• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.147-152
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• 2002

One woman, Sixty three years old, suffered from chest pain, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting for about three months. Although many examinations, brain magnetic resonance imaging(MRI), chest computed tomography(CT), abdominal CT, gastric endoscope, abdominal ultrasonography, and so forth, was performed from every point of view, those were non-significant. At first, I wrongly diagnosed her case as disease of Soumin and gave Soumin Gwakhyangjeongkisan. But she complained of diarrhea and chest discomfort. I re-diagnosed her case as Soyangin Gyeolhyung and treated with Hyeongbangdojeoksan, herbal medicine, consisted of Rhizoma Rehmanniae(生地黃), Lignum Akebiae(木通), Radix Scrophulariae(玄蔘), Semen Trichosanthis(瓜蔞仁), etc. Three weeks have passed from first visit and she did not suffered from pain. I experienced the excellent effect of Hyeongbangdojeoksan to Soyangin Gyeonlhyung.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.547-550
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• 2021

A 71-year-old male patient visited Yeungnam University Hospital with abnormal chest computed tomography (CT) findings. Chest CT revealed multiple lung nodules and a posterior mediastinal tumor, the diagnosis of which was confirmed surgically. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen showed multiple small nodules, which were diagnosed as cavernous hemangioma in the liver based on the pathology results of the mediastinal and lung masses in combination with MRI findings. Cavernous hemangiomas are benign tumors that can occur throughout the body, mainly in the skin and subcutaneous tissue. The liver is the most common internal organ containing hemangiomas, whereas they are very rarely found in the lungs or mediastinum.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.229-235
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• 2017

상복부초음파검사에서 간실질의 에코 음영증가와 불명확한 혈관경계 등으로 지방간을 진단하는데, 여러 연구들에 의하면 지방간 진단에 84~95%의 특이도와 60~90%의 민감도를 가지나 결과가 검사자에 의존적이어서 차이가 있을 수 있고 지방의 침윤 상태의 정량적인 측정이 불가능하다. 건강검진의 상복부초음파검사와 흉부 전산화단층촬영(computed tomography; CT) 검사를 같은 날에 시행한 수검자중 초음파검사에서 지방간을 진단 받은 환자의 흉부 전산화단층촬영 영상에서 간(Liver) Hounsfield Units(HU)를 측정하여 지방간 진단의 정확성을 연관분석 하고자 하였다. 연구대상 수검자 720명 중 가정의학과 전문의에게 검사를 받고 지방간 판정을 받은 자는 448명으로 62.2%였다. 지방간 판정자의 CT영상에서 간 HU를 측정한 결과 40 HU 이하의 측정값은 720명 중 175명으로 24.3%이며, 초음파에서 진단 받은 448명에 175명 중 173명이 포함되어 98.9%가 일치하였다. 이는 지방간을 초음파로 진단 시 검사자의 주관적 경험과 능력이 병변을 진단하는데 크게 영향을 미친 것으로 생각되며 검진 CT검사에서 간 HU를 측정하여 40 HU 이하는 영상저장을 통하여 지방간 진단 시 참고자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제82권1호
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• pp.212-218
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• 2021

유잉육종계열의 종양은 뼈와 연부조직에 발생하는 악성 소원형청색세포종양이다. 골격외 유잉씨 육종은 드문 악성 종양으로 연부조직에 발생한 유잉육종의 한 형태이며, 소아와 젊은 성인에서 호발한다. 흉폐부위에 발생한 골격외 유잉씨 육종은 임상적으로 만져지는 종괴나 통증으로 나타난다. 골격외 유잉씨 육종이 앞가슴벽을 침범한 경우에는 유방 종괴로 나타날 수 있으나, 이러한 보고는 드물다. 저자들은 22세 여성에서 유방 종괴로 나타난 앞가슴벽에 발생한 유잉씨 육종의 증례를 보고한다. 초기의 초음파에서 이 거대 종괴는 유방에서 발생한 종괴로 오인되었으나, 추가적인 전산화단층촬영 및 자기공명영상에서 종괴는 흉벽에서 기원하였음을 알 수 있었다. 영상의학과 의사는 골격외 유잉씨 육종의 영상 소견을 알고, 흉벽의 병변이 임상적으로 유방 병변으로 오인될 수 있음을 이해하는 것이 중요하다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제81권4호
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• pp.339-346
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• 2018

Background: Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a standard procedure to evaluate suspicious lymph node involvement of lung cancer because computed tomography (CT) and $^{18}F$-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-CT (PET-CT) have limitations in their sensitivity and specificity. There are a number of benign causes of false positive lymph node such as anthracosis or anthracofibrosis, pneumoconiosis, old or active tuberculosis, interstitial lung disease, and other infectious conditions including pneumonia. The purpose of this study was to evaluate possible causes of false positive lymph node detected in chest CT or PET-CT. Methods: Two hundred forty-seven patients who were initially diagnosed with lung cancer between May 2009 and December 2012, and underwent EBUS-TBNA to confirm suspicious lymph node involvement by chest CT or PET-CT were analyzed for the study. Results: Of 247 cases, EBUS-TBNA confirmed malignancy in at least one lymph node in 189. The remaining 58 patients whose EBUS-TBNA results were negative were analyzed. Age ${\geq}65$, squamous cell carcinoma as the histologic type, and pneumoconiosis were related with false-positive lymph node involvement on imaging studies such as chest CT and PET-CT. Conclusion: These findings suggest that lung cancer staging should be done more carefully when a patient has clinically benign lymph node characteristics including older age, squamous cell carcinoma, and benign lung conditions.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.71-77
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• 2017

