• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.335-343
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• 2024

본 논문은 FMCW LiDAR의 실시간 표적 신호처리 기법에 관해 기술하고 있다. FMCW LiDAR는 높은 검출민감도를 가져 낮은 출력만으로 장거리 측정이 가능하면서도 눈, 비, 안개 등 열악한 환경에서 강건한 검출성능을 가져 자율주행자동차용 차세대 LiDAR로 주목받고 있다. 본 논문은 주파수 영역의 신호처리를 위해 필요한 고속 데이터 획득, 전송 및 병렬 신호처리를 위한 하드웨어 구조에 대해 기술하였다. 획득된 시계열 신호로부터 주파수 특성을 분석하기 위하여, 푸리에 변환 연산을 FPGA로 구현하였다. 변환된 주파수영역 데이터로부터 강건한 표적검출 성능을 확보하기 위한 C-FAR 알고리즘에 대해 기술하였다. 표적의 스펙트럼 신호로부터 주파수 측정값의 해상도를 향상하고, 측정된 주파수 값을 표적의 거리 및 속도 정보로 변환하는 과정에 대해 상세히 기술하였다. 스캐너 2D 위치 및 표적의 거리 정보를 활용하여 3차원 영상으로 변환하고 이를 전시하였다. 제안된 FPGA 구조의 병렬 신호처리 알고리즘 적용을 통하여 FMCW LiDAR의 실시간 표적 신호처리 및 고해상도 영상획득 성능을 확인하였다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.414-424
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• 1998

목적: PET과 MR 영상을 체계적으로 합성i분석하여 각각의 영상기법이 갖는 단점을 보완하고 기능을 향상시킴으로써 보다 정확하고 유용한 임상정보를 얻을 수 있다. 두 영상을 공간적으로 합성하기 위해서 머리 표피 경계점들 간의 거리를 최소화하는 알고리즘을 이용할 경우 경계점 추출의 정확성 및 견실성과 거리 계산 속도가 합성 알고리즘의 성능을 결정하는 중요한 요소가 된다. 본 연구에서는 PET 영상의 경계 추출과 거리 계산 방법을 개선하고 이를 이용하여 PET과 MR 영상을 3차원적으로 합성하였다. 대상 및 방법: 공간적인 합성을 위한 영상처리기법의 핵심인 경계점 추출을 위해 PET영상에서는 방출스캔 sinogram의 경계를 강조한 후 재구성한 횡단면으로부터 2 mm 간격으로 머리 표피 경계점들을 추출하였으며 MR 영상에서는 각 횡단면마다 약 2도 간격으로 경계점들을 추출하였다. 두 영상의 모든 경계점들 간의 평균 유클리디안 거리를 최소화하는 3차원 가상공간 상에서의 위치 이동과 회전 각도를 최소자승법을 이용하여 구한 후 PET영상을 역 전환하여 위치 정합을 하였다. 평균 거리의 계산 속도를 향상시키기 위하여 고정된 대상의 각 경계점을 중심으로 하여 주변 공간 정들에서의 거리를 순차적으로 계산하고 이들의 최소값을 취하는 방법으로 거리지도를 구성하였으며 최소자승법에서 경계점들 간의 위치가 변할 때마다 매번 평균거리를 다시 계산하지 않고 거리지도를 참조하여 평균 거리를 산출하는 방법을 사용하였다. 위치 정합된 두 영상의 동시 표현을 위하여 PET 영상의 화소값에 $0.4{\sim}0.7$부터 1사이의 범위로 정규화된 MR 영상의 화소 값으로 가중치를 주는 가중정규화 방법을 사용하였다. 결과: 방출스캔의 sinogram을 이용함으로써 PET영상의 경계를 견실하게 추출할 수 있었으며, 거리지도를 이용하여 거리 계산을 한 결과 계산 속도를 향상시킬 수 있었다. 정상인의 뇌영상에 대해 위치 정합을 실시한 결과 평균 거리 오차는 2mm 이하였다. 가중정규화 방법을 사용하였을 때 합성된 영상의 정성적인 식별 명확도가 향상하였다. 결론: 견실한 PET 영상 경계점 추출과 거리지도를 이용한 계산 속도의 향상을 통해 뇌 PET과 MR 영상 합성기법의 성능을 개선할 수 있었으며 이를 이용하며 개발한 영상정합 프로그램은 임상 환경에서 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 기독교교육논총
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• 제62권
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• pp.161-186
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• 2020

