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Open Lung Biopsy for Diffuse Infiltrative Lung Disease (미만성 폐질환에 대한 폐생검의 의의)

  • 김해균
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • v.24 no.9
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    • pp.903-906
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    • 1991
  • Retrospective review of 26 patients undergoing open lung biopsy at the Yonsei University during 10 years period was conducted to evaluate open lung biopsy for DILD. From January 1980 to August 1990, open lung biopsy was performed in 26 patients through a limited thoracotomy incision[a limited anterior or a posterolateral thoracotomy]. Open lung biopsy was indicated for diffuse interstitial pulmonary diseases undiagnosed by indirect clinical and radiological diagnostic methods. The types of incision were limited anterior[11] and limited posterolateral[15]. Preoperative evaluation of the lung disease included sputum culture[26], sputum cytology [19], bronchoscopy[9] and TBLB[7]. In 23 patients the histologic appearances after open lung biopsy were sufficiently specific histologic pictures to confirm diagnosis. The results of the biopsies changed usual therapeutic plan in 17 patients among them. The complications were resp. insufficiency[3], pulmonary ed6ma[3], sepsis[2], and others[3] in 6 patients. Diagnosis from the open lung biopsy was included respiratory pneumonia[7], fibrosis[7], infection[5], malignancy[2], others[5]. 4 patients died of respiratory insufficiency. The causes of the other three death were not due to direct result of the biopsy itself. Open lung biopsy in the patient with a diffuse infiltrative lung disease is an one of the accurate diagnostic method and frequently leads to change of the therapeutic plans. So we conclude that open lung biopsy remains our diagnostic method of choice in diffuse infiltrative lung disease undetermined etiology.

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The Three-Bite Technique: A Novel Method of Dog Ear Correction

  • Jaber, Omar;Vischio, Marta;Faga, Angela;Nicoletti, Giovanni
    • Archives of Plastic Surgery
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    • v.42 no.2
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    • pp.223-225
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    • 2015
  • The closure of any circular or asymmetric wound can result in puckering or an excess of tissue known as a 'dog ear'. Understanding the mechanism of dog ear formation is a fundamental requirement necessary to facilitate an appropriate treatment. Many solutions have been reported in the literature, but in all cases, the correction entails the extension of the scar and the sacrifice of the dermal plexus. Here, we propose a novel technique of dog ear correction by using a three-bite suture that sequentially pierces the deep fascial plane and each dog ear's margin, thus allowing for flattening the dog ear by anchoring the over-projecting tissue to the deep plane. The three-bite technique proved to be a fast, easy, and versatile method of immediate dog ear correction without extending the scar, while maintaining a full and complete local skin blood supply.

Availability of Bone Scan in Chest Trauma Patients (흉곽부위 골절에 대한 골스캔의 유용성 고찰)

    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • v.31 no.11
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    • pp.1085-1088
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    • 1998
  • Background: In trauma patients, bony thorax are exposured to the trauma in many cases. With simple x-ray, we can not detect all definitive bony abnormalities, especially in less severe cases. Bone scan is very sensitive diagnostic method in such cases. Materials and methods: We experienced 680 cases and results were as follows. Results: 1. Diagnostic sensitivity was 97.4% and false negative rate was 2.6%. 2. In sensitivity study, the time factor(when we perform bone scan) was the most important thing according to trauma pattern. In rib fracture, sensitive test time was after 1 week. In sternal fracture, sensitive test time was after 1 week, too. In costochondral junction fracture and combined cases, it was after 3 days. Conclusions: We recommend timely using of bone scan as definitive diagnostic method in bony thorax trauma patients.

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A Preliminary Study on Diagnostic Process for Premarital Preparation by Using a Delphi Method : With Purpose of Developing Tools (델파이조사를 이용한 결혼준비진단에 관한 기초연구)

  • 김혜선;박희성
    • Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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    • v.39 no.7
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    • pp.125-144
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    • 2001
  • The purpose of this study is to make a preliminary investigation about the diagnostic process for marital preparation against future divorce which will be necessary for developing tools for the process. Delphi tests have been twice held among 23 professionals regarding the concept of marital diagnosis and the areas of marital preparation to be estimated including definitions of the marital preparation for marriage and the status in which marriage has been prepared, and the categorization of the preparation The result of the study is as follows : Firstly, the concept of marital preparation is comprehensive, for it does include various kinds of preparation necessary for adjustment to marital life except the preparation for wedding ceremony. Secondly, the status in which marriage has been prepared can be divided into individual preparation, a couple's relational preparation, and preparation for marital life. Thirdly, premarital preparation education or counselling will be provided for young persons who are not in status of marital preparation. The areas of marital preparation to be estimated are maturity, independence from parents, and good health in terms of individual preparation, and the depth of love, understanding each other, similarity, harmonization, supplementation, capacity of communication, self-control, and all that sort of thing in terms of relational preparation, sex, views about marriage, information about marital life, role division, giving birth to child and rearing, financial management, and understanding both families of husband and wife.

