• 제목/요약/키워드: Functional Analysis

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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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뇌졸중환자의 물리치료경과에 따른 기능변화와 관련요인 (The Effect of Physical Therapy on Functional Change and Related Factors in Stroke Patients)

  • 이승주;예민해;천병렬
    • The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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    • 제10권1호
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    • pp.7-21
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    • 1998
  • 본 연구는 뇌졸중 환자들의 퇴윈 후 1개월까지의 물리치료 양상 및 기능변화와 이에 관련된 요인을 알아보기 위해 1996년 11월 1일 부티 1997년 3월 31일까지 약 4개월 간 부산시 및 대구시, 안동시 등에 소재하고 있는 10개 병원에서 물리치료를 시작한 뇌졸중환자 101명을 대상으로 물리치료를 시작한 시점. 1개월 후, 퇴원 시, 그리고 퇴원 후 1개월이 지난 시점까지 추적하여 기능변화를 평가하였다. 뇌졸중환자의 물리치료 시작 시점의 BI점수는 $27.18\pm23.7$이었고, PS점수는 $17.54\pm4.33$이었다. 물리치료 시작시점을 기준으로 할 때 입원 1개월 후의 BI점수 변화는 평균 21.39(P<0.001), 퇴원시는 37.47(P<0.001), 퇴원 1개월 후는 46.49 만큼 호전되었다(P<0.001). PS점수도 각각 -2.02, -4.52, 리고 -6.26만큼 호전되었다(P<0.001). 그리고 퇴원시에 비해 퇴원후의 변화도 BI점수는 9.01만큼, PS점수는 -1.73만큼 유의하게 호전되었다.(P<0.001). 물리치료 시작시점과 퇴원 시의 BI점수 변화와 유의한 관련이 있는 요인은 물리치료 시작시점의 BI점수와 연령으로 (p<0.05), 물리치료 시작시점의 BI점수가 낮고 연령이 40세 미만에서 기능호전이 컸다. 물리치료 시작시점과 종료시점 사이의 BI점수의 변화는 물리치료 시작시점의 BI점수, 퇴원 1개월 후에 적극적으로 물리치료를 받았는지의 여부, 연령 그리고 수술여부와 유의한 관련성이 있었다. (p<0.05). 즉, 무리치료 시작시점의 BI점수가 낮고, 퇴원 1개월 후에 적극적으로 물리치료를 받은 환자, 연령 40세 미만에, 그리고 수술을 받지 않은 환자에서 기능호전이 컸다. 퇴원시와 퇴원 1개월 후의 BI점수 변화와 관련 있는 변수는 퇴원시의 BI점수, 마비부위, 종교유무 이었는데, 퇴원시의 BI점수가 낮고 좌측마비환자이며 종교를 믿는 환자의 기능호전이 유의하게 컸다(p<0.05). 물리치료 시작시점과 퇴원시의 PS점수 변화와 유의한 관련이 있는 요인은 물리치료 시작시점의 PS점수와 연령이었는데(p<0.05), 물리치료 시작시점의 PS점수가 높고 40세 미만에서 기능호전이 컸다. 물리치료 시작시점과 종료시점 사이의 PS점수 변화와 관련 있는 분수는 물리치료 시작시점의 PS점수, 퇴원 1개월 후에 적극적으로 물리치료를 받았는지의 여부, 연령, 교육수준, 퇴원 후 물리치료 받은 기간, 수술여부 등이었다.(p<0.05). 즉, 물리치료 시작시점의 PS점수가 높고, 퇴원 1개월 후에 적극적으로 물리치료 받은 환자, 연령이 40세 미만, 학력이 높을수록, 퇴원 후 물리치료 받은 기간이 짧은 환자, 그리고 수술을 받지 않은 환자에서 기능호전이 컸다. 퇴원시와 퇴원 1개월 후의 PS점수의 변화는 퇴원시 PS점수가 높고, 학력이 높을수록, 퇴원 1개월 후에 적극적으로 물리치료를 받은 환자, 그리고 퇴원 후 물리치료 기간이 짧고, 남자에서 기능호전이 유의하게 컸다.(p<005). 이상의 결과를 요약하면, 뇌졸중환자의 물리치료 효과를 BI점수로 평가하면 물리치료 시작시점의 BI점수와 연령이 중요한 요인이고, PS점수로 평가하면 역시 물리치료 시작시점의 PS점수와 연령 그리고 교육수준이 중요한 요인으로 생각된다.

