• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.76-83
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• 1999

Solid phase microextraction (SPME) was used for the determination of 6 standard solvents (methanol, isopropanol, methyl ethyl ketone, ethyl acetate, cyclohexane, toluene) in food packaging materials. SPME method is a solvent-free sample preparation technique in which a fused silica fiber coated with polymeric organic liquid is introduced into the headspace above the sample. SPME method using fiber coated polydimethylisiloxane (PDMS) was compared with static headspace (SHS) method used as a reference. It was found that the optimal adsorption condition using PDMS-SPME method was 2$0^{\circ}C$ for 15 minutes for the standard solvents. Detection limits, linearity, reproducibility and recovery of both SHS and PDMS-SPME methods have been determined using 6 standard solvents. Both methods were characterized by high reproducibility and good linearity. Using SHS methods, the mean recovery of the 6 standard solvents was ranged from 75.5% to 105.8% with a mean relative standard deviation (RSD) of 0.3% to 4.8%. With PDMS-SPME method, the mean recovery of the 6 standard solvents was ranged from 86.7% to 108.3% with a mean RSD of 0.4% to 2.5%. The detection limits of both methods were the same for toluene, cyclohexane and methyl ethyl ketone; those of PDMS-SPME method were higher than those of SHS method for methanol, isopropanol and ethyl acetate. PDMS-SPME fiber shoed excellent adsorption for non-polar solvents such as toluene, while it showed relatively low adsorption for polar solvents such as methanol.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.205-207
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• 2001

Purpose : The aim of present study is to estimate the relationship among reference lines used for taking the extraoral radiography and panoramic radiography. Materials and Methods: Lateral cephalographs of 40 adults, aged 22 to 30 years were taken. Angles between reference lines (Frankfort line, canthomeatal line, infraorbitomeatal line, and occlusal plane) were measured. Results: Angles between Frankfort line and canthomeatal line, Frankfort line and infraorbitomeatal line, Frankfort line and occlusal plane, canthomeatal line and infraorbitomeatal line, canthomeatal line and occlusal plane, and infraorbitomeatal line and occlusal plane were 16.1° (±2.2), 5.8° (±2.4), 8.7° (±3.5), 10.3° (±1.3), 24.8° (±4.0), and 14.5° (±4.4),respectively. Conclusion: Angle between frankfort and canthomeatal line is very different with commonly known angle. Frankfort horizontal reference lines used for panoramic radiography need an exact definition and more accurate standard is needed for the taking of panoramic radiograph.

• 대한한의진단학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.215-223
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• 2013

Objectives Although tongue diagnosis is one of major diagnostic methods in east Asian traditional medicine, the standard of normal tongue color have not established. So we tried to suggest the method to establish the standard of normal tongue color range and the pilot data about the normal range. Materials and methods: 22 precedent study papers that presented the numerical data of normal (light red) tongue color were analyzed. At the same time, 46 adult people tongue color data were also collected and analyzed. Results Precedent studies showed remarkable fluctuations of the range of normal tongue color. Collected tongue color data of the 46 people showed mean Hue value 2 and standard deviation 14 in HSB system. Additionally, 3 ways of standard establishment for normal tongue color were suggested. Conclusion We suggest statistical method as a reasonable method for tongue color standard establishment and $2{\pm}14$ as a reference Hue value for normal tongue color.

• 분석과학
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.240-246
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 GD-MS를 활용하여 원소 별 함량이 다른 세 종류의 알루미늄 매질의 표준 시료를 분석하였다. 13 종의 원소(Mg, Si, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Sn, Pb)에 대해 검량 곡선을 작성하고 그 기울기를 RSF(Relative sensitivity reference)로 확립하였다. 검량 곡선은 X축을 IBR(Ion beam ratio)로, Y축을 표준 시료의 인증 값으로 작성하였다. 검량 곡선의 정밀도와 직선성을 평가하기 위해 RSD(Relative standard deviation)와 결정 계수를 계산하였다. 그 결과 모든 원소의 RSD는 10 %이내로 높은 정밀도를 나타냈다. 바나듐, 니켈 그리고 갈륨 원소를 제외한 대부분의 원소들은 결정 계수가 0.99 이상으로 1에 가까운 값을 얻어 직선성이 우수했다. 바나듐, 니켈 그리고 갈륨 원소는 결정 계수가 0.90~0.95 범위로 비교적 낮은 직선성을 나타냈으며, 이는 좁은 농도 범위로 인한 오차로 판단된다. 바나듐, 니켈 그리고 갈륨 원소는 결정 계수는 낮지만 각각의 표준 시료 RSF와 기울기로 확립한 표준RSF(Standard-RSF)가 비슷하여 정량 분석을 위한 RSF로 활용 가능할 것으로 판단된다. 다른 매질의 시료에 표준RSF(Al matrix)를 적용 가능 여부와 실제 표준 값에 대한 오차를 확인하기 위해서 철 매질(Fe matrix)의 표준 시료를 분석하여 검증하였다. 구리 원소를 제외한 6 종(Al, Si, V, Cr, Mn, Ni) 원소의 오차율은 약 30 %로 나타났으며, 구리 원소는 측정을 방해하는 불순물 화합물의 영향으로 오차율이 크게 나타난 것으로 판단된다. 일반적으로 동위원소$^{63}Cu$는 $^{54}Fe^{2+}-^{36}Ar$ 간섭을 받고 $^{65}Cu$는 $^{56}Fe-Al^{3+}$간섭을 받는다. 이를 분해하기 위해서는 8000 이상의 분해능이 필요하다. 하지만, 높은 분해능은 이온의 투과도를 낮추기 때문에 미량원소 분석에 어려움이 있다. 구리 원소를 제외한 알루미늄 외 5종의 원소에 대해서는 비교적 적은 오차로 정량 분석이 가능한 것으로 확인되었다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.72-78
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• 2019

