. 결론: 자연기흉환자들에서 고해상 CT가 단순촬영보다 동반된 기포를 찾는데 훨씬 더 우수하였고 동반 질환의 평가에도 유용하였다. 따라서 고해상CT가 재발의 고위험군등에서 재발을 막는 예방적 치료를 결정하는등 치료방법의 선택에 도움을 줄 수 있고, 수술적 치료시 수술의 지침을 제공할 수도 있으며 나아가 재발의 원인이 될 수 있는 잠복된 기포를 환자에 주지시킬 수 있다는 점에서 큰 도움이 될 것으로 생각한다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제62권1호
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• pp.96-105
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• 2019

Objective : The aims in the management of thoracolumbar spinal fractures are not only to restore vertebral column stability, but also to obtain acceptable alignment of the thoracolumbar junction (T-L junction) to prevent complications. However, insufficient surgical correction of the thoracolumbar spine would be likely to cause late progression of abnormal kyphosis. Therefore, we identified the surgical factors that affected unfavorable radiologic outcomes of the thoracolumbar spine after surgery. Methods : This study was conducted in a single institution from January 2007 to December 2013. A total of 98 patients with unstable thoracolumbar spine fracture were included. In these patients, fixation was done through transpedicular screws with rods by three surgical patterns. We reviewed digital radiographs and analyzed the images preoperatively and postoperatively during follow-up visits to compare the change of the thoracolumbar Cobb angle with radiologic parameters and clinical outcomes. The unfavorable radiologic group was defined as the patients who were measured as having greater than 20 degrees of thoracolumbar Cobb angle on the last follow-up, or who underwent kyphotic progression of thoracolumbar Cobb angle greater than 10 degrees from the immediate postoperative state to final follow-up, or who had overt instrument failure with/without additional surgery. We assessed the risk factors that affected the unfavorable radiologic outcomes. Results : We had 43 patients with unfavorable radiologic outcomes, including 35 abnormal thoracolumbar alignments and 14 instrumental failures with/without additional surgery. The multivariate logistic regression test showed that immediate postoperative T-L junction Cobb angle less than 10.5 degrees was a statistically significant risk factor, as well as the presence of osteoporosis (p=0.017 and 0.049, respectively). Conclusion : Insufficient correction of thoracolumbar kyphosis was considered to be a major factor of an unfavorable radiological outcome. The spinal surgeon should consider that having a T-L junction Cobb angle larger than 10.5 degrees immediately after surgery could result in an unfavorable radiological outcome, which is related to a poor clinical outcome.