• 대한자기공명의과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한자기공명의과학회 2000년도 제5차 추계학술대회
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• pp.15-15
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• 2000

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.395-404
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• 2021

Objective: To compare the utility of computed tomography perfusion (CTP) and three different 4-point scoring systems in computed tomography angiography (CTA) in confirming brain death (BD) in patients with and without skull defects. Materials and Methods: Ninety-two patients clinically diagnosed as BD using CTA and/or CTP for confirmation were retrospectively reviewed. For the final analysis, 86 patients were included in this study. Images were re-evaluated by three radiologists according to the 4-point scoring systems that consider the vessel opacification on 1) the venous phase for both M4 segments of the middle cerebral arteries (MCAs-M4) and internal cerebral veins (ICVs) (A60-V60), 2) the arterial phase for the MCA-M4 and venous phase for the ICVs (A20-V60), 3) the venous phase for the ICVs and superior petrosal veins (ICV-SPV). The CTP images were independently reviewed. The presence of an open skull defect and stasis filling was noted. Results: Sensitivities of the ICV-SPV, A20-V60, A60-V60 scoring systems, and CTP in the diagnosis of BD were 89.5%, 82.6%, 67.4%, and 93.3%, respectively. The sensitivity of A20-V60 scoring was higher than that of A60-V60 in BD patients (p < 0.001). CTP was found to be the most sensitive method (86.5%) in patients with open skull defect (p = 0.019). Interobserver agreement was excellent in the diagnosis of BD, in assessing A20-V60, A60-V60, ICV-SPV, CTP, and good in stasis filling (κ: 0.84, 0.83, 0.83, 0.83, and 0.67, respectively). Conclusion: The sensitivity of CTA confirming brain death differs between various proposed 4-point scoring systems. Although the ICV-SPV is the most sensitive, evaluation of the SPV is challenging. Adding CTP to the routine BD CTA protocol, especially in cases with open skull defect, could increase sensitivity as a useful adjunct.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2007

본 연구의 목적은 비침습적 동맥스핀라벨링(arterial spin labeling) 자기공명영상을 이용하여 다편(multislice) 뇌 관류영상(perfusion-weighted Images)을 얻을 수 있는 최적화 방법을 연구하는 데 목적이 있다. 본 연구에서는 세 가지 인자를 최적화하는 데 초점을 두었다. 첫째, 뇌로 흘러 들어오는 혈액을 최적으로 라벨링할 수 있는 펄스를 만드는 것이다. 시뮬레이션 결과 900도의 각을 이루는 반전펄스(adiabatic hyperbolic secant Inversion pulse)는 반전을 효과적으로 할 수 있고 반전을 이루는 형태가 직각에 가깝게 할 수 있는 최적이었다. 둘째, 영상을 얻고 난 후에 계속하여 남아 있는 자화(residual magnetization)을 최소화하는 것이다. 이를 최소화하기 위해서는 포화 펄스(saturation pulses)와 자화를 손상시키는 자장(speller gradients)을 동시에 사용하는 것이 최상의 방법임을 알았다. 마지막으로, 라벨링하는 영역과 영상을 얻는 영역 사이의 거리를 최소화할 수 있는 방법을 연구하였다. 두 영역 간의 최소 거리는 약 20 mm 정도가 최적임을 발견하였다. 위에서 얻은 최적화된 인자들을 바탕으로 13명의 정상인의 뇌에서 관류 영상을 얻은 결과 매우 좋은 대조도의 영상을 얻을 수 있었다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제35권11호
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• pp.1127-1131
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 액적의 균형공급에 의해 관류유량이 일정하게 유지되는 펌프 없는 세포배양 칩을 제안하였다. 기존의 펌프 없는 세포배양 칩은 유체 수위차가 시간에 따라 점차 감소하여 일정한 관류유량 유지가 어려웠다. 반면, 제안된 칩은 액적의 균형공급으로 유체 수위차를 일정하게 유지하여 일정한 관류유량의 세포배양이 가능하다. 제작된 세포배양 칩의 성능분석 결과, 펌프 없이 최대 9.96%와 6.92% 의 편차 및 오차 내에서 0.1~$0.3{\mu}l$/min 의 관류유량, Q, 을 얻었다. H358 폐암 세포주 배양결과, Q=$0.2{\mu}l$/min 의 관류유량에서 최대 $57.8{\pm}21.1%$/일의 증식률을 보여, Q=$0{\mu}l$/min 의 정치배양보다 1.9 배 높은 값을 얻었으며 활성도 또한 정치배양보다 관류배양이 더 높은 값을 보였다. 제안된 펌프 없는 세포배양칩은 높은 증식률과 활성도의 좋은 배양환경을 제공하여 세포기반 바이오 분석에 응용 가능하다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.513-520
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• 1993

