본 연구는 LVEF값이 40% 미만인 환자와 정상인 환자의 심장 박동 수를 비교 분석하여 CCTA 검사 프로토콜의 최 적화를 통한 양질의 영상, 환자피폭과 재 검률을 최소화시키기 위함이다. 각 심장박동수와 LVEF에 관계에서 LVEF가 40%이하가 될 때 true 100HU에 도달하는 시간이 오래 걸림을 알 수 있다. 그러므로, 40% 미만인 환자들에서 Premonitoring deay를 설정 할 때 5초정도 더 주어도 됨을 알 수 있었다. 조 영제는 Scan time x 4cc + 30cc의 용량을 4cc/sec속도로 주입한 후 이어서 Saline은 모든 환자에게 40cc를 4cc/sec속 도로 추가 주입하였으며, 40% 미만에서는 HR이 80이상을 제외하고는 큰 차이를 보이는 것 을 알 수 있다. 또한, 40% 미만에서는 조영제가 true 100HU에 도달하여 Scan을 시작 할 때 시간 차이가 커 조영제가 이미 Left ventricle에서 Wash-out 됐음을 예측 할 수 있었다. 40%이상의 LVEF와 정상 이하의 LVEF는 검사 도중 많은 차이를 가지고 있다. 낮은 LVEF 환자에게서 검사를 시작 할 경우. 따라서, 조영제 주입 프로토콜은 LVEF에 따라서 CCTA에 결정되어져야 한다. 그리고 우리가 낮은 LVEF에 따라 검사 실패를 감소시켜야 하기 때문에 낮은 LVEF의 경우에는 일반적 Pitch 보다 낮은 Pitch가 사용되어져야 한다.
경부 CT검사 시 선속경화인공물(Beam Hardening Artifact)에 의해 제 6번 7번 경추 및 추간판 등의 질환 및 그밖 에 해부학적 구조를 정확히 구분하기에 어려움이 있다. 경부 CT검사를 시행할 경우 자세의 변화방법을 적용한 견관절 의 방향과 위치에 따른 영상평가 및 커널값의 변화에 따른 영상평가를 통하여 선속경화 인공물의 원인을 알아보고 가 장 적절한 검사자세 및 Kernel값을 실험을 통하여 알아보고자 하였다. 경부 CT검사를 위해 내원한 환자 30명(2010년 7월1일 ~ 2010년 12월31일까지 내원한 환자)을 대상으로 Somatom Sensation 16(Siemens, Enlarge, Germany)장비 를 이용하였고, workstation은 AW 4.4 version(GE, USA)을 이용하였다.. 환자 자세는 견관절의 방향과 위치에 따라 세가지 자세로 변화를 주었으며 양쪽 팔을 편안하게 위치시킨 바로 누운 자세(group N), 왼쪽 팔을 거상 시킨 자세 (group S) 그리고 양손을 외 선위(eversion)시켜 최대한 아래로 내리는 자세(group P)로 견관절의 방향을 변화를 주 어 스캔을 시행하였고, 두 번째로 영상 재구성 방법을 이용하여 스캔 데이터에 커널값을 B10(very smooth), B20(smooth), B30(medium smooth), B40(medium), B50(medium sharp), B60(sharp), B70(very sharp)로 변화를 주어 재구성 하였다. 검사자세의 변화와 Kernel값의 변화를 주어 얻어진 영상 데이터를 이용하여 각 각의 노이즈 값 측정과 영상평가를 통하여 분석해보았다. 경부 CT검사 시 검사자세는 양손을 외선위(eversion)시켜 최대한 아래로 내 리는 자세(group P)로 하며, 커널 값은 B40(medium)또는 B50(medium sharp)으로 재구성할 경우 가장 적절한 자세 와 커널값으로 분석되어 임상에 적용 시 매우 유용할 것으로 사료된다.
ultiplies exponentially at that moment. Purpose of this experiment is everyday and twice a week over a four month period (march~june) 2009 year to confirm maintenance of accuracy through Quality control of OBI. In short, measurement of exponentially multiplying accuracy of OBI and regular accuracy control was able to maintain accuracy from the center of treatment within 0.1 cm. Therefore, evaluation of exponentially multiplying accuracy using OBI accuracy control linear accelerator phantom on daily, weekly basis was confirmed.
