• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.139-146
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• 2019

본 연구는 7세부터 15세사이의 소아청소년을 대상으로 촬영하여 획득한 Cone beam computed tomography(CBCT) 영상을 이용하여 정중구개봉합의 성숙도를 평가하고 골 성숙도 및 연령과의 연관성을 분석하여 Rapid maxillary expansion(RME) 적용 시 적절한 치료계획 수립의 참고자료로 활용하고자 하였다. 남아 240명, 여아 240명, 총 480명의 CBCT 수평면 영상에서 정중구개봉합의 성숙도를 5단계로 평가하였고 수집된 자료를 경추골 성숙도 측정법에 의해 평가된 골 성숙도 및 연령에 따라 통계분석을 시행하였다. 정중구개봉합 성숙도와 골 성숙도는 0.602의 강한 상관관계를 보였으며, 특히 정중구개봉합 성숙도 A - C단계의 예측을 위한 경추골 성숙도 1 - 3단계의 양성 검정우도비는 44.79로서 예측을 위한 타당한 지표임을 나타내었다. 정중구개봉합 성숙도와 연령의 상관관계는 남아에서 0.499, 여아에서 0.560으로 나타나 경추골 성숙도 보다는 낮으나 비교적 높은 상관관계를 보였다. 따라서 경추골 성숙도 측정법은 정중구개봉합의 성숙도 예측을 위한 신뢰할 만한 지표라고 할 수 있으며, 연령은 경추골 성숙도 측정이 어려운 경우에 한하여 임상에서 간편하고 직관적인 지표로 쓰일 수 있다. 연구 결과를 종합해보면 RME 사용 시 골격성 효과를 충분히 얻을 수 있는 것으로 기대 할 수 있는 시기는 경추골 성숙도 1 - 3단계, 남녀 모두 연령 12세 이하이며 경추골 성숙도 4단계 혹은 여아 연령 13세 및 남아 연령 15세까지는 conventional RME의 사용은 가능하나 골격성 효과는 감소하고 치성 효과가 증가할 것으로 예상된다. 경추골 성숙도 5, 6단계 혹은 여아 연령 14세 이상에서는 RME 필요 시 사용 형태를 결정하기 위해 정중구개봉합 성숙 단계 평가 시 CBCT 촬영이 고려되어야 한다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권10호
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• pp.1409-1419
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• 2021

A growing number of healthy dietary ingredients in fruits and vegetables have been shown to exhibit diverse biological activities. Phloretin, a dihydrochalcone flavonoid that is abundant in apples and pears, has anti-inflammatory effects on ulcerative colitis (UC) mice. The gut microbiota and metabolism are closely related to each other due to the existence of the food-gut axis in the human colon. To investigate the interplay of faecal metabolites and the microbiota in UC mice after phloretin treatment, phloretin (60 mg/kg) was administered by gavage to ameliorate dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced UC in mice. Gut microbes and faecal metabolite profiles were detected by high-throughput sequencing and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis, respectively. The correlations between gut microbes and their metabolites were evaluated by Spearman correlation coefficients. The results indicated that phloretin reshaped the disturbed faecal metabolite profile in UC mice and improved the metabolic pathways by balancing the composition of faecal metabolites such as norepinephrine, mesalazine, tyrosine, 5-acetyl-2,4-dimethyloxazole, and 6-acetyl-2,3-dihydro-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4(1H)-pyridinone. Correlation analysis identified the relations between the gut microbes and their metabolites. Proteus was negatively related to many faecal metabolites, such as norepinephrine, L-tyrosine, laccarin, dopamine glucuronide, and 5-acetyl-2,4-dimethyloxazole. The abundance of unidentified Bacteriodales_S24-7_group was positively related to ecgonine, 15-KETE and 6-acetyl-2,3-dihydro-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4(1H)-pyridinone. The abundance of Christensenellaceae_R-7_group was negatively related to the levels of 15-KETE and netilmicin. Stenotrophomonas and 15-KETE were negatively related, while Intestinimonas and alanyl-serine were positively related. In conclusion, phloretin treatment had positive impacts on faecal metabolites in UC mice, and the changes in faecal metabolites were closely related to the gut microbiota.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.367-375
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• 2020

