• 대한교통학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.21-34
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• 2005

항공의 전 분야에 있어 항공안전은 아무리 강조해도 지나치지 않으며 항공안전에 주의를 기울이지 못하여 발생되는 항공기사고(aircraft accidents)는 항공기의 전 비행단계중 약 70%가 비행장주위의 이 착륙단계에서 일어나는 CFIT(Controlled Flight into Terrain) 사고라는 것은 주지의 사실이다. 이러한 점을 고려 할 때에 비행장주위의 장애물(obstacle)을 관리(control)하는 것은 항공기사고를 방지하고 비행장의 장기적인 존속을 보장한다는 측면에서 항공안전차원의 안전운항에 지대한 역할을 한다고 할 수 있다. 그러나 안전운항이 보장되는 범위 내에서 비행장주위의 장애물에 대한 제한을 효율적으로 관리하고 비행장주위의 규제에 따른 사유재산권의 제한을 해소하며, 장애물을 관리하는데 소요되는 노력을 경감하기 위한 차폐이론(Shielding)의 적용 역시, 안전운항과 더불어 비행장주위 공역을 효율적으로 활용할 수 있다는 측면에서 중요하게 고려하여야 할 사항이다. 실제로 국제민간항공기구(ICAO)나 항공선진국들은 기존장애물의 영향이 미치는 음영면 이하의 장애물은 장애물로 간주하지 않는다는 차폐이론 적용하여 건축규제를 완화하거나 장애물 표시등의 의무를 면제하고 있다. 물론 이와 같은 차폐이론의 적용은 국제적으로 통일된 차폐기준에 따라 적용되는 것이 아니며 각 국가의 상황에 따라 또는 각 비행장의 환경에 따라 신규장애물의 차폐 여부를 확인하고 항공학적인 연구를 통하여 안전운항에 영향이 없다는 판단 하에 적용 관리하고 있다. 국내에서도 비행장주위에 장애물제한에 관하여 항공법에 규정하고 있고, 최근 개정안으로 제시되어진 동법 시행규칙에서는 국제민간항공기구의 차폐기준의 적용을 포함하는 신규 규정을 포함시켜 놓았다. 그러나 이러한 규정만으로는 비행장 주위의 항공장애물을 체계적으로 관리하기가 어려우며, 특히 국내 비행장 주위의 공역에서 차폐이론적용에 필요한 세부기준이 제시되어 있지 않다는 점에서 논란의 여지가 많다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 항공장애물과 관련된 국제민간항공기구(ICAO)의 규정 및 항공선진국들의 관련 규정을 검토 분석하고 국내의 현황과 비교 분석한 후 국제기준에 비추어 국내환경에서도 적용 가득한 비행장 공역에서의 항공장애물관리규정(안)의 방향을 제시하고자 한다. 특히 논란의 여지가 많은 차폐이론의 적용에 이어 명확한 기준방안을 제시하여 항공안전과 효율적인 공역운영을 위한 대안을 설정하는데 도움을 주고자 한다.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제46권8호
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• pp.821-831
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• 2013

최근 수리 실험 및 계측 분야에 영상유속계가 많이 이용되고 있다. 그러나 영상유속계의 영상 분석에 대한 표준적인 방법과 측정 불확도가 정립되어 있지 않아 일반 사용자들이 사용하기 어려운 것이 사실이다. 특히 영상유속계를 이용한 유속 산정 시 상관영역 크기 결정에 대한 기준이 없기 때문에 사용자마다 유속 산정 결과가 차이가 나는 문제가 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 영상유속계의 상관영역 크기 변화에 따른 오차분석을 통해 상관영역 크기 결정을 위한 자료를 제시하고 자한다. 오차분석을 위해 12개의 인공영상군을 제작하였으며, 다양한 입자수와 입자크기의 영상을 획득한 후 상관영역의 크기를 변화시키면서 산정한 유속을 인공영상의 유속 참값과 비교하여 오차분석을 수행하였다. 오차 분석결과 상관영역의 크기 변화에 따라 영상유속계로 산정한 유속값에 대한 오차가 달라짐을 확인하였고, 상관영역의 크기를 크게 결정할수록 오차가 줄어드는 것으로 나타났고, 동일한 상관영역의 크기로 유속을 산정할 경우 입자 크기가 증가할수록 또는 입자수가 증가할수록 오차가 작게 나타났다. 특히 영상유속계의 오차는 입자의 크기 보다는 입자수의 변화에 좀 더 영향을 많이 받는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 상관영역의 크기가 커짐에 따라 최대 오차와 최소 오차간의 간격이 줄어드는 것을 확인하였으며, 영상 전체에서 산정한 유속의 평균 오차가 5% 이하를 만족시키는 상관영역 크기를 기준으로 그 이하의 상관영역에 대해서는 최대 오차와 최소 오차간의 차이가 크게 나타나 영상유속계의 측정 불확실성이 큰 것으로 나타났다. 영상유속계의 신뢰수준별 입자밀도 변화에 따른 최소 상관영역의 크기를 분석한 결과 전반적으로 입자밀도가 커짐에 따라 상관영역의 크기는 작아지는 것으로 나타났지만 입자밀도가 작더라도 입자수가 큰 경우에는 신뢰수준을 만족시키는 최소 상관영역의 크기가 감소하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.201-212
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• 2007