Surgical treatment of aneurysm or dissection involving the ascending aorta and aortic arch still poses one of the most complicated technical and tactical challenges in surgery. The use of total circulatory arrest[TCA] with profound hypothermia in the surgical treatment of aneurysmal dissection involving the ascending aorta and aortic arch has been reported as popular surgical methods. However, the safe period of prolonged circulatory arrest with hypothermia remains controversial and ischemic damage to the central nervous system and uncontrollable perioperative bleeding have been the major problem. We have found profound hypothermic circulatory arrest with retrograde cerebral perfusion via the superior vena cava to achieve cerebral protection. We experiment the aortic anastomosis in 7 adult mongrel dogs, using profound hypothermic circulatory arrest with continuous retrograde cerebral perfusion[RGCP] via superior vena cava. We also studied the extent of cerebral protection using above surgical methods, by gas analysis of retrograde cerebral perfusion blood and returned blood of aortic arch, preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative electroencephalography and microscopic findings of brain tissue. The results were as follows: 1. The cooling time ranged from 15 minutes to 24 minutes[19.71$\pm$ 3.20 minutes] ; Aorta cross clamp time ranged from 70 minutes to 89 minutes[79.86 $\pm$ 7.54 minutes] ; Rewarming time ranged from 35 minutes to 47 minutes[42.86$\pm$ 4.30 minutes] ; The extracorporeal circulation time ranged from 118 minutes to 140 minutes[128.43$\pm$ 8.98 minutes] [Table 2]. 2. The oxygen content in the oxygenated blood after RGCP was 12.66$\pm$ 1.25 ml/dl. At 5 minutes after the initiation of RGCP, the oxygen content of returnedlood was 7.58$\pm$ 0.21 ml/dl, and at 15 minutes 7.35$\pm$ 0.17 ml/dl, at 30 minutes 7.20$\pm$ 0.19 ml/dl, at 60 minutes 6.63$\pm$ 0.14 ml/dl [Table 3]. 3. Intraoperative electroencephalographic finding revealed low amplitude potential during hypothermia, and no electrical impulse throughout the period of circulatory arrest and RGCP. Electrical activity appeared after reperfusion, and the electroencephalographic reading also recovered rapidly as body temperature returned to normal [Fig. 2]. 4. The microscopic finding of brain tissue showed widening of the interfibrillar spaces. But there was no evidence of tissue necrosis or hemorrhage [Fig. 3]. We concluded the retrograde cerebral perfusion during hypothermic circulatory arrest is a simplified technique that may have a excellent brain protection.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.47-55
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• 1996

Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a parkinson-plus syndrome characterized clinically by supranuclear ephthalmoplegia, pseudobulbar palsy, axial rigidity, bradykinesia, postural instability and dementia. Presence of dementia and lack of cortical histopathology suggest the derangement of cortical function by pathological changes in subcortical structures in PSP, which is supported by the pattern of behavioral changes and measurement of brain metabolism using positron emission tomography. This study was done to examine whether there are specific changes of regional cerebral perfusion in PSP and whether there is a correlation between severity of motor abnormality and degree of changes in cerebral perfusion. We measured regional cerebral perfusion indices in 5 cortical and 2 subcortical areas in 6 patients with a clinical diagnosis of PSP and 6 healthy age and sex matched controls using $^{99m}Tc$-HMPAO SPECT. Compared with age and sex matched controls, only superior frontal regional perfusion index was significantly decreased in PSP (p<0.05). There was no correlation between the severity of the motor abnormality and any of the regional cerebral perfusion indices (p>0.05). We affirm the previous reports that perfusion in superior frontal cortex is decreased in PSP. Based on our results that there was no correlation between severity of motor abnormality and cerebral perfusion in the superior frontal cortex, nonmotoric symptoms including dementia needs to be looked at whether there is a correlation with the perfusion abnormality in superior frontal cortex.

• Neonatal Medicine
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2018

Extremely low birth weight infants remain at increased risk of intraventricular hemorrhage from the fragile vascular bed of the germinal matrix; the roles of hypotension (ischemia) and reperfusion (hyperemia) in the development of intraventricular hemorrhage are still debated. Cerebrovascular pressure autoregulation protects the brain by maintaining constant cerebral blood flow despite changes in blood pressure. The ontogeny of cerebrovascular pressure autoregulation has not been well established and uncertainty remains about the optimal arterial blood pressure required to support brain perfusion. Another important aspect of premature cerebral hemodynamics is the critical closing pressure--the arterial blood pressure at which cerebral blood flow ceases. Interestingly, in premature infants, the critical closing pressure approximates the mean arterial blood pressure. Often in this unique population, cerebral blood flow occurs only during systole when the diastolic arterial blood pressure is equal to the critical closing pressure. Moreover, the diastolic closing margin, a metric of cerebral perfusion that normalizes diastolic arterial blood pressure to the critical closing pressure, may be a better measure than arterial blood pressure for defining cerebral perfusion in premature infants. Elevated diastolic closing margin has been associated with intraventricular hemorrhage. This review summarizes the current state of understanding of cerebral hemodynamics in premature infants.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.445-468
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• 2000