Background: Intraosseous anesthesia (IO) allows the anesthetic solution to be injected directly into the cancellous bone. The anesthetic solution immediately reaches the periapical region, and thus the axonal area of the nerve, where it can temporarily disable the sodium pump. The effect is felt almost without any time delay, and only a small amount of anesthetic solution is required. Methods: This study aims to investigate the efficacy of IO using the AnestoⓇ device after infiltration anesthesia (IA) and/or inferior alveolar nerve block anesthesia (IANB) failed to work in symptomatic irreversible pulpitis (hot tooth). The 33 patients included in the study were treated additionally with 1.7 ml articaine hydrochloride with 1:100,000 epinephrine hydrochloride (UltracainⓇ D-S, Sanofi-Aventis, Frankfurt, Germany) IO. Results: The electrical pulp test showed that 95.76% of the volunteers reacted positively to the combination of IANB or IA with the IO. In women, the additive IO was effective at 97.22%. In men, the IO led to pain elimination in 94.00% of cases. The duration of the IO was less than a quarter of an hour (13.03 min). The IO worked longer in women than in men (13.61 min vs. 12.33 min). Overall, more than every third tooth that needed trepanation was located in the posterior area of the mandible (36.4%). Treatment of hot teeth in this area was associated with an increased pulse rate and increased residual pain. There was a moderate correlation (Spearman-Rho [IRI] = 0.280) between the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score and bone density, and a significant correlation (IRI = 0.612) between subjective residual pain and bone width. The IO resulted in a moderate, transient increase in the pulse rate by approximately 20 bpm. This is similar to the temporary increase in heart rate after conventional anesthesia techniques in non-preloaded patients and can be considered clinically irrelevant. Conclusion: IO with the AnestoⓇ device as an extension and deepening of local pain elimination is recommended for the treatment of hot teeth.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.66-77
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• 2020

Purpose: The aims of the present study were twofold. First, the research investigated the effect of an individual's risk factors and the prevalence of psychotropic drugs on QTc prolongation, TdP (torsades de pointes), and death. Second, the study compared the risk scoring systems (the Mayo Pro-QT risk score and the Tisadale risk score) on QTc prolongation. Methods: The medical records of intoxicated patients who visited the emergency department between March 2010 and February 2019 were reviewed retrospectively. Among 733 patients, the present study included 426 psychotropic drug-intoxicated patients. The patients were categorized according to the QTc value. The known risk factors of QTc prolongation were examined, and the Mayo Pro-QT risk score and the Tisadale risk score were calculated. The analysis was performed using multiple logistic regression, Spearman correlation, and ROC (receiver operating characteristic). Results: The numbers in the mild to moderate group (male: 470≤QTc<500 ms, female: 480≤QTc<500 ms) and severe group (QTc≥500 ms or increase of QTc at least 60ms from baseline, both sex) were 68 and 95, respectively. TdP did not occur, and the only cause of death was aspiration pneumonia. The statically significant risk factors were multidrug intoxications of TCA (tricyclic antidepressant), atypical antipsychotics, an atypical antidepressant, panic disorder, and hypokalemia. The Tisadale risk score was larger than the Mayo Pro-QT risk score. Conclusion: Multiple psychotropic drugs intoxication (TCA, an atypical antidepressant, and atypical antipsychotics), panic disorder, and hypokalemia have been proven to be the main risk factors of QTc prolongation, which require enhanced attention. The present study showed that the Tisadale score had a stronger correlation and predictive accuracy for QTc prolongation than the Mayo Pro-QT score. As a result, the Tisadale risk score is a crucial assessment tool for psychotropic drug-intoxicated patients in a clinical setting.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.112-123
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• 2022

Objective: To investigate the relationship between ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT semi-quantitative parameters and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society (IASLC/ATS/ERS) histopathologic classification, including histological subtypes, proliferation activity, and somatic mutations. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study included 419 patients (150 males, 269 females; median age, 59.0 years; age range, 23.0-84.0 years) who had undergone surgical removal of stage IA-IIIA lung adenocarcinoma and had preoperative PET/CT data of lung tumors. The maximum standardized uptake values (SUVmax), background-subtracted volume (BSV), and background-subtracted lesion activity (BSL) derived from PET/CT were measured. The IASLC/ATS/ERS subtypes, Ki67 score, and epidermal growth factor/anaplastic lymphoma kinase (EGFR/ALK) mutation status were evaluated. The PET/CT semi-quantitative parameters were compared between the tumor subtypes using the Mann-Whitney U test or the Kruskal-Wallis test. The optimum cutoff values of the PET/CT semi-quantitative parameters for distinguishing the IASLC/ATS/ERS subtypes were calculated using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. The correlation between the PET/CT semi-quantitative parameters and pathological parameters was analyzed using Spearman's correlation. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. Results: SUVmax, BSV, and BSL values were significantly higher in invasive adenocarcinoma (IA) than in minimally IA (MIA), and the values were higher in MIA than in adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) (all p < 0.05). Remarkably, an SUVmax of 0.90 and a BSL of 3.62 were shown to be the optimal cutoff values for differentiating MIA from AIS, manifesting as pure ground-glass nodules with 100% sensitivity and specificity. Metabolic-volumetric parameters (BSV and BSL) were better potential independent factors than metabolic parameters (SUVmax) in differentiating growth patterns. SUVmax and BSL, rather than BSV, were strongly or moderately correlated with Ki67 in most subtypes, except for the micropapillary and solid predominant groups. PET/CT parameters were not correlated with EGFR/ALK mutation status. Conclusion: As noninvasive surrogates, preoperative PET/CT semi-quantitative parameters could imply IASLC/ATS/ERS subtypes and Ki67 index and thus may contribute to improved management of precise surgery and postoperative adjuvant therapy.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.673-683
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• 2024

