• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2003년도 ICCAS
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• pp.1957-1962
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• 2003

In order to design the phantom of heart, we have developed the multi-dipole current source system. Such a one be clue to the various motion of heart. The magnetocardiograph (MCG) system for diagnosing the disease of the heart due to an analysis of the heart signal. The multidipole current source system be built by microprocessor. We use the shield room to obtain a good experimental result. Then the signal acquired is mixed with a background noise, through a filtering extracts a pure signal. The pure signal such a heart phantom is analyzed by an electromagnetic map.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.70-75
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• 2012

SPECT 검사는 여러 가지 물리적인 요소들에 의해서 영향을 받기 때문에 정확한 데이터를 획득하는 것이 중요하다. 본 실험은 여러 가지 요인 중 COR에서 심장의 위치를 달리하여 두 중심이 일치할 때와 일치하지 않았을 때 영상의 균일도에 대해서 알아보고자 하였다. Philips사의 Cardio MD장비를 이용하여 cylindrical uniform phantom (직경 6.7 cm, 높이 9 cm), heart insert phantom을 COR과 각각 상 하 좌 우 100 mm 위치에서 실험하였다. Cylindrical uniform phantom과 heart insert phantom에서 획득한 영상은 line profile을 이용하여 phantom과 심장 양쪽 벽에 대한 계수 차이를 비교하였다. 육안평가는 heart insert phantom과 volunteer test를 하였다. Heart insert phantom 실험은 COR과 상 하 좌 우 100 mm 위치에서 수평으로 T-A curve를 나타내면 계수 차가 2.6%, 12.1%, 6.7%, 13.8%, 1.4%로 나타났고, 수직에서는 3.9%, 21.9%, 3.5%, 23.9%, 14.0%로 나타났다. Cylindrical phantom 실험은 수평에서 계수 차가 4.3%, 0.3%, 3.3%, 2.6%, 0.7%로 나타났고, 수직에서는 2.7%, 3.0%, 1.0%, 0.3%, 3.4%로 나타났다. Heart insert phantom과 volunteer test에서 획득한 영상의 육안평가는 COR 위치에서 가장 균등하였고, COR 제외한 위치에서는 약간의 왜곡현상이 나타났다. Phantom 종류에 따라 결과의 차이가 있었지만 육안평가와 종합해보면 심장과 COR 위치가 일치할 때 영상이 가장 균일하였다. 따라서 myocardiac SPECT 검사 시 심장과 COR의 두 중심을 일치시킴으로써 심근관류의 감쇠 또는 증가되는 왜곡현상을 예방하여 진단의 정확성을 높일 수 있을 것이다.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.271-279
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• 2019

Background: We utilized diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to evaluate the cerebral white matter changes that are associated with phantom limb pain in patients with unilateral arm amputation. It was anticipated that this would complement previous research in which we had shown that changes in cerebral blood volume were associated with the cerebral pain network. Methods: Ten patients with phantom limb pain due to unilateral arm amputation and sixteen healthy age-matched controls were enrolled. The intensity of phantom limb pain was measured by the visual analogue scale (VAS) and depressive mood was assessed by the Hamilton depression rating scale. Diffusion tensor-derived parameters, including fractional anisotropy, mean diffusivity, axial diffusivity (AD), and radial diffusivity (RD), were computed from the DTI. Results: Compared with controls, the cases had alterations in the cerebral white matter as a consequence of phantom limb pain, manifesting a higher AD of white matter in both hemispheres symmetrically after adjusting for individual depressive moods. In addition, there were associations between the RD of white matter and VAS scores primarily in the hemispheres related to the missing hand and in the corpus callosum. Conclusions: The phantom limb pain after unilateral arm amputation induced plasticity in the white matter. We conclude that loss of white matter integrity, particularly in the hemisphere connected with the missing hand, is significantly correlated with phantom limb pain.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.94-101
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• 2019

