• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.927-934
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• 2022

본 연구는 간 초음파 영상을 활용하여 정량적인 측정 분석을 통해 조직 내 감쇠 지수, 조직 내 산란 분포지수 값 분석과 함께 초음파 영상 소견 간 일치도를 알아보고자 하였다. 2022년 8월부터 2022년 10월까지 지방간이 의심되어 간 초음파 검사 처방을 받은 45명의 환자를 대상으로 간 초음파 검사를 시행하였다. 연구결과, 초음파 영상 소견과 조직 내 감쇠 지수 간 일치도 분석 결과 Kappa 값이 0.82(p<0.05)로 두 검사 방법 간 매우 높은 일치도를 보였다. 또한, 초음파 영상 소견과 조직 내 산란 분포 지수 간 일치도 분석 결과에서도 Kappa 값이 0.642(p<0.05)로 두 검사 방법 간 높은 일치도를 보였다. 지방간 예측 시 간 초음파 소견 및 정량적인 초음파 검사 기법인 조직 내 감쇠 지수, 조직 내 산란 분포 지수를 활용한다면 지방간 환자의 진행 정도를 판단할 때 도움이 될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한한의진단학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.75-84
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• 2010

Objectives: The objective of the current study is to determine whether an ultrasound device system is adequate for measuring distance from Sangwan (CV13) to pancreas. Methods: We recruited 3 healthy young male subjects and 2 sonographers. The each sonographer measured vertical shortest distance from CV13 to pancreas with a ultrasound device three times in random order. Because the total variation could be divided into repeatability, reproducibility and subject-to-subject variation in Gage R&R method, we compared the sources of variation associated with the measurement system with an analysis of variance model. Results & Conclusions: Number of distinct categories is calculated on the basis of standard deviation of subject-to-subject divided by standard deviation of total Gage R&R. If the number of categories is five or more, the measurement system may be acceptable for the analysis of the process. The number of distinct categories of the ultrasound device system for measuring distance from CV13 to pancreas was 6.29. So we concluded that repeatability and reproducibility of the ultrasound device system for measuring distance from CV13 to pancreas was acceptable.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.31-38
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• 2016

For the patients with bladder dysfunction, measurement of urine volume inside the bladder is very critical to avoid bladder failure. In measuring urine volume inside a bladder, low-resolution 3D ultrasound images are widely used. However, urine volume estimation from 3D ultrasound images is prone to big errors and inconsistency because of low spatial resolution and low signal-to-noise ratio of ultrasound images. We developed a new robust volume estimation algorithm which is not computationally expensive. We tested the algorithm on a lab-built ultrasound bladder phantom and volunteers. The average error rate of the human bladder volume estimation was 5.9% which was better than the commercial machine.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.139-149
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• 2001

We found out that there exists threshold dose for the decreased platelet count when we apply change of the platelet count to the defense of the ultrasound experiment. Those diminution is definite effects from the defense of the ultrasound. The number of the platelet count is decreased when we are exposed to ultrasound simultaneously. This should not be occurred. It is easy to use the number of the platelet count in the measurement of the biological dosage and intensity in high dosage relatively due to definite quantative relationship. The biological index to understand synergic effects. which are present when two harmful environmental factors are operating at the same time is functionally assending and antagonistic. There are scattered many factors as physical, Chemical, or physiochemically elements which are harmful to human body in the environment in consideration of ultrasound and the other factors. This experiment is demonstrating that we can use the change of the platelet as an index representing synergic effects of ultrasound.

• 대한용접접합학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한용접접합학회 2006년도 춘계 학술대회 개요집
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• pp.148-150
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• 2006

In this paper, the applicability of an UET(ultrasound excited thermography) for a defect detection of the welded receptacle is described. An UET(ultrasound excited thermography) is a defect-selective and fast imaging tool for damage detection. A high power ultrasound-excited vibration energy with pulse durations of 280ms is injected into the outer surface of the welded receptacle made of Al material. An ultrasound vibration energy sent into the welded receptacle propagate inside the sample until they are converted into the heat in the vicinity of the defect. The injection of the ultrasound excited vibration energy results in heat generation so that the defect is turned into a local thermal wave transmitter. Its local heat emission is monitored by the thermal infrared camera. And they are processed by the image recording system. Measurement was performed on aluminum receptacle welded by using Nd:YAG laser. The observed thermal image revealed two area of defects along the welded seam.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.200-206
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• 2010

In ultrasound-excited thermography, the injected ultrasound to an object is transformed to heat and the appearance of defects can be visualized by thermography camera. The advantage of this technology is selectively sensitive to thermally active defects. Despite the apparent simplicity of the scheme, there are a number of experimental considerations that can complicate the implementation of ultrasound excitation thermography inspection. Factors including acoustic horn location, horn-crack proximity, horn-sample coupling, and effective detection range all significantly affect the detect ability of this technology. As conclusions, the influence of coupling pressures between ultrasound exciter and specimen was analyzed, which was dominant factor in frictional heating model.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2010

