• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제78권2호
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• pp.64-71
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• 2015

Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) persists as a great public health problem in Korea. Increases in the overall age of the population and the rise of drug-resistant TB have reinforced the need for rapid diagnostic improvements and new modalities to detect TB and drug-resistant TB, as well as to improve TB control. Standard guidelines and recent advances for diagnosing pulmonary TB are summarized in this article. An early and accurate diagnosis of pulmonary TB should be established using chest X-ray, sputum microscopy, culture in both liquid and solid media, and nucleic acid amplification. Chest computed tomography, histopathological examination of biopsy samples, and new molecular diagnostic tests can be used for earlier and improved diagnoses, especially in patients with smear-negative pulmonary TB or clinically-diagnosed TB and drug-resistant TB.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제71권1호
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• pp.55-58
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• 2011

Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is a rare disease of unknown etiology that is characterized by the presence of calcific concentrations in the alveolar spaces. The radiographic appearance is pathognomonic. Plain chest radiographs show a white lung or sandstorm lung consisting of fine sand like microcalcifications diffusely scattered throughout both lungs with a higher density at the lung bases. We now report the case of a 67-year-old male whose diagnosis was based on characteristic findings on a chest X-ray and a high-resolution computed tomography scan.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제81권2호
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• pp.436-441
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• 2020

폐에서 발생한 선섬유종은 드물게 발생하는 종양으로 이 양성 병변에 대해 발표된 보고는 매우 적다. 영상의학적으로 대부분의 이 병변은 단일 폐결절로 나타나며, 다발성은 극히 드물다. 저자는 71세 여자 환자에서, 전산화단층촬영 검사상 서로 다른 엽에 두 개의 결절로 보인 폐의 선섬유종에 대한 흔치 않은 증례를 보고하고자 한다. 폐의 선섬유종의 확실한 진단을 위해서는 조직병리학적 검사와 면역조직화학 검사가 필요하다.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제84권1호
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• pp.311-317
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• 2023

컴퓨터단층촬영 유도 경피적 바늘 생검은 폐 이상 진단에 중요한 역할을 하며, 안전하고 효과적이지만 기흉, 출혈, 객혈, 공기 색전증 및 종양 파종과 같은 합병증의 위험이 있다고 알려져 있다. 그러나 시술 후 발생한 기종에 대한 증례 보고는 드물다. 저자들은 원발성 폐암의 경피적 바늘 생검 직후 발생한 기종 2예를 보고하고자 한다. 시술 후 단기 추적검사 컴퓨터단층 촬영에서 바늘 경로를 따라 새로 생긴 결절의 경우 혈종으로 찬 기종을 의심해야 한다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제69권3호
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• pp.177-183
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• 2010

Background: Smoking reduces pulmonary function and induces various lung diseases. Recently, the rate of emphysema detection has increased due to lung cancer screening with low-dose chest computed tomography (CT). The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in lung function associated with emphysema in healthy smokers. Methods: One hundred and ninety one healthy smokers, who had undergone a low-dose chest CT (LDCT) scan as part of lung cancer screening and had revisited the health center after a median 23.9 months' time, were recruited into this study. The severity of emphysema was calculated by the direct observation of a radiologist and a pulmonologist indipendently. Longitudinal changes in lung function according to emphysema based on LDCT and type of smoker was analyzed. Results: Of the participants in this study, 25% of healthy smokers had emphysema, which was mild in severity, in older patients (p=0.003) and in heavy smokers (p<0.001). $FEV_1/FVC$ and FEF25-75% were decreased in current smokers with emphysema (p=0.001 and p=0.009, respectively) and without emphysema (p=0.001 and p=0.042). Although lung function was not decreased in ex-smokers without emphysema, $FEV_1/FVC$ and FEF25-75% were decreased in ex-smoker with emphysema (p=0.020 and p=0.010). Conclusion: Upon examination with LDCT, the prevalence of emphysema was higher in healthy smokers was than in non-smokers. Lung function was diminished in smokers with emphysema, in spite of former smoker.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권11호
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• pp.1055-1061
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• 1997

실험동물에서의 폐이식수술에서 비침습성 흉부전산화 단층 촬영을 이용하여 이식폐의 기능평가지표의 가치를 분석해 보고자 한국산 잡종견을 이용하여 좌측일측폐이식술후 7일 이상 생존시킨 성견을 대상으로 급성거부반응 및 허혈-재관류손상, 감염 등의 소견을 병리조직소견과 함께 관찰하였다. 실험견은 총 22마리에서 11마리씩 공급견과 수용견으로 나누어 시행하였다. 공급견의 심폐블록보존은 Modified Euro-Collins (MEC) 용액과 low potassium dextran glucose(UDG)용액을 이용하여 $10^{\circ}C에서$ 20시간 (1례에서 4시간 보존) 이상 냉장보관하였다 폐이식술후, 흉부 X-선과 연속적인 컴퓨터단층촬영을 수술 직후와 술후 3일 및 7일째 각각 시행하였다. 11례의 이식견 중 2례에서 급성거부반응을 보였고 전산화단층촬영상 폐침윤정도가 수술 직후 중등도였다가 수술 3일째 확장성으로 변하였다. 결론적으로 일측 폐이식성견의 실험적인 모델에서 이식폐장의 기능평가지표로서 컴퓨터단층촬영을 이용 하며 다른 평가지표와 유사한 소견을 얻었고 폐의 감염과 거부 반응의 구별은 단층촬영의 음영의 비교만으 로 감별이 용이하지 않았으며 다른 평가지표 및 폐생검\ulcorner 확인으로 조기거부반응의 진단 가능성을 평가할 수 있었다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제71권6호
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• pp.438-444
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• 2011