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MR T2 Map 기법을 이용한 슬관절염 환자의 연골 변화 평가 (MR T2 Map Technique: How to Assess Changes in Cartilage of Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee)

  • 조재환;박철수;이선엽;김보희
    • 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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    • 제20권4호
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    • pp.298-307
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    • 2009
  • 본 연구는 MR T2 map기법을 이용하여 슬관절염이 없는 건강한 사람과 관절염이 있는 환자의 연골의 T2값 변화를 측정하여 슬관절 연골의 형태 및 손상 정도를 평가하고 아울러 T2 map기법의 유용성에 대하여 고찰해 보고자 한다. 과거 병력 및 현재 임상적으로 슬관절염이 없는 건강한 사람 30명과 2007년 11월부터 2008년 12월까지 무릎 통증으로 내원한 환자 중 단순 방사선 촬영에서 슬관절염 소견이 보이는 환자 30명을 대상으로 multi-echo 방식(TR: 1,000 ms, TE values (6.5, 13, 19.5, 26, 32.5. 40, 45.5, 52))인 T2 SE (spin echo) sequence를 이용하여 슬관절 연골 T2 SE 영상을 획득 하였다. 획득한 영상을 바탕으로 슬관절 연골 내 구역별 신호강도(S.I)의 변화를 측정하고 이를 Origin 7.0 Professional (northampton, MA 01060 USA)을 이용하여 평균 T2값을 산출하였다. 산출된 T2값은 독립표본검정(Independent samples T-test, SPSS win 12.0)을 이용하여 건강한 그룹과 슬관절염 그룹에 대한 정량적 분석을 시행, 통계적 유의성을 검증하였다. 건강한 그룹과 슬관절염 그룹의 시상면과 관상면의 내, 외측 관절연골에 대한 각각의 T2 값은 시상면에서는 대퇴연골의 경우 슬관절염 그룹의 평균 T2값($42.22{\pm}2.91$)이 건강한 그룹의 평균 T2값($36.26{\pm}5.01$)보다 크게 나타났고 경골 연골의 경우도 슬관절염 그룹의 평균 T2값($43.83{\pm}1.43$)이 건강한 그룹의 평균 T2값($36.45{\pm}3.15$)보다 크게 나타났다. 관상면에서는 내측 대퇴연골의 경우 슬관절염 그룹의 평균 T2값($45.65{\pm}7.10$)이 건강한 그룹의 평균 T2값($36.49{\pm}8.41$)보다 크게 나타났고 내측 경골 연골의 경우도 슬관절염 그룹의 평균 T2값($44.46{\pm}3.44$)이 건강한 그룹의 평균 T2값($37.61{\pm}1.97$)보다 크게 나타났다. 외측 대퇴연골의 경우 슬관절염 그룹의 평균 T2값($43.41{\pm}4.99$)이 건강한 그룹의 평균 T2값($37.64{\pm}4.02$)보다 크게 나타났고 외측 경골 연골의 경우도 슬관절염 그룹의 평균 T2값($43.78{\pm}8.08$)이 건강한 그룹의 평균 T2값($36.62{\pm}7.81$) 보다 크게 나타났다. 슬관절염이 있는 환자인 경우 T2 map기법을 이용하여 지금까지 사용되었던 형태학적 MR 영상화 방법과 더불어 연골의 구조적, 기능적 변화를 정량적으로 분석함으로써 연골질환의 조기 진단에 큰 도움을 줄 수 있을 것이라 사료된다.

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선형가속기의 10년간 가동률과 고장률에 관한 통계분석 (Statistical Analysis of Operating Efficiency and Failures of a Medical Linear Accelerator for Ten Years)

