• Clinical Endoscopy
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.315-324
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• 2023

Background/Aims: Image-enhanced endoscopy can detect superficial oro-hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma; however, reliable endoscopy of the pharyngeal region is challenging. Endoscopy under general anesthesia during transoral surgery occasionally reveals multiple synchronous lesions that remained undetected on preoperative endoscopy. Therefore, we aimed to determine the lesion detection capability of endoscopy under general anesthesia for superficial oro-hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Methods: This retrospective study included 63 patients who underwent transoral surgery for superficial oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma between April 2005 and December 2020. The primary endpoint was to compare the lesion detection capabilities of preoperative endoscopy and endoscopy under general anesthesia. Other endpoints included the comparison of clinicopathological findings between lesions detected using preoperative endoscopy and those newly detected using endoscopy under general anesthesia. Results: Fifty-eight patients (85 lesions) were analyzed. The mean number of lesions per patient detected was 1.17 for preoperative endoscopy and 1.47 for endoscopy under general anesthesia. Endoscopy under general anesthesia helped detect more lesions than preoperative endoscopy did (p<0.001). The lesions that were newly detected on endoscopy under general anesthesia were small and characterized by few changes in color and surface ruggedness. Conclusions: Endoscopy under general anesthesia for superficial squamous cell carcinoma is helpful for detecting multiple synchronous lesions.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.230-234
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• 2014

Automatic detection of disease helps medical institutions that are introducing digital images to read images rapidly and accurately, and is thus applicable to lesion diagnosis and treatment. The aim of this study was to apply a symmetry contribution algorithm to unsharp mask filter-applied MR images and propose an analysis technique to automatically recognize brain tumor and edema. We extracted the skull region and drawed outline of the skull in database of images obtained at P University Hospital and detected an axis of symmetry with cerebral characteristics. A symmetry contribution algorithm was then applied to the images around the axis of symmetry to observe intensity changes in pixels and detect disease areas. When we did not use the unsharp mask filter, a brain tumor was detected in 60 of a total of 95 MR images. The disease detection rate for the brain was 63.16%. However, when we used the unsharp mask filter, the tumor was detected in 87 of a total of 95 MR images, with a disease detection rate of 91.58%. When the unsharp mask filter was used in the pre-process stage, the disease detection rate for the brain was higher than when it was not used. We confirmed that unsharp mask filter can be used to rapidly and accurately to read many MR images stored in a database.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제65권8호
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• pp.1424-1429
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• 2016

Segmentation is one of the first steps in most diagnosis systems for characterization of dental caries in an early stage. The purpose of automatic dental cavity detection system is helping dentist to make more precise diagnosis. We proposed the semi-automatic method for the segmentation of dental caries on digital x-ray images. Based on a manually and roughly selected ROI (Region of Interest), it calculated the contour for the dental cavity. A snake algorithm which is one of active contour models repetitively refined the initial contour and self-examination and correction on the segmentation result. Seven phantom tooth from incisor to molar were made for the evaluation of the developed algorithm. They contained a different form of cavities and each phantom tooth has two dental cavities. From 14 dental cavities, twelve cavities were accurately detected including small cavities. And two cavities were segmented partly. It demonstrates the practical feasibility of the dental lesion detection using Computer-aided Detection (CADe).

• 치과방사선
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.363-373
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• 1995

The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare observer performance between conventional radiographs and their digitized images for the detection of bone loss in the bifurcation of mandiblar first molar. One dried human mandible with minimal periodontal bone loss around the first molar was selected and serially enlarged 17 step defects were prepared in the bifurcation area. The mandible was radiographed with exposure time of 0.12, 0.20, 0.25, 0.32, 0.40, 0.64 seconds, after each successive step in the preperation and all radiographs were digitized with IBM-PC/32 bit-Dx compatible, video camera (VM-S8200, Hitachi Co., Japan), and color monitor(Multisync 3D, NEC, Japan). Sylvia Image Capture Board for the ADC(analog to digital converter) was used. The obtained results were as follows: 1. In the conventional radiographs, the mean score of the readability was higher at the condition of exposure time with 0.32 second. Also, as the size of artificial lesion was increased, the readability of radiographs was elevated (P<0.05). 2. In the digital images, the mean score of the readability was higher at the condition of exposure time with 0.40 second. Also, as the size of artificial lesion was increased, the readability of digital images was elevated(P<0.05). 3. At the same exposure time, the mean scores of readibility were mostly higher in the digitized images. As the exposure time was increased, the digital images were superior to radiographs in readability. 4. As the size of lesion was changed, the digital images were superior to radiographs in detecting small lesion. 5. The coefficient of variation of mean score has no significant difference between digital images and radiographs.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.95-100
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• 2024

