• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.217-223
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• 2018

본 연구는 유방종괴에서 횡탄성 초음파검사(SWE)의 진단 수행도를 알아보고, 조직검사 결과와 SWE에서 얻어지는 강성도와 비교하고자 하였다. 진단적 유방 초음파와 SWE를 2017년 6월부터 2017년 9월까지 유방 초음파 검사 상 종괴가 발견된 환자 157명을 대상으로 하였다. 157명의 병리학적 결과는 양성 92명(나이, $44.54{\pm}11.84$), 악성 65명(나이, $51.55{\pm}10.54$)으로 나타났다. 진단적 유방 초음파의 유방영상보고데이터체계(BI-RADS)에 따른 최종 평가, 조직검사 결과, 정량적 SWE 결과를 구하고 서로 비교하였다. 정량적 SWE 수치와 병리학적 결과에서 진단 특이도는 평균탄성값(Emean)에서 83.70%로 가장 높게 나왔으며, 민감도는 최소탄성값(Emin)에서 89.23%로 가장 높게 나타났다. 정량적 SWE값과 조직검사결과와는 통계학적으로 유의한 차이를 나타내었다.(p=0.000) 악성병변에서 최적의 절사값(cut-off value)은 민감도, 특이도가 높은 최대탄성값(Emax), 평균탄성값(Emean)에서 66.3 kPa, 63.7 kPa로 나타났으며 이는 다른 SWE 측정 수치들과 비교했을 때 가장 높은 진단 곡선 하 면적(area under the curve; AUC)값을 보였다.(p=0.000) 유방종괴에서 기존의 초음파에서 SWE를 추가적으로 시행하는 것은 진단 특이도를 높이고 불필요한 조직검사를 줄일 수 있다. 따라서 상기 분석법 및 기기를 이용하여 유방종괴를 분석하는 데에 도움을 받을 수 있게 될 것으로 기대한다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.5508-5512
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• 2015

서론: 인체 스파르가눔은 드물며, 기생부위는 일정치 않으나 주로 흉벽, 복벽, 대퇴 및 음낭 등의 피하조직 및 근육 사이 근막이며 그 외 안와, 흉강, 복강, 척수강 및 중추신경계에서 발생하기도 한다. 이중 유방 스파르가눔증은 드물다. 대상 및 방법: 저자는 76세의 여자 환자에서 감염된 물을 통해 생긴 3년 이상 유방에 움직이며 머무른 것으로 보이는 두 곳의 유방 스파르가눔증을 경험하였다. 환자는 뱀, 개구리 등을 생식하는 과거력은 없었으나 평소 약수를 즐겨마셨다. 유방암으로 오인하여, 이 유방 스파르가눔증에 대해 유방촬영술, 유방초음파, MRI, PDG PET/CT 등을 시행하였고, 외과적 절제술 시행하여 치료하였다. 결론: 인체 감염 경로는 크게 3 가지로, 첫째, 오염된 물을 섭취하는 경우, 둘째, 뱀, 개구리 등을 생식하는 경우, 셋째, 환부에 감염된 뱀, 개구리 근육을 부착하는 경우로, 이중 물에 의한 감염 보고는 국내에 거의 없다. 유방 스파르가눔증에 대해 유방초음파, MRI가 도움이 되는 것으로 알려져 있으나, 하나의 병변에 대해 유방촬영술, 유방초음파, MRI, FDG PET/CT 모두를 보고한 것은 현재 없다. 이에 병리 검사 결과, 영상결과와 더불어 관련된 문헌 고찰과 함께 알아보고자 한다.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.46-54
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• 2019

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of a computer-aided detection (CAD) system used with automated breast ultrasonography (ABUS) for suspicious lesions detected on breast MRI, and CAD-false lesions. Materials and Methods: We included a total of 40 patients diagnosed with breast cancer who underwent ABUS (ACUSON S2000) to evaluate multiple suspicious lesions found on MRI. We used CAD ($QVCAD^{TM}$) in all the ABUS examinations. We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of CAD and analyzed the characteristics of CAD-detected lesions and the factors underlying false-positive and false-negative cases. We also analyzed false-positive lesions with CAD on ABUS. Results: Of a total of 122 suspicious lesions detected on MRI in 40 patients, we excluded 51 daughter nodules near the main breast cancer within the same quadrant and included 71 lesions. We also analyzed 23 false-positive lesions using CAD with ABUS. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of CAD (for 94 lesions) with ABUS were 75.5%, 44.4%, 59.7%, and 62.5%, respectively. CAD facilitated the detection of 81.4% (35/43) of the invasive ductal cancer and 84.9% (28/33) of the invasive ductal cancer that showed a mass (excluding non-mass). CAD also revealed 90.3% (28/31) of the invasive ductal cancers measuring larger than 1 cm (excluding non-mass and those less than 1 cm). The mean sizes of the true-positive versus false-negative mass lesions were $2.08{\pm}0.85cm$ versus $1.6{\pm}1.28cm$ (P < 0.05). False-positive lesions included sclerosing adenosis and usual ductal hyperplasia. In a total of 23 false cases of CAD, the most common (18/23) cause was marginal or subareolar shadowing, followed by three simple cysts, a hematoma, and a skin wart. Conclusion: CAD with ABUS showed promising sensitivity for the detection of invasive ductal cancer showing masses larger than 1 cm on MRI.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제58권8호
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• pp.294-300
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• 2015