  • 주상규;허승재;한영이;서정민;김원규;김태종;신은혁;박주영;여인환;최동락;안용찬;박원;임도훈
    • Radiation Oncology Journal
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    • 제23권3호
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    • pp.186-193
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    • 2005
  • 목적: 방사선치료의 핵심 장비인 선형가속기의 10년간 고장 기록을 분석하여 효율적인 관리 지표로 활용하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 1994년 4월부터 2004년 12월까지 10년 8개월간 의공기술과에서 기록한 장비 수리일지와 사용자가 기록한 업무일지의 내용을 통계분석을 통해 관리실태를 분석했다. 장비 장애 요인을 다각적으로 분석하기 위해 고장 원인을 치료기 부위별로 세분했고, 고장 발생 시 치료업무에 미치는 영향에 따라 세 단계로 구분하여 조사했다. 또한, 장비 사용량이 고장에 미치는 영향을 분석하기 위해 연간 치료 환자 수와 고장건수, 중요 부속의 평균 수명, 수리비용 등을 분석했다. 결과: 10년간 발생한 전체 고장건수는 587건이였으며, 이중 조사헤드부의 고장이 전체 건수의 $20\%$ 차지해 가장 높게 나타났고, 고장이 미치는 영향에서는 일시적 장애에 해당하는 '조사능력 저하'상태의 고장이 $41\%$를 차지해 가장 높았다. 고장 부위에 따른 장애 영향 분석에서는 장애 등급이 가장 높은 '조사 불가능'상태의 고장이 가속부에서 전체 건수의 약 $10\%$를 차지해 가장 높게 나타났으며, 고장과 관련된 각종 지표 및 수리비용은 사용연수 및 치료건수가 증가함에 따라 함께 증가했다. 중요 부속의 평균 수명은 클라이스트론과 싸이라트론의 경우 치료건수가 증가함에 따라 교체 주기가 빨라져 각각 제조사 권고치의 $42\%,\;83\%$ 수준이었다. 결론; 안정적인 치료서비스 제공을 위해서는 사용 연수가 증가함에 따라 장비 관리의 필요성이 더욱 중요시되어야하며, 10년간 장비 관리기록을 통해 얻은 각종 지표가 향후 예방적 관리의 좋은 지침이 될 것으로 생각된다.방사선으로 인한 폐손상 시에 항섬유증 약물로의 사용가능성을 확인하였다.방향으로 2.1 mm, 그리고 SI 방향으로 1.7 mm이다. 결론: 연구 결과 SSD, CLD, 클립의 움직임 및 isocenter의 위치변화 측면에서 분석될 경우 그다지 큰 오차는 발생하지 않았음을 보여준다. 그러므로 본 연구결과 유방암 환자의 경우 진단용 CT를 사용한다 하더라도 준비오차는 모의 CT를 사용하는 경우와 비교하여 차이가 없음을 알 수 있다. 그러나 모의치료와 CT스캔 사이의 준비오차를 감소하기 위해서는 CT 영상 획득 시 환자 위치고정에 특별한 주의를 기울여야 한다.EX>$\alpha/\beta$=10인 경우 $62.0\~121.9\;Gy_{10}$ (중앙값: $93.0\;Gy_{10}$)의 분포를, ${\alpha/\beta}=3$인 경우 $93.6\~187.3\;Gy_3$ (중앙값=$137.6\;Gy_3$ )의 분포를 보였다. MD-BED $Gy_3$는 직장합병증 발생과의 관계는 통계적으로 유의하였고, 방광합병증과는 유의하지 않았다. 직장합병증과의 연관성은 MD-BED $Gy_3$보다 개별 환자의 직장전벽 총 선량 BED값인 R-BED $Gy_3$가 훨씬 더 높았다. 요도카테터 풍선의 후방지점이 대변하는 방광의 총 선량 BED값인 V-BED $Gy_3$도 방광합병증과 경향성 테스트에서 통계적 유의성을 보였다. 하지만, 어떠한 방사선선량도 골반제어율과 의미 있는 상관관계를 보이지 않았다. 본 기관에서 주치의의 선호도에 따라 강내근접치료가 외부방사선치료의 중간에 시행되는

편도암의 근치적 치료 결과 (Results of Curative Treatment for Cancer of the Tonsil)

