• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2023

Sengon (Falcataria moluccana Miq.) tree offers a wood of low quality and durability owing to its low density and thin cell walls. This study aimed to improve the properties of sengon wood by making the wood magnetic, producing new functions, and characterizing magnetic sengon wood. Each wood sample was treated using one of the following impregnation solutions: Untreated, 7.5% nano magnetite-furfuryl alcohol (Fe₃O₄-FA), 10% nano Fe₃O₄-FA, and 12.5% nano Fe₃O₄-FA. The impregnation process began with vacuum treatment at 0.5 bar for 2 h, followed by applying a pressure of 1 bar for 2 h. The samples were then tested for dimensional stability and density and characterized using scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX), Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM) analysis. The results showed that the Fe₃O₄-FA impregnation treatment considerable affected the dimensional stability, measured in terms of weight percent gain, anti-swelling efficiency, water uptake, and bulking effect, as well as the density of sengon wood. Changes in wood morphology were detected by the presence of Fe deposits in the cell walls and cell cavities of the wood using SEM-EDX analysis. XRD and FTIR analyses showed the appearance of magnetite peaks in the diffractogram and Fe-O functional groups. Based on the VSM analysis, treated sengon wood is classified as a superparamagnetic material with soft magnetic properties. Overall, 10% Fe₃O₄-FA treatment led to the highest increase in dimensional stability and density of sengon wood.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.49-54
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• 2006

Purpose : To evaluate accuracy and reliability of program to measure facial soft tissue thickness using 3D computed tomographic images by comparing with direct measurement. Materials and Methods : One cadaver was scanned with a Helical CT with 3 mm slice thickness and 3 mm/sec table speed. The acquired data was reconstructed with 1.5 mm reconstruction interval and the images were transferred to a personal computer. The facial soft tissue thickness were measured using a program developed newly in 3D image. For direct measurement, the cadaver was cut with a bone cutter and then a ruler was placed above the cut side. The procedure was followed by taking pictures of the facial soft tissues with a high-resolution digital camera. Then the measurements were done in the photographic images and repeated for ten times. A repeated measure analysis of variance was adopted to compare and analyze the measurements resulting from the two different methods. Comparison according to the areas was analyzed by Mann-Whitney test. Results : There were no statistically significant differences between the direct measurements and those using the 3D images (p>0.05). There were statistical differences in the measurements on 17 points but all the points except 2 points showed a mean difference of 0.5 mm or less. Conclusion : The developed software program to measure the facial soft tissue thickness using 3D images was so accurate that it allows to measure facial soft tissues thickness more easily in forensic science and anthropology.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.485-490
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• 2005

Fingertip is the end of tactile organ and the part of hand most frequently injured. Fingertip injuries should be evaluated on an individual basis considering patient's overall physical condition, medical history, etiology, time of injury, and anticipated future hand use, and accordingly one of various methods of reconstruction should be selected. Complications after the reconstruction of fingertip injuries have been reported as pain, hypersensitivity, numbness, distal paresthesia, cold intolerance, and atrophy. From January to December 2002, dermofat grafts were performed on 15 patients to correct painful fingertips after injury. The thickness of the soft tissue of fingertip was measured both preoperatively and postoperatively with simple X-ray. To evaluate the improvement of pain, visual analogue scale(VAS) was used through the direct interview with patients. The average of postoperative follow-up period was 10.9 months. The average of increased soft tissue thickness ratio was 88.4%(2.3mm to 3.8mm). The average of preoperative VAS was 7.6, and postoperative VAS was 3. Dermofat graft on fingertip needs a further long-term follow-up study for the absorption ratio of dermofat, however, this procedure is simple and could be done under local anesthesia, and would be a useful alternative procedure to correct painful fingertips with the soft tissue atrophy after injury.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.49-54
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• 2009

