• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.312-323
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• 2011

본 연구는 동일한 환자에서 촬영한 측모두부계측방사선 사진과 전산화단층촬영 영상을 비교하여 미니 임플랜트 식립 시 측모두부계측방사선 사진을 통해 상악 구개부 골두께를 예측하기 위한 목적으로 시행되었다. 안모가 양호한 정상교합자 남녀 총 30명의 전산화단층촬영 영상을 3D model로 변환하고 측모두부계측방사선 사진과 동일부위의 골두께를 계측하기 위하여 프랑크프루트 평면에 대해 수직이고 상악 제2소구치와 제1대구치 인접면을 지나는 기준평면을 설정한다. 3D model에서 횡적으로 2 mm 간격으로 11개 부위의 구개부 골두께를 계측하고 측모두부계측방사선 사진과 비교하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 3D model에서 골두께는 남녀 모두 정중구개부위에서 가장 컸고 측방으로 멀어질수록 작아지다가 남성는 측방 6 mm 여성는 측방 8 mm 부위에서 가장 최소값을 보인 후 다시 커지는 양상이 관찰되었다. 측모두부방사선 사진상 골두께는 남성이 $4.21{\pm}1.03mm$, 여성은 $2.71{\pm}1.62mm$로 남성이 여성보다 유의성 있게 컸다. 측모두부계측방사선 사진상 골두께와 3D model에서 횡적인 부위별로 측정한 골두께는 남성은 정중구개부와 측방 2 mm 부위를 제외한 나머지 부위에서 유의성 있는 상관관계를 보였고 여성은 모든 부위에서 유의성 있는 상관관계를 보였다. 또한 측모두부계측방사선 사진상 골두께와 3D model에서 상관관계를 보이는 부위에 대하여 회귀분석을 시행하였다. 이상의 횡적인 부위별 회귀분석을 통해 미니 임플랜트 식립 시 안전한 스크류의 길이를 결정하기 위한 골두께 예측에 도움이 될 것이다.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.577-610
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• 2014

Although service innovation is not a new concept, innovation research in general tends to focus on technological innovation by manufacturing firms. With this view, innovation studies focus on product(e.g., goods) and process(e.g., product systems) innovation, ignoring service innovation and its inherent opportunities. Since major economy has been transformed to service economy, service innovation is considered a new effective way to sustain and gain a competitive advantage. Service innovation is no longer regarded merely as a side activity to product innovation; it has become a main research topic in its own right, accompanied by an increasing focus on services. While the number of service innovation studies has increased dramatically in the past 30 years in international research, few studies have been performed in domestic studies because domestic service innovation research began from the middle of 2000. In addition, there are no comprehensive literature reviews describing the evolution of service innovation research in both international and domestic studies because of the heterogeneities of service industry and multidiscipline characteristics of service innovation studies. To bridge this research gap, the purpose of this paper is to perform an extensive literature review and synthesis to enable a critical review of extant research on service innovation and trace its evolution, which will establish a foundation for further studies. By reviewing 169 articles (136 international papers; 33 domestic papers) published between 2000 and 2014 (in past 15 years), primarily in leading service, innovation and management information systems journals, this study analyzes the progression of service innovation research according to the four aspects such as number of studies, topics, methodologies and target industries. Overall, the view of service innovation has evolved, from a complement of traditional product innovation to a multidimensional, all-encompassing concept that entails several functions, both within and outside the firms. The results showed that domestic research still stays at the formation phase of service innovation studies although international research is in the maturity or multidimensional phase. We found increasing recent activities pertaining to service innovation, resulting from the increasing interest in services innovation across various industries and the links of new topics to the service innovation concept in both international and domestic studies. However, the main focus of service innovation research showed a different propensity between international and domestic studies: the former mainly focuses on a much more diversified pattern, emphasizing the linkages between service innovation and business strategy while the latter mainly focuses on the service innovation process(system) and service design. In addition, there are many case studies in domestic studies while many empirical studies in international studies. Domestic studies should increases the understanding of the interplay between service innovation and product innovation within manufacturing firms. Furthermore, rather than focusing on intrinsic distinctions between service innovation and product innovation, researchers should strive to develop and conceptualize service innovation in domestics studies. The present research also provides useful implications for practitioners. First, this study contributes to expand the current understanding of service innovation research by performing an extensive literature review. Second, tracing and comparing the progression and trends of service innovation research between international and domestic studies, this study showed the similarities and differences between them, which provide practical guidance on future research directions and research agenda. Third, this study performed literature review establishing the analysis system in the initial stage and using them to analyze articles, which is leading to explain the research review of service innovation more systematically and objectively. Finally, this study suggests the domestic researchers their future interests and topics of service innovation research.

