• 핵의학기술
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.57-61
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• 2012

전신 뼈 검사에 이용되는 방사성의약품의 주된 집적부위는 뼈 무기질이며 그 섭취기전은 명백히 밝혀져 있지 않다. 전신 뼈 검사에서 일시적으로 미만성 간 섭취가 나타날 수 있으며, 간내 섭취의 원인은 다양하게 보고되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 전신 뼈 검사에서 $^{99m}Tc$-DPD의 미만성 간 섭취에 MRI 조영제가 미치는 영향을 알아보았다. 2010년 1월부터 12월 사이에 $^{99m}Tc$-DPD 전신 뼈 검사를 시행한 환자 중 982명을 연구의 대상으로 하였다. 982명의 환자는 전신 뼈 검사 이전에 MRI 조영제를 사용한 검사를 시행하였다. 혈액학검사 및 일반화학검사 소견을 조사한 결과 전신 뼈 검사에서 46명의 환자(남:여=39:7)가 미만성 간 섭취를 보였다. 추적 전신 뼈 검사를 시행하였으며, 이전에 보였던 미만성 간 섭취는 모두 소실되어 정상적인 소견을 보였다. 간기능 및 신기능 검사는 모두 정상이었다. 전신 뼈 검사에서 $^{99m}Tc$-DPD의 미만성 간 섭취에 MRI 조영제가 간접적인 영향을 주고 있다. $^{99m}Tc$-DPD의 미만성 간 섭취를 피하기 위해서 전신 뼈 검사는 MRI 조영제를 사용한 검사를 시행하기에 앞서서 먼저 시행하여야 하고, MRI 조영제를 사용한 검사가 있을 경우에는 조영제가 몸에서 제거된 후 검사를 시행하여야 할 것이다.

• 대한자기공명의과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한자기공명의과학회 2001년도 제6차 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.151-151
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• 2001

Purpose： 3.0 Tesla whole-body resonator provides a potential to have significant increase in imag quality and resolution in high resolution application such as cardiac, spine and extremit imaging. The aim of this study is to design an optimized 3.0T whole-body coil to produce high sensitivity and quality using slotted tube resonator.

• 한국초전도저온공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국초전도저온공학회 2000년도 KIASC Conference 2000 / 2000년도 학술대회 논문집
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• pp.39-42
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• 2000

The cryostat with refrigerator for whole body MRI had been designed and fabrication data were discuss in this paper. These results will be applied to commercial MRI cryostat in the fucature.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.190-193
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• 2011

Disseminated cysticercosis is a rare form of cysticercosis in which the cysticerci spread out through the whole body. We report the first case of a 39-year-old Mongolian with disseminated cysticercosis. He visited our hospital with generalized tonic-clonic seizure. After extensive investigation from brain computed tomography (CT), spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), whole body MRI and pathologic biopsy, he was diagnosed as having cysticercosis involving the brain, subcutaneous tissue, and skeletal muscles through the whole body. We treated him with the albendazole in which case the followed MRI showed that numbers of cystic lesions were copiously decreased. We report an unsual case of disseminated cysticercosis treated with medical therapy.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.68-75
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• 2013

본 연구의 목적은 26명의 건강한 검진자들을 대상으로 PET/CT와 PET/MRI의 전신 영상에서 조기 정밀/ 진단 수준을 향상하고자 관심부피를 이용하여 정상부위의 $SUV_{LBM}$-최대치를 이용하여 PET/CT와 PET/MRI를 조영제 사용 유무와 관계없이 동시 평가할 수 있는 데이터를 구축하고자 하였다. 전신 F-18 FDG PET/CT와 전신 F-18 FDG PET/MRI의 정상부위의 VOI를 이용한 $SUV_{LBM}$-최대치평가는 PET/CT를 기준으로 PET/MRI의 영상은 매우 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<0.0001). 그러나 통계학적으로 높은 상관관계를 가진다(R>0.8). PET/MRI의 $SUV_{LBM}$ 평가 시 26.3% 감소하여 판단할 것과 조영제를 사용할 경우는 29.3% 감소하여 판단할 것으로 생각한다. PET/CT와 PET/MRI의 모든 영상의 판독에서는 $SUV_{LBM}$-최대치를 사용하는 것이 편리성과 효율성을 고려하여 임상의나 연구자들에게 많은 도움이 되리라 판단된다.

