• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.419-422
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• 2008

Purpose: Absorbable bone fixation materials for operation of facial bone fracture are composed of poly- lactic acid(PLA) & poly-glycolic acid(PGA). These materials are absorbed after facial bone healing period. Therefore, these materials are harmless in human body. But because of it's radioopacity, the number and the location of the materials are not checked in follow-up X-ray examination. We studied absorbable bone fixation materials checked radiological examination. So, we made the absorbable plate composed of PLA, Hydroxyapatite (HA) and Gold(Au). Methods: Plate 1 was consisted of pure PLA. Plate 2 was consisted of PLA(50%) and HA(50%). Plate 3 - 7 were consisted of PLA(50%), and variable composition of HA & Au. The ratio of Au was as following. From the plate 3 to plate 7, the Au ratio was 1%, 5%, 10%, 17%, and 25%, respectively. Total 3 examinations were used-naked eye examination, simple X-ray examination, and Haunsfield unit of plate in CT examination. Results: Naked eye examination found out that the color of plate 1 was most white. As the Au ratio increases, the color of plate was getting close to khaki color. the radioopacity of plate 2 was similar cortical bone of face in simple X-ray. The Haunsfield unit of cortical bone of face was 1000 HU. Haunsfield unit of titanium plate was 2900 HU. Haunsfield unit of plate 1 through plate 7 were -242, 1489, 1776, 3052, 3092, 3095, and 3095, respectively. Conclusion: Radioopacity of plate 2 was similar to cortical bone of face. In CT examination, Hanusfield unit of plate 2 was similar to Hanusfield unit of cortical bone of face. Hanusfield unit of plate 4 - 7 were similar to Hanusfield unit of titanium plate. So to trace bone fixation materials after facial bone surgery, the best ratio of Au is about 1 - 5%. If this study is applied to facial bone surgery, radiologic follow up would be easy after facial bone surgery.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.323-327
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• 1989

Carbon monoxide diffusing capacity(DLco) was evaluated before and after nifedipine administration in coal workers' pneumoconiosis by the size of radioopacity. Nifedipine was administered to 18 men and 17 men of small round opacity group and large opacity group respectively. Placebo was administered to 19 men and 15 men of small and large opacity group respectively. In large opacity group DLco was increased after nifedipine administration. But, it was not significant statistically(0.05

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.48-51
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• 2005

Diagostic imaging can help in management of toxicologic emergencies. We report a patient who presented to the emergency department with coma and suppressed respiration after ingestion of unknown substance. We documented chloroform with radiopaque material in bowel on abdominal radiograph. We used activated charcoal and laxative to decontaminate bowel. Hepatotoxicity occurred on 3rd admission day and elevation of liver enzyme reached peak level on 5th admission day. The patient received hemoperfusion, N-acetylsystein and supportive cares. The patient was improved from hepatic dysfunction and discharged without complication on 11th admission day. Radiograph in toxicology may confirm a diagnosis and assist in therapeutic intervention.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.261-266
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• 2015

요로결석으로 인한 경정맥 요로조영 검사는 방사선 비 투과성 물질인 요오드 조영제를 사용하여 요관의 경로에 있는 결석을 진단하는 방사선학적 검사법이다. 그 검사 방법 중 엉덩뼈 능선 상단에 대한 압박으로, 조영제가 방광으로 배출되는 것을 막아, 상부요로의 묘출을 용이하게 하는 압박대 사용 유무는 병원마다 다른 방법을 적용하고 있다. 연구자들은 실험을 통하여 압박 과 압박을 하지 않은 상태에서 조영제 진행의 특이도를 관찰하여 상호 비교하고자 하였다. 본 연구는 조영제의 종류, 용량, 검사진행 기준이 동일한 일 병원에서 실시한 경정맥 요로조영 검사 60 례를 후향적 영상평가 방법으로 실시하였다. 영상평가는 5 분 영상으로 제한하여 압박 유무에 대한 조영제의 해부학적 주행 위치가 용이한 시간대로 하였으며, 콩팥 피라미드에서 콩팥깔때기까지를 "RP", 콩팥깔때기에서 요추 3 번째 종판까지를 "PL", 양쪽 엉덩뼈 능선을 기준으로 상부와 하부를 "IU"와 "IL"으로 해부학적 영역을 설정하였다. 분석방법은 피셔의 정확 검정에 의한 통계적 방법으로 압박과 압박을 하지 않은 상태에서 해부학적 위치의 분포차이가 있는지를 분석하였다. 압박그룹과 압박을 하지 않은 그룹 각 30 례의 영상평가에서 P 값이 왼쪽 0.580, 오른쪽 0.711, 양쪽에서 0.960 등으로 나타나 통계적으로 유의한 분포의 차이가 없음을 확인하였다. 이로서 요로결석 환자의 경 정맥 요로조영 검사 시 압박 대 사용유무는 조영제 진행에 차이를 주지 않는다는 통계적 결론을 얻었다.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.93-100
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• 2004

This study was designed to investigate the optimal period of pedicles implantation in the prefabricated periosteofascial flap with a vascular tissue transfer. The flap prefabrication was prepared with a transposition of left occipital pedicles on the calvarial fascia of male Sprague-Dawley rats. Thirty flaps were divided into five groups of six flaps, including control group (group I) of the conventional periosteofascial flap based on the lateral border of the rat calvarium. The prefabricated flap was elevated as an $1{\times}1cm$ sized island flap based on the implanted pedicle at 1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks after the pedicles transfer in groups II, III, IV, and V, respectively. After the completion of creating a critical-sized calvarial defect and implanting with hydroxyapatite granules, the flap was sutured back for covering the defect and kept isolated from surrounding tissues. Six weeks after flap repositioning, the osseous changes of the defect were examined with simple radiographic findings, radiodensitometric analysis, and histological studies. By simple radiographic findings, specimens of the control, groups IV and V showed homogeneous radioopacity within the defect. But in groups II and III, focal radiolucency was observed in the defect. In the radiodensitometric analysis, the control group and the group V showed significant increased radiodensites statistically. Histologically, the implanted hydroxyapatite was absorbed partly in the defect in groups II, III, and IV. In the defects of the control group and the group V, the implanted hydroxyapatite was kept in its volume and the deposition of the bone cells was observed sparsely. In conclusion, the prefabricated periosteofascial flap can be created with a vascular tissue transfer and the pedicles should be implanted at least for 4 weeks to bring out positive osseous changes in the calvarial defect.