• 대순사상논총
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• 제35집
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• pp.109-145
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• 2020

증산 강일순의 신관은 다양한 신적 존재를 인정하는 신명사상으로 정리할 수 있다. 증산은 만물에 신적 존재가 깃들어있다고 주장했다. 나아가 증산은 온갖 현상이 신(神)이라고 주장하며, 모든 사건의 배후에는 신이 작용하고 있다고 강조하였다. 그는 우주가 천상계(天上界), 지상계(地上界), 지하계(地下界)로 이루어져 있으며, 각기 많은 신들이 존재한다고 주장했다. 그리고 증산은 자신이 살던 시기를 신명시대라고 정의했는데, 이는 신명들이 활발하게 활동하는 시대라는 뜻이며, 신명들이 이 세상의 역사를 주도적으로 이끌어가는 시간대라는 의미다. 신명은 인간사에 적극 개입하며, 인간에게 보은(報恩)과 앙갚음을 하는 존재이며, 인간의 행동과 인식을 변화시키는 신격(神格)이며, 인간의 행위를 심판하는 존재다. 그런데 증산은 이상향인 후천선경(後天仙境)이 지상에 세워질 때가 되면 신명이 오히려 인간의 심부름을 하게 될 것이라고 예언했다. 나아가 증산은 선천에서는 신명도 인간과 마찬가지로 원한을 지닐 수 있는 존재였는데, 후천이 되면 신명도 궁극적으로 완성될 것이라고 전망했다. 그리고 증산은 신명계와 인간계가 서로 밀접한 관계에 있다는 신인상관론, 신명과 인간은 상호작용하고 상호영향을 주고받는 관계에 있다는 신인감응론, 신명계와 인간계는 상호 순환하는 관계에 있다는 신인순환론, 신명은 인간은 함께 어울려 존재한다는 신인공존론, 신명과 인간은 본디부터 가지고 있는 고유한 특성이 같다는 신인동질론을 주장했다. 증산은 "신(神)은 인간의 사후존재양식이다."라고 주장하여 신관(神觀)을 새롭게 규정한 인물이다. 나아가 증산은 인간의 영혼불멸 혹은 존재의 영속성에 대한 믿음을 강조했으며, 인간과 신명의 공존(共存)을 주장했다. 그리고 증산은 만물에는 신성(神性)이 본질적으로 내재한다고 강조했으며, 신명계는 인간계와 마찬가지로 일정한 위계에 따른 질서가 유지된다고 주장했다. 또한 증산은 신명 중심에서 인간 중심의 신관으로 혁명적 변화와 새로운 인식을 강조하였다. 결국 증산은 새롭고 독창적인 신관을 제시하여 신명과 인간에 대한 사유방식의 대전환을 시도한 종교적 인물이다. 결론적으로 증산은 한국 전통적인 신관을 독창적으로 재해석하여 신명사상으로 체계화시킨 종교적 인물이다.

• 공연문화연구
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• 제39호
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• pp.393-413
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• 2019