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Remote Measurement of ECU Sensor Signal based on the Embedded Linux and Web (임베디드 리눅스와 웹 기반의 ECU 센서신호 원격계측)

  • 이현호;최광훈;권대규;이성철
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2003.06a
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    • pp.1042-1045
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    • 2003
  • In this paper, we present a new method for the monitoring of Electric Control Unit's(ECU) self-diagnostic and the sensor signals of vehicle through Web. In order to measure the ECU's self-diagnostic and sensor signals, the interfaced circuit is designed to communicate ECU and terminal according to the ISO, SAE regulation of communication protocol standard. Microprocessor 80C196KC is used for communicating ECU's self-diagnostic signals and the results are sent to the Embedded Linux System(ELS) through RF module. ELS is developed by SA1110, RF module, Embedded Linux. All commands related in ECU communication are executed through Web. The CGI program composed in web server is executed by user and will return sensor signals from ECU Software on Embedded Linux system is developed to monitor the ECU's sensor signals using the arm compiler tool chain in which RS232 port is programmed by half duplex method. The possibility for remote measurement of ECU sensor signal through Web is verified through the developed systems and algorithms.

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Study on Fault Diagnostics of a Turboprop Engine Using Fuzzy Logic and BBNN (퍼지와 역전파신경망 기법을 사용한 터보프롭 엔진의 진단에 관한 연구)

  • Kong, Chang-Duk;Lim, Se-Myung;Kim, Keon-Woo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2011
  • The UAV(Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) which is remotely operating with long endurance in high altitude must have a very reliable propulsion system. The precise fault diagnostic system of the turboprop engine as a propulsion system of this type UAV can promote reliability and availability. This work proposes a diagnostic method which can identify the faulted components from engine measuring parameter changes using Fuzzy Logic and quantify its faults from the identified fault pattern using Neural Network Algorithms. It is found by evaluation examples that the proposed diagnostic method can detect well not only single type faults but also multiple type faults.

Diagnostic Method for Inborn Metabolic Disorders using differentiation between D- and R- Isomers on GC-MS (D체와 R체 이성질체 판별과 GC-MS를 이용한 유전성 대사이상질환의 진단법 개발)

  • Yoon, Hye-Ran
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Inherited Metabolic disease
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.65-71
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    • 2015
  • Since the secretion of specific chiral isomers in urine (or plasma) is very crucial to diagnose some inborn metabolic disorders, clinical application of dual column achiral differential method has been performed for the absolute configuration of chiral compounds. Extracted from the acidified urine with diethyl ether, carboxylic functional group of organic acid (stereoisomers of the volatile) was derivatized with (-)-menthylation or (S)-(+)-3-methyl-2-butylation and followed by O-trifluoroacylation. Each of the enantiomers was accurately separated from the library matched double column (achiral) with a retention index (I). In various inborn metabolic disease urines, absolute chirality was identified correctly in the urine (10 patients) with inborn metabolic disease (including secretion of D, L- lactic acid, D, L-3-hydroxybutyric acid, and D, L-2-hydroxyglutaric acid). In this study, we identified and isolated the volatile diastereomer as a useful diagnostic marker, this successful application to urine specimens may be useful for diagnostic classification of inherited metabolic disorders.

Development of Global Insulation Assessment System for Medium Voltage power Cable System (배전용 전력케이블 시스템 포괄진단 설비 개발)

  • 이동영
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.66-72
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    • 2003
  • The global assessment system for medium voltage power cable systems has been developed The minimum purpose of diagnostic activity is the economic discrimination and maintenance of bad cables which is likely to cause cable system failure. I have adapted the Aging Time Constant Method to construct the power cable assessment system for the diagnostic purpose. From the field application test and breakdown test results, it could be concluded that the diagnostic system was successful art convenient for the discrimination and maintenance of the bad cables, which is likely to fail sooner or later, economically.