Background: Lung abscess is necrosis of the pulmonary parenchyma caused by microbial infection. At present, clinical outcomes after treatment are good. However, the pulmonary parenchymal changes on the chest computed tomography (CT) after treatment are not well known. We studied the changes of pulmonary parenchyma on plane chest radiography and chest CT in patients with lung abscess following the administration of antibiotics. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 39 patients who had lung abscess with or without combined pneumonia from January 2006 to July 2010. We studied the therapeutic response in plane chest radiography of them at 1, 2, or more than 3 months following treatment. If any chest CT of them during the study period, we reviewed. Results: Mean age of the patients was about $61.3{\pm}11.2$. Mean duration of antibiotics administration was about $36.7{\pm}26.8$ days. After 3 months of following plane chest radiography, 10 patients (36%) showed without residual sequelae among 28 patients. Findings from other patients showed decrease in densities (11 patients, 39%), fibrostreaky sequelae (4 patients, 14%) and bullae (3 patients, 10%). After more than 2 months, chest CT was checked only in 7 patients. Among the 7 patients, 4 patients showed no residual lesion, 3 patients showed decreased densities on plane chest radiography. Chest CT revealed fibrostreaky densities in 2 patients, ground glass opacities in 3 patients, bullous formation in 1 patient, and cystic bronchiectasis in 1 patient. Conclusion: After more than 2 months following treatment for lung abscess even though there were no lesions on plane chest radiography, chest CT showed fibrostreaky or ground glass opacity.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.67-72
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• 2010

This study was done to provide basic data on the safety of professionals in medical imaging system by measuring the electromagnetic waves generated in the medical imaging system being used in medical organization. The studied medical imaging systems were general X-ray system, computed tomography(CT), ultrasonographic(USG) system, magnetic resonance imaging(MRI), PET-CT and fluoroscopic(R/F) system, and through these devices, electric field and magnetic field were measured and analyzed. As a result of the analysis, the measured values classified by the medical organizations were not much significant, but in the measurement by the medical imaging systems, there were high hazard elements in the sequential order of electric field PET-CT($17.7{\pm}22.9$)v/m, CT($10.3{\pm}8.7$)v/m, general X-ray system($8.8{\pm}8.8$)v/m, magnetic field general X-ray system($5.06{\pm}8.26$)mG, CT($2.71{\pm}4.53$)mG and PET-CT($0.74{\pm}0.34$)mG, the systems that adopted X-ray as main ray source, and the more aged the medical imaging systems, the greater the effects of electro-magnetic waves($10.6{\pm}15.93v/m$ for 5 years or more, $6.14{\pm}5.60v/m$ for 5 years or less). The effects of electromagnetic waves on medical imaging systems or facilities were not much when the notification of ministry of knowledge economy is considered, but in the overall perspective considering all the equipments and facility of the medical organization, such effects were significant. It is determined that sustainable safety managements of electric field and magnetic field must be done during process from medical imaging system installation to maintenance to rule out such factors.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제11권12호
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• pp.6054-6068
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• 2017

In this paper, we defined the relative cross-sectional area of forearm cortical bone and investigated its correlation with hip bone mineral density values of total femur, femoral neck, femoral trochanter, femoral inter-trochanter and femoral ward's triangle, respectively. Based on the correlations, we established a linear transformation between the relative cross-sectional area of forearm cortical bone and each hip bone BMD. We obtained forearm images using CBCT and hip bone BMDs using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for 28 subjects. We also investigated the optimal forearm region to provide the strongest correlation coefficient. We used the optimized forearm region to establish each linear transformation to estimate BMD values for total femur, femoral neck, femoral trochanter, femoral inter-trochanter and femoral ward's triangle from the relative cross-sectional area of forearm cortical bone, respectively. We observed the strong correlations with total femur (r=0.889), femoral neck (r=0.924), femoral trochanter (r=0.821), femoral inter-trochanter (r=0.867) and femoral ward's triangle (r=0.895), respectively. The strongest correlation was observed in the forearm mid-shaft regions. Our results suggest that the hip bone BMD values can be simply estimated from forearm CBCT images in a convenient sitting position without X-ray exposure on a hip including genital organs, and may be useful for screening osteoporosis.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제67권5호
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• pp.467-470
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• 2009

A traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst is a rare complication of blunt thoracic trauma. The clinical symptoms and signs are similar to other respiratory diseases, such as pulmonary tuberculosis. Therefore, a trauma history with the resulting radiologic and clinical findings is important for making a diagnosis. A 26-year-old male was admitted to our hospital due to cough for 3 days. The chest x-ray revealed diffuse infiltrations and a cavitary lesion at the left lung. His left chest had hit a tree as a result of motorcycle accident one day before admission. Initially, it was assumed that his symptoms and chest X-ray might be due to a tuberculosis infection. However, bronchoscopy revealed old blood clots at both lungs, particularly in the left lower lobe bronchus. A transbronchial lung biopsy showed alveolar hemorrhage. A traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst was diagnosed from his trauma history and these findings. Computed tomography of the chest performed 4 months later showed regression of the cavitary lesion.