한국산 Tipula속에 속하는 Tipula latemarginata Alexander (애아이노각다귀), T. nova Walker (애잠자리각다귀), T. aino Alexander (아이노각다귀)3 종의 생태를 조사하기 위하여 2001년 1월부터 2005년 12월까지 봉화군 내성천 유역의 3개 지점에서 야외 조사와 함께 실험실에서 사육 실험을 병행하였다. 유충은 계류, 하천, 논, 습한 땅 또는 물이 새어나오는 옹벽 등에서 서식했으며, 부화 직후의 1령기 유충은 물 속에서 연한 조류 (algae)를 섭식하나 성장하면서 여러 종류의 식물의 잎, 줄기, 뿌리, 딱딱한 낙엽 조각 등을 먹는 초식성으로 조사되었다. 탈피 시 유충은 몸을 좌우상하로 계속 움직이며, 탈피에 소요되는 시간은 2시간 이내였고, 탈피 후 4시간 정도 지나면서 왕성한 섭식 활동을 보였다. 유충은 용화 시기가 되면 물에서 흙으로 상륙하여 용이 되었으며, 4령기에서 $1{\sim}2$ 일 이내의 짧은 전용 단계를 거쳤다. 용은 우화 시, 두흉부는 흙 위로 내 놓고 몸 아래 부분은 흙 속에 넣은 상태로 우화하였으며, 용소 (pupal case) 에서 성충으로 우화되는데 약 20 분에서 1시간 정도 걸렸다. 우화 후 약 $5{\sim}7$분 후에 교미를 하였으며, 약 40 분 정도 교미 상태가 지속되었다. 암컷 성충은 물기가 많은 질퍽한 흙이나, 조류 충(algal bed) 위에 산란하였으며, 몸통은 지면에 수직으로, 날개는 $120^{\circ}$각도로 편 상태에서 3 쌍의 다리로 지면 위를 걸어 다니면서 산란했다. 산란은 보통 우화 후 $1{\sim}4$일 사이에 일어났으며, 암컷 성충 1개체 당 평균 $501{\sim}760$ 의 알을 보유하는 것으로 조사되었다. 성충은 일반적으로 먹이를 먹지 않고 가끔 불만 먹었으며, 사육한 개체의 경우, 우화 후 처음에는 물을 잘 먹지 않았으나, 수명이 다 되어갈수록 물을 자주 먹는 것으로 나타났다. 성충은 여름철에 물만 주고 사육하면, 그 수명이 $4{\sim}9$ 일 정도였으며, 수컷의 수명이 암컷보다 조금 더 길었다. T. nova는 3% 설탕물로 사육하면 물로 사육한 경우보다 수명이 3배 이상 긴 것으로 조사되었다. 성비는 T. latemarginata의 경우, 야생 상태에서 수컷 대 암컷의 비가 2.6 : 1 로 수컷이 훨씬 많았다.