  • 박원;안용찬;임도훈;백정환;손영익;박근칠;김경주;이정은;강민규;박영제;남희림;허승재
    • Radiation Oncology Journal
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    • 제21권4호
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    • pp.261-268
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    • 2003
  • 목적: 편도암으로 진단받고 근치적 목적의 치료를 시행받은 환자들의 치료성적을 후향적으로 분석하여 그 결과를 보고하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1995년 1월부터 2000년 12월까지 삼성서울병원에서 편도의 편평상피세포암으로 진단받고 근치적 목적의 치료가 시행된 27례를 대상으로 하였다. 대상환자들에 대한 국소치료법의 결정은 두경부 종양 협진팀에서 합의하여 결정하였으며, 방사선치료를 우선적으로 고려하였던 기준은 (1) 환자측 요인으로 전신마취와 수술의 위험이 큰 경우, (2) 환자의 수술 거부, (3) 근치적 수술절제가 여의치 않거나, (4) 수술 후 기능장애가 클 것으로 예견된 경우 등이었다. 국소치료법으로 수술을 우선적으로 시행하고 수술 후 방사선치료를 선별적으로 추가한 경우가 17명이었고(S$\pm$RT군), 근치적 방사선치료 단독 혹은 동시병용 방사선-항암화학요법을 시행한 경우가 10명이었다(RT$\pm$CT군). 대상 환자들에 대한 추적관찰기간은 3$\~$94 (중앙값 41)개월이었다. 결과: AJCC 병기는 I$\~$II병기가 4명, III병기가 2명, IV병기가 21명이었다. 전체 환자의 5년 무병생존율은 73.3$\%$ 였고, 5$\pm$RT군과 RT$\pm$CT군 각각 70.6$\%$와 77.8$\%$였다. 관찰기간 중 모두 7명에서 재발이 발현하였으며, 이들은 모두 III$\~$IV병기 환자들이었고 치료개시 후 2년 이내에 재발하였다. S$\pm$RT군에서는 국소재발 2명, 영역재발 2명, 원격전이 1명을 포함하여 모두 5명이 재발하였고(조재발률=29.4$\%$), RT$\pm$CT군에서는 국소+영역재발 1명, 원격전이 1명을 포함하여 2명이 재발하였다(조재발률=20$\%$). 전체 환자의 5년 생존율은 77.0$\%$였고, S$\pm$RT군과 RT$\pm$CT군별로는 각각 80.9$\%$와 70.0$\%$였다. 결론: 저자들은 편도암에 대한 국소치료법으로서 수술을 주로 적용한 경우와 방사선치료를 주로 적용한 경우 모두에서 다른 문헌들에서 보고되는 국소제어율, 생존율과 비슷한 수준의 비교적 좋은 치료결과를 얻을 수 있었다. 국소적으로 진행된 편도암에서 방사선치료를 근간으로 하는 치료법은 수술에 의한 기능장애를 피할 수 있는 대안으로 판단된다.

인체 폐암조직에서 Phospholipase C 동위효소의 발현양상 (Expression of Phospholipase C Isozymes in Human Lung Cancer Tissues)