Background: Retrograde cerebral perfusion(RCP) is currently used for brain protection during aorta surgery, however, for the safety of it, various data published so far are insufficient. We performed RCP using pig and investiaged various parameters of cerebral metabolism and brain injury after RCP under deep hypothermia. Material and Method: We used two experimental groups: in group I(7 pigs, 20 kg), we performed RCP for 120 minutes and in group II (5 pigs, 20 kg), we did it for 90 minutes. Nasopharyngeal temperature, jugular venous oxygen saturation, electroencephalogram were continuously monitored, and we checked the parameters of cerebral metabolism, histological changes and serum levels of neuron-specific enolose(NSE) and lactic dehydrogenase(LDH). Central venous pressure during RCP was mainained in the range of 25 to 30 mmHg. Result: Perfusion flow rates(ml/min) during RCP were 130$\pm$57.7(30 minutes), 108.6$\pm$55.2(60 minutes), 107.1$\pm$58.8(90 minutes), 98.6$\pm$58.7(120 minutes) in group I and 72$\pm$11.0(30 minutes), 72$\pm$11.0(60 minutes), 74$\pm$11.4(90 minutes) in group II. The ratios of drain flow to perfusion flow were 0.18(30 minutes), 0.19(60 minutes), 0.17(90 minutes), 0.16(120 minutes) in group I and 0.21, 0.20, 0.17 in group II. Oxygen consumptions(ml/min) during RCP were 1.80$\pm$1.37(30 minutes), 1.72$\pm$1.23(60 minutes), 1.38$\pm$0.82(90 minutes), 1.18$\pm$0.67(120 minutes) in group I and 1.56$\pm$0.28(30 minutes), 1.25$\pm$0.28(60 minutes), 1.13$\pm$0.26(90 minutes). We could observe an decreasing tendency of oxygen consumption after 90 minutes of RCP in group I. Cerebrovascular resistance(dynes.sec.cm-5) during RCP in group I incrased from 71370.9$\pm$369145.5 to 83920.9$\pm$49949.0 after the time frame of 90 minutes(p<0.05). Lactate(mg/min) appeared after 30 minutes of RCP and the levels were 0.15$\pm$0.07(30 minutes), 0.18$\pm$0.10(60 minutes), 0.19$\pm$0.19(90 minutes), 0.18$\pm$0.10(120 minutes) in group I and 0.13$\pm$0.09(30 minutes), 0.19$\pm$0.03(60 minutes), 0.29$\pm$0.11(90 minutes) in group II. Glucose utilization, exudation of carbon dioxide, differences of cerebral tissue acidosis between perfusion blood and drain blood were maintained constantly during RCP. Oxygen saturation levels(%) in drain blood during RCP were 22.9$\pm$4.4(30 minutes), 19.2$\pm$4.5(60 minutes), 17.7$\pm$2.8(90 minutes), 14.9$\pm$2.8(120 minutes) in group I and 21.3$\pm$8.6(30 minutes), 20.8$\pm$17.6(60 minutes), 21.1$\pm$12.1(90 minutes) in group II. There were no significant changes in cerebral metabolic parameters between two groups. Differences in serum levels of NSE and LDH between perfusion blood and drain blood during RCP showed no statistical significance. Serum levels of NSE and LDH after resuming of cardipulmonary bypass decreased to the level before RCP. Brain water contents were 0.73$\pm$0.03 in group I and 0.69$\pm$0.06 in group II and were higher than those of the controls(p<0.05). The light microscopic findings of cerebral neocortex, basal ganglia, hippocampus(CA1 region) and cerebellum showed no evidence of cerebral injury in two groups and there were no different electron microscopy in both groups(neocortex, basal ganglia and hippocampus), but they were thought to be reversible findings. Conclusion: Although we did not proceed this study after survival of pigs, we could perform the RCP successfully for 120 minutes with minimal cerebral metabolism and no evidence of irreversible brain damage. The results of NSE and LDH during and after RCP should be reevaluated with survival data.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.13-19
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• 2019

