• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.209-212
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• 2010

Photoplethysmogram (PPG) and pressure pulse waveform (PPW) were compared and evaluated for the efficacy of stimulating knuckles by using the pulsed magnetic field. Both signals were observed simultaneously while the knuckles were exposed for 10 min to the pulsed magnetic field, with maximum field intensity of 0.8 T and transition time of 0.126 msec. After 5 min stimulation of the knuckles, the results showed that the aging indexes calculated from the second derivative of the PPG were increased from -1.913 to 0.072, and that of the PPW from -0.063 to 0.387. However, for the relatively long-term stimulation for 10 min, we found that the values of both the aging indexes of the second derivatives and augmentation index of the PPW returned to the starting level. The changes observed in characteristic factors such as the aging indexes of the second derivatives and augmentation index of the PPW indicate the potential of pulsed magnetic field stimulation as a therapeutic method for the treatment of patients with peripheral vascular disease.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2002

Objective: There exist gender differences in pulsatile contour waveform. Women have a greater age-related increase in left ventricular mass than do men and more likely to experience symptomatic heart failure after infarction. SDPTG (the second derivative of photoplethysmogram waveform) is a noninvasive method for evaluating the pulse wave and is correlated with age and other risk factors for atherosclerosis. We studied the effect of gender on SDPTG and made clear why the gender differences appear. Methods: To study the effects of effect factors, including height and blood pressure, on SDPTG in the fourth decade, data on height, weight, PTD (pulse transit distance), blood pressure, serum lipid levels, and SDPTG were collected in 115 laboratory healthy men and women. SDPTG is derived from double-differential processing of fingertip photoplethysmography and consists of a, b, c, and d waves in systole and an e wave in diastole; SDPTG aging index (AI) was calculated as (b-c-d-e)/a. Results: There were significant gender-related differences of SDPTG AI, height, and blood pressure. Age, height, and mean blood pressure were respectively and significantly correlated with SDPTG AI. SDPTG is dependent upon age, height, and blood pressure. Restricting analysis to SDPTG AI, age, height, and mean blood pressure, yielded that there were gender-related differences in SDPTG AI (P<0.05) which were derived from those of height (F<0.001, df=l, P=0.994). Conclusions: These new data may help to explain previous findings about age-related differences in pulsatile contour waveforms and why gender differences of SDPTG appear. The results of this study suggest that SDPTG AI, used for evaluation of biological vascular aging, should be calibrated by height as well as age and blood pressure.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제51권10호
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• pp.204-209
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• 2014

본 논문은 맥파전달현상을 유지하며 맥압을 조절할 수 있는 시뮬레이터를 제작하는 것이 목적이다. 이를 위해 탄성튜브와 컴플라이언스 챔버를 융합하였다. 본 시뮬레이터는 슬라이더-크랭크로 구성된 압력발생부, 저항조절부를 포함한 혈관부, 수조 그리고 측정부로 구성되어있다. 챔버의 위치선정을 위해 챔버의 위치에 따른 맥파의 변화를 실험하였다. 또한 챔버가 맥압에 미치는 영향을 보기 위해 챔버의 유무에 따른 맥압의 변화를 비교하였다. 챔버의 유무가 맥파전달현상에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 실험결과, 튜브의 상류지점에 챔버를 설치할 때가 하류지점에 설치할 때 보다 인체와 더 유사한 압력파형을 나타냈다. 챔버를 설치하였을 때가 설치하지 않았을 때보다 인체와 유사한 맥압을 생성하였다. 챔버의 설치여부에 따른 맥파 전달 속도는 큰 변화가 없었다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1996년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.88-90
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• 1996

The right and left atrial pressures are important parameters in automatic control of a total artificial heart (TAH) within normal physiological ranges. Our TAH is composed of a moving actuator, right and left ventricles and the interventricular space enclosed by a semi-rigid housing. During operation of the TAH, the jnterventpicular space's volume is changed dynamically by the difference between the ejection volume of one ventricle and the inflow volume of the other. Therefore, the changes in pressure of the interventricular space is related to both atrial pressures. We measured the interventricular pressure (IVP) waveform using a pressure sensor and attempted to indirectly estimate the changes of atrial pressures. This method has an advantage that the sensor does not contact the blood directly. Furthermore, the IVP waveforms have its zero baseline in each pump cycle, thus the pressure measurements are free from the transducer drift problems by measuring the peak pressure from these baseline values. From the In vitro experiments, we found that the IVP waveform contained several useful parameters such as negative peak, dP/dT on the initial break, the area enclosed by the profile in each stroke, which are associated with atrial pressures and the filling conditions of the ventricles. The measured atrial pressures were linearly related to the negative peak of the interventricular pressure.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.13-22
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• 2010

Objectives: The information on the depth where pulse wave appears is as important as pulse waveform. The aim of this study was to classify pulse pattern using pressure-height(P-H) volume-curve by 5 applied pressure levels to find out the information on the depth of pulse and interpret the floating & sinking pulse in oriental medical pulse diagnosis. Methods: We used 3 dimensional pulse imaging analyser (DMP-3000, DAEYOMEDI Co., Korea), which measures radial pulse waveforms noninvasively by way of tonometric method at 5 applied pressure levels, and shows P-H volume-curves by applied pressure. 448 subjects were enrolled, pulse waveforms were measured and the P-H volume-curves were gained on the three locations of Chon, Kwan, and Cheok. Results: Gained P-H volume curves were classified into 3 types ; increase type, decrease type, and increase-decrease type. Increase-decrease type appeared more often on Chon and Kwan, while increase type appeared more often on Cheok. In a few cases, decrease-type appeared on Chon and Kawn, however it never appeared on Cheok. Conclusions: Through the classification of pulse by P-H volume-curve, we gained the information on the depth of pulse. We speculate the decrease type as floating pulse, the increase-decrease type as middle pulse, and the increase type as sinking pulse in oriental medical pulse diagnosis. After more researches on P-H volume-curve by applied pressure, the P-H volume-curve may be used as an important factor for pulse diagnosis.

