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한국 뮤코 다당체 침착증 환자에 대한 임상적 고찰 (Clinical and Laboratory Features of Korean Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPSs))

  • 손우연;이지현;백경훈;권은경;김안희;진동규
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • 제48권10호
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    • pp.1132-1138
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    • 2005
  • 목 적 : 뮤코 다당체 침착증은 glycosaminoglycan을 분해하는 라이소솜 효소의 유전적 결핍에 의해 라이소솜에 전구 물질이 축적되는 질환군이다. 임상 양상은 매우 다양하지만, 일반적으로 만성적이고 진행되는 경과를 보이며 투박한 얼굴 모양, 관절의 경직, 간비 비대, 성장 지연, 신경학적 퇴화를 특징으로 한다. 최근 뮤코 다당체 침착증 I형의 효소 대체 요법이 가능하며 곧 II형에서도 실용화될 전망이다. 임상 증상이 나타나기 전에 효소 치료를 시작함으로써, 뮤코 다당체 침착증 환자에서 보이는 신경학적 및 근골격계 퇴행의 예방이 가능할 것으로 기대하고 있으며, 이에 조기 진단이 더욱 강조되고 있는 상황이다. 저자들은 본원 뮤코 다당체 침착증 환아 모임에 가입된 환아 80명을 대상으로 임상 양상을 분석하여, 국내 뮤코 다당체 환아들의 임상양상을 연구하고자 하였다. 방 법 : 1995년 2월부터 2004년 12월까지 삼성서울병원 소아과를 방문한 환아 중, 피부 섬유아세포 배양 효소 검사에 의해 뮤코 다당체 침착증이 확진된 환아 80명을 대상으로 하였다. 입원기록 및 외래기록을 검토하여 진단시 연령과 성별, 가족력, 이학적 특징, 방사선 검사, 이비인후과 검사, 안과 검사, 지능검사, 언어 평가에 대한 결과를 분석하였다. 결 론 : 유형별로 II형이 51명(64%), III형이 14명(17.5%), I형이 12명(15%), IV형이 3명(3.8%)으로 II형의 빈도가 월등히 높았다. 진단시 연령은 1세부터 20까지 있었으며, 평균 5.5세였다. 남녀비는 4.7:1이였고, II형 헌터 증후군 51명은 모두 남아였다. 부모가 환아에서 이상을 느낀 첫 징후는 발달 지연이 12례(17%)로 가장 많았고, 그 외에 언어 발달지연(17%), 외모의 이상(16%), 관절 경직(14%) 등이 있었다. 방사선 검사상 전형적인 골격계 변화가 45례(83%)에서 관찰되었다. 55례에서 심장 초음파 검사를 시행했는데 판막의 비후와 경한 역류 소견이 많았고 특히 승모판막의 비후와 역류가 각각 46례(82%), 31례(55%)로 가장 빈번하였다. 이비인후과 평가를 받은 63례 중 46례(73%)에서 중이저류가 관찰되었고, 28례의 환아는 환기관 삽입을 시행 받았다. 33례(82%)에서 중등도 이상의 청력소실이 있었고, 특히 II형 환아들의 ABR 역치 평균이 66.9로 가장 높았다. 지능검사가 가능했던 35례의 환아 중에서 중등도 이상의 정신 지체가 14례(56%)였다. II형 51례의 환아 중에서 4명이 HLA 일치되는 형제로부터 골수이식을 받았다. 그 중 1명은 이식편대 숙주 반응 합병증으로 사망하였고, 나머지 3명에서도 신경학적 퇴행을 예방하지 못하였다. 현재 5명의 I형 환아들에서 효소 대체 치료를 시작하였고 이들의 임상 경과를 주목하고 있다. 결 론 : 본 연구에서는 80명의 뮤코 다당체 침착증 환자를 대상으로 임상 양상을 분석하였고 유형별로는 II형 헌터 증후군의 빈도가 64%로 외국 연구에 비해 월등히 높았으며 이는 인구학적 차이를 반영한다고 사료된다. 발달 지연, 저신장, 근골격계 변화, 심장판막 변화, 정신 지체, 청력 소실 등 뮤코 다당체 침착증의 전형적인 증상들이 환아의 대부분에서 관찰되었다. 저자들은 국내 뮤코 다당체 침착증 환아들의 임상적 양상을 연구함으로써 조기 진단과 적절한 치료를 하는데 도움이 되고자 하였다.