Purpose: To evaluate the result of muscle free flap transplantation in chronic osteomyelitis of the tibia and calcaneus occurred from open fractures and exposed bones and internal fixatives. Materials and Methods: The free muscle flap were transferred in the tibia and calcaneus and followed up average 7.3 years at the department of orthopedic surgery from March 1997 to September 2009. Six patients were male and 1 case female averaged 50.3 years of age. Two latissimus dorsi myocutaneous free flaps were transplanted to the exposed 2/3 of the tibia with soft tissue defect, one rectus abdominis muscle free flap to the mid 1/3 of the tibia and four gracilis muscle free flaps to the distal 1/3 of the tibia and calcaneus. Results: At average 7.2 years follow-up, all of the 7 cases obtained solid bone union in the X-ray and kept sound soft tissues without pus discharges. The overall result of bone union, healed soft tissues defect and normal knee and ankle joint range of motion were excellent. Conclusion: The free muscle flap transferred to the chronic osteomyelitis of the tibia and calcaneus showed excellent results in bone union and eradication of the pus forming bacteria by its abundant blood flow.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.205-215
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• 2011

Background: Interventional pain management (IPM) is a branch of medical science that deals with management of painful medical conditions using specially equipped X-ray machines and anatomical landmarks. Interventional physiatry is a branch of physical medicine and rehabilitation that treats painful conditions through intervention in peripheral joints, the spine, and soft tissues. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using three years of hospital records (2006 to 2008) from the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department at Chittagong Medical College Hospital in Bangladesh, with a view toward highlighting current interventional pain practice in a tertiary medical college hospital. Result: The maximum amount of intervention was done in degenerative peripheral joint disorders (600, 46.0%), followed by inflammatory joint diseases (300, 23.0%), soft tissue rheumatism (300, 23.0%), and radicular or referred lower back conditions (100, 8.0%). Of the peripheral joints, the knee was the most common site of intervention. Motor stimulation-guided intralesional injection of methylprednisolone into the piriformis muscle was given in 10 cases of piriformis syndrome refractory to both oral medications and therapeutic exercises. Soft tissue rheumatism of unknown etiology was most common in the form of adhesive capsulitis (90, 64.3%), and is discussed separately. Epidural steroid injection was practiced for various causes of lumbar radiculopathy, with the exception of infective discitis. Conclusion: All procedures were performed using anatomical landmarks, as there were no facilities for the C-arm/diagnostic ultrasound required for accurate and safe intervention. A dedicated IPM setup should be a requirement in all PMR departments, to provide better pain management and to reduce the burden on other specialties.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.195-200
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• 2002

Purpose: To evaluate the computed tomographic appearances of post-operative maxillary sinuses. Materials and Methods: 33 asymptomatic cases of post-operative maxillary sinus without evidence of any pathologic changes and clinical symptoms were selected. CT images were classified as opacification, soft tissue shadow, anterior wall depression, naso-antral communication, and compartmentalization. The relationships between the CT image and the age of patients at the time of operatation, and between the CT image and the duration of time elapsed since the surgical procedure were evaluated. Results: The most commonly presented radiological characteristics that occurred after the Caldwell-Luc procedure were opacification and soft tissue shadow. Anterior wall depression and naso-antral communication were radiographic indications that a Caldwell-Luc operation had been carried out. The age of patients when they had been first operated on, and the duration between the surgical procedure and the time of evaluation had no effect on the CT appearances of normal changes. In cases involving a longer time interval between the antral surgery and evaluation, the anterior wall depression with bony healing was more commonly observed than soft tissue healing. Conclusion: The radiographic information regarding the normal healing state using computed tomography can distinguish post-operative changes from inflammatory and cystic disease in patients who have undergone a Caldwell-Luc type of radical maxillary antrostomy.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.385-390
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• 2004

키토산은 자연에 풍부하게 존재하는 다당의 중합체로 식품이나 약제의 성분으로 활용성이 있어 많은 연구가 이루어져 왔다. 본 연구에서는 키토산 투여와 저칼슘사료 급이가 랫드에서 골절의 치유과정에 미치는 영향을 실험하였다. 좌측 대퇴골을 골절시킨 후 핀을 골내에 삽입하여 고정하였다. 이후 랫드에 일반사료 또는 저칼슘사료를 급이하고 키토산을 0, 50, 100, 150 mg/kg 용량으로 10주간 주 5회 경구투여 하였다. 실험종료 시에 골절시킨 대퇴골의 X-ray 촬영과 물리적 측정을 실시하였다. X-ray필름 관찰에서는 골절을 유발한 모든 대퇴골에서 골절치유의 과정과 가골이 형성되었다. 물리적인 골강도 측정에서는 저칼슘사료를 급이한 랫드에서 일반사료를 급이한 랫드에 비해 최대하중과 강도의 감소를 나타내었다. 키토산을 투여한 랫드와 부형제를 투여한 랫드에서의 대퇴골의 최대하중과 강도의 차이는 없었다 또한 키토산 투여 및 저칼슘사료 급이는 최대하중과 강도에 대한 골절유발 대퇴골/비유발 대퇴골의 비율에는 영향을 미치지 않았다. 이 같은 결과로 보아 키토산은 골절의 치유과정과 제의 물리적 강도에 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 사료된다. 또한 저칼슘사료 급이는 뼈의 물리적 강도를 감소시키는 것으로 사료된다.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.133-146
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• 2008