Objective: To investigate the efficacy of motion-correction algorithm (MCA) in improving coronary artery image quality and measurement accuracy using an anthropomorphic dynamic heart phantom and 256-detector row computed tomography (CT) scanner. Materials and Methods: An anthropomorphic dynamic heart phantom was scanned under a static condition and under heart rate (HR) simulation of 50-120 beats per minute (bpm), and the obtained images were reconstructed using conventional algorithm (CA) and MCA. We compared the subjective image quality of coronary arteries using a four-point scale (1, excellent; 2, good; 3, fair; 4, poor) and measurement accuracy using measurement errors of the minimal luminal diameter (MLD) and minimal luminal area (MLA). Results: Compared with CA, MCA significantly improved the subjective image quality at HRs of 110 bpm (1.3 ± 0.3 vs. 1.9 ± 0.8, p = 0.003) and 120 bpm (1.7 ± 0.7 vs. 2.3 ± 0.6, p = 0.006). The measurement error of MLD significantly decreased on using MCA at 110 bpm (11.7 ± 5.9% vs. 18.4 ± 9.4%, p = 0.013) and 120 bpm (10.0 ± 7.3% vs. 25.0 ± 16.5%, p = 0.013). The measurement error of the MLA was also reduced using MCA at 110 bpm (19.2 ± 28.1% vs. 26.4 ± 21.6%, p = 0.028) and 120 bpm (17.9 ± 17.7% vs. 34.8 ± 19.6%, p = 0.018). Conclusion: Motion-correction algorithm can improve the coronary artery image quality and measurement accuracy at a high HR using an anthropomorphic dynamic heart phantom and 256-detector row CT scanner.

• 한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국의학물리학회 2002년도 Proceedings
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• pp.302-304
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• 2002

In linac-based stereotactic radiosurgery, assuring the quality of the planning and delivery of external photon beam requires accurate evaluation of beam parameters, usually including output factors, tissue-phantom ratio and off-axis ratios, and measurement of actual dose distributions from simulated treatment. We're going to test the use of calibrated radio chromic film (Gafchromic film; type MD-55, Nuclear associate) using a Lumiscan 75 digitizer to measure absolute dose and relative dose distributions for linac-based radiosurgery unit Relative dose distribution of a human-style spherical acryl phantom were measured using radiochromic film and calculated by treatment planning system. The absolute dose at the sphere center was measured by radiochromic film and micro chamber (Exradin A-14, 0.009cc). What we want to demonstrate in this work, the 'well selected' radiochromic films when external photon beam are used in linac-based stereotactic radiosurgery are very accurate detector for dosimetry.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.59-67
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• 2009

본 논문에서 생체신호의 적응잡음을 제거하기 위해 개선된 비적적응필터(IMADF) 알고리즘을 제안한다. IMADF 구조는 DPCM과 Sign 알고리즘을 사용한 MADF에 1차 예측 필터를 사용한다. 그때 생체신호를 시험하기 위해서 MCG(심자도)에 기반한 심장팬텀 모델을 사용하고 신호를 분석한다. 심장팬텀의 기능들은 다극점 전류원으로부터 만들어진다. 이것은 인간의 심장과 똑같은 기능을 수행하는 역할을 한다 실험결과 IMADF 알고리즘은 곱셈동작이 없고 덧셈동작만 MADF 알고리즘보다 2개 더 늘어났으나, 훨씬 안전한 수렴특성을 나타냈고, 계산상을 복잡성도 줄이는 결과를 얻었다.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.443-451
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• 2020

This study is to evaluate absorbed dose from right lung for brachytherapy and to estimate the effects of tissue heterogeneities on dose distribution for Iridium-192 source using Monte Carlo simulation. The study employed Geant4 code as Monte Carlo simulation to calculate the dosimetry parameters. The dose distribution of Iridium-192 source in solid water equivalent phantom including aluminium plate or steel plate inserted was calculated and compared with the measured dose by the ion chamber at various distances. And the simulation was used to evaluate the dose of gamma radiation absorbed in the lung organ and other organs around it. The dose distribution embedded in right lung was calculated due to the presence of heart, thymus, spine, stomach as well as left lung. The geometry of the human body was made up of adult male MIRD type of the computational human phantom. The dosimetric characteristics obtained for aluminium plate inserted were in good agreement with experimental results within 4%. The simulation results of steel plate inserted agreed well with a maximum difference 2.75%. Target organ considered to receive a dose of 100%, the surrounding organs were left the left lung of 3.93%, heart of 10.04%, thymus of 11.19%, spine of 12.64% and stomach of 0.95%. When the statistical error is performed for the computational human phantom, the statistical error of value is under 1%.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.809-817
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• 2023

