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Reliability of Skeletal Muscle Area Measurement on CT with Different Parameters: A Phantom Study
Kim Dong Wook,Ha Jiyeon,Ko Yousun,Kim Kyung Won,Park Taeyong,Lee Jeongjin,You Myung-Won,Yoon Kwon-Ha,Park Ji Yong,Kee Young Jin,Kim Hong-Kyu 대한영상의학회 2021 Korean Journal of Radiology Vol.22 No.4
Objective: To evaluate the reliability of CT measurements of muscle quantity and quality using variable CT parameters. Materials and Methods: A phantom, simulating the L2–4 vertebral levels, was used for this study. CT images were repeatedly acquired with modulation of tube voltage, tube current, slice thickness, and the image reconstruction algorithm. Reference standard muscle compartments were obtained from the reference maps of the phantom. Cross-sectional area based on the Hounsfield unit (HU) thresholds of muscle and its components, and the mean density of the reference standard muscle compartment, were used to measure the muscle quantity and quality using different CT protocols. Signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) were calculated in the images acquired with different settings. Results: The skeletal muscle area (threshold, -29 to 150 HU) was constant, regardless of the protocol, occupying at least 91.7% of the reference standard muscle compartment. Conversely, normal attenuation muscle area (30–150 HU) was not constant in the different protocols, varying between 59.7% and 81.7% of the reference standard muscle compartment. The mean density was lower than the target density stated by the manufacturer (45 HU) in all cases (range, 39.0–44.9 HU). The SNR decreased with low tube voltage, low tube current, and in sections with thin slices, whereas it increased when the iterative reconstruction algorithm was used. Conclusion: Measurement of muscle quantity using HU threshold was reliable, regardless of the CT protocol used. Conversely, the measurement of muscle quality using the mean density and narrow HU thresholds were inconsistent and inaccurate across different CT protocols. Therefore, further studies are warranted in future to determine the optimal CT protocols for reliable measurements of muscle quality.
Kwon, O. Hwan,Ha, Taeyong,Kim, Dong-Gyun,Kim, Byoung Gak,Kim, Yong Seok,Shin, Tae Joo,Koh, Won-Gun,Lim, Ho Sun,Yoo, Youngjae American Chemical Society 2018 ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES Vol.10 No.40
<P>Controlling the anisotropy of two-dimensional materials with orientation-dependent heat transfer characteristics is a possible solution to resolve severe thermal issues in future electronic devices. We demonstrate a dramatic enhancement in the in-plane thermal conductivity of stretchable poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) nanohybrid films containing small amounts (below 10 wt %) of hexagonal boron nitride (<I>h</I>-BN) nanoplatelets. The <I>h</I>-BN nanoplatelets were homogeneously dispersed in the PVA polymer solution by ultrasonication without additional surface modification. The mixture was used to prepare thermally conductive nanocomposite films. The in-plane thermal conductivity of the resulting PVA/<I>h</I>-BN nanocomposite films increased to 6.4 W/mK when the strain was increased from 0 to 100% in the horizontal direction. More specifically, the thermal conductivity of a PVA/<I>h</I>-BN composite film with 10 wt % filler loading can be improved by up to 32 times as compared to pristine PVA. This outstanding thermal conductivity value is significantly larger than that of materials currently used in in-plane thermal management systems. This result is attributed to the anisotropic alignment of <I>h</I>-BN particles in the PVA chain matrix during stretching, enhancing phonon conductive paths and hence improving the thermal conductivity and thermal properties of PVA/<I>h</I>-BN nanocomposite films. These polymer nanocomposites have low cost as the amount of expensive conductive fillers is reduced and can be potentially used as high-performance materials for thermal management systems such as heat sink and thermal interface materials, for future electronic and electrical devices.</P> [FIG OMISSION]</BR>
시계열 분석법을 이용한 도시지역 토지피복형태에 따른 지하수위와 강수량의 상관관계 분석
허준용 ( Junyong Heo ),김태용 ( Taeyong Kim ),박혜민 ( Hyemin Park ),하태정 ( Taejung Ha ),강형빈 ( Hyungbin Kang ),양민준 ( Minjune Yang ) 대한원격탐사학회 2021 大韓遠隔探査學會誌 Vol.37 No.6
최근 도시화로 인한 토지피복의 변화로 불투수층이 증가함에 따라, 강수의 자연적인 지하수 함양이 방해되어 도시홍수와 같은 재난 문제가 발생하고 있다. 따라서 토지피복의 변화에 따른 강수와 지하수위 간 상관관계를 규명하기 위해 본 연구는 소규모 도심지역인 부산광역시 연제구를 대상으로 교차상관분석(Cross-correlation function, CCF) 및 이동평균분석(Moving average method, MA)을 통해 강수와 지하수위간 지연시간을 산정하였다. 지연시간을 산정하기 위해 자기상관분석, 교차상관분석, 이동평균분석을 수행하였으며 피어슨 상관함수를 목적함수로 설정하여 강수량과 지하수위 간 가장 높은 상관계수를 가지는 시차 값을 지연시간으로 결정하였다. 관측공 반경 250 m 내 토지피복형태와 지형은 토지피복지도와 수치지형도를 이용하여 Arc-GIS를 통해 분석하였다. 연구결과 토지피복형태가 도심영향이 많은 불투수층으로 이루어진 GW01, GW03, GW05 (Urban: 71-96%)의 경우 지연시간이 길게 나타났으며(CCF: 42-71일, MA: 148-161일) 식생영향이 많은 투수층으로 이루어진 GW04 (Urban: 35%)는 짧은 지연시간(CCF: 4일, MA: 67일)을 보였다. 토지경사도에 따른 지연시간의 차이는 보이지 않았으며 이는 토지피복형태가 강수와 지하수위 간 지연시간에 영향을 강하게 미치는 요소이기 때문에 토지경사도에 따른 영향이 작용하지 못한 것으로 판단된다. 본 연구를 통해 부산 연제구의 토지 이용에 따른 지하수위와 강수량의 지연시간을 규명함으로써 도시 내 강수의 자연적인 지하수 함양을 위한 도시 녹지공간 조성과 수문학적 재난 예방을 위한 관리계획의 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. Land-use/cover change caused by rapid urbanization in South Korea is one of the concerns in flood risk management because groundwater recharge by precipitation hardly occurs due to an increase in impermeable surfaces in urban areas. This study investigated the hydrologic effects of land-use/cover on groundwater recharge in the Yeonje-gu district of Busan, South Korea. A statistical time series analysis was conducted with temporal variations of precipitation and groundwater level to estimate lag-time based on correlation coefficients calculated from auto-correlation function (ACF), cross-correlation function (CCF), and moving average (MA) at five sites. Landform and land-use/cover within 250 m radius of the monitoring wells (GW01, GW02, GW03, GW04, and GW05) at five sites were identified by land cover and digital map using Arc-GIS software. Long lag-times (CCF: 42-71 days and MA: 148-161 days) were calculated at the sites covered by mainly impermeable surfaces (GW01, GW03, and GW05) while short lag-times (CCF: 4 days and MA: 67 days) were calculated at GW04 consisting of mainly permeable surfaces. The results suggest that lag-time would be one of the good indicators to evaluate the effects of land-use/cover on estimating groundwater recharge. The results of this study also provide guidance on the application of statistical time series analysis to environmentally important issues on creating an urban green space for natural groundwater recharge from precipitation in the city and developing a management plan for hydrological disaster prevention.