맞굿은 주로 10년 두리로 굿을 거행하는 영덕과 울진의 해안 마을에서 연행된다. 맞굿은 1)무당 맞이, 2)당신(堂神)에게 고함, 3)무당소개와 패기 보기 과정으로 이루어진다. 맞굿이 연행되는 이유는 마을에 따라서 당주가 없거나, 당주가 있더라도 큰굿을 연행할 능력이 부족할 경우 굿을 연행할 무당을 섭외해 맞이하여야 하기 때문이다. 당주무의 역량에 충분하더라도 별신굿은 많은 수의 무당이 필요하기 때문에 여러 무당을 섭외할 수밖에 없다. 따라서 항상 맞이해야 할 무당이 있을 수밖에 없고, 일부 경북 해안 마을에서는 그 무당들을 대상으로 하는 맞굿이 연행된다. 별신굿이 세월의 흐름에 따라 변화하듯이 맞굿 역시도 변화하고 있는데, 2000년대 이후 맞굿은 별신굿의 전체 일정이 갈수록 짧아지면서 2)당신에게 고함 3)무당소개와 패기보기 절차가 사라지고 있다. 2000년대 이후 맞굿에서 나타나는 또 다른 중요한 변화는 맞굿 연행 담당이 달라졌다는 것이다. 옛날에는 마을 사람들이 연행의 주체로서 부족하나마 그 역할을 성실히 수행했다. 그런데 최근에는 마을에서 점차적으로 농협 풍물단 등 외부에서 사물놀이패를 초청하여 맞굿을 연행하는 양상이 나타난다. 맞굿은 속(俗)의 영역에 있는 무당들을 성의 영역으로 편입시키는 일종의 통과의례로써 연행하게 된다. 또, 맞굿은 무당패의 능력을 확인하는 절차로도 활용되었다. 그러나 굿에 대한 인식이 전통 예술로 변화하고, '굿박사' 어르신들도 얼마 남아 있지 않다보니 점차 맞굿은 마을 외부의 존재인 풍물단과 무당패가 흥겨운 분위기를 만드는 정도의 절차로 변화하고 있다. 또 굿의 주관을 대부분 무집단에게 일임하고, 굿의 의미와 목적을 모른 채 연행되다보니 굿거리의 형식조차도 온전히 지켜지지 못하고 있다. 오랫동안 경북 동해안 별신굿의 주요한 특징으로 거론되어 오던 맞굿은 이제 과거의 그 목적과 기능을 점차 잃어가고 있으며, 이제는 한바탕 신나는 놀이판을 형성하는 굿거리로 변화하고 있다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제61권3호
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• pp.248-255
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• 2006

연구배경: 약 75% 의 비소세포 폐암에서 loss of heterozygosity (LOH)를 보이는 11p15.5 에 위치한 ribonucleotide reductase M1 subunit gene(RRM1) 유전자는 ras transformed fibroblast를 이용한 실험에서 암세포의 전이능력을 감소시키는 것으로 보고되어 있어서 암억제 유전자로서의 가능성이 높다. RRM1의 promoter 부위인 exon 1 시작에서 (-)37과 (-)524번째 염기에 A/C 그리고 C/T 다형성이 발견되었는데 이 다형성의 양상에 따라 RRM1 유전자의 발현 정도가 조절될 수 있어서 폐암 발생의 위험도가 다를 수 있다. 대상 및 방법: 전남대학교 병원에 내원한 폐암환자들과 비폐암 대조군 환자 127예와 미국인 폐암 환자 140예의 말초혈액 백혈구로부터 얻은 DNA를 이용하여 미국인과 한국인에서의 유전자 다형성의 분포 및 임상적 의의를 조사하였다. 결 과: RRM1 유전자의 Exon 1 으로 부터 (-)37 염기에서 A/C 유전자 다형성은 127예 중 CC가 64예(50.4%), AC는 55예(43.3%), 그리고 AA는 8예(6.3%)에서 발견되었다. Allele A의 빈도는 미국인들의 27.9%에 비하여 한국인에서 28.0%로 차이가 없었고, 폐암군과 비폐암군 간에도 유의한 차이는 관찰되지 않았다. RRM1 유전자의 (-)524 염기에서 C 또는 T 유전자 다형성의 양상은 CC가 24예(18.9%), CT는 44예(34.6%), 그리고 TT는 59예(46.5%)에서 발견되었다. Allele C의 빈도는 36.2%로써 미국인의 34.6%와 차이가 없었고, 폐암군과 비폐암군 간에도 차이는 관찰되지 않았다. RRM1 유전자의 (-)37 염기는 인종에 관계없이 70% 이상에서 C 이었고, (-)524 염기는 65% 정도에서 T를 보이고 있었다. 또한 (-)37과 (-)524 염기는 서로 밀접한 상관관계를 보이고 있었다. 즉 (-)37염기가 모두 C 인 경우 (-)524 염기도 모두 T인 빈도가 높았고, (-)37 염기가 한 개라도 A를 가지고 있는 경우 (-)524 염기도 C를 가지고 있는 빈도가 높았다 (p<0.001). 결 론: RRM1 유전자의 발현을 조절하는 promoter 부위의 두 개의 유전자 다형성의 빈도는 인종 간에 그리고 폐암군과 비폐암군 간에 차이가 없어서 폐암 발생의 위험인자는 아니었다. 그러나 두 유전자 다형성이 서로 특정 조합을 보임으로 그 조합 양상에 따른 promoter 활성도에 대한 연구가 뒤따라야 할 것이다.