  • 황성철;마경애;최소연;오윤정;최영인;김덕기;이형노;최영화;박광주;이이형;이기범;하만준;배윤수
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • 제49권3호
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    • pp.310-322
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    • 2000
  • 배경 : Phospholipase C는 세포내 신호 전달과정의 초기 단계에 있어서, 매우 중요한 역할을 하는 효소로 알려져 있으며, 세포막에 존재하는 인지질 가운데 중요한 부분을 차지하는 $PIP_2$를 분해하여 제2전령물질인 DAG와 IP3를 생성한다. 이들 제2전령물질은 각각 PKC를 활성화시키고, 세포내의 $Ca^{2+}$농도를 증가 시켜서 세포내 여러 단백질 효소들을 활성화시키는 동시에, PLC 효소는 자체적으로 갖고 있는 고유의 SH2, SH3 및 PH domains 등의 기능 영역을 통해, 다른 신호 전달 인자들과 상호 작용하고, 세포막의 재구성이나, 세포분열, 발안과정에 관여 하게 된다. 이에 저자 등은 이전의 연구에서, 인체 정상 폐조직에서 PLC-${\beta}1$, -${\beta}3$, -${\gamma}1$ 및 -${\delta}1$ 동위효소가 존재함을 보고하였으며, bovine lung 내에서 PLC-${\gamma}1$ 동위 효소를 활성화 시키는 AHNAK 단백을 분리, 정제 및 클로닝 하였고, 이 AHNAK 단백이 인체 폐암조직내에서 정상조직에 비해 증가 되어 있음을 보고하여, 폐암의 발암과정에 있어서 칼슘-inositol 신호전달체계의 이상이 연관 되어있음을 제시하였다. 하지만 아직 인체 폐암조직이나 다른 종류의 폐질환에 대해서는, PLC 동위효소의 발현양상에 대한 보고가 없었으므로, 이에 저자 등은 수술로 적출한 인체 폐암 조직 내에서 PLC 동위 효소의 발현을 연구하여, 폐암의 발암과정에서 이들 효과가 갖는 역할을 규명하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 아주 대학교 병원에 내원하여 원발성 폐암으로 수술적 절제술을 받은 환자중에서, 신선냉동상태의 암조직과 동일환자의 정상폐조직이 확보가, 가능했던 37예의 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 이들조직을 대상으로 PLC-${\beta}1$, -${\beta}3$, -${\gamma}1$ 및 -${\delta}1$ 동위효소에 대해 Western blot 분석을 시행하였고, 대표적인 표본에 대해서는 PLC-${\gamma}1$에 대한 면역조직화학검사를 시행하였다. 결과 : 연구의 대상이었던 15예의 선암조직 모두에서, PLC-${\gamma}1$ 동위효소의 과발현을 관찰할 수 있었으며, 편평상피세포암 19예 중 16예에서 PLC-${\gamma}1$의 발현이 정상조직에 비해 증가하였음이 확인되었다. PLC-${\delta}1$ 동위효소의 경우, 대부분의 폐암조직에 감소되어 있었다. 하지만 이와는 반대로, 일부 선암 및 편평상피 암 조식(각3예)에서는, 현저한 증가를 보이기도 했다. 또한, 비록 그 증례수가 적기는 하였지만, 소세포 폐암 4예에서는, 모두에서 정상 폐조직보다, PLC-${\delta}1$ 효소의 발현이 현저히 감소되어 있음을 관찰하였다. 결론 : 이상의 결과로 미루어 폐암 조직 내에서 PLC-${\gamma}1$ 동위효소의 발현이 증가되어 있었는데, 이는 저자등이, 이미 보고한바 있는, PLC-${\gamma}1$의 활성화 AHNAK의 과발현과 함께, 폐암의 발암과정에, 칼슘-inositol 신호전달 채계의 이상이 관여할것이라는 실험적인 증거가 될수 있다고 하겠다. 하지만, PLC-${\delta}1$ 동위효소의 감소에 대해서는, 좀더 구체적인 기전의 규명 및 PLC-${\delta}1$ 효소의 역할에 대한 보다 많은 연구가 필요할것으로 사료된다.

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근적외 분광분석법을 이용한 국내 유통 식품 함유 탄수화물, 단백질 및 지방의 정량 분석 (Quantitative Analysis of Carbohydrate, Protein, and Oil Contents of Korean Foods Using Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy)

  • 송이슬;김영학;김기쁨;안경근;황영선;강인규;윤성원;이준수;신기용;이우영;조영숙;정명근
    • 한국식품영양과학회지
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    • 제43권3호
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    • pp.425-430
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    • 2014
  • 식품의 3대 영양소인 탄수화물, 단백질 및 지방의 일반적인 분석 방법은 Kjeldahl 및 Soxhlet 시험법과 같은 기존의 화학 분석 방법으로 분석하였다. 그러나 이러한 분석 방법은 시료의 전처리 과정이 필요하고 많은 비용과 분석 시간이 소모되며 복잡한 추출과정을 거친다는 단점이 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 국내 유통 식품 및 농산물 자원에 함유된 탄수화물, 단백질 및 지방의 함량을 근적외 분광분석법(near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy, NIRS)으로 신속하고 정확하게 동시에 측정할 수 있는 방법을 검토하였다. 분석시료는 517종의 다양한 식품 시료를 예측모델 개발용(calibration set) 412종과 예견치 분석용(validation set) 162종으로 구분하여 사용하였다. 기존의 화학 분석 방법에 의해 측정된 성분들의 분석 결과와 근적외 스펙트럼 데이터간의 상관관계를 조사하여 각 성분별 예측모델을 검토하였으며, 변형부분최소자승법(MPLS) 및 다양한 수처리와 산란보정을 이용한 결과, 탄수화물, 단백질 및 지방의 산란방식은 각각 weighted MSC, standard MSC 및 SNV only로 수처리는 각각 1차 미분(1st derivative, 4 nm gap, 5 points smoothing, 1 point second smoothing), 2차 미분(2, 5, 5, 3) 및 1차 미분(1, 1, 1, 1)을 적용하여 예측모델을 검토한 결과 $R^2$값이 0.971, 0.974 및 0.937로 높고 SEC값은 4.066, 1.080 및 1.890으로 낮은 최적의 예측모델을 개발하였다. 세 성분의 최적 예측모델에 의한 상관도와 잔차 히스토그램을 검토한 결과 세 성분 모두 근적외 분광분석법 예측모델로 적합함을 확인할 수 있었으며, 최적의 예측모델을 미지의 식품 시료 162종에 적용한 결과, 탄수화물, 단백질 및 지방의 $r^2$(SEP)값은 0.987(2.515), 0.970(1.144) 및 0.947(1.370)로 $r^2$값은 높으며 SEP값은 낮은 양호한 양상을 나타내었다. 그러나 지방의 결정계수($R^2$, $r^2$)값은 탄수화물, 단백질에 비해 다소 낮은 양상을 나타내므로 추후 식품 검체에 적용 시 탄수화물 및 단백질 성분에 비해 예측결과의 정확성이 다소 낮을 수 있다고 판단되어진다. 이상의 결과에서 전처리 단계에서 복잡한 추출과정, 많은 비용소모, 분석시간 및 고도의 분석기술을 요하는 기존 습식 화학분석 방법의 단점을 보완하고자 검토되었던 근적외 분광분석법은 다량의 식품분석 시료를 분석하기에는 매우 효율적이라고 생각되며, 이런 점들을 고려해 보면 근적외 분광분석 예측모델들은 추후에 미지 식품시료에 함유된 탄수화물, 단백질 및 지방의 기존 분석법을 대체하여 편리하고 빠르게 함량을 예측 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