Background: In the calibration and testing laboratory of Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, the old X-ray generator used for the production of reference X-ray fields was replaced with a new one. For this newly installed X-ray irradiation system, beam alignment as well as the verification of beam qualities was conducted. Materials and Methods: The existing X-ray generator, Phillips MG325, was replaced with YXLON Y.TU 320-D03 in order to generate reference X-ray fields. Theoretical calculations and Monte Carlo simulations were used to determine initial filter thickness. Beam alignment was performed in three steps to deliver a homogeneous radiation dosage to the target at different distances. Finally, the half-value layers were measured for different X-ray fields to verify beam qualities by using an ion chamber. Results and Discussion: Beam alignment was performed in three steps, and collimators and other components were arranged to maintain the uniformity of the mean air kerma rate within ${\pm}2.5%$ at the effective beam diameter of 28 cm. The beam quality was verified by using half-value layer measurement methods specified by American National Standard Institute (ANSI) N13.11-2009 and International Organization for Standardization (ISO)-4037. For each of the nine beams than can be generated by the new X-ray irradiation system, air kerma rates for X-ray fields of different beam qualifies were measured. The results showed that each air kerma rate and homogeneity coefficient of the first and second half-value layers were within ${\pm}5%$ of the recommended values in the standard documents. Conclusion: The results showed that the new X-ray irradiation system provides beam qualities that are as high as moderate beam qualities offered by National Institute of Standards and Technology in ANSI N13.11-2009 and those for narrow-spectrum series of ISO-4037.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.37-41
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• 2016

정도관리(Quality Control)는 오차를 최소한으로 하여 검사의 신뢰도를 증진 시키는 것을 목적으로 하고 있으며 이러한 정도관리 활동을 통해 환자의 진단과 치료방침에 영향을 주는 핵의학 혈액 검사의 신뢰도가 확보되고 있다. 이에 연구자들은 신뢰도 향상의 추가적인 기법으로 건강검진 수검자를 대상으로 시행한 핵의학 혈액검사의 모집단 분포를 이용한 통계적 품질관리의 유용성을 평가해 보고자 한다. 2014년 1월부터 2014년 12월까지 서울아산병원 건강증진센터를 이용한 건강검진 수검자 41,341명을 대상으로 핵의학 혈액 검사 12종목에 대해 통계 분석을 시행 하였다. 통계분석은 핵의학 혈액 검사 12종목에 대한 결과 보고 치를 참고치 이내, 참고치 이상, 참고치 이하의 세 가지 그룹의 월간 백분율로 구분하여 모집단 분포의 평균값과 표준편차, 그리고 표준편차 지수(Standard Deviation Index: SDI)를 산출 하였고 그 결과 모집단 분포의 표준편차는 모든 그룹에서 대부분 ${\pm}2SD$ 이내의 결과를 보였다. 건강검진 수검자에 대한 핵의학 혈액검사 12종목(AFP, CEA, CA19-9, CA125, PSA, TSH, FT4, Anti-Tg-Ab, Anti-TPO-Ab, Calcitonin, 25-OH-VitD3, Insulin)의 모집단 분포를 분석한 결과 월간 백분율의 표준편차 지수(SDI)가 ${\pm}2.0$ 이상인 경우는, 1월과 3월 Insulin검사에서 각각 2.3, 2.4, 5월 Anti-Tg-Ab검사에서 2.2, 그리고 9월 CA19-9에서 2.2의 결과를 보였다. 이는 검사 Kit 시약의 이상 (동위원소 시약의 최대 결합률 저하), 검사반응 시간의 저하가 원인 이었다. 연구대상이 되는 전체의 속성을 포함하고 모집단 분포의 특성을 이용한 통계적 품질관리는 검사실에서 시행하고 있는 내부정도관리 프로그램을 보완하는 역할을 할 수 있으리라 생각된다.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.158-162
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• 2014

