Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital

Metabolic health, obesity, and prognosis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Metabolic syndrome is a common comorbidity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), yet its long-term impact on survival and exacerbations remains controversial. We investigated whether metabolic health status and body mass index (BMI) influence mortality and the rate of...

A 65-Year-Old Man With Abdominal Pain, Duodenal Ulceration, and Skin Lesions

QuestionA 65-year-old man with hypertension presented to the emergency department with one month of persistent abdominal pain and postprandial distress that had not improved despite two hospitalizations at an outside clinic.One month before the current admission, he had developed...

Feasibility Study of Deep Learning-Driven Image Restoration for Fast, Low-Count [18F]FP-CIT Digital PET/CT

Background/Objectives: N-3-[18F]fluoropropyl-2β-carbomethoxy-3β-4-iodophenyl nortropane ([18F]FP-CIT) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is an effective imaging tool for diagnosing parkinsonism. This study evaluated the feasibility of deep learning (DL)-dri...