고식적 Damus-Kaye-Stansel 술식의 임상적 적용 및 결과 (The Clinical Application and Results of Palliative Damus-Kaye-Stansel Procedure)

  • 임홍국;김수진;김웅한;황성욱;이철;신성호;이길수;이재웅;이창하
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • 제41권1호
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 2008
  • 배경: Damus-Kaye-Stansel (DKS) 술식은 체심실유출로 협착과 폐동맥고혈압을 완화하기 위하여 근위주폐동맥을 대동맥에 문합시키는 고식적수술이다. 본 연구는 DKS 술식의 적응증, 결과 및 결과에 영향을 주는 요인, 그리고 반월판막 기능과 DKS 경로의 장기 결과들을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1994년 5월에서 2006년 4월 사이에 본원에서 DKS 술식을 시행받은 28명의 임상기록을 토대로 후향적으로 분석하였다. 수술시 연령은 중앙값 5.3개월($13일{\sim}38.1$개월), 체중은 중앙값 5.0 kg ($2.9{\sim}13.5\;kg$)이었고, 술전 체심실 유출로 압력차는 $25.3{\pm}15.7\;mmHg$ ($10{\sim}60\;mmHg$)였다. 18명은 초기고식적 수술로 폐동맥교약술을 시행하였으며, 술전 진단은 양대혈관 우심실 기시증이 9명, 심실-대혈관연결 불일치가 있는 양방실판막 좌심실유입이 6명, 그 외 기능성 단심실이 5명, Criss-cross 심장이 4명, 완전 방실중격 결손증이 3명, 그리고 좌심 저형성증후군의 이형이 1명이었다. 수술방법은 팻취를 이용한 측단문합이 14명, 고전적 측단문합이 6명, Lamberti 방법이 3명, 그 외가 5명이었으며, 양방향성 상대정맥 폐동맥 단락술을 6명에서, 폰탄수술을 2명에서 같이 시행하였다. 결과: 병원내 사망은 4명(14.3%)이었고, 평균 $62.7{\pm}38.9$개월 ($3.3{\sim}128.1$개월)의 추적관찰기간 동안 만기사망은 3명(12.5%)이었으며, 10년 누적 생존율은 $71.9{\pm}9.3%$였다. 다변량 분석에서 우심실형 단심실(위험도=13.960, p=0.006)과 일차 DKS 술식의 시행(위험도=6.767, p=0.042)이 사망의 유의한 인자였다. DKS 술식 후 4명은 단계적 양심실성 교정을, 그리고 13명은 폰탄수술까지 시행하였으며, 체심실 유출로 협착은 1명 이외에는 발생하지 않았다. 중등도 이상의 반월판막역류나, 반월판막에 대한 재수술은 없었으나, DKS경로에 의한 폐동맥협착으로 인한 재수술이 고전적 측단문합을 시행했던 1례(3.6%)에서 필요하였다. DKS경로나 반월판막에 대한 재수술의 자유도는 10년에 87.5%였다. 결론: DKS 술식은 체심실 유출로 협착을 동반한 환자군에서 유용한 방법이며, 출생직후 양심실교정이 어려웠던 일부 환자군에서 단계적 양심실 교정을 안전하게 시행할 수 있었다. 체심실유출로 협착이 심하지 않은 경우에 DKS 술식전에 폐동맥 교약술을 시행하여 폐혈관 저항을 감소시킨 후 DKS 술식의 성공률을 향상시킬 수 있었다. DKS 술식후 반월판막기능, DKS 경로와 체심실유출로협착의 완화에 대한 장기 결과는 만족할만하다.