공인된 기구에 의해 발급된 문서를 동반하는 인증표준물질은 특성값과 추정값의 신뢰정도를 나타내는 연계 불확도, 그리고 측정한 결과가 명시된 불확정 정도의 범위 내에서 국가 측정 또는 국제측정표준에 일치되도록 연속적으로 비교하고 교정하는 소급성을 제공하는 표준물질이다. 회수율 검사는 검체를 측정하여 얻은 값이 참값에서 얼마만큼 벗어났는지의 차이를 말하며 키트의 정확도를 반영한다. 이러한 인증표준물질을 가지고 회수율 검사를 하는 것은 체외 방사면역진단키트의 정확성을 보여주며 이러한 평가는 매우 중요하다. 인증표준물질은 NIBSC (National Institute for biological standard and control, United Kingdom)와 IRMM (Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements, Belgium)에서 구입하였고 검사 종목은 T4, Ferritin, PSA, Prolactin, AFP 그리고 TSH으로 총 6종목이다. T4는 IRMM의 표준물질을 사용하였고 나머지 종목은 NIBSC의 표준물질을 사용하였다. C-1 (저농도), C-2 (중농도), C-3 (고농도) 3 level로 제조하여 본원에서 사용하는 키트를 이용하여 4회 측정하였다. WHO 인증표준물질을 이용한 회수율 측정에서 T4 90%, Ferritin 88%, PSA 94%, Prolactin 99%, AFP 94%, TSH 93%였다. 6개 종목의 회수율 측정에서 88-99%로 양호한 결과를 보였다. 핵의학 체외진단키트의 정확성을 높이기 위해서 이 연구가 다른 검사실의 키트로 확장되어 검사가 되어야 하고 검사실간에도 교류가 필요하다. 인증표준물질을 이용한 체외진단키트의 회수율 평가가 앞으로도 지속되어야 하며 결과의 정확성은 환자의 만족의 증가로 이어질 것으로 기대한다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권12호
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• pp.2017-2025
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• 2021

Objective: To evaluate the accuracy and clinical efficacy of a hybrid Greulich-Pyle (GP) and modified Tanner-Whitehouse (TW) artificial intelligence (AI) model for bone age assessment. Materials and Methods: A deep learning-based model was trained on an open dataset of multiple ethnicities. A total of 102 hand radiographs (51 male and 51 female; mean age ± standard deviation = 10.95 ± 2.37 years) from a single institution were selected for external validation. Three human experts performed bone age assessments based on the GP atlas to develop a reference standard. Two study radiologists performed bone age assessments with and without AI model assistance in two separate sessions, for which the reading time was recorded. The performance of the AI software was assessed by comparing the mean absolute difference between the AI-calculated bone age and the reference standard. The reading time was compared between reading with and without AI using a paired t test. Furthermore, the reliability between the two study radiologists' bone age assessments was assessed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs), and the results were compared between reading with and without AI. Results: The bone ages assessed by the experts and the AI model were not significantly different (11.39 ± 2.74 years and 11.35 ± 2.76 years, respectively, p = 0.31). The mean absolute difference was 0.39 years (95% confidence interval, 0.33-0.45 years) between the automated AI assessment and the reference standard. The mean reading time of the two study radiologists was reduced from 54.29 to 35.37 seconds with AI model assistance (p < 0.001). The ICC of the two study radiologists slightly increased with AI model assistance (from 0.945 to 0.990). Conclusion: The proposed AI model was accurate for assessing bone age. Furthermore, this model appeared to enhance the clinical efficacy by reducing the reading time and improving the inter-observer reliability.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.103-116
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• 1994

This study was conducted to evaluate accuracy and precision of reference values used for quality control of the Korean industrial hygiene laboratory for three rounds. Factors affecting on accuracy and precision, including analytical procedures, were investigated. The results are summarized as follows. 1. Pooled relative standard deviation of reference values analyzed by reference laboratories was 2.01-5.91%, and that by both reference laboratories and participated laboratories was 3.18-6.63%. Better results were obtained when results of reference laboratories were employed. 2. Significant relationship was indicated between analytical precision and concentration of materials in samples. Variation increased by decreasing sample concentration. 3. Recoveries of lead and cadmium were about 98.6% and 99.8% respectively. There was a significant difference between lead values with and without recovery correction. 4. Organic solvent results corrected by desorption efficiency only and those corrected by Both internal standards and desorption efficiency were more accurate than those uncorrected. But, the latter was the best.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.495-503
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• 1999

Airborne particulate matter $(PM_{10})$ collected using high volume air sampler and silica fiber filter were analyzed by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis(INAA), Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry(ICP-AES) and Atomic Absorption Spectrometry(AAS), and the results were compared with each other. 30~40 trace elements in environmental standard reference materials(NIST SRM 1648 and NIES CRM No.8) were analyzed for the analytical quality control. The relative error for two-third of elements detected was less than 10%, and the standard deviation was less than 15%. During the sampling period for 24 hours, the mass concentration of total suspended particulate was 36.1$\mu\textrm{g}$/㎥ and the value is lower than the critical level in Korea. In the results of NAA, the elements of Al, As, Ba, Fe, La, Mg, Na, Sb, Zn were well agreed with those of other methods. In statistical estimation between different methods, the deviation of Al, Ba, Cr, Fe was less than 10% and quite reliable.