• 지능정보연구
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.77-97
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• 2010

매매시점결정은 금융시장에서 초과수익을 얻기 위해 사용되는 투자전략이다. 일반적으로, 매매시점 결정은 거래를 통한 초과수익을 얻기 위해 언제 매매할 것인지를 결정하는 것을 의미한다. 몇몇 연구자들은 러프집합분석이 매매시점결정에 적합한 도구라고 주장하였는데, 그 이유는 이 분석방법이 통제함수를 이용하여 시장의 패턴이 불확실할 때에는 거래를 위한 신호를 생성하지 않는다는 점 때문이었다. 러프집합은 분석을 위해 범주형 데이터만을 이용하므로, 분석에 사용되는 데이터는 연속형의 수치값을 이산화하여야 한다. 이산화란 연속형 수치값의 범주화 구간을 결정하기 위한 적절한 "경계값"을 찾는 것이다. 각각의 구간 내에서의 모든 값은 같은 값으로 변환된다. 일반적으로, 러프집합 분석에서의 데이터 이산화 방법은 등분위 이산화, 전문가 지식에 의한 이산화, 최소 엔트로피 기준 이산화, Na$\ddot{i}$ve and Boolean reasoning 이산화 등의 네 가지로 구분된다. 등분위 이산화는 구간의 수를 고정하고 각 변수의 히스토그램을 확인한 후, 각각의 구간에 같은 숫자의 표본이 배정되도록 경계값을 결정한다. 전문가 지식에 의한 이산화는 전문가와의 인터뷰 또는 선행연구 조사를 통해 얻어진 해당 분야 전문가의 지식에 따라 경계값을 정한다. 최소 엔트로피 기준 이산화는 각 범주의 엔트로피 측정값이 최적화 되도록 각 변수의 값을 재귀분할 하는 방식으로 알고리즘을 진행한다. Na$\ddot{i}$ve and Boolean reasoning 이산화는 Na$\ddot{i}$ve scaling 후에 그로 인해 분할된 범주값을 Boolean reasoning 방법으로 종속변수 값에 대해 최적화된 이산화 경계값을 구하는 방법이다. 비록 러프집합분석이 매매시점결정에 유망할 것으로 판단되지만, 러프집합분석을 이용한 거래를 통한 성과에 미치는 여러 이산화 방법의 효과에 대한 연구는 거의 이루어지지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 러프집합분석을 이용한 주식시장 매매시점결정 모형을 구성함에 있어서 다양한 이산화 방법론을 비교할 것이다. 연구에 사용된 데이터는 1996년 5월부터 1998년 10월까지의 KOSPI 200데이터이다. KOSPI 200은 한국 주식시장에서 최초의 파생상품인 KOSPI 200 선물의 기저 지수이다. KOSPI 200은 제조업, 건설업, 통신업, 전기와 가스업, 유통과 서비스업, 금융업 등에서 유동성과 해당 산업 내의 위상 등을 기준으로 선택된 200개 주식으로 구성된 시장가치 가중지수이다. 표본의 총 개수는 660거래일이다. 또한, 본 연구에서는 유명한 기술적 지표를 독립변수로 사용한다. 실험 결과, 학습용 표본에서는 Na$\ddot{i}$ve and Boolean reasoning 이산화 방법이 가장 수익성이 높았으나, 검증용 표본에서는 전문가 지식에 의한 이산화가 가장 수익성이 높은 방법이었다. 또한, 전문가 지식에 의한 이산화가 학습용과 검증용 데이터 모두에서 안정적인 성과를 나타내었다. 본 연구에서는 러프집합분석과 의사결정 나무분석의 비교도 수행하였으며, 의사결정나무분석은 C4.5를 이용하였다. 실험결과, 전문가 지식에 의한 이산화를 이용한 러프집합분석이 C4.5보다 수익성이 높은 매매규칙을 생성하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 대순사상논총
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• 제32집
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• pp.77-108
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• 2019