Tc-99m-MIBI 심근 SPECT 영상에서 재구성 필터에 의한 인위적 관류결손에 관한 연구 (Artifactual Perfusion Defects due to the Parameters of Reconstruction Filter in Tc-99m-MIBI Myocardial SPECT Images)

  • 곽철은;이경한;이동수;박용우;정준기;이명철;서정돈;고창순
    • 대한핵의학회지
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    • 제29권1호
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    • pp.41-47
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    • 1995
  • Tc-99m-MIBI 심근 SPECT에서 심근조직에 비하여 간섭취가 상대적으로 높고 이들이 서로 가까이에 위치해 있는 경우 단축단면상의 하위부 또는 하위중격부에서 발생하는 인위적 관류결손의 정도와 여과기의 차단주파수의 관계를 분석하였다. 이러한 영향은 단축단면상뿐만 아니라 심근 극성지도에서도 관찰되는데, 심근단층상에서 계수분포가 균일하지 못하고 간과 같이 특정부위에 방사능의 집적도가 높은 경우 단층상 재구성시 차단주파수의 적절한 설정에 따라 이 효과를 줄일 수 있는 방법을 제안하였다. 본 연구에서 분석에 사용된 여과기는 저역 통과여과기로 이를 사용하는 경우에는 차단주파수를 0.4 Nyquist 이상으로 하면 인위적 관류결손의 정도를 충분히 줄일 수 있었다. 그러나 높은 차단주파수에서는 심근영상의 균일도가 떨어지고 배후방사능 및 기타 잡음요인이 효과적으로 제거되지 않기 때문에 적절한 차단주파수의 설정이 중요하며, 본 연구에 사용된 영상에서 여과방법에 따른 원주프로필의 변화가 미세하여 후처리방법을 사용하여 분석하였다. 또한 역투사방법이 비선형적이므로 특정 영상보다는 다양한 간-심근 방사능비에 따른 영상을 분석하여 비선형성을 배제한 연구가 향후 진행되어야 한다.

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연안준설 사업에 따른 해양 수질 및 퇴적물 영향평가 개선 방안 (Improvements in the Environmental Impact Assessment on Seawater and Sediment Qualities for Coastal Dredging Projects)

  • 김영태;김귀영;전경암;이대인;유준;김희정;김인철;엄기혁
    • 해양환경안전학회지
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    • 제19권2호
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    • pp.119-128
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    • 2013
  • 2000년대 초반부터 연안준설 사업의 수요가 크게 증가하였고, 기타 연안개발 사업과도 중첩되어 준설토의 발생량은 지속적으로 증가하고 있다. 이로 인해 주변해역에 대한 환경 영향이 심화될 수밖에 없는 상황에서, 2011년 제출된 해역이용협의서 중 준설이 포함된 사업의 해수 및 해저 퇴적물에 대한 해양환경영향평가 현황을 파악하였다. 해양환경영향평가 항목 중 일반 항목들의 조사 비율은 대체로 높은 반면, 중금속 등 유해 물질의 경우에는 세부항목들 간 조사 비율 편차가 크게 나타났다. 한편 중금속 분석 시 협의서 작성 지침에 따른 전처리 과정(완전 분해)과 분석 방법이 제대로 수행되지 않았다. 또한 작성 지침에 명시되어 있지는 않지만, 결과값에 대해 신뢰도 확보를 위한 검증(회수율 및 검출한계 산정) 수행 현황도 매우 미흡한 것으로 파악되었다. 이로 인해 연안 준설 및 개발에 따른 주변 해양환경영향평가가 부실하게 진행되고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 향후 해양 수질 및 퇴적물 환경에 대해 보다 엄정한 평가와 진단을 위해서는 협의서 작성에 관한 세부 지침의 보완이 요구되며, 해역이용협의 제도의 개선을 통해 정확한 해양환경영향평가가 수행되도록 협의서 작성지침의 준수 의무를 강화할 필요가 있는 것으로 판단되었다.