Objective: To evaluate the role of visual and quantitative chest CT parameters in assessing treatment response in patients with severe asthma. Materials and Methods: Korean participants enrolled in a prospective multicenter study, named the Precision Medicine Intervention in Severe Asthma study, from May 2020 to August 2021, underwent baseline and follow-up chest CT scans (inspiration/expiration) 10-12 months apart, before and after biologic treatment. Two radiologists scored bronchiectasis severity and mucus plugging extent. Quantitative parameters were obtained from each CT scan as follows: normal lung area (normal), air trapping without emphysema (AT without emph), air trapping with emphysema (AT with emph), and airway (total branch count, Pi10). Clinical parameters, including pulmonary function tests (forced expiratory volume in 1 s [FEV1] and FEV1/forced vital capacity [FVC]), sputum and blood eosinophil count, were assessed at initial and follow-up stages. Changes in CT parameters were correlated with changes in clinical parameters using Pearson or Spearman correlation. Results: Thirty-four participants (female:male, 20:14; median age, 50.5 years) diagnosed with severe asthma from three centers were included. Changes in the bronchiectasis and mucus plugging extent scores were negatively correlated with changes in FEV1 and FEV1/FVC (ρ = from -0.544 to -0.368, all P < 0.05). Changes in quantitative CT parameters were correlated with changes in FEV1 (normal, r = 0.373 [P = 0.030], AT without emph, r = -0.351 [P = 0.042]), FEV1/FVC (normal, r = 0.390 [P = 0.022], AT without emph, r = -0.370 [P = 0.031]). Changes in total branch count were positively correlated with changes in FEV1 (r = 0.349 [P = 0.043]). There was no correlation between changes in Pi10 and the clinical parameters (P > 0.05). Conclusion: Visual and quantitative CT parameters of normal, AT without emph, and total branch count may be effective for evaluating treatment response in patients with severe asthma.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.438-444
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• 2005

