• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.18-23
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• 2001

목적 : 전산화단층촬영(CT)상 폐암과 유사하게 보인 기관지 탄분 섬유화증 환자에서 자기공명영상(MRI) 소견을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 기관지내시경검사상 기관지 탄분 섬유화증으로 입증된 50명의 환자에서 CT상 중 페암과 유사하게 보인 10명의 환자(남 : 여 = 2 : 8, 평균 연령 68세, 연령 분포: 58-79세)를 대상으로 하였다. 전 예에서 CT(n=10)검사와 MRI(n=10) 검사를 시행하였고 경피적 조직생검(n=1)은 1예에서 시행하였다. 조영증강 없이 축상 T1 강조영상(600/30/3, repetition time/echo time/excitation)과 T2 강조영상(3500/99/4)에서 종괴, 무기폐와 림프절의 신호강도를 2명의 방사선과 전문의가 합의에 의해 후향적으로 분석하였다. 결과 : CT 소견은 4명에서는 종괴로, 4명에서는 무기폐로, 2명에서는 기관지벽 비후였다. 전 예에서 기관지 탄분 섬유화증의 특징인 종격동 림프절은 커져 있었다. 종괴는 T1 강조영상과 T2 강조영상에서 모두 저 신호강도로 보였다. 무기페는 T1 강조영상에서 중등도 신호 강도로, T2 강조영상에서 저 신호강도로 보였다. 림프절은 9명의 환자에서 T1 과 T2 강조영상에서 저 신호 강도로 보였다. 한명의 환자에서 T2 강조영상에서 림프절이 중심부는 고 신호강도로, 주변부는 저 신호강도로 보였다. 결론 : 폐암과 유사하게 보인 기관지 탄분 섬유화증환자에서 종괴, 무기폐와 림프절은 T2 강조영상에서 주로 저 신호강도로 보여 폐암과의 감별에 자기공명영상이 도움이 될 것으로 생각한다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.229-236
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• 1990

Perfusion and ventilaion imagings of the lung are well established procedure for diagnosing pulmonary embolism, differentiation it from chronic obstructive lung disease, and making an early detection of chronic obstructive lung disease. To evaluate the usefulness of radioaerosol inhalation imaging (RII) in chronic obstructive lung disease, especially pulmonary emphysema, we analyzed RIIs of five normal adult non-smokers, five asymptomatic smokers (age 25-42 years with the mean 36), and 21 patients with pulmonry emphysema (age 59-78 years with the mean 67). Scintigrams were obtained with radioaerosol produced by a BARC nebulizer with 15 mCi of Tc-99m-phytate. Scanning was performed in the anterior, posterior, and lateral projections after five to 10-minute inhalation of the radioaerosol on sitting position. The scans were analyzed and correlated with the results of pulmonary function studies and chest radiographs. Also lung perfusion scan with $^{99m}Tc-MAA$ was performed in 12 patients. In five patients, we performed follow-up scans for the evaluation of the effects of a bronchodilator. Based on the X-ray findings and clinical symptoms, pulmonary emphysema was classified into four types: centrilobular (3 patients), panlobular (4 patients), intermediate (10 patients), and combined (4 patients). RII findings were patternized according to the type, extent, and intensity of the aerosol deposition in the central bronchial and bronchopulmonary system and lung parenchyma. 10 controls, normal five non-smokers and three asymptomatic smokers revealed homogeneous parenchymal deposition in the entire lung fields without central bronchial deposition. The remaining two of asymptomatic smokers revealed mild central airway deposition. The great majority of the patients showed either central (9/21) or combined type (10/21) of bronchopulmonary deposition and the remaining two patients peripheral bronchopulmonary deposition. Parenchymal aerosol deposition in pulmonary emphysema was diffuse (6/21), discrete(6/21), intermediate (3/21), or combined (6/21). In 12 patients studied also with perfusion scans, perfusion defects matched closely with ventilation defects in location and configuration. But the size of the ventilation defects was generally larger than the perfusion defects. In all four patients treated with bronchodilators, the follow-up study demonstrated decrease in abnormal of radioaerosol deposition in the central airway with improvement of ventilation defects. RII was useful technique for the evaluation of regional ventilatory abnormality and the effects of treatment with bronchodilators in pulmonary emphysema.