Questionnaires were distributed to Radiology departments at hospitals with 300 sickbeds throughout the Pohang region of North Gyeongsang Province concerning awareness and performance levels of infection control. The investigation included measurements of the pollution levels of imaging equipment and assistive apparatuses in order to prepare a plan for the activation of prevention and management of hospital infections. The survey was designed to question respondents in regards to personal data, infection management prevention education, and infection management guidelines. The ATP Public Heath Monitering System was used to measure seven items for pollution levels of imaging equipment and assistive apparatuses in the Radiology Department. Data was analysed using SPSS version 12.0 for paired t-test and Pearson coefficient with a statistically significant level of 0.05. The results of the survey showed a total awareness level of infection management prevention education averaged at 3.73 ± 0.64 and performance levels resulted at 3.39 ± 0.83 which were statistically significant (p = 0.01). Also the measurements of pollution levels for equipment with high patient contact showed a Pearson Coefficient of over 0.5 implying a focus on pathogenic bacterium. There was no statistical significance with the frequency of imaging (p < 0.05). Therefore for general hospitals with high patient contact, there is a need to supply analyzing equipment for real time monitoring and the implementation of disinfection management that uses a Ministry of Health and Welfare approved antiseptic solution twice every minute.
This study was carried out to improve service efficiency and to cope with a emergency situation in emergency radiography, through analysis of the radiographic distriution and literature cited about emergency care. Data collection of radiographic distribution was surveyed for 1270 emergency outpatients who visit during JAN, 2009at ER of the general hospital in Gwang city. The results is as follows : Emergency radiography rate of simple radiography was 56.6%, special radiography 2. 5%, CT 34.2%, and ultrasonography 6.7%, In simple radiography rate. a high rate was distributed on male(63.6%), thoracicsurgery part(90.0%), admission patient(77.9%), and long stayed patient at ER. In special raiography rate, a high rate was obsurved in urologic part(28.6%), and in CT rate, observed neurosurgerty part(49.2%) and neurologic part(36.7%). Ultrasonography rate was high for female(8.8%) and internal medicine part(15.9%). There are distributed regional radiography rate in radio-graphic type that chest(55.3%) is high in the simple radiography, urinary system(1.2%) in the special study, and brain(40.0%) in the CT. Regional radiography rate according to diagnostic department also was showed highly for head(64.6%) in neuro surgery, chest(90.0%) in thoracic surgery, abdomen(58.0%) in general surgery, spine(40.0%) in neuro surgery, and pelvis(15.9%), upper extrimity(20.5%), and lower extrimity(31.8%) in orthopedic surgery each. Mean radiographic case number per patient of simple radiography was sinificant on sex, age, transfer relation in both total and radiopraphic patients(p<0.05). Mean radiographic case number was highly distributed on male(2.2 case number) in sex, on thirties(2.7) in age, transferred patient(2.7) in patient type, and on nurosurgery(3.4) in diagnostic charged part. Total radiographic case number in regional party was highly distributed on chest(998 case number.) Considering the above results, emergency radiographer should take care of the elder patient in emergency radiography and get hold of injury mechanism to decrease possible secondary injury during radiography. Because of high radiography rate of urinary system in special study, related instrument. All radiographer who take charge emergency patient should cope with a emergency situation during radiography. Because head trauma patients is very important in patient care, especilly in CT at night, charged doctor should be always sitted with CT room and monitoring patient. Radiography was reqested by many diagnostic department in ER. Considering that rate of simple radiography is high, special room for emergency radiopraphy should be established in ER area, and the radioprapher of this room should be stationed radiologic technician who is career and can implement emergency patient care and The disposition of men which is appropriate with emergency patient increase is necessary.
progressing in widely. Among of theses photoconductor materials, mercuric iodide compound than amorphous selenium has excellent absorption and sensitivity of high energy radiation. Also, the detection efficiency of signal generated in photoconductor film varies by electric filed and geometric distribution according to top-bottom electrode size. Therefore, in this work, the x-ray detection characteristics are investigated about the size of top electrode in HgI photoconductor film. For sample fabrication, to solve the problem that is difficult to make a large area film, we used the spatial paste screen-print method. And the sample thickness is 150μm and an film area size is 3cm×3cm on ITO-coated glass substrate. ITO(Indium-Tin-Oxide) electrode was used as top electrode using a magnetron sputtering system and each area is 3cm×3cm, 2cm×2cm and 1cm×1cm. From experimental measurement, the dark current, sensitivity and SNR of the HgI film are obtained from I-V test. From the experimental results, it shows that the sensitivity increases in accordance with the area of the electrode but the SNR is decreased because of the high dark current. Therefore, the optimized size of electrode is importance for the development of photoconductor based x-ray imaging detector.
In this study, the basic research verifying possibility of applications as radiology image sensor in Digital Radiography was performed, the radiology image sensor was fabricated using double layer technique tio decrease dark current. High efficiency material in substitution for a-Se have been studied as a direct method of imaging detector in Digital Radiography to decrease dark current by using Hetero junction already used as solar cell, semiconductor. Particle-In-Binder method is used to fabricate radiology image sensor because it has a lot of advantages such as fabrication convenient, high yield, suitability for large area sensor. But high leakage current is one of main problem in PIB method. To make up for the weak points, double layer technique is used, and it is considered that high efficient digital radiation sensor can be fabricated with easy and convenient process. In this study, electrical properties such as leakage current, sensitivity is measured to evaluate double layer radiation sensor material.