본 연구는 이기성과 폐쇄성으로 사회적 공신력을 잃어가며, 전염병에 의한 사회적 거리두기가 확산되는 상황에서 신앙공동체인 교회를 이해하는데 있어 새로운 지평을 여는 목적으로 진행하였다. 첫째로, 교회를 나타내는 대표적인 용어인 '에클레시아'의 개념과 의미를 역사적, 성서적, 신학적으로 연구하면서, 이 용어를 빈번하게 사용한 바울의 의도를 탐구하였다. 둘째로, 공동체와 개인의 관계를 면역학적 개념으로 풀어간 에스포지토의 코무니타스와 이무니타스의 고찰을 통해 신앙공동체의 새 지평을 탐색하였다. 최근 교회는 다양한 원인으로 사회의 신뢰를 잃었을 뿐만 아니라, 의도치 않게 아주 일부의 교회가 전염병 바이러스의 전파자로 지적되어 신앙공동체의 약화 또는 상실의 위기에 봉착해 있다. 코로나 19 이후 2차 유행도 예측되고 있어, 일상의 부분적 상실과 더불어 교회에서의 모임 예배나 교제의 어려움도 불가피한 형국이다. 앞으로의 교회는 면역 개념을 이해하며, 예수그리스도의 정신과 삶의 향내를 드러내면서 사회의 변화를 이끌 수 있는 참된 신앙공동체의 구축이 필요하다. 이를 위해 급변하는 시대와 상황에 맞는 신앙공동체 패러다임의 혁신과 실천이 요청된다. 본고 1장에서는 사회적 공신력을 잃고, 사회적 거리두기의 대상이 된 교회와 신앙공동체의 문제점들을 이기성과 폐쇄성으로 지적하며 혁신을 제안한다. 2장에서는 신앙공동체 패러다임의 전환을 위해 고대 그리스에서 사용한 '에클레시아'를 연구하며 분석하며, 사도바울이 '에클레시아'를 교회라는 신앙공동체에 적용한 의도를 파악한다. 4장에서는 면역 개념에 대해 알아보고, 부정적 면역을 넘어 긍정적 면역의 개념을 통해 개인과 공동체의 관계를 고찰했던 에스포지토의 재해석을 정리하며, 다양한 공동체와 개인, 교회의 신앙공동체 변혁을 위한 적용점을 도출한다. 5장은 결론으로 '에클레시아'의 의미를 통해 약화 및 상실되어가는 소중한 모임과 참여를 회복시키고 더 높은 차원의 공적모임, 민주적 참여로의 확장을 제안한다. 그리고 면역 개념의 재해석에 입각해 다양한 개인 안에서의 연합, 연합 안에서의 다양한 개인을 교회와 신앙공동체의 대안으로 제시한다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.562-569
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• 2019

최근에 원 거리에서 폭발 물질의 감지를 위해 라만 분광 기기의 관심이 점차 증가하고 있다. 더불어 측정된 화학물질에 대한 라만 스펙트럼을 대용량 데이터베이스의 알려진 라만 스펙트라와 비교하여 식별할 수 있는 고속 검색 방법에 대한 요구도 커지고 있다. 지금까지 가장 간단하고 널리 사용되는 방법은 주어진 스펙트럼과 데이터베이스 스펙트라 사이의 유클리드 거리를 계산하고 비교하는 방법이다. 하지만 고차원 데이터의 속성으로 검색의 문제는 그리 간단하지 않다. 가장 큰 문제점중의 하나는 검색 방법에 있어서 연산량이 많아 계산 시간이 너무 오래 걸린다는 것이다. 이러한 문제점을 극복하기 위해, 우리는 정렬된 분산에 따른 MPS Sort+PDS 방법을 제안하였다. 이 방법은 벡터의 두 개의 주요한 특징으로 평균과 분산을 사용하여 후보가 될 수 없는 많은 코드워드를 계산하지 않으므로 연산량을 줄이고 계산 시간을 줄여준다. 본 논문에서 우리는 기존의 방법보다 더욱 더 향상된 2가지 새로운 방법의 고속 검색 알고리즘을 제안한다. PCA+PDS 방법은 전체 데이터를 사용하는 거리 계산과 똑같은 결과를 가지면서 PCA 변환을 통해 데이터의 차수를 감소시켜 계산량을 줄여준다. Hierarchical Cluster Tree 알고리즘은 PCA 변환된 스펙트라 데이터를 사용하여 이진 계층 클러스터 트리를 만든다. 그런 후 입력 스펙트럼과 가장 가까운 클러스터부터 검색을 시작하여 후보가 될 수 없는 많은 스펙트라를 계산하지 않으므로 연산량을 줄이고 계산 시간을 줄여준다. 실험은 정렬된 분산에 따른 MPS Sort+PDS와 비교하여 PCA+PDS는 60.06%의 성능 향상을 보였다. Hierarchical Cluster Tree는 PCA+PDS와 비교하여 17.74%의 성능향상을 보였다. 실험결과는 제안된 알고리즘이 고속 검색에 적합함을 확인시켜 준다.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.112-126
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• 2012

