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Evaluation of Modified Turbo Spin Echo Technique Compared with Double Inversion Recovery Technique in Acquisition of Black Blood Brain Vessel Image

  • Choi, Kwan-Woo;Lee, Ho-Beom;Na, Sa-Ra;Son, Soon-Yong
    • Journal of Magnetics
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.148-152
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    • 2016
  • The main goal was to evaluate effectiveness of a modified TSE sequence compared with DIR (double inversion recovery) sequence in acquisition of fast flow brain vessel images using signal void effect. 32 healthy volunteers (10 men and 22 women; mean age of 31 years; ranging between 28-43 years) who underwent black blood DIR sequence (group A) and the modified TSE sequence (group B) were enrolled in our study. Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) and Contrast to Noise Ratio (CNR) of the internal carotid arteries' lumen were compared in T1 and T2 weighted images for both group A and B. The images obtained from group B showed lower SNR values in internal carotid artery than the group A in both of the T1 and T2 weighted images (11.49% and 13.66% respectively). While the CNR values were higher in the group B than the group A in both of the T1 and T2 weighted images (8.69% and 7.55 % respectively). The qualitative score of all categories were not significantly different between the two groups. Furthermore approximately 49% of the total scan time was reduced from group B. Our study is to shorten the scanning time and minimize the inconveniences of the patients in acquisition of the black blood images of brain by using the signal void effect in the modified TSE technique while keeping the diagnostic value of the test.

Analysis of Heat Flow and Deformation in Laser Welding of Small Gas Pressure vessel (소형 가스용기 레이저 용접부의 열유동 및 변형해석에 관한 연구)

  • 박상국;김재웅;김기철
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.104-111
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    • 2001
  • This study presents an analysis method for heat flow and deformation of sheet metal laser welding. A heat source model for 2-dimensional heat flow analysis of laser welding process was suggested in this paper. To investigate the availability of the heat source model, the analysis results were compared and estimated with the results of previous researches. We could get a good agreement between the results of numerical analysis and experiments in the temperature distribution of weldment. Due to the characteristics of welding process, some kinds of deformations are usually generated in a welded structure. Generally, the degree of deformation is dependent on the welding sequence constraints as well as input power Therefore, in this paper we evaluate the deformation of gas pressure vessel according to the welding sequence and input power. In the analysis of weld deformation, 2-dimensional thermo-elasto-plastic analysis was performed for the gas pressure vessel by using a commercial FE program package.

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A study of a motion estimation with an optical flow (Optical flow를 이용한 motion estimation에 관한 연구)

  • 변재응;김재영;이원희;정진현
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1996.10b
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    • pp.12-15
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    • 1996
  • The purpose of image sequence coding is to reduce the spatio-temporal redundancies. The transform coding such as DCT is used for the spatial redundancies. In this paper, the optical flow method is applied to solve the problem of temporal redundancies. So far, pixel intensity conservation has been used to solve the optical flow. We used the neighborhood information as well as pixel intensity conservation. And we compared the merits and demerits of the conventional method and the proposed method in this paper.

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Process Sequence Design in Cold Forging of Constant Velocity Joint Housing (등속조인트 하우징의 냉간단조 공정설계)

  • 이진희;강범수;김병민
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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    • v.18 no.9
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    • pp.2234-2244
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    • 1994
  • A process sequence of multi-operation cold forging for actual application in industry is designed with the rigid-plastic finite element method to form a constant velocity joint housing(CVJ housing). The material flow during the CVJ housing forming is axisymmetric until the final forging process for forming of ball grooves. This study treats the deformation as an axisymmetric case. The main objective of the process sequence design is to obtain preforms which satisfy the design criteria of near-net-shape product requiring less machining after forming. The process sequence design also investigates velocity distributions, effective strain distributions and forging loads, which are useful information in the real process design.

Process Sequence Design of Longneck Flange by Cold Extrusion Process (냉간압출을 이용한 롱넥 플랜지 성형에 대한 공정설계)

  • 임중연;황병복;김철식
    • Transactions of Materials Processing
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.160-168
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    • 1999
  • This paper is concerned with the process sequence design of longneck flange forming by using cold extrusion with thick hollow pipe. The conventional hot forming process to produce a longneck flange is investigated by thermo-viscoplastic finite element method to observe the metal flow in detail and evaluate design requirements. Based on the results of simulation of the current hot forming process, design strategy for improving the process sequence are developed using the thick hollow pipe. The main goal is to obtain an appropriate improved process sequence which can produce the required product most economically without tensile cracking, workpiece buckling, and overloading of tools. Newly process condition such as semi-die angle, reductio ratio of cross-sectional area of axisymmetrical extrusion process. The final designed process can provide very useful guidelines to other flange forming industries.

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Genetic Diversity and Gene Flow Patterns in Pollicipes mitella in Korea Inferred from Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Analysis

  • Yoon, Moongeun;Jung, Ju-Yeon;Kim, Dong Soo
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.243-251
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    • 2013
  • Genetic diversity and gene flow patterns in Pollicipes mitella were investigated with a nucleotide sequence analysis of 514 base pairs from the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (COI) in 124 samples collected from six Korean populations. In total, 59 haplotypes were defined by 40 variable nucleotide sites in the COI region. The haplotypes had shallow haplotype genealogy and no geographic associations. All populations had high haplotype diversity (0.909 to 0.979) and low nucleotide diversity (0.0055 to 0.0098). The haplotypes with recently diverged nucleotides were distributed by long-range larvae dispersal among regional populations. The pairwise fixation indices ($F_{ST}$) estimated with the exact test and migration rates indicate that substantial gene flow has occurred among populations as a result of sea currents, except between the Uljin (East Sea coast) and other Korean populations. This suggests that significant genetic differentiation and low migration rates have affected the Uljin population.