화타협척혈 침자극에 의한 손상 말초신경의 재생효과에 관한 연구 (Studies of the Effects of Acupuncture Stimulation at Huatuo Jiaji(EX B2) Points on Axonal Regeneration of Injured Sciatic Nerve in the Rats)

  • 김대필;박영회;금동호
    • 한방재활의학과학회지
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    • 제18권4호
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    • pp.39-61
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    • 2008
  • 목적 : 좌골신경 압좌손상으로 유발된 쥐의 모델을 이용하여 손상된 말초신경의 재생효과에 관한 침자극 효과를 세포분자학적, 조직학적 관점에서 연구하였다. 아울러 손상 좌골신경을 지배하는 척수신경근과 가까운 부위 경혈자극과 좌골신경이 지배하는 말초부위 경혈자극과의 침자극 효과를 비교 연구하였다. 방법 : 한쪽 좌골신경에 압좌손상을 유발 한 실험쥐들을 1주, 2주로 나눈 뒤 각각에 대해 격일로 1주군은 3회, 2주군은 6회의 침자극을 시행하였다. 손상 좌골신경의 재생효과를 비교실험하기 위해 정상군, 압좌손상만을 유발한 실험군, 침자극 군으로 나누었다. 침자극 군 중 한 군은 손상신경을 지배하는 척수신경근에 가장 가까운 2개의 화타협척혈(EX B2)에 자침(근위부 자극군)하였고, 다른 한 군은 말초부위에 위치한 족삼리혈(ST 36)과 위중혈(BL 40) 2곳에 자침(원위부 자극군)하였다. 실험 후 각각의 조직을 분리하여 Western blotting 혹은 Hoechst staining으로 Gap-43, Cdc2, Cdk2, Erk1/2 단백질을 분석 및 좌골신경의 각 세포수를 측정하였다. Retrograde tracing을 통해 L5의 DRG와 척수에서 말초신경 재생 효과를 관찰하였고, Immunofluorescence staining을 통해 신경돌기 가지의 신장 정도를 파악하였다. 결과 : 좌골신경 손상 7일된 실험쥐의 근위부와 원위부 침자극군에서 GAP-43와 Cdc2 단백질수준이 향상된 것으로 나타났다. Cdk2 단백질수준은 압좌손상 실험군에서 강하게 증가하였지만 침자극군과 비교해서 별다른 차이는 보이지 않았다. Phospho-Erk1/2 단백질수준은 침자극군에서 향상된 것으로 나타났다. 손상 7일과 14일 된 실험쥐의 손상 원위부에서 슈반세포 수가 증가하였으며 특히 근위부 침자극군에서 더욱 증가한 것으로 나타났다. Retrograde tracing을 이용한 검사 결과 침자극군에서 L5의 DRG와 척수의 염색 세포 수가 증가된 것으로 나타나 침자극이 축삭재생에 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. L5의 DRG 감각신경의 신경돌기 가지 신장정도 및 GAP-43 단백질의 발현 정도를 측정한 결과 근위부 침자극군에서 효과적으로 GAP-43 단백질의 발현 및 신경돌기 가지가 신장된 것으로 나타났다. 결론 : 본 실험결과 침치료가 손상 좌골신경의 재생에 효과적인 것으로 보여지며, 특히 손상된 좌골신경을 지배하는 척수신경근 주위 화타협척혈에 대한 침자극이 말초부위의 침자극에 비해 신경재생에 더욱 효과적인 것으로 나타났다.