Jong-Nam Song

Correlations Analysis of the Entrance Surface Dose according to the BMI at Computed Tomography and Angiography in Cardiovascular Examination

Background/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between the entrance surface dose (ESD) and the patient’s body mass index (BMI) in coronary angiography (CAG) of the cardiovascular center and coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA). Methods/Statistical analysis: This study was conducted on 300 patients (CAG 100 persons; CTA 200 persons), who underwent CAG and CCTA in this hospital from December 2012 to March 2017. To analyze the ESD, the CTDIvol value was obtained from CCTA, and the air kerma value was obtained from CAG for retrospective analysis. CCTA was conducted using the prospective ECG gating technique (PGT) and the retrospective ECG gating technique (RGT). Findings: In the cardiovascular lesion examinations, PGT showed a higher ESD compared to RGT, but the difference was not statistically significant (403.8±118.7 vs. 384.7±117.4, P=0.553). In the correlation between BMI and ESD, there were statistically significant differences among the three groups (PGT, RGT, and CAG) (p<0.05). In the linear relationship examined with a scatter plot, the dose in CAG increased with the increase in BMI (R2=0.144, p<0.001), but the doses in PGT (R2=0.04, p<0.05) and RGT (R2=0.144, p<0.05) decreased with the increase in BMI. Improvements/Applications: Although the dose of CAG tended to increase with the increase in the patient’s BMI, the dose of CCTA tended to decrease inversely. Therefore, BMI may be used as the criterion for the selection of an appropriate examination considering the exposure dose.

Analysis of Fine Needle Aspiration Results of Thyroid Nodules in Ultrasonography

본 연구는 직장건강검진 수검자의 갑상샘 초음파 검사에서 발견된 결절 중 1 cm 보다 큰 결절이거나 초음파상 악성을 시사하는 경우의 세침흡인세포검사 결과를 1군으로, 결절의 크기와 상관없이 초음파상 악성을 시사하는 경우의 세침흡인세포검사 결과를 2군으로 나누어 세침흡인세포검사가 필요한 결절 양상 에 대해 비교⋅분석하였다. 1군에서 15.8%가 악성이었고 2군에서는 28%에서 악성으로 나왔다. 악성을 시 사하는 소견은 양성과 악성 간의 통계학적으로 유의한 차이가 있었고 결절의 크기가 1 cm 이상이지만 고 위험 인자를 동반하지 않으면서 초음파검사 결과 스폰지(spongiform) 형태 소견을 보일 때에는 거의 대부 분 양성이므로 세침흡인세포검사가 불필요하다고 사료되었다. 이러한 초음파 소견의 의미는 갑상샘 결절 에 대한 세침흡인세포검사가 필요한지 여부를 결정하는데 중요한 근거가 된다. 현재 갑상샘 결절에 대한 세침흡인세포검사 시행은 결절의 크기가 1 cm 이상이면 스폰지 형태라도 환자의 불안감에 편승하여 행하 여지는 경우가 흔하다. 그러나 양성과 악성 결절을 감별하는데 있어서 갑상샘 초음파 소견을 정확히 숙지 한다면 불필요한 세침흡인세포검사를 줄일 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

Moving Object Tracking System for Dock Safety Monitoring

Hoist have been installed at wharfs or seashore in the center of fishing village fraternities. A Hoist is used in harbor loading and unloading fishing gear or seafoods and is a device to refloat fishing boats into a breakwater or land in case of typhoon or bad weather. In this paper, we propose image perception and moving objects tracking system that detects boat`s damage, theft and trespassing occurred at the wharf. This system detects objects` motion in real time by using the motion templet and tracks to concentrate on a moving object(person, boat, etc.) by using a PTZ camera.

Study on Knowledge and Safety Management of Radiation Workers

This study has been carried out to find out current status of understanding radiation safety expertise by workers under the present training scheme and to minimize radiation risks at work as well as to refurbish training systems for mitigation of uneasiness of the people at large in near future. Questionnaire survey asking 30 items was carried out during 3 months from May to July, 2013. The number of the overall respondents were about 500. Overall scores of hath degree of the basic knowledge and of the attitude related with radiation safety could he procured through analysis of the questionnaire data. Results were as followings: The workers of the higher academic level, the larger of the accumulated training time and the worker`s personal antecedents, the more accredited license holders showed the larger scores of the basic knowledge of radiation as well as the attitude related with the radiation safety. The group having higher basic knowledge also showed the higher score in attitude related with radiation safety. The overall scores obtained from the radiation workers in industrial sector were relatively lower, in general, than those of the other sectors. These results suggest that the training program might better be separately implemented. A specific training program implementation might be desirable particularly for the workers in industrial sectors so as not only to reduce radiation risks of workers but also to mitigate the uneasiness arising among the people at large.