• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.117-124
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• 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate possible differences in the location of the inferior alveolar canal in male and female Egyptians. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional retrospective study involved the evaluation of 210 CBCT scans of Egyptian individuals (18-70 years old). The inferior alveolar canal was localized by measuring 8 linear dimensions: 2 for the vertical localization of the mental foramen (superior and inferior to the mental foramen), 4 at the first molar bifurcation for the vertical and horizontal localization of the inferior alveolar canal (superior, inferior, buccal, and lingual to the inferior alveolar canal), and 2 for the horizontal localization of the mandibular foramen (anterior and posterior to the mandibular foramen). The measurements were statistically analyzed via comparative analysis, stepwise logistic regression, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Results: Six of the 8 measured distances differed to a statistically significant extent between the sexes. Regression analysis suggested a logistic function with a concordance index of 84%. The diagnostic accuracy capabilities of the linear measurements as sex predictors were calculated using ROC analysis, and the 6 best predictors for sex determination were selected and ranked from highest to lowest predictive power. Moreover, combining these 6 predictors increased the predictive power to 84%. Conclusion: The location of the inferior alveolar canal in the Egyptian population varies significantly by sex; accordingly, this anatomic landmark could be used as a reliable indicator of sexual dimorphism.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.93-100
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• 2014

최근 무선 LAN통신 기능을 이용하여 보다 간편하고 빠르게 디지털 방사선 영상을 획득할 수 있는 디지털 무선 이동촬영장치가 개발되어 많은 편의성을 제공하고 있다. 응급 또는 중환자를 대상으로 시행하는 이동촬영(Portable)검사 특성상 발생할 수 있는 초점-격자 간 중심변위와 피사체의 검출기내 위치변위가 영상화질에 미치는 영향을 평가하여 디지털 무선 검출기의 가이드라인을 제시하고자 한다. 본 연구에서 사용된 장비는 Elmo-T6 Digital Mobile X선시스템(SIMAZU사), el' Tor($14{\times}17$"Wireless detector), 격자(10:1), Chest & head phantom을 사용하였다. 선량증가에 따른 후처리 영상과 초점-격자 간 중심변위와 두부팬텀의 위치변위 영상을 획득한 후 디지털 영상분석 프로그램 Image J를 사용하여 영상을 비교분석 평가하였다. 선량증가에 따른 영상의 변화에서 0.5 mAs의 선량에서는 영상이 거칠고, 적정선량인 1~2 mAs에서 시각적으로 영상의 차이를 알 수 없었고, 특히 2.5 mAs 부터 픽셀 평균값이 급격히 감소하여 대조도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 3 mAs 이상에서는 폐부분의 포화현상으로 대조도가 떨어졌다. Image J 프로그램을 이용한 분석결과 초점-격자 간과 두부팬텀의 중심의 위치변위가 커질수록 낮은 픽셀값의 빈도수가 증가하여 표면도의 윤곽형태가 사라져 대조도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 중환자의 특성상 환자 자세의 어려움, 움직임, 호흡 및 X선관의 변위, 촬영거리의 적용여부에 따라 영상화질을 변화시킬 수 있다는 사실을 방사선사는 정확히 인지하여 검사에 임해야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.191-198
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• 2005

Purpose: To characterize the effects of 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2DG) and quercetin (QCT) on cytokine secretion of IL-6, $TGF-\beta$ and gene expression of Col I in irradiated MC3T3-E1 cells Materials and Methods: The MC3T3-El cells were cultured in an a-MEM supplemented with 5mM 2DG or 10mM QCT and then the cells were incubated 12h before irradiation with 2, 4, 6, and 8Gy X-ray using a linear accelerator delivered at a dose rate of 1.5Gy/min. Level of IL-6 and $TGF-\beta$ was determined by ELISA. Also expression of Col I was examined by RT-PCR. Results: In accordance with the radiation dose, the amount of $TGF-\beta$ was not different in RA + QCT, but it showed a peak value in control and RA + 2DG at 4Gy on the 3rd day. However, all groups showed a decreasing tendency dose-dependently in RA+QCT on the 7th day (p<0.01). In accordance with the radiation dose, the amount of IL-6 increased dose-dependently in all groups on the 3rd day. On the 7th and 21st day, all groups showed peak values at 4Gy. RA+QCT showed a slightly increased amount of IL-6 at 2Gy, but it showed a slightly decreased amount at 4, 6, and 8Gy. In accordance with the period of culture after irradiation, the expression of Col I increased dose-dependently in RA+QCT. Conclusion: The result showed that QCT acted as radiosensitizer in the secretion of $TGF-\beta$ and gene expression of Col I during differentiation in irradiated MC3T3-E1 cells at the cellular level.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.129-135
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• 2014

