• International Journal of Contents
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.103-107
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• 2011

The effective dose and the organ absorbed dose, which are given to a breast in the cases of using and not using the bismuth breast protection shield for the protection of a breast with the coronary artery CT angiography, have been measured and compared for the manual exposure control (MEC)and the automatic exposure control (AEC). In the cases of using and not using the bismuth breast protection shield, it has been found that the measured dose shows the reduction of about 23 to 26% for the MEC and about 22 to 25% for the AEC when the shield is used compared to the case of not using it. By comparing the shield and non-shield cases for the AEC and the MEC, it can be said that the value measured by carrying out the scanning process with the AEC mode has decreased by about 24 to 30% compared to the case of applying the MEC mode. Such a result shows that it is recommended to use the AEC mode for the reduction of the patient's exposure dose during the CT examination.

• 치과방사선
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.137-147
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• 1989

CT findings of proven 25 malignant tumors of the maxillary sinus were retrospectively analyzed to be of help in the diagnosis and treatment. The results were follows: 1. Average age was 54 years old, and eighteen were males and seven were females with a ratio of 2.6:1 2. The most common histopathologic feature was squamous cell carcinoma (19 cases) and others were two cases of adenoid cystic carcinoma, one case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma, mucoepidermoid tumor, histiocytic lymphoma, unidentified malignant tumor. 3. CT findings were sinus opacificaqtion (4%), soft tissue mass (92%), low densities within soft tissue mass (44.%), air densities within soft tissue mass (24%), osteosclerosis (4%), bone destruction (92%), bone displacement (32%), fat plane obliteration (76%). 4. CT in the malignant maxillary sinus tumors approved the value in evaluation of tumor extension to nasal cavity, ethmoid sinus, orbit, infratemporal fossa, pterygopalatine fossa, pterygoid fossa, pterygoid muscle, cheek skin and intracranial cavity. 5. Twenty four cases (96%) were stage Ⅲ, stage Ⅳ according to AJCC TNM classification. 6. Bone findings were destruction, displacement, sclerosis and most frequent site of bone destruction was the medial wall of the antrum(92%). 7. Tumor growth pattern showed destructive pattern in 18 cases(72%), and squamous cell carcinoma showed destructive pattern. (P<0.05)

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.107-114
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• 2023

The purpose of this study was to compare the basic radiological characteristics of in-house polymer gel and commercially-available gel (BANG^TM) gel dosimeters with a spectro-photometer to use a optical computed tomography (CT) scanner. We investigated the radiological characteristics including dose linearity, absorbance spectrum, dose rate dependency and inter-and intra-reproducibility at wavelengths of 590, 600 and 630 nm. The optimal dose linearities of two gel dosimeters showed R² value of 0.939 and 0.948 at wavelengths of 590 nm and 600 nm, respectively. For two polymer gel dosimeters, there is no peak sensitivity within the range of all wavelengths in absorbance spectrum. For in-house gel dosimeter, the dose rate dependency were within 5% for all wavelengths except for the dose rate of 100 MU/min. For BANG^TM gel dosimeter, the dose rate dependency showed an error range of ±5% for all wavelengths. The inter-and intra-reproducibility of two gel dosimeters were within the range of 2.5%. We have confirmed that the two gel dosimeters was appropriate for use with a optical CT scanner.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.179-187
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• 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the predictable value of pretreatment $^{18}F$-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography ($^{18}F$-FDG PET-CT) in radiotherapy (RT) for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT). Materials and Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 36 stage I-IV HCC patients treated with RT. $^{18}F$-FDG PET-CT was performed before RT. Treatment target was determined HCC or PVTT lesions by treatment aim. They were irradiated at a median prescription dose of 50 Gy. The response was evaluated within 3 months after completion of RT using the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST). Response rate, overall survival (OS), and the pattern of failure (POF) were analyzed. Results: The response rate was 61.1%. The statistically significant prognostic factor affecting response in RT field was maximal standardized uptake value (maxSUV) only. The high SUV group (maxSUV ${\geq}5.1$) showed the better radiologic response than the low SUV group (maxSUV < 5.1). The median OS were 996.0 days in definitive group and 144.0 days in palliative group. Factors affecting OS were the %reduction of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level in the definitive group and Child-Pugh class in the palliative group. To predict the POF, maxSUV based on the cutoff value of 5.1 was the only significant factor in distant metastasis group. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that the maxSUV of $^{18}F$-FDG PET-CT may be a prognostic factor for treatment outcome and the POF after RT. A %reduction of AFP level and Child-Pugh class could be used to predict OS in HCC.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.337-342
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• 2015