Purpose : To observe and evaluate the effects of Simvastatin-induced osteogenesis on the wound healing of defective bone. Materials and Methods : 64 defective bones were created in the parietal bone of 32 New Zealand White rabbits. The defects were grafted with collagen matrix carriers mixed with Simvastatin solution in the experimental group of 16 rabbits and with collagen matrix carriers mixed with water in the controlled group. The rabbits were terminated at an interval of 3, 5, 7, and 9 days, 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks after the formation of defective bone. The wound healing was evaluated by soft X-ray radiography. The tissues within defective bones were evaluated through the analysis of flow cytometry for the manifestation of Runx2 and Osteocalcin, and observed histopathologically by using H-E stain and Masson's trichrome stain. Results : 1. In the experimental group, flow cytometry revealed more manifestation of Runx2 at 5, 7, and 9 days and Osteocalcin at 2 weeks than in the controlled groups, but there was few difference in comparison with the controlled group. 2. In the experimental group, flow cytometry revealed considerably more cells and erythrocytes at 5, 7, and 9 days in comparison with the controlled group. 3. In the experimental group, soft x-ray radiography revealed the extended formation of trabeculation at 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks. 4. Histopathological features of the experimental group showed more fibroblasts and newly formed vessels at 5 and 7 days, and the formation of osteoid tissues at 9 days, and the newly formed trabeculations at 4 and 6 weeks. Conclusion : As the induced osteogenesis by Simvastatin, there was few contrast of the manifestation between Runx2 and Osteocalcin based on the differentiation of osteoblasts. But it was considered that the more formation of cells and erythrocytes depending on newly formed vessels in the experimental group obviously had an effect on the bone regeneration.

• 해부∙생물인류학
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.133-142
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• 2018

조직표본의 실제적인 3차원 구조에 대한 정보를 3차원 조직학이라고 하였다. 무른 성분들이 섞여 있고, 물을 포함 하고 있는 조직 내부의 미세구조의 3차원적 분석을 위해 방사광의 X선을 광원으로 하는 위상대조 미세단층 촬영이 활용되고 있다. 하지만, X선 위상대조영상 분석에서 물을 포함하고 있는 조직에서는 위상대조가 제대로 구현되지 않다는 것을 알게 되었다. 이러한 현상을 해결하기 위해 다양한 방법들을 적용하였으며, 표본을 얼렸을 때 위상대조가 강화된다는 사실을 확인하였다. 방사광 전파위상대조 동결미세단층촬영은 포항가속기연구소 X선 영상빔라인에서 수행하였다. 표본을 동결상태로 유지하면서 $0.18^{\circ}$ 간격으로 $180^{\circ}$ 회전하였으며, 표본을 통과한 X선에 의해 섬광기에 맺힌 영상을 광학렌즈로 확대하여 CCD카메라로 모았다. 각 표본 전체 투사영상을 OCTOPUS 소프트웨어로 재구성하여 2차원 단면영상으로 만들고, Amira 소프트웨어를 이용하여 3차원 영상으로 재구성하였으며, 단면영상에서 각 구조에 대한 구역화와 랜더링 작업을 수행하였다. 물에 의한 위상대조 방해 영향을 줄이기 위해 표본을 얼렸을 때 위상대조는 강화되었으나 동결팽창에 의한 조직변형이 관찰되었다. 표본을 막힌 공간에 넣고 주위를 포매제로 채워 급속냉동 동안 표본이 압박되도록 하였을 때 위상대조의 강화와 동결팽창에 의한 조직변형을 줄일 수 있었다. 결론적으로, 생체조직 내부 미세구조의 비파괴, 고해상도 3차원 영상분석에 있어 조직표본을 동결포매제로 포매 후 급속냉동하고, 방사광에서 방출되는 X선을 광원으로 하는 전파위상대조 동결미세단층촬영법은 효과적인 방법이 될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.393-402
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• 1997