본 연구는 대순진리회의 '포덕' 개념의 특징을 해명하는데 목적을 둔다. 대순진리회의 '포덕'이라는 용어는 동양 전통의 포덕이라는 용어와 중첩되면서, 그에 대한 이해에서 다소간의 오해를 야기한다. 다시 말해, 전통적 사유에 익숙한 일반인들에게 대순진리회의 '포덕', '덕' 개념은 유교적 덕 개념으로 이해하게 만드는 문제가 있어 보인다. 유교적 문화에 익숙한 대중들은 대순진리회의 포덕과 덕 개념을 도덕적 차원에서 이해하게 하거나, 유교적 개념을 대순진리회가 전용하고 있는 것으로 오해하게 만든다. 다른 한편 노자의 '덕' 개념과 대순진리회의 '포덕' 개념을 비교하더라도 비슷한 문제를 노정할 수 있다. 노자에서 '덕' 개념은 개별 존재자의 합목적성을 잘 발휘하도록 하는 것이라고 할 때, 이때의 덕은 상생과 상생의 조건을 만드는 것까지 포함한다. 노자의 덕이 상생의 의미를 갖는다면, 대순진리회의 '포덕' 개념이 상생이라는 궁극적 가치를 향해 귀결되는 점에서 유사 개념 혹은 유사 이해를 할 가능성이 있다. 우선 이러한 오해를 해소하기 위해, 전통 사상에서 덕 개념이 어떻게 탄생하고 어떤 의미였는지, 그것이 유교에서는 어떤 의미였는지, 노자에서는 어떻게 비판되며 새롭게 덕을 제시하는지를 정리할 필요가 있었다. 이러한 정리를 통해 전통 사상에서 덕은 주나라가 천제로부터 천명을 받아 국가를 소유하는 과정에서 행해지던 종교적 의례와 그 의례의 진행을 의미하다가, 공자에 의해 도덕적 의미의 덕목, 규범으로 전환되었음을 살폈다. 이러한 도덕적 덕목과 규범은 노자에 의해 생체권력으로 비판받고, 노자에 의해 개인의 합목적성에 따른 살림 혹은 살아냄의 의미를 갖는 것임을 살펴보았다. 이와 달리 대순진리회의 덕과 전통 사상의 덕은 전혀 다른 이론적 신학적 토대 위에 서있는 것임을 알 수 있었다. 대순진리회의 덕 개념은 강증산의 해원공사와 그 해원공사로부터 해소된 상극, 그 상극이 해소되어 상생이 이루어진 후천선경의 진리를 실천하고 구현하는 덕이다. 따라서 대순진리회의 포덕은 해원상생과 보은상생을 전제할 때만이 성립하는 개념이자, 포덕의 종교적 실천도 해원상생과 보은상생을 실천하는 것이었다. 이러한 종교적 실천에서 발생하는 하위의 덕목들도 전통 사상의 덕목들이 아니라. 대순진리회의 우주적 법리에서 도출된 충효예도임을 알게 한다. 대순진리회의 덕목들은 차별의 상극적 덕목이 아니라, 건곤이 새롭게 정립된 상태에서 그 우주적 법리에서 도출된 합덕(合德), 조화(調化), 상생(相生)을 내용으로 하는 윤리임을 알 수 있게 한다. 대순진리회의 '포덕' 개념은 대순진리회의 도인들에게 요구되는 신앙의 원리적 차원과 그 원리적 차원의 실천에서 전교와 수행에서 모두 요구되는 종교적 실천으로 이해할 수 있다. 다시 말해 동양 전통의 덕 개념이 아니라 상제님의 해원공사의 진리를 지상선경에서 구현해 가는 해원상생과 보은상생의 실천으로서 도인들에게 요구되는 종교적 진리인 것이다.

• 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.