• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.39-45
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• 2002

흉부 종괴와 정상 조직의 CT밀도에 대해 재구성 연산방식에 따른 영향을 평가하기 위해 흉부 종괴가 있는 50명의 환자를 대상으로 연구를 시행하였다. CT영상은 연부, 표준, 골 그리고 선예의 4가지 재구성 연산법을 사용하여 평가하였다. 그 결과, 관심영역에 대한 폐종괴 밀도의 최대 차이는 평균 1HU 미만으로 나타났다. 또한 폐종괴의 조영증강의 최대 차이는 ROI 0.5, 3, $6cm^2$에서 각각 $0.1{\sim}3.2,\;0.1{\sim}2.8,\;0.0{\sim}2.1\;HU$로 나타났다. 흉부의 정상 조직에서 평균 밀도는 골 연산법에서 가장 높았으나, 4가지 재구성 연산법에 따라 의미 있는 차이는 없었다(P = 1.00).

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.50-57
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• 2019

In pediatric thoracic CT, respiratory motion is generally treated as a motion artifact degrading the image quality. Conversely, respiratory motion in the thorax can be used to answer important clinical questions, that cannot be assessed adequately via conventional static thoracic CT, by utilizing four-dimensional (4D) CT. However, clinical experiences of 4D thoracic CT are quite limited. In order to use 4D thoracic CT properly, imagers should understand imaging techniques, radiation dose optimization methods, and normal as well as typical abnormal imaging appearances. In this article, the imaging techniques of pediatric thoracic 4D CT are reviewed with an emphasis on radiation dose. In addition, several clinical applications of pediatric 4D thoracic CT are addressed in various thoracic functional abnormalities, including upper airway obstruction, tracheobronchomalacia, pulmonary air trapping, abnormal diaphragmatic motion, and tumor invasion. One may further explore the clinical usefulness of 4D thoracic CT in free-breathing children, which can enrich one's clinical practice.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.31-37
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• 1974

Formulas for the prediction of total body fat from skinfold thickness in middle aged men were presented. Hydrostatic weighing was made on 35 middle-aged men $(age:\;40{\sim}50\;years)$ sad corrected for residual volume in lung. Skinfold thickness at four sites, namely, arm, back, waist and abdomen were compared with total fat calculated from the formula given by Keys and Brozek and regression equations were derived. In middle-aged men the observed values were: Body density, 1.07478 ; total body fat, 10.51% body weight; lean body mass, 89.49% body weight; arm skinfold thickness, 4.85mm; back, 10.4 ; waist, 7.72; abdomen, 7.62 and mean skinfold thickness of the four sites, 7.59 mm. The correlations between skinfold thickness and body density were high. The correlations between skinfold thickness and total body fat were also high. The coefficient of correlation between total body fat and arm skinfold, mean skinfold thickness were r=0.839 and r=0.862, respectively. Arm and mean skinfold thicknesses (x, mm) could be used as the representative value for the prediction of total body fat (y, % body weight). The regression equations were: On arm y=2.00x+0.99, With mean skinfold y=1.20x+1.41 The coefficient of correlation between body weight (kg) and mean skinfold thickness was r=0.733. The ratio of mean skinfold thickness (mm) to body weight (kg) in middle-aged men was 0.132.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.215-221
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• 1994