본 연구는 한우초음파생체단층촬영 자료를 이용하여 한우개량을 위한 기초자료로 활용코자 실시하였다. 당대검정우 1,125두에 대하여 초음파생체단층 촬영한 자료와 검정성적자료 및 12개월령에 거세한 후 30개월령까지 비육 후 출하하여 도체성적을 조사한 자료를 이용하였으며, 후대검정우는 921두에 대한 검정성적자료와 도체 성적자료를 이용하였다. 12개월령에 측정한 초음파생체단층 촬영 배최장근단면적과 등지 방두께의 유전력은 각각 0.57, 0.41로 추정되었으며, 24개월에서는 각각 0.57, 0.60으로 고도의 유전력을 보였다. 그러나, 초음파 측정 %지방함량 유전력 추정치에서는 12개월령과 24개월령에서 각각 0.14, 0.22로 저 중도의 유전력을 보였다. 12개월령에 초음파생체 단층 촬영한 배최장근단면적, 등지방두께, %지방함량과 도체형질의 배최장근단면적, 등지방두께, 근내지방도의 유전상관은 각각 0.616, 0.544, 0.501로 추정되었고, 24개월령에서는 각각 0.894, 0.937, 0.263으로 높은 유전상관을 보였다. 12개월령에 측정한 초음파 측정 %지방함량과 근내지방도에서 높은 유전상관으로 추정되었는데, 이는 24개월령에서는 환경적요인(사양기술 등)에 의해 영향을 많이 받은 것으로 사료되며, 선발에 활용할 경우 24개월령 측정치 보다는 12개월령 측정치를 이용하는 것이 더 바람직할 것으로 사료된다. 12개월령 체중과 도체형질을 이용하여 씨수소를 선발하는 선발지수와 이와 유전상관이 높은 초음파생체단층촬영 자료를 바탕으로 선발하는 선발지수간의 순위상관을 분석한 결과 12개월령에 초음파생체단층 촬영한 자료에서 후보씨수소 선발지수는 0.140, 보증씨수소 선발지수는 0.843으로 높은 순위상관을 보였다. 본 연구결과 실시간으로 배최장근단면적, 등지방두께, 근내지방도와 같은 도축하지 않아도 도체성적을 파악할 수 있는 초음파생체단층 촬영 기술의 장점을 이용하여 선발에 활용한다면 근내지방도는 24개월령에 측정하는 것보다 12개월령에 측정하는 것이 더 효율적이라고 사료되어지며, 향후 초음파생체단층기술에 관한 더 많은 연구를 통하여 종축선발에 활용한다면 씨수소의 조기선발이 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.15-27
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• 2003

Therapeutic ultrasound is commonly applied for deep heating in physical therapy setting. However, it is difficult to determine the exact application dosage and to confirm the immediate heating effect. Microwave Radio-Thermometer (MRT) can measure the temperature by the electromagnetic energy in the microwave region of the object that emits above absolute zero temperature. MRT was used for early diagnosis of breast cancer since it was not harmful, non-invasive, and non-ionizing to the human body. The purposes of this study were to investigate how accurately 1.1 GHz RTM (RES Ltd. Russia) measures the change of average temperature in the tissue, and to determine the depth of temperature change measurement. Therapeutic ultrasound was applied (continuous wave for 5 minutes, 1 MHz, intensity of 1.5 $W/cm^2$ [in vitro] and 1.0 $W/cm^2$ [in vivo]) in four different conditions: (1) 30 cases of in vitro specimen of pork, (2) 30 cases of in vitro specimen of pork ankle joint, (3) 10 cases of in vivo canine thigh, and (4) 30 cases of in vivo human body. Intraclass Correlation Coeffients (ICC[3,1]) between average needle probe thermometer below surface and MRT temperature was revealed as followed: (1) Before ultrasound application ICCs ranges above .8 in specimen of pork (15 mm underneath the skin) and above .82 in specimen of pork ankle joint (10~30 mm underneath the skin). (2) After ultrasound application ICCs ranges above .7 in both specimens of pork and pork ankle joint. (3) Before ultrasound application ICCs ranges above .8 in canine thigh (20 mm underneath the skin). (4) After ultrasound application ICCs ranges above .82 in canine thigh. The temperature of the human body increased significantly with the mean of $15^{\circ}C$ in muscle tissue and with the mean of $3.5^{\circ}C$ in joint (p<.00). It was revealed that the average depth of temperature measurement of the tissue by MRT was in between 10 and 35 mm, and determined that the proper temperature measurement band was $36.5{\sim}37.0^{\circ}C$.

• International Journal of Reliability and Applications
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2004

It is recently well recognized that the technique for the one-sided stress wave velocity measurement in structural materials provides measurement in structural materials provides valuable information on the state of the material such as quality, uniformity, location of cracked or damaged area. This technique is especially effective to measure velocities of longitudinal and Rayleigh waves when access to only one surface of structure is possible. However, one of problems for one-sided stress wave velocity measurement is to get consistent and reliable source for the generation of elastic wave. In this study, the laser based surface elastic wave was used to provide consistent and reliable source for the generation of elastic wave into the materials. The velocities of creeping wave and Rayleigh wave in materials were measured by the one-sided technique using laser based surface elastic wave. These wave velocities were compared with bulk wave velocities such as longitudinal wave and shear wave velocities to certify accuracy of measurement. In addition, the mechanical properties such as poisson's ratio and specific modulus(E/p) were calculated with the velocities of surface elastic waves.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.153-160
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• 2018

3D ultrasound bladder scanners are getting popular in hospitals for the patients with bladder dysfunction. A current bladder scanner adopts a mechanical scan to acquire 3D images and requires two motors and complicated mechanical devices. In this paper, we propose a new ultrasound bladder scanner using hand-motion scan. Instead of two motors and mechanical devices, it has a motion sensor to record transducer positions during hand-motion scan. The experiments with a bladder phantom and volunteers showed similar measurement accuracy to a conventional 3D ultrasound bladder scanner. We expect that the proposed method will reduce the cost and size of the bladder scanner.