Purpose: It is difficult to differentiate between central precocious puberty (CPP) and premature thelarche (PT) in girls. The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic usefulness of pelvic ultrasonography to distinguish between CPP and PT in girls with early breast development. Methods: This study included girls with early breast development who visited the clinic between January 2012 and December 2013. Clinical, laboratory, and pelvic ultrasonographic data were evaluated. CPP and PT were confirmed using the gonadotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test. Results: A total of 248 girls aged 7-8 years were included, among whom 186 (75.0%) had CPP and 62 (25.0%) had PT. The uterine length, transverse diameter, fundus, volume, and cross-sectional area were significantly larger in the CPP group (uterine length, $2.45{\pm}0.50cm$ vs. $2.63{\pm}0.49cm$, P=0.015; uterine volume, $0.95{\pm}0.62cm^3$ vs. $1.35{\pm}0.76cm^3$, P<0.001). However, there were no differences in the fundus/cervix ratio and ovarian measurements. In receiver operating characteristic analysis, a uterine volume of at least $1.07cm^3$ was the most predictive parameter for CPP with an area under the curve of 0.670 (95% confidence interval, 0.593-0.747). Conclusion: Uterine measurements by pelvic ultrasonography in girls with early pubertal development were significantly larger in the CPP group. However, the diagnostic value of ultrasonographic parameters was not high because of a considerable overlap of values between the two groups. Therefore, pelvic ultrasonography in combination with clinical and laboratory tests may be useful to distinguish between CPP and PT in girls.

• 가정∙방문간호학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.186-196
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• 2021

Purpose: Breast cancer is becoming increasingly prevalent among young Korean women. During pregnancy, women's concern regarding their breasts heightens. Thus, pregnancy provides a window of opportunity for breast cancer prevention and management along with antenatal care. This study developed and evaluated an integrated breast health program for pregnant women. Methods: This study employed a non-equivalent control group and non-synchronized design (22 experimental, 29 control). Women pregnant for over 28 weeks participated. The two-session integrated breast health program focused on breast management during breastfeeding and education about breast cancer prevention and early screening. Results: During the early postpartum period (within three months after the program), there were statistically significant differences in knowledge and attitude about breast cancer and breast self-examination before and after the program. There were also statistically significant differences in BSE at 6 and 12 months after the program and mammography at 12 months after the program. However, there were no statistically significant differences in clinical breast examination and breast ultrasonography at 6 and 12 months after the program. Conclusion: The integrated breast health management program was effective in increasing knowledge and improving attitudes regarding breast cancer, BSE, and early screening practices among pregnant women. Further studies should consider providing breast health programs differently for each phase of pregnancy and continuing the same after delivery.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.70-77
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• 2019

조기 유방암을 진단하기 위해서는 유방초음파 판독이 매우 중요하다. 초음파 검사는 초음파장비에 따라 화질의 차이가 심하게 나타날 뿐만 아니라 검사자의 경험과 숙련 정도에 따라 진단의 차이가 크게 나타난다. 따라서 정확한 진단과 치료를 위하여 객관적인 판단기준이 필요하다. 이에 본 연구에서는 GLCM(Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrix) 알고리듬을 적용하여 질감 특성을 분석하고 특징파라미터들을 추출하여 신경망분류기를 이용하여 유방암을 진단하였다. 유방초음파 영상은 정상 조직과 양성, 악성 종양으로 분류하여 질감 특성 파라미터 6가지를 추출하였다. 유방초음파검사로 진단된 정상 영상, 악성 및 양성종양 영상 각각 14증례를 대상으로 추출된 6개의 파라미터들을 적용하여 다층 퍼셉트론 신경망구조 역전파 학습방법으로 학습을 시켰다. 학습된 모델에 정상 유방 영상 51증례, 양성종양 영상 62증례, 악성종양 영상 74증례의 영상을 사용하여 분류한 결과 95.2%의 분류율을 나타내었다.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제84권2호
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• pp.332-344
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• 2023