연구배경 : 산소기가 여러 종류의 급성 폐손상에 중요한 역할을 한다는 것은 이미 잘 알려진 사실이다. 생체내에는 여러 항산화 방어기전이 존재하는데, SOD는 두 개의 superoxide radical이 과산화수소와 산소로 dismutation되는 과정을 $10^4$배 촉진시키는 효소로서 산소기에 대한 일차적인 방어기전으로 작용한다. Eukaryotic 세포내에는 두 가지 종류의 SOD가 존재하는데, 하나는 세포질에 위치하고 이중체(dimeric)의 구조를 가지며 구리와 아연을 포함하는 효소(CuZnSOD)이고, 또 하나는 미토콘드리아에 있고 사중체(tetrameric)의 구조를 갖는 망간을 포함하는 효소(MnSOD)이다. 내독소에 의한 백서의 급성 폐손상 모델에서 내독소 투여 후 시간 경과에 따른 백서 폐장의 MnSOD와 CuZnSOD의 유전자 발현을 관찰하여 이를 급성 폐손상의 양상과 비교하고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방법 : 백서에 E. coli의 내독소를 투여한 후 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 12, 18, 그리고 24시간 후에 백서를 희생시켜 폐장을 얻은 후 폐장의 총 RNA를 single step phenol extraction 방법으로 추출하였다(n=3, respectively). 총 RNA를 formaldehyde를 함유한 1.2% agarose gel 에 전기영동하고, gel의 RNA를 nylon membrane으로 transfer시켰다. Nylon membrane을 $^{32}P$로 labeling시킨 MnSOD와 CuZnSOD를 probe로 하여 hybridization하고 autoradiography를 시행하였다. 결과 : 내독소률 투여하고 4시간후부터 MnSOD mRNA가 발현되기 시작하여 6시간에 최고치를 보였고, 약 12시간까지 지속되었으며, 24시간이 경과한 후에는 대조군의 수준으로 감소되었다. CuZnSOD 유전자는 내독소를 투여하고, 1 시간후부터 발현되기 시작하여 24시간까지 지속되었는데, 18시간에 최고치에 도달하였다. 결론 : 이상의 결과는 SOD가 백서에서 내독소에 의해 유발된 급성 폐손상에 대한 방어기전에 관여 할 가능성을 시사하는 것으로 생각된다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.880-890
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• 2020

Objective: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are known to be at risk of osteoporosis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between thoracic vertebral bone density measured on chest CT (D_Thorax) and clinical variables, including survival, in patients with COPD. Materials and Methods: A total of 322 patients with COPD were selected from the Korean Obstructive Lung Disease (KOLD) cohort. D_Thorax was measured by averaging the CT values of three consecutive vertebral bodies at the level of the left main coronary artery with a round region of interest as large as possible within the anterior column of each vertebral body using an in-house software. Associations between D_Thorax and clinical variables, including survival, pulmonary function test (PFT) results, and CT densitometry, were evaluated. Results: The median follow-up time was 7.3 years (range: 0.1-12.4 years). Fifty-six patients (17.4%) died. D_Thorax differed significantly between the different Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease stages. D_Thorax correlated positively with body mass index (BMI), some PFT results, and the six-minute walk distance, and correlated negatively with the emphysema index (EI) (all p < 0.05). In the univariate Cox analysis, older age (hazard ratio [HR], 3.617; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.119-6.173, p < 0.001), lower BMI (HR, 3.589; 95% CI, 2.122-6.071, p < 0.001), lower forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV₁) (HR, 2.975; 95% CI, 1.682-5.262, p < 0.001), lower diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide corrected with hemoglobin (DL_CO) (HR, 4.595; 95% CI, 2.665-7.924, p < 0.001), higher EI (HR, 3.722; 95% CI, 2.192-6.319, p < 0.001), presence of vertebral fractures (HR, 2.062; 95% CI, 1.154-3.683, p = 0.015), and lower D_Thorax (HR, 2.773; 95% CI, 1.620-4.746, p < 0.001) were significantly associated with all-cause mortality and lung-related mortality. In the multivariate Cox analysis, lower D_Thorax (HR, 1.957; 95% CI, 1.075-3.563, p = 0.028) along with older age, lower BMI, lower FEV₁, and lower DL_CO were independent predictors of all-cause mortality. Conclusion: The thoracic vertebral bone density measured on chest CT demonstrated significant associations with the patients' mortality and clinical variables of disease severity in the COPD patients included in KOLD cohort.