• 한국게임학회 논문지
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.11-20
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• 2004

80, 90년대의 영화에서만 보아오던 가상현실이 과학 및 컴퓨터 기술의 비약적인 발전을 바탕으로 우리에게 가까이 다가오고 있다. 다양한 가상현실 시스템 (VRML, HMD, FishTank, Wall Type, CAVE Type)의 개발과 함께 그 시스템의 발전으로 더욱 현실감 있는 가상현실 구현이 가능해지고 있다. 몰입감이 높은 가상 현실은 이로써 사람들이 일상적으로 경험하기 어려운 환경을 직접 체험하지 않고서도 그 환경에 들어와 있는 것처럼 보여주고 조작할 수 있게 해주는 것이다. 가상현실의 응용분야로는 교육, 고급 프로그래밍, 원격조작, 원격위성 표면탐사, 탐사자료 분석, 과학적 가시화(scientific visualization)등을 들 수 있다. 구체적인 예로서, 탱크 및 항공기의 조종법 훈련, 가구의 배치 설계, 수술 실습, 게임 등 다양하다. 이런 가상현실 시스템에서는 인간 참여자의 실제조작과 가상 작업공간이 하드웨어로 상호 연결된다. 이렇게 상호 연결된 하드웨어로 인간의 오감을 적절하게 자극하여 몰입감을 더하여 준다. 아직 많은 부분이 모자라지만 많은 연구와 노력으로 빠른 시간 안에 거의 인간이 느낄 수 있는 느낌을 가상현실에서도 현실과 같이 느낄 수 있을 것이다. 이 논문에서는 가상현실시스템의 기본적인 정의와 개념 그리고 종류를 알아보고 그 중에서 몰입감이 뛰어난 CAVE형의 가상현실시스템에 대하여 개념분석을 하였고 다음으로 2003년 KISTI(한국과학기술정보연구원)에서 만들어진 경복궁(문화 원형 Content)을 가상현실시스템에서 복원 과정을 Design process를 거쳐 제작되는 과정을 통해 가상현실시스템에서의 VR프로그래밍 방법과 모델링 방법을 제시하였다. 이러한 과정을 통해 몰입형 가상현실 시스템의 활용성에 대해 알아보았고 지금 시점에서 이러한 CAVE형 가상현실 시스템의 활용방안에 대하여 연구해 보았다. 끝으로 가상현실시스템을 활용한 문화재 복원 과정에서 나타난 문제점에 대하여 서술 하고 가상 현실 시스템의 활용 방안을 제시한다.

• 지질공학
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.555-566
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• 2008

불소 오염이 심각한 곳으로 파악된 충북 보은 삼승면 일대 지역의 오염의 현황과 원인 규명을 위하여 수리지구화학적 연구와 물암석 반응 실험 연구가 수행되었다. 조사 지역 암반 지하수의 불소 함량은 최대 3.9 mg/L에 이르며, 먹는물 수질기준의 불소 항목(1.5 mg/L)을 초과율은 23%에 이른다. 불소 이온의 평균 함량은 1.0 mg/L이나, 낮은 값으로의 왜도(1.3)가 크기 때문에 중앙값은 평균에 비하여 크게 적은 0.5 mg/L으로 나타난다. 불소 농도는 화강암 분포 지역에서 심부 지하수에 해당하는 $NaHCO_3$ 유형 지하수에서 상대적으로 높게 나타나고 있다. 불소와 질산염 이온($NO_3$)은 뚜렷한 부의 상관관계를 나타내고 있어 불소는 지표 오염과 상관없는 지질기원이며, 상대적으로 심부 암반 지하수에 부화되었을 가능성을 지시한다. 이것은 조사 지역의 암석을 사용한 실내 실험에서 확인되었다. 순수흑운모 화강암 반응 실험 결과 불소 함량은 96시간 후에 최대 1.2 mg/L까지 증가하였다. 그러나 불소 농도와 지하수 관정 심도, 지구화학적으로 물암석 반응의 정도를 지시할 수 있는 인자($Na^+$, $HCO_3$, pH 등)들의 값과는 뚜렷한 상관관계를 나타내고 있지 않았다. 이는 불소 이온이 물암석 반응 정도와 상관없이 함불소 광물의 국지적인 분포에 영향을 받을 수 있다는 것을 암시한다. 고농도의 불소를 함유하는 지하수의 공간분포는 선구조 분포와 연관되어 있음을 보여주고 있어, 물암석 반응이 상당히 진행되어 불소 함량이 높은 심부 암반 지하수가 선구조 분포 지역의 파쇄대를 통하여 배출되었음을 지시한다. 하지만, 선구조 분포와 불소 농도는 전체적으로는 일치하지 않아, 파쇄대의 분포가 불규칙적이고, 심부 지하수와 천부 지하수의 혼합과 정도 불균질함을 지시하는 것으로 추정된다.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.34-45
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• 2003