비촉지성 유방 병변의 발견이 늘어나고 유방암에서도 유방 보존 수술이나 선행항암화학요법이 증가하면서, 유방 병변의 진단과 처치에 있어서 초음파 유도하 중재 시술은 갈수록 그 역할이 중요해지고 이용이 늘어나고 있다. 본 종설에서는 유방 초음파 유도하 중재 시술 중 가장 많이 쓰이는 조직검사와 조직 마커 삽입, 수술 전 위치결정술에 대해 종류와 시술 방법, 적응증, 장단점 등을 알아보고 실제 진료 현장에서 시행하는 데에 도움을 주고자 한다.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제82권2호
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• pp.417-422
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• 2021

제1형 신경섬유종증은 상염색제 우성으로 유전되는 신경외배영성 질환으로 다양한 악성 종양이 발생할 수 있다. 하지만 유방암이 발생한 보고는 드물다. 이에 저자들은 제1형 신경섬유종증 환자에서 발생한 양측성 유방암 증례를 영상 소견과 함께 보고하고자 한다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.442-449
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• 2020

Objective: To compare the diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) versus ultrasonography (US) in symptomatic patients with dense breasts, while using histology as the gold standard. Materials and Methods: After obtaining approval from the local ethics board, this prospective study collected data from patients with symptomatic breasts who underwent CESM and US examinations from May 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017. We then selected those with dense breasts and pathological results as our sample population. Both CESM and US results were classified by a radiologist through the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System, and the results were compared with their corresponding histological results. The chi-square test was conducted to compare the diagnostic performance of CESM and US, and the receiver operating characteristic curves for the two imaging modalities were obtained. Results: A total of 131 lesions from 115 patients with dense breasts were included in this study. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and accuracy were 93.8%, 88.1%, 88.2%, 93.7%, and 90.8% for CESM, and 90.6%, 82.1%, 82.9%, 90.2%, and 86.3% for US, respectively. The p values for sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, and accuracy were 0.687, 0.388, 0.370, 0.702, and 0.238, respectively. The area under the curve of CESM (0.917) was comparable with that of US (0.884); however, the differences between CESM and US were not statistically significant (p = 0.225). Eight false-positive cases and 4 false-negative cases for breast cancer were found in CESM, while 12 false-positive cases and 6 false-negative cases were found in US. Conclusion: The diagnostic performances of CESM and US are comparable in symptomatic women with dense breasts; however, the routine use of additional US imaging is questionable for lesions that can be detected by CESM.

• 대한디지털의료영상학회논문지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.33-41
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• 2010

National Cancer Screening Project and Korean Society of Breast Imaging recommend that breast cancer screening should be performed on those aged 40 and above. Nevertheless, this recommendation is usually ignored by a number of medical institutions. The purpose of this study is to emphasize the necessity of an age limitation in screening mammography. Ten institutions were randomly selected and telephone inquiries about patients' age limitation and internal guidelines were set up. The 3,214 women, who underwent screening mammography through 'GE Senography 2000D' in each hospital, were classified into five groups according to age(from 20s to 40s, at intervals of 5). And then, collected data was analyzed by a radiologist in accordance with ACR-BIRADS(American College of Radiology Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System), through which breast parenchymal density and the results of analysis were categorized in order to predict the sensitivity of mammography. Information about craniocaudal-view mammograms was automatically produced by use of GE Senography 2000D, and the average glandular dose was retrospectively analyzed through the program 'Excel 2007.' Two institutions did not set the age limitation. Other seven institutions internally allowed those who wanted to receive mammography regardless of age. Approximately 99% of those aged 20 to 29 were judged as having the dense breast. In those aged 35 to 39, breast parenchymal density tended to be lower, but the fatty breast to increase. In the case of 'category-zero' that does not need additional tests, the rate of 'heterogeneously dense' and 'extremely dense' reached to 83.1% and 15.1% respectively. Regarding dense breasts, there was no sufficient information for image reading. The glandular dose, applied to 3,214, was 1.47mGy on the average. In those aged 20 to 24 who are sensitive to radiation, the average glandular dose indicated 1.59mGy. Those aged 35 and above showed the lowest value, 1.43mGy. In those aged 35 to 39, the breast tended to change from denseness to fattiness. The average glandular dose was lowest in those aged 35 and above, which suggests that screening mammography should be periodically performed on those aged 35 and above in order that breast cancer may be early detected. On the other hand, in those aged less than 35, it is difficult to analyze mammograms due to the high density of breast parenchyma, and also retakes become frequent. In particular, subjects may be exposed to excessive doses. Accordingly, it should be substituted by breast self-examination or clinical breast examination. In case of need, it is advisable to perform ultrasonography.