뇌출혈 진단 방법 중 CT는 비침습적으로 피사체의 3차원 영상을 제공할 수 있다. 그래서 응급실에서 급성인 환자 상대로 많이 사용되고 중요한 역할을 담당하고 있다. 뇌혈관 CT는 다른 혈관 CT에 비해 비교적 촬영 빈도가 높으며 뇌혈관 CT 검사 시 적절한 SNR, 합리적인 유효선량으로 검사를 해야한다. 뇌혈관 CT 검사 시 이중에너지와 단일에너지를 이용하였을 때 실질적으로 어느 것이 유효선량이 적으며, SNR이 차이가 없는지 환자영상과 Phantom영상을 같이 비교하였다. SNR과 CNR의 P값이 0.05이상일 때 통계적으로 차이가 없다고 보았고, 유효선량은 0.05미만일 경우 통계적으로 차이가 있다고 보았다. 실험에서는 병원영상의 환자선량을 비교하였을 때 이중에너지의 유효선량이 53.53% 적게, Phantom의 OLSD 이중에너지 유효선량이 57.94% 적게, Phantom의 Dose Report의 이중에너지 유효선량이 56.04% 적었다. 그래서 뇌혈관조영 CT는 이중에너지를 권장한다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.248-253
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• 2023

Directly, it is not possible to measure the absorbed dose of radiopharmaceuticals in the organs of the human body. Therefore, simulation methods are utilized to estimate the dose in distinct organs. In this study, individual organs were separately considered as the source organ or target organ to calculate the mean absorption dose, which SAF and S factors were then calculated according to the target uptake via MIRD method. Here, ^99mTc activity distribution within the target was analyzed using the definition and simulation of ideal organs by summing the fraction of cumulative activities of the heart as source organ. Thus, GATE code was utilized to simulate the Zubal humanoid phantom. To validate the outcomes in comparison to the similar results reported, the accumulation of activity in the main organs of the body was calculated at the moment of injection and cardiac rest condition after 60 min of injection. The results showed the highest dose absorbed into pancreas was about 21%, then gallbladder 18%, kidney 16%, spleen 15%, heart 8%, liver 8%, thyroid 7%, lungs 5% and brain 2%, respectively, after 1 h of injection. This distinct simulation model may also be used for different periods after injection and modifying the prescribed dose.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제8권9호
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• pp.211-216
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• 2017

중증외상 환자 CT(Computed Tomography)검사 시 검사 보조자의 방사선 피폭경감을 위하여 새로운 융합적 모델의 망토 차폐체를 제작하여 그 유용성을 평가하고자 한다. 실험 방법으로 뇌혈관 CT 검사와 동일한 조건에서 두부 팬텀과 인체 팬텀을 이용하여 기존 차폐체와 새롭게 개발된 망토 차폐체를 이용하여 심장, 양쪽 액와부 그리고 갑상샘 부위를 유리선량계로 피폭선량을 측정하였다. 새롭게 개발된 차폐체가 기존의 차폐체 보다 방사선 차폐율이 심장 61.9 %, 좌측액와부 46.2 %, 우측액와부 69.8 %, 그리고 갑상샘 71.1 % 로 각각 높게 측정되었다. 새롭게 개발된 망토 차폐체가 방사선 피폭을 감소시키는데 매우 유용하며 향후 새롭게 개발된 융합적 모델의 망토 차폐차가 방사선 피폭을 감소시키는데 있어 큰 기여를 할 것으로 판단된다.