2013년도 1월부터 12월까지 1년간 복부/골반 추적 검사를 시행한 환자 중 1년간 2회 이상 검사한 환자 10명에 대해 팔의 위치에 따른 방사선 선량과 image quality를 후향적으로 분석하였다. 팔을 올리고 표준 자세로 검사한 그룹을 A, 팔을 내리고 검사한 그룹을 B로 분류하였다. 첫 번째 선량비교에서 A 그룹은 B 그룹에 비해 평균 mAs 량이 11.4 % 적게 조사되었으며 CTDI 값도 11.3 % 작게 나타났다. 두 번째 영상의 화질 비교를 위한 histogram은 A 그룹과 B 그룹 모두 max 값은 비슷하게 측정되었지만 mean 값과 SD 값에서 큰 차이를 나타내 B 그룹이 A 그룹에 비해 선량을 더 주었지만 팔의 위치에 따라 선량 부족 현상이 나타났다. 최적의 영상을 획득하기 위하여 복잡한 알고리즘의 개발과 고사양의 장비도입 이전에 CT 검사 시 검사자가 적극적으로 팔을 올려서 검사하는 노력만으로 적은 피폭선량과 양질의 의료영상을 환자에게 제공할 수 있을 것이다.

• 대한정형외과 초음파학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.53-59
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• 2013

목적: 회전근 개 환자의 진단에 사용되는 관절 조영술 후 컴퓨터 단층 촬영 (CT arthrography, CTA)과 초음파 검사의 소견을 관절경에서 확인된 결과와 비교하여 두 검사의 진단적 가치를 평가하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 회전근 개 질환으로 의심된 57명에서 CTA를 시행하였고, 이 중 28명에서는 초음파 검사를 동시에 시행하였다. 관절경 소견을 기준으로 하여, 회전근 개의 전 층 및 부분 층 파열에 대한 두 검사의 진단적 가치와 파열 크기에 대한 예측도를 평가하였다. 결과: CTA는 전 층 파열에 대한 민감도가 86.2%, 특이도가 100%, 부분 층 파열에 있어서 민감도는 58.3%, 특이도 87.8%의 결과를 보였다. 초음파 검사는 전 층 파열에 있어서는 민감도 84.6%, 특이도 86.7% 부분 층 파열에 대해서는 민감도 84.6%, 특이도 73.3%의 고른 결과를 보였지만, 파열의 크기를 예측하는 데는 CTA보다 낮은 정확성을 보였다. 결론: 두 검사 모두 회전근 개 질환에서 우수한 진단적 가치를 보였으며, CTA는 동일 환자에서 시행한 초음파 검사와 비교할 때, 부분 층 파열에 대한 정확성은 떨어지나, 파열의 크기를 예측하는 데는 더 높은 효용성을 보였다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.174-181
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• 2005

목적: 호흡게이트PET(이하 RGPET)을 이용하여 호흡에 의한 PET영상의 인공산물의 감소 효과를 호흡모형 팬톰을 제작하여 분석하였다. 특히 4D-CT를 시행하여 얻은 동일 호흡위상의 CT영상을 이용하여 RGPET의 감쇠 보정에 이용할 수 있도록 CT영상을 재구성하는 방법을 제시하였다. 대상 및 방법: 반복주기 6초, 진동 폭 26mm의 운동 팬톰에 각각 3 ml syringe와 10, 30 ml의 vial에 18.5 MBq (0.5 mCi) 18-F FDG를 주입한 후, 게이트의 유무에 따라 Discovery ST (GE Medical System, Milwaukee. WU) PET-CT 스캐너를 사용하여 PET/CT스캔을 시행하였다. 이때 호흡추적장치로는 적외선 CCD카메라 방식의 Real-Time Position Management (Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, CA)을 사용하였다. 호흡게이트PET 및 4D-CT스캔은 10% 호흡위상백분위 별로 총 10세트의 영상을 각각 획득하였다. 이와 같이 운동주기를 10개의 소 구간으로 분할하여 얻은 PET과 CT영상으로부터 각 물체의 위치를 분석하였고, 물체의 크기에 따른 운동 인공산물의 크기와 PET 계수 값의 감소간의 상관관계를 분석하였다. 결과: RGPET과 4D-CT상에서 물체의 중심위치를 호흡위상별로 분석한 결과, 오차범위 내에서 실제 위치와 잘 일치하였다. 게이트를 시행하지 않은 PET에서 관측된 물체의 크기는 상대적 운동크기에 비례하여 증가하여, 운동범위가 물체 크기의 2배가 되면 부피를 2.5배 가량 과대 평가하였다. 반면, 최대 uptake수치는 50% 가량 줄었다. 결론: RGPET을 통해 PET영상에서 나타나는 호흡으로 인한 인공산물의 대부분을 제거할 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었으며, 4D-CT스캔을 통해 획득한 동일위상의 CT 영상을 이용하여 보다 정확한 감쇠 보정 및 영상융합 결과를 얻었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.160-163
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• 2001