당원병과 뮤코다당체침착증이 동시에 발견된 증례 1예 (A case of simultaneously identified glycogen storage disease and mucopolysaccharidosis)

  • 이주영;심정옥;양혜란;장주영;신충호;고재성;서정기;김우선;강경훈;송정한;김종원
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • 제51권6호
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    • pp.650-654
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    • 2008
  • 당원병(GSD)과 점액다당류증(MPS)은 각각 독립된 유전 질환으로, 각기 다른 대사에 관여하는 효소의 결핍으로 인해 전구물질이 축적되어 임상 증상을 나타낸다. 간비대는 두 질환 모두에서 나타나는 중요한 임상 양상이다. 저자들은 이 드문 두 질환이 한 환자에서 동시에 발견되어 이에 보고하고자 한다. 16개월 남아가 2개월 동안 반복적인 중이염을 앓았고, 인근 병원을 다니던 중 우연히 간비대가 발견되었다. 환아는 이마가 튀어나온 조악한 얼굴 모양을 가지고 있었다. 환아의 간은 4횡지 정도로 촉지되었고, 그 성상은 부드럽고 무른 느낌이었으나 경계가 예리하게 만져졌다. 혈액 검사상, AST와 ALT가 85 IU/L, 77 IU/L로 약간 상승되어 있었다. 공복 저혈당은 보이지 않았고, 혈청 젖산, 요산, 콜레스테롤 모두 정상 소견을 보였다. 복부 초음파에서는 간의 메아리 발생 정도(echogenecity)가 증가되어 있었다. 간 생검을 실시하였고, 현미경 검사상 둥근 간세포들이 관찰되었는데, 그 간세포 내에는 Periodic Acid-Schiff 염색에서 진하게 염색되는 거대한 당원 입자들 다수와 이와 동반된 지방 공포(lipid vacuole)가 포함되어 있었다. 전자현미경에서 간세포의 핵과 세포질 모두에 당원 입자들이 포함되어 있었고 거대한 미토콘드리아도 관찰할 수 있었다. 생검을 통해 채취한 간 조직을 분석한 결과, 간의 당원 함량은 9.3%로 정상수치에 비해 증가되어 있었으나, 간의 glucose-6-phosphatase 활성도는 정상이어서 Ia형이 아닌 당원병으로 진단하게 되었다. 한편, X 선상 척추 앞면의 부리모양(beak-shape)와 J 모양의 안장(sella)과 같은 여러 골격의 이상 소견을 보였으며, 소변의 점액다당류 농도 또한 증가되어 있었다. Iduronate sulfatase 활성도가 0.1 nmol/hr/mg protein로 낮은 소견을 보여 헌터 증후군(제2형 점액다당류증, MPS type II)으로 진단할 수 있었다. 이에 저자들은 상기 환자가 당원병과 헌터증후군이 동시에 발견된 첫 환자로 생각되어 보고하는 바이다.

심폐바이패스시 혈액응고체계 변화의 혈전탄성검사 분석 - 단일 저용량 아프로티닌 투여 효과 분석 - (Thromboelastographic Analysis of the Coagulation System During Cardiopulmonary Bypass -Analysis of the Effect of Low-Dose Aprotinin)

  • 김관민;박계현
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • 제30권7호
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    • pp.677-685
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    • 1997
  • 혈전탄성검사(혈전탄성검사, thomboelastography)는 혈전 생성 전 과정에 대한 신속한 정보를 제공해 주는 유용한 측정 방법 중의 하나이며, 많은 수술 과정에서 발생하는 혈액응고 장애의 진단을 용이하게 함으로써 적절한 치료를 가능케 한다. 최근, 단백질분해효소 억제제인 아프로티닌에 의해 심폐바이패스 후의 혈액응고 장애에 의한 출혈 문제가 많이 해결되었지만,그 지혈 작용 기전은 아직 정확히 알려져 있지 않다. 이 연구 는 개심술을 시행 받은 환자들에서 아프로티닌이 심폐바이패스에 의한 혈액응고 체계 변화에 미치는 효과를 혈전탄성검사로 분석하기위하여 시행하였다 20세 이상 성인 개심슬 환자 40명을 2개의 군으로 나누어 시행하였다. 대조군(남 10명, 여8명, 평균연령 53.4세)은 심폐기 충전액에 아프로티닌을 투여하지 않았고, 아프로티닌군(남 14명, 여 8명, 평균연령 50.8세) 은 심폐기 충전액에 아프로티닌 2백만 KIU(kallikrein inhibition unit)를 투여하였다. 이 들을 대상으로, 심폐바 이패스 전, 후( 프로타민에 의한 헤파린 효과 중화 30분 후)에 혈전탄성검사와, 활성응고시간, 프로트롬빈시 간, 활성부분트롬보플라스틴시간, 혈소 \ulcorner수, 섬유소원과 섬유소용해물질 농도 등 일반적인 혈액응고 검사들 을 시행하였다. 일반적인 혈액응고 검사상에서는, 두 군간에는 섬유소용해물질이 대조군에서 심폐바이패스 후 아프로티닌 군 보다 의미 있게 증가한 것(p<0.05)을 제외하고는 차이가 발견되지 않았다. 혈전탄성검사에서는 혈전형성 시간(K)과 $알파각(\alpha^{\circ})이$ 두 군 모두에서 심폐바이패스 후에 각각 증가 및 감소하였으나(p<0.05), 섬유소용해 지수(LYS60)는 차이가 없었다. 아프로티닌군에서는, 반응시간(R)은 심폐바이패스 후에 감소하였으나(p<0.09) 혈전강도최대치(h4A)는 변화가 없었다. 반면 대조군에서는, 반응시간은 변화가 없었으나 혈전강도최대치는 의미 있게 감소하였다(p<0.05). . 이상의 결과로부터, 심폐바이패스 시 혈액응고 체계의 주된 변화는 혈소판 기능 저하에 의한 혈전 강도의 저하이고, 과도한 섬유소용해의 증가는 일어나지 않으며, 아프로티닌은 심폐바이패스 후의 혈액응고 체계에 서 초기에는 항혈액응고 작용을 갖지만, 심폐바이패스에 의한 혈소판 기능의 저하를 억제하여, 일단.혈전이 형성되기 시작하면 혈전강도를 심폐바이패스 전 상태로 유지하는 효과를 갖는다고 \ulcorner각된다.