뇌혈류 영상용 방사성의약품 Tc-99m HMPAO는 방사분해에 의해 발생하는 중간산물 때문에 화학적으로 불안정하고, 불순물 생성이 많아 표지효율 저하가 나타나기 쉽다. 과산화테크네슘(free pertechnetate)은 뇌혈류장벽을 통과하지 못하고 침샘과 구강 점막에 집적되며, 불순물이 제거되지 않으면 영상 품질이 저하되어 시각적 평가에 오류가 발생할 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 Tc-99m HMPAO를 이용한 뇌혈류 단일광자방출단층촬영(brain perfusion SPECT)에서 타액분비촉진제(sialogogues) 투여가 침샘 및 구강 점막에 집적된 불순물을 줄여 영상 품질 향상에 유용한지 알아보고자 하였다. 뇌혈류 단일광자방출단층촬영을 시행한 환자 중 연구에 동의한 30명을 대상으로 침샘 섭취계수(uptake coefficient)와 뇌혈류 영상을 비교 분석 하였다. 방사성의약품 Tc-99m HMPAO 555 MBq을 투여 후 기저(basal) 두 경부 전면 영상과 뇌혈류 투사상(projection view)을 획득하였다. 타액분비촉진제 구연산(citric acid)을 사용하여 침샘을 자극시킨 후 기저영상 획득 방법과 동일하게 침샘 자극 후 영상(post-citric acid image)을 얻었다. Siemens사의 영상처리 프로그램을 사용하여 좌 우 침샘부위에 관심영역을 설정한 다음 타액분비촉진제 투여 전 후 침샘 섭취계수의 평균차이를 분석(paired t-test)하였으며, 뇌혈류 영상 비교는 획득한 투사상을 반복적재구성(iterative reconstruction) 방법으로 영상을 재구성하여 비교 분석하였다. 두 경부 전면 영상의 침샘 섭취계수를 비교 분석한 결과 구연산 투여 전 섭취계수의 평균값은 $12900{\pm}3101$, 투여 후 섭취계수의 평균값은 $10677{\pm}2742$였다. 타액분비촉진제 투여 후 불순물이 많이 감소되었으며 통계적으로 유의하게 나타났다(t = 10.78, P < 0.05). 뇌혈류 영상을 비교 한 결과 침샘과 구강점막에 집적되었던 불순물이 제거되어 이미지 품질이 크게 향상되었다. 타액분비촉진제를 투여하면 침샘 및 구강 점막에 집적된 불필요한 불순물이 제거되어, 생리적 섭취에 따른 영상 품질저하를 줄일 수 있어 정확한 뇌혈류 평가에 도움이 될 것이다.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.267-274
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• 2008

목적: 일과성 신경학적 악화(transient neurological deterioration, TND)는 재관류술 이후에 발생할 수 있는 합병증 중 하나이며, 수술 직후 발생하는 일과성 과관류로 발생하는 것으로 생각된다. 본 연구에서는 TND 발생에 따른 수술 전후 뇌관류의 변화 양상에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2003년 9월부터 2006년 7월까지 시행된 60건의 천측두동맥-중대뇌동맥 문합술을 받은 환자 56명(남:여=29:27, 평균연령: $50{\pm}16$세, 죽상경화성혈관 질환: 33건, 모야모야병 27건)을 대상으로 하였다. 수술전과 술후 10일에 $^{99m}Tc$-ECD 기저/아세타졸아미드 부하 뇌관류 SPECT를 시행하여 기저 뇌관류와 뇌혈류예비능을 측정하였다. 그리고, 술후 3일과 10일에 뇌관류 SPECT를 시행하여 기저 뇌관류를 측정하였다. 각 뇌관류 SPECT에서 나온 결과를 SPM을 이용하여 통계적으로 분석하였다. 결과: 60건의 STA-MCA 우회술 중 6건(10%)에서 술후 TND가 발생하였다. 전체 환자에서 수술 전 병측 부위 중간대뇌동맥영역의 뇌관류가 반대측에 비해 유의하게 낮았으며(p=0.002), 술후 3일과 10일의 기저뇌관류는 수술 전보다 유의하게 증가하였다(p=0.001, p=0.02). TND가 발생환 환자가 나머지 환자에 비해 수술 전기저뇌관류와 뇌혈류예비능이 유의미하게 낮았으며(p=0.01, p=0.05), 기저뇌관류의 증가율도 술후 3일에 유의미하게 높았다(p=0.008). 그러나, 술후 3일과 10일에 TND 환자와 나머지 환자간에 뇌관류의 유의한 차이는 없었다(p=n.s.). 반대측 부위를 기준으로 하여 병측 부위의 뇌관류량의 비율을 구한 상대적 관류량은 TND 환자가 나머지 환자에 비해 술후 3일에 유의하게 높았으나(p=0.002), 술 전과 술후 10일에는 유의한 차이가 없었다(p=n.s.). 결론: 이 연구에서는 TND 발생군에서 비발생군에 비해 술후 상대적인 중등도의 과관류가 관찰되었다. 이러한 결과는 TND의 병태생리를 이해하는 데 도움을 줄 것으로 기대한다.