In order to investigate the role of bacterial chemotaxis in root colonization, the chemotaxis potential of bacteria isolated from spinach roots was compared with that of bacteria from nonhizosphere soil, with reference to the plant age (1,000 isolates), soil moisture conditons (1,400 isolates), and part of the root (200 isolates). The % CT (% occurrence of chemotaxis (+) isolates among total bacterial isoltes) of the root isolates significantlyfluctuated during the plant growth period, reaching a maximum after 10-15 days of growth. At this time period, the maximum % CT for the root isolates was around 70-80% CT under a soil moisture 50% WFP (% volume of water-filled pores in total soil pores), and then gradually reduced with an increasing % WFP. The results of the chemotaxis potential of each of the 100 islates from the spinach roots and nonrhizosphere soil under various % WFP demonstrated that the % CT of the root isolates were significantly higher than those of solates from the nonrhizosphere soil under a wide range of soil moisture content (35-80% WFP). Furthermore, the % CT value (80%) from the upper root was significantly higher than tht (55%) from the lower root. Compared with the % CT values of the roots, the values from the nonrhizosphere soil did not significantly vary relative to the plant age of % WFP. These results indicate that chemotaxis would appear to be a major factor in bacterial root colonization.

• 한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국의학물리학회 2002년도 Proceedings
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• pp.228-230
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• 2002

The relative electron density resolution was discussed by the noise power spectrum (NPS) in the heavy ion CT image. The heavy ion beam $\^$12/C accelerated up to 400MeV/u by RIMAC was used in this study. The two-dimensional (2-D) NPS in the CT image was obtained from the one-dimensional (1-D) NPS of the measured residual range distribution of water phantom for single projection, and the noise variance in the CT image was calculated from 2-D NPS. The technique used in the reconstruction was the filtered back-projection method with Shepp-Logan filter. The calculated value suggests the result of our previous works using the density resolution phantom, assuming that the relative electron density resolution is twice the standard deviation. Therefore, the estimation of the noise in CT images by 2-D NPS obtained the measured residual range distribution is the useful method.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.44-51
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• 2007

Purpose: Blow-out fracture is one of the most common fractures in facial trauma. It is diagnosed by Computed Tomography(CT) scan, which is considered as the most effective diagnostic tool. Since, the Picture Archiving Communication System(PACS) has been provided recently to many hospitals, doctors are more familiar with imaging software of PACS. Because this software has many useful measuring tools, doctors can measure orbital structure easily and make a plan for treatment with its data. Therefore, authors intended to analyze the data of orbital structure measured with PACS imaging software and evaluate its usefulness. Methods: The charts and CT images of 100 patients, which were 50 patients with medial wall fracture and 50 patients with floor fracture, were reviewed. Patients were selected by pre-determined criteria and their CT images were measured with image software of PACS. 'Extraocular muscle thickness', 'Defect ratio'(ratio of defect area to normal area) and 'Globe position index' were measured and analyzed statistically. Results: The thickness of inferior rectus muscle and medial rectus muscle was simultaneously increased in acute-stage of blow-out fracture. The medial rectus muscle was more thickened in medial wall fracture and inferior rectus was more thickened in floor fracture, respectively. In acute blow-out fracture, globe position is exophthalmic rather than enophthalmic. Especially in floor fracture, numerical value summed up thickness of all extraocular muscle is correlated to the defect ratio and globe position index. Conclusion: Clinicians can decide globe position or presume defect ratio in inferior wall fracture by measurement of CT image in acute blow-out fracture using PACS.