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물리적 서식지평가기법 및 어류 다변수 평가모델에 의거한 대전천의 생태학적 건강도 진단 (A Diagnosis of Ecological Health Using a Physical Habitat Assessment and Multimetric Fish Model in Daejeon Stream)

  • 김자현;안광국
    • 생태와환경
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    • 제38권3호통권113호
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    • pp.361-371
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    • 2005
  • 본 연구는 금강의 지천인 대전천에서 도심하천에서의 생태학적 건강성 평가를 위해 2004년 8월부터 2005년 4월까지 어류를 이용한 생물학적 건강도지수 (IBI), 대전천의 수질 모니터링 자료 및 물리적 서식지 평가 지수 (QHEI)를 비교하여 총체적 하천생태계 건강도를 진단하였다. 상기 변수의 시공간적인 분석을 위해 대전천의 상류부에서 하류까지 4개의 지점을 선정하였다. 대전천의 생물학적 건강도 지수산정 및 적용을 위해 하천 건강도 평가모델(SHA model)을 개발하였고, 건강도 평가모델은 안 등 (2003)에 의해 국내 환경에 맞게 적용된 IBI (Karr, 1981: Barbour et al., 1999)모델을 이용하였다. 대전천의 이화학적 수질자료 분석에 따르면, 1995년부터 2004년까지 10년 동안 화학적 산소요구량 (COD), 생물학적 산소요구량 (BOD), 총질소 (TN), 총인 (TP)은 1.6 ${\sim}$ 5.3배까지 감소하였고, 상류부터 하류까지 4배 이상의 공간적인 수질 차이를 보였다. 생물학적 건강도지수를 나타내는 SHA모델 값은 평균 23였고, 지점에 따라 20 ${\sim}$ 26까지 변이를 보여 건강도는 ‘보통(Fair)-악화' 상태 (poor)로 나타났다. 서식지 건강도를 나타내는 물리적 서식지 평가지수는 상류부터 하류까지 39(악화상태) ${\sim}$ 124(양호상태)의 범위로 상류역에 위치한 지점 1을 제외하고는 나머지 3개 지점에서 모두 낮은 값을 보였다. US EPA (1993)의 기준에 의거할 때, 생물학적 건강도는 TN, TP, BOD 및 COD 값이 최고치를 보인 지점 4에서 ’악화상태‘로 나타났으며, 화학적 수질 및 서식지 건강도가 타 조사지점들보다 높은 최상류의 지점 1에서 생물학적 건강도는 양호한 것으로 나타났다. 또한 민감종의 상대빈도는 수질과 직접적인 함수관계에 있었으며, 이런 양상은 내성종의 구성비에서도 나타났다. 이 같은 결과는 어류를 이용한 생물학적 건강도는 이화학적 수질 및 물리적서식지 특성을 잘 반영하는 것으로 나타났다.