본 연구는 수도권 회원제 골프장 81 개소를 대상으로 1964년부터 2011년까지 조성된 한국 골프장 및 골프 코스 구성 요소의 시계열적 변화에 영향을 미치는 환경 요인 분석을 통해 한국 골프 변천사에 대한 기초자료 제시를 목적으로 수행하였다. 연구 방법으로는 문헌고찰을 통해 골프장 조성 및 골프 코스 구성 요소의 정량적 변화에 관련된 환경 요인들을 분석하고, 회귀분석 등 통계분석을 통한 골프 코스 구성 요소의 시계열적 변화를 도출한 뒤 두 분석 결과를 상호 비교 고찰하는 방법을 사용하였다 본 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 골프 코스 변화와 관련된 환경 요인은 '제도 및 정책', '경제 성장과 국민소득', '골프장 이용객 ', '골프 용구', '해외 골프대회 유치와 국내 토너먼트 대회 개최' 등 5 개 요소인 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 골프장의 입지 유형은 평지형에서 산지형으로 변화여 갔고, 규모는 시간이 갈수록 증가하는 경향을 보였으며 이러한 변화는 골프 제도 및 정책, 경제 성장 등의 요인에 의해 주로 영향을 받은 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 홀의 면적, 길이, 개수의 변화 등의 골프 코스 구성 요소는 ' 제도 및 정책', '골프 인구의 증가', '골퍼들의 기량 향상', 국내외 골프대회 개최에 따른 '골프 경기의 난이도 증가', '해외 골프 코스 디자이너들의 국내 디자인 참여 기회 증대' 등 다양한 요인에 의해 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 넷째, 골프 용구의 발달과 골퍼들의 비거리의 증가는 벙커 수와 면적의 증가, 홀의 길이 등에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 다섯째, 연못(pond) 등 수공간의 면적 증가 추세는 친환경에 관련된 골프 제도, 골프 대회 등의 증가에 따른 심미성 제고 등과 함께 디자인 트렌트의 요인에 의해 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 향후 과제로는 골프 코스 디자인의 변화 추세에 대한 정성적 연구가 있어야 할 것으로 사료되었다.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.69-80
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• 2012