Purpose: The objective of this study was to assess the trabecular bone changes that occurred around functional endosseous dental implants by means of radiographic image analysis techniques. Materials and Methods: Immediate preoperative and postoperative periapical radiographs of de-identified implant patients at the University Dental Hospital of Manchester were retrieved, screened for specific inclusion criteria, digitized, and quantified for structural elements of the trabecular bone around the endosseous implants, by using image analysis techniques. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 11.5. P values of less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 12 implants from 11 patients were selected for the study, and 26 regions of interest were obtained. There was a significant increase in the bone area in terms of the mean distance between nodes (p=0.006) and a significant decrease in the marrow area in terms of the bone area (p=0.006) and the length of marrow spaces (p=0.032). Conclusion: It appeared that the bone around the implant underwent remodeling that resulted in a net increase in bone after implant placement.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.137-144
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• 2004

Purpose: To investigate the effects of low dose irradiation on the calcium content and calcific nodule formation of the MC3T3-El osteoblastic cell line. Materials and Methods: Cells were irradiated with a single dose of 0.2, 0.4 and 0.6 Gy at a dose rate of 5.38 Gy/min using Cs-137 irradiator. After irradiation, the calcium content and calcific nodule formation were examined on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th week. Results: We did not find any significant difference of total calcium content after irradiation of 0.2, 0.4 and 0.6 Gy when compared with the unirradiated control group. There was no significant difference of total calcium content between 0.2, 0.4 and 0.6 Gy irradiated groups. We found an increased tendency of the calcific nodule formation after irradiation of 0.2, 0.4 and 0.6 Gy when compared with the unirradiated control group without significant difference of calcific nodule formation between 0.2, 0.4 and 0.6 Gy irradiated groups. Conclusion : The results showed an increased tendency of the calcific nodule formation after low dose irradiation. However, this tendency did not increase with the increase of irradiation dose.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.99-106
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• 2004

Purpose: To investigate the effects of irradiation on the phenotypic expression of the MC3T3-El osteoblastic cell line, especially on the osteonectin and bone sialoprotein. Materials and Methods: Cells were irradiated with a single dose of 0.5, 1, 4 and 8 Gy at a dose rate of 5.38 Gy/min using Cs-I37 irradiator. After specimens were harvested, total RNA was extracted on the 3rd, 7th, 14th, 21st day after irradiation. The total RNA was reverse-transcribed and the resulting cDNAs were subjected to amplification by PCR with a pair of primers. Results: The irradiated cells showed a dose-dependent increase in osteonectin mRNA expression when compared with the unirradiated control group. The irradiated cells showed no difference in bone sialoprotein mRNA expression when compared with the unirradiated control group. In accordance with the duration of culture period after irradiation, the level of osteonectin mRNA expression showed no difference, but it increased a little at the 21st day in the 4 and 8 Gy exposure groups. In the case of bone sialoprotein, however, the level of mRNA expression increased significantly at the 3rd and 7th day after irradiation, but it showed no difference at the 14th and 21st day when compared with the control group. Conclusion: These results showed that each single dose of 0.5, 1, 4 and 8 Gy influenced the mRNA expression of osteonectin and bone sialoprotein at the calcification stage of osteoblastic cells, suggesting that single dose of irradiation affected the osteoblastic bone formation at the cell level.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.209-216
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• 2018

고해상도 위성영상은 기상관측, 지형관측, 원격탐사, 군사시설감시, 문화재보호 등 많은 분야에서 이용된다. 위성영상은 동일한 위성영상 시스템에서 획득한 영상이라 할지라도 하드웨어(광학장치, 위성의 운용고도, 영상 센서 등)의 조건에 따라서 해상도가 저하된 영상들이 발생한다. 따라서 위성이 발사된 이후에는 이러한 해상도가 저하된 영상들의 해상도 향상을 위해서 영상시스템의 하드웨어를 변경하는 것은 불가능하므로 위성영상 자체를 이용하여 해상도를 향상시키는 방법이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 저해상도 위성영상을 이용하여 해상도를 향상시키는 방법으로 SR(Super Resolution) 알고리즘을 사용하였다. SR 알고리즘은 다수의 저해상도 영상들의 정합을 통해 영상의 해상도를 향상시키는 알고리즘이다. 하지만 위성영상에서는 동일 지역에 대한 여러 장의 영상을 획득하기 어렵다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해 특징점 자동추출과 투영 변환(Projection Transform)을 적용 후 영상에 대한 기하학적 변화를 보정하여 SR 알고리즘을 수행하였다. 그 결과 수동으로 특징점을 구한 SR 결과와 같이 에지 부분이 뚜렷하게 나타나는 것을 확인 할 수 있다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제63권6호
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• pp.821-826
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• 2020