• 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 유체기계공업학회 2004년도 유체기계 연구개발 발표회 논문집
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• pp.641-647
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• 2004

Characteristics of the high frequency pulsatile flow have been investigated experimentally to understand the flow phenomena in the hydraulic system. The accumulator in high frequency hydraulic system but that is not effective all frequency zone. Therefore, a hydraulic damper used with accumulator is suggested to reduce the high frequency pulsatile where the accumulator is not effective. The pulsating pressure obtained by Pressure measurement system are analyzed to power spectral density distribution. According to the variations of pump input pressure and actuator acceleration frequency, the pressure is measured with or without an accumulator or pulsatile damper The amplitude of pressure with damper is very lower than those without accumulator or damper due to absorbing function of damper. As the frequency of actuator acceleration is increased, the effect of damper becomes very important to decrease the amplitude of pulsatile Pressure waveform with high frequencies.

• 한국시뮬레이션학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국시뮬레이션학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.149-153
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• 2005

In the cardiovascular system, the waveform of the pulsatory blood pressure appears variously due to the cardiac impulse and compliance of blood vessels and arm tissue. We have constructed a blood pressure simulator to investigate effects of mechanical properties of artery walls and tissue on blood pressure measurements. The blood pressure simulator is designed to reproduce wave forms of blood pressure in human arteries. To minimize tracking error, we use a linear control valve, and adapt a hybrid control scheme which consists of a feedback controller and a feedforward controller. Any form of the pressure wave can be reproduced, changing function of the wave form in the computer connected to the simulator for control. From experiments, it has been shown that the simulator reproduces wave forms very well, and that the hybrid scheme adapted is superior to the feedback controller.

• 센서학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.136-143
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• 2013

In the study, novel blood pressure estimation method was proposed to improve the accuracy of oscillometric method. The proposed algorithm estimated the blood pressure by comparing and analyzing the point variation aspect of dicrotic notch on pulsating waveform during each cardiac cycle. The waveforms of each cardiac cycle were extracted by maximum points. The extracted pulsating waveforms were applied by re-sampling, end-matching, and normalization. The systolic and diastolic blood pressures were estimated by point variation aspect of dicrotic notch. The blood pressures, which were estimated from proposed algorithm, were compared and analyzed by blood pressures from oscillometric methods and auscultation. The systolic blood pressure from oscillometric methods were +0.88 mmHg more than proposed algorithm, and 1.875 less than the diastolic blood pressures from proposed algorithm. The systolic and diastolic blood pressures from auscultation were 2.89 mmHg and 3.44 mmHg less than the blood pressures from proposed algorithm. As the errors between blood pressures from proposed algorithm, oscillometric method and auscultation were less than 5 mmHg, the proposed algorithm was effective.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.5906-5914
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• 2013

최근 국내에서 철도부지 상부에 인공지반을 구축하고, 인공지반 위에 복합주거타운을 건설하는 정책이 추진되고 있다. 이에 상부 구조물 및 인공지반을 지지할 수 있는 적합한 기초형식이 요구되는데, 철로와 철로 사이의 좁은 공간에 급속 시공 가능한 기초 형식 중 가장 대표적인 방법은 마이크로파일로 알려져 있다. 그러나 주기초로 마이크로파일이 사용될 경우 기초 시공비가 크게 증가하게 된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 마이크로파일의 경제성 및 지지력을 향상시키면서 철도상부 인공지반에 적합한 신개념 마이크로파일을 제안하였다. 신개념 마이크로파일은 지반을 Jet Grouting 공법을 이용하여 지반의 일정 영역을 고결시킨 뒤 강봉을 시공하는 방법에 Jet Grouting 시 말뚝체를 파형(waveform)의 형상으로 시공하여 지지력을 향상시키고 기존 마이크로파일 대비 말뚝의 전체 길이를 줄여 경제성을 높이고자 한 방법이다. 본 연구에서는 2차원 축대칭 유한요소해석을 수행하여 이러한 파형 마이크로 파일의 지지거동을 분석하였다. 해석 결과 파형 마이크로파일은 일반 마이크로파일에 비해 길이가 15% 정도 감소하였음에도 불구하고 동일한 설계하중에서 변위가 감소하여 지지력 및 경제성 측면에서 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 파형 마이크로파일의 요철에 의한 주면 마찰력 증가효과는 상대적으로 연약한 토층에서 큰 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한한의진단학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.19-26
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• 2012

Objectives The aim of this study is to develop a cardiovascular simulator that can reproduce blood pressure pulse and blood flow similar to those of the human body. Methods In order to design a system similar to the human cardiovascular system, the required performances were determined by investigating the hemodynamic characteristics of the heart and the arterial system. Main organ to be imitated is heart in simulator. The rest of the system was minimally designed. Also, a blood pressure and blood flow measurement system was developed for measuring the results. Results The developed system showed blood pressure pulse at similar range of the human aorta. The result waveform include primary wave caused by ventricular systole except reflected wave. Conclusions The blood pressure and blow flow patterns were replicated by the simulator. These patterns were similar to those of the human body. The system will play an important role in studying pulse diagnostics.