Vitiligo is a condition characterized by the destruction or dysfunction of melanin-producing cells in the skin, resulting in a loss of skin pigmentation. Facial vitiligo, specifically affecting the face, significantly impacts patients' appearance, thereby diminishing their quality of life. Evaluating the efficacy of facial vitiligo treatment typically relies on subjective assessments, such as the Facial Vitiligo Area Scoring Index (F-VASI), which can be time-consuming and subjective due to its reliance on clinical observations like lesion shape and distribution. Various machine learning and deep learning methods have been proposed for segmenting vitiligo areas in facial images, showing promising results. However, these methods often struggle to accurately segment vitiligo lesions irregularly distributed across the face. Therefore, our study introduces a framework aimed at improving the segmentation of vitiligo lesions on the face and providing an evaluation of vitiligo lesions. Our framework for facial vitiligo segmentation and lesion evaluation consists of three main steps. Firstly, we perform face detection to minimize background areas and identify the face area of interest using high-quality ultraviolet photographs. Secondly, we extract facial area masks and vitiligo lesion masks using a semantic segmentation network-based approach with the generated dataset. Thirdly, we automatically calculate the vitiligo area relative to the facial area. We evaluated the performance of facial and vitiligo lesion segmentation using an independent test dataset that was not included in the training and validation, showing excellent results. The framework proposed in this study can serve as a useful tool for evaluating the diagnosis and treatment efficacy of vitiligo.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.317-326
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• 2011

저자는 DSLR(digital single-lens reflex) 카메라를 이용한 QLF-D 시스템을 고안하여, 사람의 유구치에 자연 발생된 법랑질 초기 우식증을 관찰하고, 유구치 법랑질 시편을 대상으로 2일부터 14일까지 인공 탈회시킨 후 탈회 기간에 따른 상관관계를 편광 현미경 소견과 비교 분석한 결과 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 탈회 기간에 따른 편광 현미경 상의 병소 깊이와 QLF-D 영상의 광밀도 값 비율 간의 피어슨 상관 계수는 0.969였다(p<0.01). 2. 편광현미경에서 측정된 병소 깊이의 탈회 기간에 대한 회귀분석 결과 y=8.67x-1.16의 회귀 방정식이 산출되었다(p<0.05). 3. QLF-D 영상에서 측정된 광도값 비율의 탈회 기간에 대한 회귀분석 결과 y=3.53x+6.42의 회귀 방정식이 산출되었다(p<0.05).

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.382-390
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• 2016

청소년기에는 초기 우식 병소를 진단 기준에 포함시키는 것이 더 유리하기에 본 연구에서는 WHO basic methods 와 ICDAS-II 점수를 활용하여 13세와 16세 청소년의 우식 상태를 조사하였다. 전체 우식경험영구치지수는 3.71, 우식영구치지수는 1.94이었으며 16세에서 13세보다 높았다. 군별로는 대구치, 소구치, 전치의 순으로 우식경험영구치지수와 우식영구치 지수가 높았다. 전체 치아의 ICDAS-II code 0은 77.46%이었으며, 후방치열로 갈수록 우식치아의 수가 증가하였다. 전치와 소구치의 우식은 모두 법랑질에 국한되었다. ICDAS-II 점수는 초기우식병소 발견에 용이하여 우식관리의 예방적 접근이 가능한 방법이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.564-567
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• 1993