하천 서식지 특성에 따른 피라미(Zacco platypus)의 총수은 함량 및 생태 건강성 분석 (Total Mercury Contents in the Tissues of Zacco platypus and Ecological Health Assessments in Association with Stream Habitat Characteristics)

  • 이의행;윤상훈;이재훈;안광국
    • 생태와환경
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    • 제41권2호
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    • pp.188-197
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    • 2008
  • 본 연구는 피라미(Zacco platypus)를 대상으로 어류 조직별 총수은 함량을 규명하고, 서식지 특성 및 화학적 수질조건에 따른 생태 건강성을 평가하기 위한 사례연구로서 수행되었다. 2007년 6월$\sim$10월에 갑천을 대상으로 어류조사를 실시하였고 간, 신장, 아가미, 척추 및 근육 등 피라미의 5개 조직을 적출하여 직접수은분석기(DMA-80, US EPA Method 7473)을 이용하여 총수은 함량을 분석하였다. 전체 조직들의 평균 총수은 농도는 상.하류 각각 $67.2\;{\mu}g\;kg^{-1}$$20.7\;{\mu}g\;kg^{-1}$로 나타나 맑고 깨끗한 상류지역이 하수종말처리장의 영향을 받고 있는 하류지역에 비해 3배 이상 높게 나타났다. BOD, COD 및 영양염류(TN, TP)에 근거한 화학적 수질평가에서는 상류보다 하류에서 심각한 질적저하가 발생하였다. 어류를 이용한 다변수 모델인 생물통합지수(IBI)는 평균 32 "양호$\sim$보통상태"로 나타났고, S2는 42 "최적$\sim$양호상태"로 최고치를 보인 반면 S5에서는 최저치인 22 "보통$\sim$악화상태"로 나타나 지점별 변이를 보이고 있었다. 정성적 서식지평가지수(QHEI)의 경우 평균 142로서 "양호상태"로 나타났지만 지점별 변이(범위 67$\sim$181)가 크게 나타났다. 종합적으로 IBI및 QHEI를 통한 생태 건강성 평가에서는 상류지역이 양호하게 나타난 반면 어류 조직 내 수은 생물 농축도는 상반된 결과를 보였다. 따라서 총체적인 수환경 건강성 평가를 위해서는 다양한 변수를 이용한 평가기법이 필요할 것으로 사료되었다.

In vitro 및 in vivo 퇴행성관절염 모델에서 오미자 에탄올 추출물에 의한 matrix metalloproteinases의 생성 억제 (Inhibitory Effects of Schisandrae Fructus Ethanol Extract on the Production of Matrix Metalloproteinases in in vitro and in vivo Osteoarthritis Models)

  • 정진우;이혜현;김홍재;이기원;김기영;김성구;홍수현;김범회;박철;최영현
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제27권10호
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    • pp.1207-1214
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    • 2017
  • 노화에 따른 퇴행성관절염은 삶의 질을 저하시키는 가장 큰 병리학적 현상 중의 하나이다. 오미자 열매(Schisandrae Fructus)는 오랫동안 전통의학에서 여러 가지 만성질환 치료를 위해 널리 사용되어 왔다. 오미자 추출물이 SW1353 인간 연골세포에서 $IL-1{\beta}$에 의해 유발된 염증 반응을 감소시키는 것으로 최근 보고된 바 있으나, primary culture된 연골세포 및 동물 모델에서의 퇴행성관절염에 대한 보호 및 치료 잠재력은 여전히 명확하지 않다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 $IL-1{\beta}$에 의해 유도된 primary culture된 쥐의 연골세포와 MIA에 의해 유도된 골관절염에 대한 matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)의 활성에 미치는 오미자 에탄올 추출물의 영향을 조사하였다. 오미자 추출물 처리는 $IL-1{\beta}$로 유도된 연골세포에서 MMP-1, -3 및 -13의 mRNA 발현 및 효소 활성을 유의하게 감소시켰다. 또한 오미자 추출물은 MIA에 의해 증가된 MMP-1 및 -3의 발현을 유의적으로 억제시켰다. 따라서 오미자 추출물은 퇴행성관절염 예방과 치료를 위한 기능성 소재로서의 잠재적 가능성이 있음을 알 수 있었다.

Sensory Information Processing

  • Yoshimoto, Chiyoshi
    • 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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    • 제6권2호
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 1985
  • The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70$\pm$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32$\pm$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500, 550, 570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500, 550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100, 300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3, 000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.SpO2 with Plethysmograph.

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High Resolution HC$_3$N Observations toward the Central Region of Sagittarius B2

  • H.S-Ching;Oh, M.ishi;M.Morimoto
    • 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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    • 한국우주과학회 1993년도 한국우주과학회보 제2권2호
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    • pp.17-17
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    • 1993
  • The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70${\pm}$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32${\pm}$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500,550,570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500,550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100,300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3,000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.

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