• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권12호
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• pp.1201-1208
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• 1991

Two successful pulmonary thromboendartectomies were performed. In the first case, it was performed under cardiopulmonary bypass with moderate hypothermia and ventricular fibrillation In the second case, it was done under deep hypothermia and intermittent circulatory arrest. The patients are recovered uneventfully without complication and discharged from the hospital on warfarin. Their symptoms were improved and the follow-up pulmonary perfusion scans revealed no evidence of residual pulmonary embolus in both cases.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.517-522
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• 2012

Objective : Meningiomas represent 18-20% of all intracranial tumors and have a 20-50% 10-year recurrence rate, despite aggressive surgery and irradiation. Hydroxyurea, an inhibitor of ribonucleotide reductase, is known to inhibit meningioma cells by induction of apoptosis. We report the long-term follow-up result of hydroxyurea therapy in the patients with recurrent meningiomas. Methods : Thirteen patients with recurrent WHO grade I or II meningioma were treated with hydroxyurea (1000 $mg/m^2/day$ orally divided twice per day) from June 1998 to February 2012. Nine female and 4 male, ranging in age from 32 to 83 years (median age 61.7 years), were included. Follow-up assessment included physical examination, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Standard neuro-oncological response criteria (Macdonald criteria) were used to evaluate the follow-up MRI scans. The treatment was continued until there was objective disease progression or onset of unmanageable toxicity. Results : Ten of the 13 patients (76.9%) showed stable disease after treatment, with time to progression ranging from 8 to 128 months (median 72.4 months; 6 patients still accruing time). However, there was no complete response or partial response in any patients. Three patients had progressive disease after 88, 89, 36 months, respectively. There was no severe (Grade III-IV) blood systemic disorders and no episodes of non-hematological side effects. Conclusion : This study showed that hydroxyurea is a modestly active agent against recurrent meningiomas and can induce long-term stabilization of disease in some patients. We think that hydroxyurea treatment is well tolerated and convenient, and could be considered as an alternative treatment option in patients with recurrent meningiomas prior to reoperation or radiotherapy.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.61-67
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• 2016

Purpose: Abdominal and pelvic computed tomography (APCT) is frequently used as a diagnostic tool in trauma patients. However, trauma unrelated, incidental findings are frequently encountered. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalences of incidental findings on APCT scans in trauma patients. Methods: The archived records of 801 trauma patients treated from January 2013 to December 2015 were reviewed retrospectively. Six hundred and forty of these patients underwent contrast enhanced APCT in an emergency department and were included in this study, and 205 (32.1%) of these patients had incidental findings. These findings were divided into two categories: category I, meaning a radiological benign finding not requiring further evaluation or follow-up, and category II, requiring further evaluation and follow-up. Results: One hundred and sixty (24.8%) patients were allocated to category I and 45 (7.2%) to category II. The most frequent incidental findings were discovered in kidneys (34.6%), followed by liver (28.8%), and gallbladder (15.6%). The most frequent finding in category I was a benign cyst (60.1%), followed by a simple stone (15.6%), and hemangioma (11.9%). Adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder (17.8%) was the most common lesion in category II, followed by atypical mass (15.6%), complicated stone (15.6%) and cystic neoplasm (15.6%). Conclusion: The prevalence of an incidental finding on APCT scans was 32.1%. Although category II lesions were not common in trauma patients, these findings should be communicated to patients, and when necessary referred to a primary care physician. Systems are required for producing appropriate discharge summaries and informing patients about the implications of incidental findings.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제60권6호
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• pp.730-737
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• 2017

Objective : Postoperative hydrocephalus is a common complication following craniectomy in patients with traumatic brain injury, and affects patients' long-term outcomes. This study aimed to verify the risk factors associated with the development of hydrocephalus after craniectomy in patients with acute traumatic subdural hemorrhage (tSDH). Methods : Patients with acute traumatic SDH who had received a craniectomy between December 2005 and January 2016 were retrospectively assessed by reviewing the coexistence of other types of hemorrahges, measurable variables on computed tomography (CT) scans, and the development of hydrocephalus during the follow-up period. Results : Data from a total of 63 patients who underwent unilateral craniectomy were analyzed. Postoperative hydrocephalus was identified in 34 patients (54%) via brain CT scans. Preoperative intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) was associated with the development of hydrocephalus. Furthermore, the thickness of SDH (p=0.006) and the extent of midline shift before craniectomy (p=0.001) were significantly larger in patients with postoperative hydrocephalus. Indeed, multivariate analyses showed that the thickness of SDH (p=0.019), the extent of midline shift (p<0.001) and the coexistence of IVH (p=0.012) were significant risk factors for the development of postoperative hydrocephalus. However, the distance from the midline to the craniectomy margin was not an associated risk factor for postoperative hydrocephalus. Conclusion : In patients with acute traumatic SDH with coexisting IVH, a large amount of SDH, and a larger midline shift, close follow-up is necessary for the early prediction of postoperative hydrocephalus. Furthermore, craniectomy margin need not be limited in acute traumatic SDH patients for the reason of postoperative hydrocephalus.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제12권10호
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• pp.425-431
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• 2014