The Base Sequence of ITS and Genetic Variation in Sarcodon Aspratus (능이버섯의 ITS염기서열과 유전적 변이)

  • Kim Jong Bong
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.14 no.6 s.67
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    • pp.963-966
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    • 2004
  • The sequence of ITS (partial 16S ribosomal DNA, complete ITS1, 5.8S ribosomal DNA and ITS2, and partial 28S ribosomal DNA) was analysed by PCR and autosequencing in Sarcodon aspratus. The ITS lenght of S. aspratus was 716 base pair. As this sequence compared with other reports on S. aspratus (ace No AF335110), the sequence variation based on nucleotide deletion and substitution was $1.8\%$. This nucleotide variation rate in same species was very higher than in other species. Also, the sequence varitation rates between this S. aspratus and S. imbricatus, and S. squamus were $8\%\;and\;10\%$, respectively. This results suggested that the high sequence variation of S. aspratus might be caused specific host and inhabitat environment which limited gene flow.

Zero Sequence Impedance of Yg-Yg Three Phase Core Type Transformer (Yg-Yg 3상 내철형 변압기의 영상분 임피던스 분석)

  • Jo, Hyunsik;Cho, Sungwoo;Shin, Changhoon;Cha, Hanju
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.65 no.6
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    • pp.940-945
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    • 2016
  • In this paper, zero sequence equivalent circuit of Yg-Yg three phase core-type transformer is analyzed. Many problems by iron core structure of the three phase transformer due to asymmetric three phase lines, which includes line disconnection, ground fault, COS OFF, and unbalanced load are reported in the distribution system. To verify a feasibility of zero sequence impedance of Yg-Yg type three phase transformer, fault current generation in the three phase core and shell-type Yg-Yg transformer is compared by PSCAD/EMTDC when single line ground fault is occurred. As a result, shell-type transformer does not affect the flow of fault current, but core-type transformer generate an adverse effect by the zero sequence impedance. The adverse effect is explained by the zero sequence equivalent circuit of core-type transformer and Yg-Yg type three phase core-type transformer supplies a zero sequence fault current to the distribution system.

An Efficient Method of Remote Control for Select Sequence in Process Control (공정제어에서 선택시퀀스를 위한 효율적인 리모트 콘트롤 제어방법)

  • Kong, Heon-Tag;Kim, Chi-Su;You, Jeong-Bong
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.107-112
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    • 2010
  • When we design the control system used Programmable Logic controller(PLC), if we program a Sequential Function Chart(SFC), It is easy to understand the sequential flow of control, to maintenance the controller and to describe a program. SFC language is programmed by a single sequence, a select sequence and a parallel sequence. In a select sequence, when the select step is error, the whole process is stopped. If the error step has no connection the whole process, the loss is down when we debugging the program without stopping the whole process. Therefore, this thesis shows the efficient method of remote control for select sequence and we confirmed its feasibility through actual example.

Clinical Usefulness of Phase-Contrast Cine MRI Evaluation in Patients with Cervical Myelopathy (경추 척수병증 환자에 있어서 Phase-Contrast Cine MRI 평가의 임상적 유용성)

  • Lim, Jeong-Hwan;Song, Jun-Hyeok;Shin, Kyu-Man;Kim, Sung-Hak
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • v.29 no.12
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    • pp.1634-1641
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    • 2000
  • Objective : The cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) pulsates within the craniospinal axis in response to rhythmic cerebral blood volume variation during the cardiac cycle. The aim of this study is to characterize the normal and abnormal CSF flow and its waveforms in the cervical spinal subarachnoid space. Methods : The magnetic resonance(MR) images were obtained with 1.5 T(GE Signa, GE Medical Systems, Milwaukee, USA) unit using the 2 dimensional cine PC(phase contrast) sequence with cardiac gating and gradient recalled echo imaging. This pulse sequence yielded 16 quantitative flow-encoded images per cardiac cycle. Sagittal and axial images of the cervical spinal CSF space were obtained, and target sites were analyzed for characteristic CSF flow (TR=50ms, TE=12.5-15ms). The region of interest(ROI) was 1mm 3 in volume. Twenty six persons were included in this study : 10 healthy volunteers and 16 patients with cervical myelopathy. The post-operative cine MR study were also done in five patients. Results : The normal CSF pulsation dynamics in the cervical spine showed discrete systolic and diastolic components. The CSF flow revealed a sine wave pattern, in which the systolic phase was shorter than the diastolic phase(ratio=2 : 3). The patient group revealed decreased amplitudes of the CSF flow and irregularly distored flow waves. The systolic phase was elongated in the ROI above the stenotic level, whereas the diastolic phase was lengthened below the level. In the postoperative images, the abnormal pattern and amplitude were found to be corrected. Conclusion : From these results, the authors believe that the CSF flow study provides valuable informations regarding the extent of cervical stenosis and may be useful for the surgical planning and post-operative evaluation.

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