Carcinosarcoma of the lung is an admixture of cardinomatous and sarcomatous lesion and accounts for 0.3% of all pulmonary neoplasm. Clinicopathological features are often related to anatomical location : central endobronchial type and peripheral parenchymal type. Noninvasive diagnostic tests had a low yield in detection carcinosarcoma. Metastasis to regional lymph nodes and to distant organ is common. The prognosis is poor and the median survival is less than one year.Two cases of carcinosarcoma patients are reported here - one case is composed of undifferent cell carcinoma and spindle cell sarcoma in the male of 72 year old and the other case squamous cell carcinoma and spindle cell sarcoma in the male of 65 year old.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.524-531
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• 1996

목적 : 골스캔에서 신세포암의 골전이 빈도, 호발 부위 및 전이 양상을 알아보고, 신세포암이 있는 신장의 섭취 형태를 분류하여 신세포암 환자에서 골스캔의 부가적 역할을 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 수술과 조직 검사상 신세포암으로 진단된 158명의 골스캔을 후향적으로 분석하였으며 골스캔상 병변은 방사선학적인 검사와 추적 골스캔, 조직 검사 소견을 통하여 골전이를 확인하였다. 골스캔상 전이 병소의 위치는 두개골, 척추, 견관절, 흉골, 늑골, 골반, 사지의 장골등 7개의 해부학적 위치로 나누었고, 각 병변은 열소와 냉소로 분류하였다. 신세포암을 가진 신장은 섭취 형태에 따라 정상, 광자결손병소, 크기가 커져 있으면서 약한 섭취를 보이는 경우 크기가 커져 있으면서 불규칙한 섭취를 보이는 경우, 초승달 모양으로 밀려 있는 경우 그리고 섭취가 증가되어 있는 경우 등 여섯 군으로 분류하였다. 결 과 : 158명의 환자중 20명(12.7%)에서 71개의 골전이 병변을 관찰할 수 있었고 전체 병변의 약 80%는 구간 골격에 위치하였다. 병변중 55개(77.5%)는 열소로, 16개(22.5%)는 냉소로 보였다. 첫 골스캔을 시행하기 전에 신절제술을 받은 20명의 환자를 제외한 138명의 환자중 70명 (50.7%)에서 비정상 신섭취를 관찰할 수 있었으며, 그 중 골전이가 있는 17명(3명은 첫 골스캔 전에 신절제술을 받았음)의 환자중에서는 14명(82.4%)에서 비정상 신섭취를 관찰할 수 있었다. 비정상 신섭취를 보이는 70명중에서 가장 흔한 두 가지 형태는 광자결손병소와 크기가 커져있으면서 약한 섭취를 보이는 경우로 각각 35명(50%)과 17명(24.3%)이었다. 그리고 골의 통증과 병적 골절을 주소로 내원한 4명의 환자에서는 골스캔상 비정상 신섭취와 골의 병소를 관찰함으로써 인식되지 못했던 원발 종양(신세포암)에 대한 정보를 제공할 수 있었다. 결 론 : 골스캔상 신세포암으로부터의 골전이 병소의 양상과 신섭취 형태를 잘 이해함으로써 골전이 병소를 잘 검출할 수 있을 뿐 아니라, 원발 종양에 대한 정보를 제공할 수 있으리라 생각된다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.127-132
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• 2001

Porcine circoviruses(PCV) are the smallest nonenveloped DNA viruses containing a unique single-stranded circular genome. No recognized link was found between PCV infection of pig and disease. But the PCV consistently identified from postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome(PMWS) and researches indicate that there are strong relationships between PCV and PMWS. Clinical signs were emaciation, dyspnea, high fever with normal appetite. Necropsy findings showed respiratory disease complex lesion and lymph node anomalities. An indirect-immunofluorescent antibody procedure was used to assay swine sera for the presence of PCV atibodies. Antibodies against PCV were found in an average of 20% of the samples tested. The PCV DNA was amplified from lymph nodes collected from pigs. PCV specific primers were successfully amplified PCV DNAs. Further studies are needed to determine the possible role this virus might have in disease.