본 논문은 묘지로 인한 국토잠식과 환경훼손이 심각한 상황에서 산지묘지에 수목을 식재하여 수목장지로 전환하는 것과 관련한 제반 사항을 고찰하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 이를 위하여 우선 묘지 훼손지 면적을 파악하기 위하여 수도권 9개 지역 205기의 묘지를 답사하여 묘지의 평균 가로, 세로 길이와 인접수목과의 거리를 측정하여 묘지 관리를 위해, 수목을 제거한 면적을 포함한 전국의 묘지 훼손지 면적이 약 $862km^2$에 달해 묘지로 인한 국토 훼손 문제가 심각함을 확인하였다. 수목장지 조성방법은 국민수요 요인을 묘지 공간의 특수성에서 어떻게 충족시킬 것인가를 관점으로 고찰하여 전환 정도, 조성 기간에 따른 조성기법을 제시하고, 인접수목 분포에 따라 묘지 유형을 세 가지 유형으로 분류하고, 인접 수목이 있는 면은 내음성 산림수종을 식재하고, 인접수목이 없는 면은 경관성 위주의 수종을 식재하는 기준을 적용하여 수목의 안정적 생장과 추모지 경관을 조화하는 식재기법을 제시하였다. 개발된 조성방법을 적용하여 용인과 보령에 2개소의 시범지를 조성하였다. 개활지에 위치한 용인 수목장지는 경관성 위주로 수종을 식재하였고, 숲 내부에 있는 보령 수목장지는 내음성 산림수종을 식재하여 용인 수목장지는 정원과 같은 이미지를 보이고, 보령 수목장지는 숲과 조화된 수목군의 이미지를 보여 인접수목의 분포에 따른 식재기법이 효과적으로 적용됨을 확인하였다. 시범지에 대한 모니터링에서는 용인 수목장지에서 목재칩 멀칭에 의해 잡초류가 효과적으로 억제되는 모습을 보여, 접근이 용이하고 면적이 작은 묘지는 멀칭을 통해 효과적으로 잡초 관리를 할 수 있는 것으로 나타났고, 식재된 11개 초종의 생장과정을 통해 키가 낮고 토양피복도가 높은 종이 수목장지의 지표경관에 적합한 것으로 나타났다. 보령 수목장지에서는 성목 식재한 산벚나무가 모두 고사하고, 지피식생으로 식재한 맥문동의 분얼도 활발하지 못하여 접근이 어렵고, 면적이 넓은 산지묘지는 성목식재보다는 유묘식재를 하고, 잔디를 존치하고 수관이 확장한 후에 내음성 지피식생을 조성하는 것이 효과적인 것으로 파악되었다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.531-548
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• 2015

위성영상을 이용하여 산출된 대기운동벡터(AMV)와 라디오존데 바람 관측 자료를 이용한 검증결과는 산출된 AMV가 지속적으로 관측 자료에 비해서 풍속이 약하게 나타나는 Slow Speed Bias(SSB)를 보여 주었다. 이러한 SSB는 표적추적, 표적선정, 그리고 고도할당 단계의 오차에 의해 야기될 수 있으며, 이 중 고도할당 단계의 오차는 SSB를 발생시키는 주된 요인으로 여겨진다. 그러나 최근 연구에서는 고도할당 단계의 개선만으로는 SSB 문제를 해결하는데 한계가 있음을 밝혔다. 그러므로 본 연구에서는 새로운 표적추적 알고리듬을 개발하여 SSB를 감소시킴으로서 기상청 현업 AMV 알고리듬의 성능을 개선하고자 하였다. 표적추적 단계의 오차는 표적 내에 다양한 시 공간 규모의 바람이 포함되어 벡터가 과도하게 평균된 움직임으로 계산되거나, 구름이 추적 시간동안 형태를 유지하지 못하고 변형되는 경우에 발생한다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 개발된 표적추적 알고리듬에서는 가우시안 군집분석(GMM)을 이용하여 변형이 적고 추적에 용이한 저온 군집을 표적으로 재선정하고, 이미지를 변형시켜 군집의 움직임을 보다 쉽게 추적할 수 있게 하였다. 또한 표적을 추적하기 위한 방법으로 거리제곱합 방법을 사용하였다. 개발된 알고리듬과 기존 COMS 알고리듬을 천리안 위성의 적외채널 영상에 적용하여 AMV를 산출하였으며, 이를 라디오존데 관측 자료와 비교 검증해 보았다. 제안된 알고리듬으로 산출된 AMV는 기존 알고리듬으로 산출된 AMV보다 평균 풍속이 $2.7ms^{-1}$증가함에 따라 SSB가 평균 29%까지 감소하는 개선된 결과를 보여주었다. 그러나 개발된 알고리듬으로 산출된 AMV는 중 하층의 정확도가 감소하였고, 기존 알고리듬에 비해 산출되는 AMV 벡터수가 약 40%까지 감소함을 보였다. 이에 따라 중 하층의 정확도 개선과 기존의 알고리듬과 비교하여 산출되는 벡터 개수가 감소하는 문제를 보완하기 위한 연구가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1985

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70$\pm$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32$\pm$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500, 550, 570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500, 550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100, 300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3, 000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.SpO2 with Plethysmograph.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 1993년도 한국우주과학회보 제2권2호
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• pp.17-17
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• 1993

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70${\pm}$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32${\pm}$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500,550,570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500,550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100,300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3,000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.