본 논문에서는 Ca(OH)$_2$로 Silk를 정련하기 위해 처리온도, 농도 및 시간별로 처리하여 적정 정련 조건을 알아보았다. 정련 후 세리신을 수용성과 난용성으로 분리하여 수용성 세리신의 평균분자량을 측정하였고 기기분석을 통하여 세리신의 특성을 조사하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 연감율은 처리농도, 온도 및 시간을 증가시킬수록 증가하는데 Ca(OH)$_2$ 처리농도가 0.07%, 0.1%일 때에는 처리시간이 길어져도 연감율에 큰 변화를 보이지 않았다. 2. 정련액의 수용성$.$난용성 세리신의 비율은 Ca(OH)$_2$ 농도가 0.04%일 때에는 처리 온도가 높을수록 난용성 세리신의 비율도 높게 나타났고, 0.07%일 때에는 처리 온도 및 시간에 관계없이 수용성 세리신의 비율이 거의 100%를 나타냈다. 0.1%일 때에는 처리 초기의 난용성 세리신의 비율이 높으며 시간이 증가할수록 수용성 세리신의 비율도 증가하였다. 3. 평균 중합도 측정 결과 처리 농도 0.04%, 처리 온도 10$0^{\circ}C$의 경우 10정도의 일정한 평균 중합도 값을 가지며 8$0^{\circ}C$, 9$0^{\circ}C$의 경우는 시간이 증가함에 따라 평균 중합도가 불규칙하게 나타났다. 0.07%의 경우 온도와 시간에 관계없이 10정도의 일정한 값을 나타내고 있으며 처리농도 0.1%일 때 온도 10$0^{\circ}C$의 경우 평균중합도가 20∼30으로 높은 값을 나타내고 있다. 4. 정련후 수용성 세리신의 LAL 정량 결과 정련액에는 LAL 물질이 존재하지 않는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 5. 아미노산 분석 결과 Hydroxy amino acid인 Thr.과 Ser. 및 Tyr.의 함량이 적었고 나머지는 상대적으로 많았다. 6. 수용성 세리신 분말의 DSC 분석 결과 열변성에 의한 흡열피크가 189$^{\circ}C$ 부근에서 나타났고, 열분해 피크는 299$^{\circ}C$ 부근에서 나타났다. 7. Ca(OH)$_2$ 정련된 견사의 강도는 생사의 강도보다 15∼30% 정도 감소하였고, 처리 시간이 길어질수록 강도가 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 8. 정련견의 표면 관찰 결과 연감율이 증가함에 따라 실의 굵기가 가늘어짐을 확인할 수 있었으며 처리 농도가 증가함에 따라 섬유 표면이 거칠게 되어있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제32권
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• pp.85-92
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• 2020