목적 : 공기동을 포함한 병소 부위에 X-선원을 조사할 경우 공동과 근접한 영역에서의 저흡수선량 효과는 잘 알려져 있다. 공기-연조직 사이의 불균질면의 한 예로 후두 모형 즉, 조직 둥가물질과 그 사이에 삽입되어 있는 공기동을 만들었다. 본 연구에서는 방사선의 선질 조사면의 크기 공기동의 크기에 따른 공동 가까이에서의 흡수선량의 변화를 살펴보았다. 대상 및 방법 : 4-, 6-, 10-MV X-선원을 이용하여 2cm(폭)$\times$L(cm, 길이)$\times$2cm(높이)인 공기동을 포함한 후두 모형의 아크릴 팬톰에 대하여 흡수선량을 측정하였다. 흡수선량의 측정장비로 평행판전리함과 전리계를 이용하였다. 제작한 후두의 기하학적 치수는 상부 연조직$\cdot$공기동$\cdot$하부 연조직의 두께가 각각 4-, 2-, 4-cm이었다. 공기동이 없이 균일한 연조직 팬톰에 대한 공기동이 있는 경우의 흡수선량의 비(O/E)를 공기 공동-연조직의 경계로부터 거리를 변화시키면서 측정하였다. 표준화된 중강곡선과 최대흡수선량에 대한 입사면 반대쪽 표면에서의 흡수선량의 비를 초사면의 크기를 변화시키면서 측정하였다. 공기동의 크기에 따른 효과를 알기 위하여 여러 가지 조사면에 대하여 투영된 크기가 4cm(폭)$\times$L인 공기동의 높이(Z)를 변화시켜서 측정하였다. 결과 : 4-MV선원에서 $5cm\times5cm$ 이상의 조사면에서는 저흡수선량 효과가 없었다. 6-이나 10-MV선원에서 작은 조사야 즉, $4cm\times4cm$와 $5cm\times5cm$에서는 후두에 저흡수선량 부위가 나타났으며 $6cm\times6cm$ 이상의 조사면에서는 이 효과가 관찰되지 않았다. 선원의 선질이 증가할수록 저흘수선량인 조직층이 증가하였고 이때 표면 흡수선량의 크기는 변하지 않았다. 조사면의 크기가 $4cm\times4cm$에서 $8cm\times8cm$로 증가할 때 최대흡수선량에 대한 입사면 반대쪽의 공기동의 표면 선량은 4-, 6-, 10-MV 선원에서 각각 0.95, 0.92, 0.91에서 0.99로 증가하였다. 6-이나 10-MV 선원에서 공기동 표면에서의 흡수선량은 $5cm\times5cm$ 조사면에 있어서 예상값보다 각각 2-, 3-퍼센트의 감소가 있었고 또 4-MV에서는 감소효과를 발견할 수 없었다. $4cm\timesL\timesZ$ 공기동에서 그높이(Z)를 0.6에서 4.8cm까지 변화시켰을 때 조사면의 크기가 $8cm\times8cm$에서 공동의 크기에 무관하게 O/E>1.0이 관찰되었다. 결론 : 조사면내 공기동에 의한 저흘수선량 효과는 방사선의 선질$\cdot$조사면의 크기$\cdot$공기동의 크기에 의존된다. 이상의 연구 결과에서 고선질 선원이 공동을 포함한 병소 특히, 종양이 공기동의 표면까지 미치는 부위에 조사될 째 특별한 주의가 필요함을 알 수 있다. 이 경운 가능하면 조사되는 부위가 저전량이 되지않도록 저선질의 선원(예를 들면, 4-MV)을 쓰고 또 조사면을 넓혀야한다. 6-이나 10-MV 등의 고선질의 X-선을 쓰는 경우에는 조사면의 부위에 저선랸 부위가 생기므로 한번의 추가 조사를 더 시행할 필요가 있다.