• 대한핵의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한핵의학회 1989년도 제28차 춘계학술대회
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• pp.124.1-124.1
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• 1989

• 대한핵의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한핵의학회 1985년도 제24차 춘계학술대회
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• pp.172.2-173
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• 1985

• 대한핵의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한핵의학회 1973년도 제12차 학술대회
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• pp.54.3-55
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• 1973

• 대한핵의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한핵의학회 1986년도 제25차 춘계학술대회
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• pp.129.1-129.1
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• 1986

• 대한핵의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한핵의학회 2001년도 제40차 추계학술대회 및 총회
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• pp.42.2-42.2
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• 2001

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.118-124
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• 2004

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for men and women in the industrialized world. It is desirable to detect disease at a stage when it is not causing symptoms and when control or cure is possible. If the screening test detects patients with the disease at an early stage, they can be examined to confirm the diagnosis and intervention can alter the natural history of the disease. The results of screening programs designed to detect early lung cancer using either conventional chest radiograph or sputum cytology are disappointing for a diagnostic screening test. Because of advances in helical CT imaging techniques, screening for lung cancer has been suggested as a possible method of improving outcome. Findings in recent publications suggest that substantial dose reduction is possible in chest CT. The advantages of low-dose CT are more sensitive than chest radiograph for detecting small pulmonary nodules that may be lung cancers, shorter scanning time than conventional chest CT scan without intravenous contrast injection, cheaper cost than standard CT, low radiation dose. However, the true clinical significance of the small tumors found by screening is still unknown, and their effect on mortality awaits future investigation. Furthermore, in addition to detecting an increased number of lung cancers, low-dose CT found at least one indeterminate nodule in many of all screened patients. The majority should be benign but evaluation of all these indeterminate nodules is not a trivial problem in routine practice. In conclusion, lung cancer screening with low-dose CT is a complex subject. The true effectiveness of lung cancer screening (a reduction in mortality from lung cancer) with low-dose CT can be determined through well-designed randomized control trials with enrolment of appropriate subjects.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.313-318
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• 2015

The lung opacity on radiography is influenced by various factors. The physical density of the lung and the attenuation ensured on computed tomography (CT) scans is determined by three components : lung tissue, blood, and air. Temporary right lateral recumbency may responsible for the increase of opacity on ventrodorsal projection view. Thus, our aim is to demonstrate that the effect of right lateral recumbency posture on right lung opacity using radiograph and CT scan. In this study, 62 dogs without clinical or radiologic signs of cardiopulmonary disease are selected. Thorax radiographs per 30 seconds for 2 minutes (30s, 60s, 90s, 120s) were performed for 62 dogs. After discussion of the radiographic findings of lung field by two radiologists and a student at Chungbuk national university veterinary medical center a consensus opinion was recorded. Computed tomography per a minute (1 min, 2 min) for 2 minutes were performed for 2 dogs. Mean x-ray attenuation of lung was measured quantitatively using software at two levels (aortic arch and basal level). Among 62 dogs with radiograph comparison, 9.3% of dogs showed influence by postural effect. However, all 2 dogs with computed tomography comparison, showed influence by postural effect. In conclusion, position dependent changes of lung density in CT exam are not consistent with thoracic radiograph.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.484-488
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• 1999

광범위 폐괴저는 매우 빠른 폐실질의 파괴를 보이는 대엽성 폐렴의 치명적인 합병증으로서 적절한 치료를 하지 않으면 높은 사망률을 보인다. 주원인균으로는 Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pneumococcus, Aspergillus 등이 있다. 흉부X선 검사상 폐엽의 고형질화 및 폐용적 증가 \ulcorner의한 폐엽간구의 융기현상을 보이며, 컴퓨터 단층촬영에서 작은 공동을 포함한 광범위한 폐실질의 파괴를 나타낸다. 치료는 조기 수술적 절제와 함께 항생제 치료가 추천되며, 수술적 치료가 안되었을 경우 패혈증, 다발성 장기부전에 이어 사망에 이르는 것이 통상적인 진행으로 알려져 있다. 저자들은 Klebsiella 폐렴에 이어 빠르게 진행하는 폐괴저에 대한 2례의 수술을 시행하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.