Background: Cardiac computed tomography (CT) has emerged as an alternative to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for ventricular volumetry. However, the clinical use of cardiac CT requires external validation. Methods: Both cardiac CT and MRI were performed prior to pulmonary valve implantation (PVI) in 11 patients (median age, 19 years) who had undergone total correction of tetralogy of Fallot during infancy. The simplified contouring method (MRI) and semiautomatic 3-dimensional region-growing method (CT) were used to measure ventricular volumes. Results: All volumetric indices measured by CT and MRI generally correlated well with each other, except for the left ventricular end-systolic volume index (LV-ESVI), which showed the following correlations with the other indices: the right ventricular end-diastolic volume index (RV-EDVI) (r=0.88, p<0.001), the right ventricular end-systolic volume index (RV-ESVI) (r=0.84, p=0.001), the left ventricular end-diastolic volume index (LV-EDVI) (r=0.90, p=0.001), and the LV-ESVI (r=0.55, p=0.079). While the EDVIs measured by CT were significantly larger than those measured by MRI (median RV-EDVI: $197mL/m^2$ vs. $175mL/m^2$, p=0.008; median LV-EDVI: $94mL/m^2$ vs. $92mL/m^2$, p=0.026), no significant differences were found for the RV-ESVI or LV-ESVI. Conclusion: The EDVIs measured by cardiac CT were greater than those measured by MRI, whereas the ESVIs measured by CT and MRI were comparable. The volumetric characteristics of these 2 diagnostic modalities should be taken into account when indications for late PVI after tetralogy of Fallot repair are assessed.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.143-145
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• 2021

In a newborn in whom cor triatriatum was missed on echocardiography, infracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection was successfully repaired with the aid of cardiac computed tomography (CT). In rare combinations, as in this case, an accurate diagnosis prior to surgery, which is of vital importance for successful repair, can be made through a high index of suspicion and the use of a supplemental imaging modality such as CT.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제24권8호
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• pp.795-806
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• 2023

Occupational lung diseases (OLD) are a group of preventable conditions caused by noxious inhalation exposure in the workplace. Workers in various industries are at a higher risk of developing OLD. Despite regulations contributing to a decreased incidence, OLD remain among the most frequently diagnosed work-related conditions, contributing to significant morbidity and mortality. A multidisciplinary discussion (MDD) is necessary for a timely diagnosis. Imaging, particularly computed tomography, plays a central role in diagnosing OLD and excluding other inhalational lung diseases. OLD can be broadly classified into fibrotic and non-fibrotic forms. Imaging reflects variable degrees of inflammation and fibrosis involving the airways, parenchyma, and pleura. Common manifestations include classical pneumoconioses, chronic granulomatous diseases (CGD), and small and large airway diseases. Imaging is influenced by the type of inciting exposure. The findings of airway disease may be subtle or solely uncovered upon expiration. High-resolution chest CT, including expiratory-phase imaging, should be performed in all patients with suspected OLD. Radiologists should familiarize themselves with these imaging features to improve diagnostic accuracy.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.233-236
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• 2006

A 67-year-old man with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) underwent F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for staging of gastric cancer. The projection images of F-18 FDG PET/CT showed intensely increased F-18 FDG uptake in the anterior neck, chest wall, and upper abdomen. We suspected distant metastases of cervical lymph nodes, ribs, and peritoneum in gastric canter. However, the transaxial images of F-18 FDG PET/CT showed abnormal F-18 FDG uptake in scalene muscles of anterior neck, intercostal muscles of chest wall, and diaphragm of upper abdomen. Patients with COPD use respiratory muscles extensively on the resting condition. These excessive physiologic use of respiratory muscles causes increased F-18 FDG uptake as a result of increased glucose metabolism. The F-18 FDG uptake in respiratory muscles of gastric cancer patient with COPD mimicked distant metastases in cervical lymph nodes, ribs, and peritoneum.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제82권6호
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• pp.1524-1533
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• 2021

목적 인터페론-감마 분비 검사(interferon-gamma release assay; 이하 IGRA) 결과가 양성인 의료종사자의 흉부 X선(chest X-ray; 이하 CXR) 및 CT 결과를 기반으로 결핵의 발생률을 조사하고, 결핵 진단에서 진단 영상의 추가적인 역할을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상과 방법 IGRA를 시행 받은 1976명의 의료 종사자 중에서 IGRA 양성자를 후향적으로 조사하였다. 상부 폐야의 군집 결절 또는 선형 음영을 흉부 X선 양성으로 간주하였고, CT 결핵소견은 활성, 활동성미정, 비활동성, 정상으로 분류하였다. 활성 또는 활동성미정을 CT 양성으로 정의하였다. 결과 IGRA 검사 결과 255명(12.9%)에서 양성이었다. CXR과 CT는 각각 249명(99.2%)과 113명(45.0%)에서 시행되었다. CXR 양성 소견은 249명 중 7명(2.8%), CT 양성 소견은 113명 중 9명(8.0%)에서 각각 나왔다. 9명의 CT 양성 대상자 중 활성 또는 활동성미정 결핵 소견은 각각 6명(5.3%)과 3명(2.7%)에서 발견되었다. Acid-fast bacilli 염색, 배양 및 결핵에 대한 polymerase chain reaction을 포함한 미생물적 검사는 9명의 CT 양성 피험자 모두에서 음성이었다. CT 양성 피험자 9명은 경험적 항결핵약물 치료를 받았고, 이 9명 중 3명은 CXR 음성 소견이었다. 결론 IGRA 양성 의료 종사자에서 CT 검사는 무증상 결핵을 진단하는 데 도움을 주었다.