• 한국초전도저온공학회지:초전도와저온공학
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2009

The unique features of HTS offer opportunities and challenges to a number of applications. In this paper we focus on NMR and MRI magnets, illustrating them with the NMR/MRI magnets that we are currently and will shortly be engaged: a 1.3 GHz NMR magnet, an "annulus" magnet, and an $MgB_2$whole-body MRI magnet. The opportunities with HTS include: 1) high fields (e.g., 1.3 GHz magnet); 2) compactness (annulus magnet); and 3) enhanced stability despite liquid-helium-free operation ($MgB_2$whole-body MRI magnet). The challenges include: 1) a large screening current field detrimental to spatial field homogeneity (e.g., 1.3 GHz magnet); 2) uniformity of critical current density (annulus magnet); and 3) superconducting joints ($MgB_2$magnet).

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2009

The unique features of HTS offer Opportunities and challenges to a number of applications. In this paper we focus on NMR and MRI magnets, illustrating them with the NMR/MRI magnets that we are currently and will shortly be engaged: a 1.3GHz NMR magnet, an "annulus" magnet, and an $MgB_2$ whole-body MRI magnet. The opportunities with HTS include: 1) high fields (e.g., 1.3GHz magnet); 2) compactness (annulus magnet); and 3) enhanced stability despite liquid-helium-free operation ($MgB_2$ whole-body MRI magnet). The challenges include: 1) a large screening current Beld detrimental to spatial field homogeneity (e.g., 1.3 GHz magnet); 2) uniformity of critical current density (annulus magnet); and 3) superconducting joints ($MgB_2$ magnet).

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.75-80
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• 2023

Rare earth barium copper oxide (REBCO) materials have shown the possibility of high-temperature superconductor (HTS) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) magnets due to their elevated transition temperature. While numerous MRI magnet designs have emerged, there is a growing emphasis on estimating the cost before manufacturing. In this paper, we propose two designs of REBCO whole-body MRI magnets: (1) 1.5 T and (2) 3.0 T, the standard center field choices for hospital use, and compare their costs based on conductor usage. The basis topology of the design method is based on discretized solenoids to enhance field homogeneity. Magnetic stress calculation is done to further prove the mechanical feasibility of their construction. Multi-width winding technique and outer notch structure are used to improve critical current characteristic. We apply consistent constraints for current margins, sizes, and field homogeneities to ensure an equal cost comparison. A graph is plotted to show the cost increase with magnetic flux growth. Additionally, we compare our designs to two additional MRI magnet designs from other publications with respect to the cost and magnetic flux, and present the linear relationship between them.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.2775-2780
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• 2016

Background: Precise staging of lung cancer is usually evaluated by PET-CT and brain MRI. Recently, however, whole-body diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (WB-DWI) has be applied. The aim of this study is to determine whether the diagnostic performance of lung cancer staging by WB-DWI is superior to that of PET-CT+brain MRI. Materials and Methods: PET-CT + brain MRI and WB-DWI were used for lung cancer staging before surgery with 59 adenocarcinomas, 16 squamous cell carcinomas and 6 other carcinomas. Results: PET-CT + brain MRI correctly identified the pathologic N staging in 67 patients (82.7%), with overstaging in 5 (6.2%) and understaging in 9 (11.1%), giving a staging accuracy of 0.827. WB-DWI correctly identified the pathologic N staging in 72 patients (88.9%), with overstaging in 1 (1.2%) and understaging in 8 patients (9.9%), giving a staging accuracy of 0.889. There were no significant differences in accuracies. PET-CT + brain MRI correctly identified the pathologic stages in 56 patients (69.1%), with overstaging in 7 (8.6%) and understaging in 18 (22.2%), giving a staging accuracy of 0.691. WB-DWI correctly identified the pathologic stages in 61 patients (75.3%), with overstaging in 4 (4.9%) and understagings in16(19.7%), giving a staging accuracy of 0.753. There were no significant difference in accuracies. Conclusions: Diagnostic efficacy of WB-DWI for lung cancer staging is equivalent to that of PET-CT + brain MRI.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1996년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.161-164
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• 1996

An actively-shielded $r^{2}$-gradient coil has been developed for brain localized MRI or MRS. Spatial localization is very useful for spatial volume selection in MRI or MR Spectroscopy(MRS). The radial(or $R^{2}-$) gradient coil is useful in reducing the artifact or in improving the SNR by selecting the volume with less number of RF pulses. It is, however, difficult to implement the coil with a gradient intensity strong enough to use it for practical whole-body MRI system. For example, the smallest volume size for selection is just 6 cm in diameter with a 250 Ampere of current driving for a whole-body system (in case of 70-cm-diameter). In this study, an asymetric $r^{2}$-coil with a small diameter of 35 cm has been designed and implemented for brain localized MRI or MRS. An 8-rod high-pass-type birdcage RF coil has also been implemented. The coil set has been developed for 1.0 Tesla Medison MRI system and its performance has been verified experimentally.