본 연구는 정상 성인에서 무쾌감증과 정적 및 부적 정동소질 (positive and negative affect trait)의 연관성을 밝히고, 이 요인들과 연관이 있는 신경 구조들을 찾아내는데 있다. 이를 위해서 정상 성인 21명을 대상으로 $^{18}F$-FDG PET를 이용하여 정지 상태(resting state)에서의 뇌 활성도를 측정하였고, 무쾌감증 척도(anhedonia scale)와 정적/부적 정동척도(positive affect and negative affect schedule)를 이용하여 개인의 정서적 소질을 측정하여 상관관계를 알아보았다. 본 연구의 결과. 무쾌감증이 정적 정서 소질과 음의 상관관계를 보였으며, 두 변인 모두 하측두이랑(inferior temporal gyrus)의 대사와 상관관계를 보였다. 이와 함께, 신체적 무쾌감증과 사회적 무쾌감증은 소뇌(cerebellum)의 대사와 양의 상관관계를, 사회적 무쾌감증은 전전두피질(prefrontal corex)의 대사와 음의 상관관계를 보이는 소견이 관찰되었다. 이들 영역들은 이전의 연구들에서 주로 인지적 손상 및 이와 연관된 음성증상들과 연관이 있다고 주장되어 왔으나, 본 연구의 결과는 하측두이랑(inferior temporal gyrus)과 전전두엽-소뇌 회로(prefrontal-cerebellar circuit)가 정서적인 영역의 음성증상 발현과도 관련이 높을 가능성을 시사하고 있다. 특히, 본 결과들은 정신분열병 환자가 아닌 정상 성인을 대상으로 한 연구이기 때문에, 정신분열병의 발병 유무와 상관없이 또는 선행해서 존재하는 무쾌감증의 신경해부학적 기능이상에 대한 단서를 제공했고, 정상적 성격 성향과 뇌기능과의 관련성을 제시하였다는데 의의가 있다.부하기에서 각각 0.95, 0.93, 0.71이었고 휴식기에서 각각 0.95, 0.90, 0.69으로 대체적으로 좋았으나 Bland-Altman분석에서 두 프로그램의 일치의 한계 값의 범위가 비교적 컸음을 볼 수 있었다. 결론: 이번 연구를 통하여 심혈관 질환의 가능성이 낮은 환자에서 QGS와 4DM 프로그램 각각의 EDV, ESV, EF의 정상 값을 구하였다. 두 프로그램의 상관관계는 높지만 두 프로그램의 결과 값을 혼용하여 사용할 수는 없을 것이다. 이를 이용하여 앞으로 판독에 유의한 참고 자료로써 사용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.한 70-90분 영상에서 각 관심 영역에서의 방사성 농도를 구하였고, 조직비 방법에 근거하여 기저상태 및 흡연 상태의 방사성 리간드의 수용체 결합능 (binding potential;BP)을 구하였다($BP=C_{ROI}/C_{cerebellum}-1$). 흡연에 의한 도파민의 유리는 흡연 전후의 $[^{11}C]raclopride$의 수용체 결합능의 변화율로 계산하였다. 흡연에 의한 혈중 니코틴의 상승은 흡연후 90 분간의 혈중 니코틴의 축적 농도로 계산되었으며, 흡연에 의한 $[^{11}C]raclopride$의 수용체 결합능의 감소율과 혈중 니코틴의 축적 농도와의 상관관계를 스피어만 상관분석법(Spearman's correlation)에 의하여 알아보았다. 결과: 흡연에 의한 선조체에서의 평균 $[^{11}C]raclopride$의 수용체 결합능의 변화는 미상핵에서 4.7%, 전피각에서 4.0%, 복측 선조체에서 7.8% 의 감소를 보여 흡연에 의한 선조체내 도파민 유리를 정량화 하였다. 특히 선조체에서의 도파민 유리에 의한 수용체 결합능의 감소는

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.2565-2571
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• 2016

A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 730 participants from 4 rural districts of Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, with a reported high incidence of liver fluke infection. This study was aimed to examine and evaluate the nutritional status in relation to Opisthorchis viverrini infection. Participants were purposive selected from Chum Phuang, Mueang Yang, Bua Yai, and Kaeng Sanam Nang districts. Stool samples were prepared by Kato Katz technique and then assessed by microscopy. Anthropometry was evaluated according to the body mass index from weight and height. Descriptive statistics and Spearman rank correlation coefficients were used to evaluate the association between the nutritional status and O. viverrini infection. Of 1.64% infected with O. viverrini the highest proportions were found in age groups ${\geq}61$ and 41-50 years old, Mueang Yang district. The majorities of participants had normal weight (32.2%), followed by class II obesity (28.1 %), class I obesity (21.8%), underweight (10.3%), and class III obesity (8.63%). Nutritional status with class II obesity (rS=0.639, p<0.01) and class I obesity (rS=0.582, p<0.05), had moderately statistical significant correlations with O. viverrini infection. Meanwhile, normal weight (rS=0.437, p<0.05) and class III obesity (rS=0.384, p<0.05) demonstrated lower statistical significance. These findings raise the possibility that infection with O. viverrini may contribute to fat deposition and thereby have long-term consequences on human health. Further studies are needed to better understand whether O. viverrini contributes directly to fat deposition and possible mechanisms.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.155-175
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• 1998

The purpose of this study was to test a reliability and validity of the Korean version of Eating Attitudes Test-26(KEAT-26). Using multi-stage sampling, we finally got 3,496 subjects(1422 males and 2074 females) who were available for analysis from target 4,400 Korean adults over 18 in the nationwide areas of9 kus, 10 middle or small cities, and 17 kuns. We tried to make T score norm of the KEAT-26 as a cutoff score and STEN score norm as a index of severity for disordered eating behaviors. For the male group, Cronhach's internal consistency was .83 and Spearman-Brown split half correlation coefficiency was .75. For the female group, each of them was .81 and .75, and .81, .75 for the grand total group respectively. Validity test was performed by construct validation analysis. By a iterated principal axis factoring, 4 factors were extracted. There were some differences in the factors of the KEAT-26 by sex. In the male group, factor I was 'self-control of eating and bulimic symptom', factor II was 'food preoccupation and dieting', factor III was 'preoccupation with being thinner', factor N was 'avoidance of sweet foods'. In contrast with the male group, factor I was 'self-control of eating and bulimic symptom', factor II was 'preoccupation with being thinner', factor III was 'food preoccupation' and factor N was 'dieting' in the female group. We used T score 65 as a cutoff score. T score 65 corresponded to raw score 19 in the male group, 22 in the female group and 21 in the grand total group. Severity of disordered eating behaviors was measured by a STEN score. In the male group, each of the score range of 0-10, 11-14, 15-18, 19-22 and over 23 represented the degree of none, subclinical, manifest, moderate and severe severity respectively. Each of the score range of 0-13, 14-17, 18-21, 22-26 and over 27 in the female group, and the score range of 0-12, 13-16, 17-20, 21-25 and over 26 in the grand total group also represented the same degree of severity as like in the male group. These results support that KEAT-26 is a reliable and valid scale for evaluating disordered eating behaviors and eating problems.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.288-293
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• 2004