Objective : Hyperostosis in meningiomas can be present in 4.5% to 44% of cases. Radical resection should include aggressive removal of invaded bone. It is not clear however to what extent bone removal should be carried to achieve pathologically free margins, especially that in many cases, there is a T2 hyperintense signal that extends beyond the hyperostotic bone. In this study we try to investigate the perimeter of tumour cells outside the visible nidus of hyperostotic bone and to what extent they are present outside this nidus. This would serve as an initial step for setting guidelines on dealing with hyperostosis in meningioma surgery. Methods : This is a prospective case series that included 14 patients with convexity meningiomas and hyperostosis during the period from March 2017 to August 2018 in two university hospitals. Patients demographics, clinical, imaging characteristics, intraoperative and postoperative data were collected and analysed. In all cases, all visible abnormal bone was excised bearing in mind to also include the hyperintense diploe in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T2 weighted images after careful preoperative assessment. To examine bony tumour invasion, five marked bone biopsies were taken from the craniotomy flap for histopathological examinations. These include one from the centre of hyperostotic nidus and the other four from the corners at a 2-cm distance from the margin of the nidus. Results : Our study included five males (35.7%) and nine females (64.3%) with a mean age of 43.75 years (33-55). Tumor site was parietal in seven cases (50%), fronto-parietal in three cases (21.4%), parieto-occipital in two cases (14.2%), frontal region in one case and bicoronal (midline) in one case. Tumour pathology revealed a World Health Organization (WHO) grade I in seven cases (50%), atypical meningioma (WHO II) in five cases (35.7%) and anaplastic meningioma (WHO III) in two cases (14.2%). In all grade I and II meningiomas, bone biopsies harvested from the nidus revealed infiltration with tumour cells while all other bone biopsies from the four corners (2 cm from nidus) were free. In cases of anaplastic meningiomas, all five biopsies were positive for tumour cells. Conclusion : Removal of the gross epicentre of hyperostotic bone with the surrounding 2 cm is adequate to ensure radical excision and free bone margins in grade I and II meningiomas. Hyperintense signal change in MRI T2 weighted images, even beyond visible hypersototic areas, doesn't necessarily represent tumour invasion.

• Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.292-304
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• 2022

BACKGROUND: Calcium is a determinant of paravalvular leakage (PVL) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). This is based on a fixed contrast attenuation value while X-ray attenuation is patient-dependent and without considering frame expansion and PVL location. We examined the role of calcium in (site-specific) PVL after TAVI using a patient-specific contrast attenuation coefficient combined with frame expansion. METHODS: 57 patients were included with baseline CT, post-TAVI transthoracic echocardiography and rotational angiography (R-angio). Calcium load was assessed using a patient-specific contrast attenuation coefficient. Baseline CT and post-TAVI R-angio were fused to assess frame expansion. PVL was assessed by a core lab. RESULTS: Overall, the highest calcium load was at the non-coronary-cusp-region (NCR, 436 mm³) vs. the right-coronary-cusp-region (RCR, 233 mm³) and the left-coronary-cusp-region (LCR, 244 mm³), p < 0.001. Calcium load was higher in patients with vs. without PVL (1,137 vs. 742 mm³, p = 0.012) and was an independent predictor of PVL (odds ratio, 4.83, p = 0.004). PVL was seen most often in the LCR (39% vs. 21% [RCR] and 19% [NCR]). The degree of frame expansion was 71% at the NCR, 70% at the RCR and 74% at the LCR without difference between patients with or without PVL. CONCLUSIONS: Calcium load was higher in patients with PVL and was an independent predictor of PVL. While calcium was predominantly seen at the NCR, PVL was most often at the LCR. These findings indicate that in addition to calcium, specific anatomic features play a role in PVL after TAVI.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.179-185
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• 2003

Purpose: To investigate the effects of irradiation on the phenotypic expression of the MC3T3-El osteoblastic cell line, particularly on the expression of osteocalcin and osteopontin. Materials and Methods: Cells were irradiated with a single dose of 0.5, 1,4, and 8 Gy at a dose rate of 5.38 Gy/min using a cesium 137 irradiator. After the specimens were harvested, RNA was extracted on the 3rd, 7th, 14th, and 21st day after irradiation. The RNA strands were reverse-transcribed and the resulting cDNAs were subjected to amplification by PCR. Results: The irradiated cells demonstrated a dose-dependent increase in osteocalcin and a dose-dependent decrease in osteopontin mRNA expression compared with the non-irradiated control group, The amount of osteocalcin mRNA expression decreased significantly at the 3rd day after irradiation of 0,5, 1,4, and 8 Gy, and also decreased significantly at the 3rd, 14th, and 21 st day after irradiation in the 8 Gy exposed group compared with the control group, The degree of osteopontin mRNA expression increased significantly at the 7th day after irradiation of 0,5, 1,4, and 8Gy, Conclusion: These results showed that each single dose of 0,5, 1, 4, and 8 Gy influenced the mRNA expression of osteocalcin and osteopontin associated with the calcification stage of osteoblastic cells, suggesting that each single dose affected bone formation at the cell level.