목 적: 열가소성(thermoplastic) bolus가 가지는 이점을 알아보고자 이를 사용하여 치료한 두 건의 case를 선량과 위치 재현성 측면으로 나누어 피부 병변 VMAT 치료에서의 열가소성 bolus의 유용성을 평가하였다. 대상 및 방법: 좌측 유방 피부 병변 치료 환자 두 명을 대상으로 열가소성 Bolus를 사용하여 simulation 하였고 2 arc VMAT으로 계획하였다. 각 치료 계획은 처방선량(Prescription dose)이 표적 체적의 95% 이상 조사되도록 설계하였다. CBCT(Cone Beam CT) 영상에서 air gap의 길이를 측정하여 bolus 위치의 재현성을 평가하였다. 선량의 재현성을 평가하기 위해 Plan에서의 선량 분포와 CBCT에서의 선량 분포를 비교하였고 환자 2에 대해 in vivo 측정을 하였다. 결 과: 환자 1의 치료계획용 CT에서의 air gap과 CBCT image에서 10회 치료 동안 생긴 평균 air gap(M1)의 차이는 -0.42±1.24mm였다. 환자 2에서 14회 치료 동안 생긴 skin과 bolus 사이의 평균 air gap(M2)과 치료계획용 CT의 air gap의 차이는 -1.08±1.3mm, 두 bolus 사이의 air gap(M3)과의 차이는 0.49±1.16으로 나타났다. 치료계획용 CT와 CBCT의 선량 분포 차이는 환자 1에서 PTV1 D95가 -1.38%, Skin(max)가 0.39%의 차이를 보였고 환자 2에서 PTV1 D95가 0.63%, SKIN(max)가 -0.53%의 차이를 나타내었다. in vivo 측정 결과 계획된 선량과 -1.47% 차이를 보였다. 결 론: 열가소성 Bolus는 3D printer로 제작한 것과 비교하여 제작 과정이 단순하고 소요 시간이 길지 않으며, set up 측면에서 재현성 있는 결과를 보였고 선량 측면에서도 안정적인 결과를 나타내어 불규칙한 표면의 피부 병변 치료에서 그 유용성이 높은 것으로 사료된다.

• 헤리티지:역사와 과학
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.64-78
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• 2023

이 글은 설산 천희(雪山 千熙, 1307~1382)가 영주 부석사에 조사당을 건립하게 된 배경과 의미를 조사당 벽화를 통해 살펴본 것이다. 조사당의 남벽(출입구 위치)에는 북벽에 위치한 의상 대사상을 마주 보며 6구의 신장(사천왕과 그 양 옆으로 제석천과 범천)이 그려져 있다. 이 신장 그림은 우리나라 사찰 벽화 중 가장 오래된 작품으로 매우 독특한 특징을 보인다. 사찰 전각의 내벽에는 경전에서 묘사하는 장면들을 그리는 것이 일반적이지만 조사당에는 이런 종류의 벽화는 없으며 신장들만 그려져 있다. 이는 유일한 예이며, 승려상과 마주보는 위치에 신장들이 그려진 예도 찾아볼 수 없다. 주인공인 승려(의상대사)를 외호하기 위한 신장의 배치와 부조상(浮彫像)을 그림으로 번안한 듯한 표현상의 특징은 특히 주목을 요한다. 그 구성과 표현이 팔각의 탑신 표면에 신장상을 새긴 나말여초 선종의 석조승탑과 유사하기 때문이다. 도상 또한 나말여초기 신장과 유사성을 지닌 고식이다. 이중 동방과 서방천왕의 존명에 대해서는 이견이 있었는데 이 글에서는 나말여초 승탑의 사천왕 배치 순서에 근거하여 이들의 명호를 제시하였다. 한편, 해동 화엄의 초조 의상 대사를 기념하여 조사당을 건립하고 이를 외호하는 신장들을 배치했다는 것은 개산조에 대한 숭배 개념을 드러낸다. 따라서 조사당 건립의 목적 또한 선종 승탑 건립 이념의 연장선에서 찾았다. 문제는 설산 천희가 화엄종 승려이고 부석사는 대표적인 화엄 사찰이라는 점에 있다. 따라서 이 글에서는 조사당 건립의 배경을 이해하기 위해 14세기 고려 불교계의 상황과 창건주 설산 천희의 행적을 살펴보았다. 14세기에는 간화선이 우위에 있었기 때문에 천희는 58세의 노령에도 원나라에 유학하여 간화선사의 인가를 받아온 뒤 국사의 자리에 올랐다. 그러나 결국 부석사로 밀려나 부석사 중창에 힘쓰게 된다. 천희는 아마도 사찰 중창을 통해 부석사의 위상을 높이고 선종에 위축되어 가던 화엄종의 발전을 모색했던 것으로 보인다. 14세기 선종의 부상 아래 힘을 잃어가던 화엄종이 그 발전을 모색하는 시도 속에서 조사당을 건립하였고 이러한 염원이 벽화의 특징으로 잘 드러난다는 점에서 조사당 벽화의 불교사적인 가치 또한 크다고 할 수 있다.

• 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.

• 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.