본 연구는 ATOM Phantom을 이용하여 선량, 화질을 비교 분석 하여 Volume mode의 유용성 밝혀 소아 CT 검사에 적극적으로 사용하기 위함이다. Helical mode Noise와 Volume mode의 Noise, HU, SNR은 p>0.05 이므로 통계적으로 유이한 차이가 없음을 알 수 있었다. 각 부위별 선량값은 모두 p>0.05 이므로 통계적 유이한 차이가 없었으나 DLP값이 Helical mode보다 Volume mode가 더 낮게 측정되었다. 유효선량 역시 Volume mode가 Helical mode 보다 낮음을 알 수 있었다. 정성적 분석에서는 Mode에 따른 조건 별로 각각 Helical: 2.6, 3.3, 4.36 Volume: 2.8, 3.64, 4.44, Mode별 Follow up 영상평가 결과로는 Helical mode가 3.8 Volume mode가 3.83점으로 큰 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 5세 이하의 소아 CT검사에 있어서 640-MDCT Volume scan이 Helical mode와 비교해 낮은 선량으로 영상의 질이 큰 차이가 없기에 소아 CT 검사에는 유용 하다고 생각된다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.524-531
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• 1996

목적 : 골스캔에서 신세포암의 골전이 빈도, 호발 부위 및 전이 양상을 알아보고, 신세포암이 있는 신장의 섭취 형태를 분류하여 신세포암 환자에서 골스캔의 부가적 역할을 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 수술과 조직 검사상 신세포암으로 진단된 158명의 골스캔을 후향적으로 분석하였으며 골스캔상 병변은 방사선학적인 검사와 추적 골스캔, 조직 검사 소견을 통하여 골전이를 확인하였다. 골스캔상 전이 병소의 위치는 두개골, 척추, 견관절, 흉골, 늑골, 골반, 사지의 장골등 7개의 해부학적 위치로 나누었고, 각 병변은 열소와 냉소로 분류하였다. 신세포암을 가진 신장은 섭취 형태에 따라 정상, 광자결손병소, 크기가 커져 있으면서 약한 섭취를 보이는 경우 크기가 커져 있으면서 불규칙한 섭취를 보이는 경우, 초승달 모양으로 밀려 있는 경우 그리고 섭취가 증가되어 있는 경우 등 여섯 군으로 분류하였다. 결 과 : 158명의 환자중 20명(12.7%)에서 71개의 골전이 병변을 관찰할 수 있었고 전체 병변의 약 80%는 구간 골격에 위치하였다. 병변중 55개(77.5%)는 열소로, 16개(22.5%)는 냉소로 보였다. 첫 골스캔을 시행하기 전에 신절제술을 받은 20명의 환자를 제외한 138명의 환자중 70명 (50.7%)에서 비정상 신섭취를 관찰할 수 있었으며, 그 중 골전이가 있는 17명(3명은 첫 골스캔 전에 신절제술을 받았음)의 환자중에서는 14명(82.4%)에서 비정상 신섭취를 관찰할 수 있었다. 비정상 신섭취를 보이는 70명중에서 가장 흔한 두 가지 형태는 광자결손병소와 크기가 커져있으면서 약한 섭취를 보이는 경우로 각각 35명(50%)과 17명(24.3%)이었다. 그리고 골의 통증과 병적 골절을 주소로 내원한 4명의 환자에서는 골스캔상 비정상 신섭취와 골의 병소를 관찰함으로써 인식되지 못했던 원발 종양(신세포암)에 대한 정보를 제공할 수 있었다. 결 론 : 골스캔상 신세포암으로부터의 골전이 병소의 양상과 신섭취 형태를 잘 이해함으로써 골전이 병소를 잘 검출할 수 있을 뿐 아니라, 원발 종양에 대한 정보를 제공할 수 있으리라 생각된다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.81-86
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• 1984

The preliminary analysis has been made of 63 Patients who were treated in the Department of Radiation Therapy at Korea University Hospital for the lung cancer from April 1981 to December 1983. The patients were treated via Co-60 teletherapy unit and the doses were 5,400 rad/ 6 week for the curative, $3,600\~4,500\;rad/2\;1/2\;\~3$ week for the Palliative treatment. Thirty two $(32/63=51\%)$ patients have been for curative, $25/63 (40\%)$ were for Palliative, and $6/63 (9\%)$ were for post-operative radiation. A post-radiation treatment, $28/63 (53\%)$ were able to follow from 2 months to 3 yrs. During the follow up, chest X-rays and/or CT scans were taken and $22/27 (81.4\%)$ of patients were responded more than $50\%$ of tumor regression one month following completion of radiation.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2010