목적: 삼상골스캔상의 증가된 손목과 손의 관절의 증가된 섭취는 반사성교감신경 이영양증후군의 소견이다. 반신마비성 반사성교감신경 이영양증후군 환자에서의 병측 견관절 섭취 증가는 드물지 않은 소견으로서 이번 연구에서는 이런 환자들에서의 견관절 섭취의 임상적 의미를 알고자 연구를 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 뇌졸중으로 반신마비가 된 환자 중 임상적으로 반사성교감신경 이영양증후군으로 진단된 23명의 환자를 대상으로 하였다(남:녀=16:7, 좌:우=11:12). 평균나이는 $63{\pm}10$세였다. 10명의 정상 자원자의 데이터를 대조군으로 사용하였다(평균 나이 $60{\pm}5$, 남:녀=1:9). 삼상골스캔은 뇌졸중 발병 후 $59{\pm}32$ 일에 시행하였다. 관심영역을 그려서 삼상의 양손의 우/좌 섭취비를 각각 구하였고, 이를 지연 영상에서의 견관절 섭취 우/좌 섭취비와 비교하였다. 손의 관심 영역은 손목을 포함하였다. 검사의 예민도는 정상 대조군의 데이터를 이용하여 결정하였다. 결과: 관류 영상과 혈액 풀 영상, 지연 영상의 손의 우/좌 섭취비를 이용한 삼상골스캔의 민감도는 각각 45%, 76%, 78%이었다. 지연 영상의 견관절 섭취비를 이용한 민감도는 74%이었다. 지연영상의 손 우/좌 섭취비와 견관절 우/좌 섭취비는 유의한 상관관계를 보였다(Spearman's R=0.824, p<0.001). 결론 : 지연 영상에서의 견관절 섭취는 지연 영상의 손 섭취와 유의한 상관 관계를 보였다. 병측 견관절 섭취 증가 소견은 반신마비성 반사성교감신경 이영양증후군 환자의 진단에 도움을 주는 소견이다.민감도는 스캐너의 횡축방향 708.6 (2D), 2931.3 (3D) counts/sec/MBq, 횡축방향 중심에서 10cm 벗어난 지점에서 728.7 (2D), 3398.2 (3D) counts/sec/MBq 이었다. 산란 분획은 0.19 (2D), 0.49 (3D)이었고 최고 참 계수율과 NECR은 2차원 영상 획득 모드에서 40.1 kBq/mL 일 때 64.0 kcps, 40.1 kBq/mL 일 때 49.6 kcps, 3차원 영상 획득 모드에서 4.76 kBq/mL 일 때 53.7 kcps, 4.47 kBq/mL 일 때 26.4 kcps이었다. 결론: 이 실험에서 NEMA NU2-2001로 측정한 PET스캐너의 물리적 특성은 PET스캐너에 대한 객관적 평가 및 최적화 된 영상 획득과 분석에 유용할 것이다.로 사료되었다.률 또한 신경회로망(59%)과 핵의학 전문가(72%)의 진단 성적이 거의 다르지 않았다. 결론: 이 연구에서 개발한 간질병소 국소화를 위한 신경회로망 시스템은 측두엽간질 감별 진단에 도움이 될 것으로 기대된다. 생체광학 영상을 이용한 다약제내성 유전자 및 Pgp 발현 연구는 아직 시작단계이나, 분자 생물학적 영상법의 발전과 함께 MRI 기술등에도 이용될 수 있으므로 향후 많은 연구가 있을 것으로 기대된다.{\mu}M$에서는 각각 40%와 5%만 섭취되었다. MTT assay상 K562(Adr)세포에서는 verapamil $100{\mu}M$ 이상에서는 유의하게 낮았으나 다른 세포는 $200{\mu}M$까지에도 차이가 없었다. PKC 아형의 분석상 PKC $\varepsilon$이