Objective: On the basis of preoperative computed tomography (CT) scans, we studied the change of the size of anterior primary division (APD) of the L5 spinal root in the presence of foraminal/extraforaminal entrapment of the L5 spinal root. Methods: Two independent radiologists retrospectively reviewed the preoperative CT scans of 27 patients treated surgically and compared the sizes of the APDs on bilateral L5 spinal roots. If one side APO size was larger than the other side APD size, it was described as left or right "dominancy" and regarded this as "consensus (C)" in case that there was a consensus between the larger APD and the location of sciatica, and regarded as "non-consensus (NC)" in case that there was not a consensus. Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) scores were used for preoperative and postoperative evaluation. Results: On CT scans, twenty-one (77%) of 27 patients were the consensus group (APD swelling) and 6 (22%) were a non-consensus group (APD no swelling). In 9 patients with acute foraminal disc herniations, asymmetric enlargement of the APD on L5 spinal root was detected in all cases (100%) and detected in 11 (64%) of 17 patients with stenosis. Preoperative ODI score was 75-93 (mean 83) and postoperative 001 scores were improved to 13-36 (mean 21). The mean follow-up period was 6 months (range, 3-11 months). Conclusion: An asymmetric enlargement of the APD on L5 spinal root on CT scans is meaningfully associated with a foraminal or extraforaminal entrapment of the L5 spinal root on the lumbosacral junction.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.195-200
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• 2017

Background: This study investigated and evaluated the clinical outcomes of intra-articular lesions of traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation (TASD) associated with greater tuberosity (GT) fracture of the humerus. Methods: Subjects included 20 patients who were surgically or non-surgically treated for GT fracture of the humeurs with TASD, and followed-up for at least 2 years. The mean follow-up period was 54.1 months (range, 24-105 months). Of the 20 patients, 12 were treated surgically. Intra-articular lesions were identified randomly on magnetic resonance imaging scans (repeated thrice) by experienced radiologists and orthopedic surgeons. The accompanying intra-articular lesions were left untreated. Clinical outcomes were evaluated by Simple Shoulder Test (SST) and Western Ontario Shoulder Instability index (WOSI) at the last follow-up. Results: Intra-articular lesions were identified in 19 patients: 7 Bankart lesions, 15 humeral avulsion of the glenohumeral ligament lesions, 3 glenoid avulsion of the glenohumeral ligament lesion, and 6 inferior capsular tears. Two or more intra-articular lesions were identified in 6 patients. The mean SST score was 10.9 and the mean WOSI score was 449.3 at the last follow-up. Conclusions: For GT fracture of the humerus with TASD, a high frequency of diverse intra-articular lesions was identified. There were no incidence of recurrent shoulder dislocations, and good clinical outcomes were obtained without treatment of the intra-articular lesions. We thereby comprehend that although intra-articular lesions may occur in TASD associated with GT fracture of the humeurs, merely treating the GT fracture of the humerus is sufficient.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.377-383
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• 1994

완전 치유되었던 골임파종 환자에서 치료효과를 판정하기 위해 치료후 $^{99m}Tc$-MDP 스캔과 $^{67}Ga$ 스캔으로 추적검사한 35례를 후향적으로 분석하였다. $^{99m}Tc$-MDP 스캔은 35례중 29례에서 치료중, 33례에서 치료후 추적검사하였고, $^{67}Ga$ 스캔은 16 례중 13례에서 치료중, 15례에서 치료후 추적검사를 하였다. 핵의학적검사의 병적섭취농도의 분류는 4단계로 나누었는데 $^{99m}Tc$-MDP 스캔의 경우 정상 천장골관절 섭취농도와 같은 병변의 섭취농도를 3으로, $^{67}Ga$ 스캔의 경우 정상간의 섭취농도와 같은 병변의 섭취농도를 3으로 기준하였다. 치료중과 치료후 치료효과를 나타내는 소견은 $^{99m}Tc$-MDP 스캔의 경우 각각 66.0%(19/29), 72.7%(24/33)였으며 $^{67}Ga$ 스캔의 경우 각각 84.6%(l1/13), 86.7%(13/15)였다. 치료전, 치료중, 치료후의 병변 섭취농도는 $^{99m}Tc$-MDP 스캔의 경우 각각 3.06, 2.34, 1.75였으며, $^{67}Ga$ 스캔의 경우 각각 3.22, 1.42, 1.30이었다. 따라서 골임파종에서 치료효과를 판정하는 추적검사로는 $^{67}Ga$ 스캔이 $^{99m}Tc$-MDP 골 스캔보다 더 예민한 결과를 나타내었다.