Publications by authors named "Duk-Ju Kim"

Article Synopsis
  • The study focused on creating an AI algorithm that automatically detects and evaluates the positioning of chest percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) on chest X-rays.
  • It involved analyzing 1,217 chest radiographs from 960 patients, categorizing them as properly or malpositioned catheters, and training the model on a subset of these images.
  • The AI model showed strong performance with an accuracy of 88%, and was able to help in the diagnosis and early detection of catheter placement issues for radiologists and clinicians.
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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance and procedural characteristics of fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous transthoracic pleural forceps biopsy (PTPFB) in patients with exudative pleural effusion.

Materials And Methods: Patients with exudative pleural effusion who underwent PTPFB between May 1, 2014, and February 28, 2023, were included in this retrospective study. The interval between percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) and PTPFB, number of biopsies, procedural time, and procedure-related complications were evaluated.

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Acupuncture is increasingly being used in Asian countries and is generally considered a relatively safe procedure. However, adverse events have been reported consistently. Therefore, clinicians should be aware of the possibility of acupuncture-related complications and should actively treat serious cases.

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: This study aimed to evaluate the added value of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) for detecting hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) and feeding arteries during transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE). : Seventy-six patients underwent TACE and CBCT. We subcategorized patients into groups I (61 patients: possible superselection of tumor/feeding arteries) and II (15 patients: limited superselection of tumor/feeding arteries).

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Background Off-hour presentation can affect treatment delay and clinical outcomes in endovascular therapy (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke. We aimed to examine the treatment delays and clinical outcomes of EVT between on- and off-hour admission and to evaluate the effect of hospital procedure volume and the number of neurointerventionalists on off-hour EVT. Methods and Results From a multicenter registry, we identified patients who were treated with EVT within 12 hours of symptom.

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Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a hereditary disorder characterized by progressive muscle weakness and contracture, and special care during anesthesia is needed in these patients. Because inhalational anesthetics and succinylcholine can cause fatal results, intravenous anesthetics are commonly used. However, monitorings for the pediatric population are not otherwise specified.

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Bronchial atresia is a rare anomaly characterized generally by obstruction in the bronchial system, mucus accumulation, emphysematous changes and bulla formation in the peripheral lung. Regional anesthesia is the choice for cesarean delivery in a parturient patient with this anomaly. We report a patient with a diagnosis of bronchial atresia in whom the conversion of epidural analgesia to epidural anesthesia for cesarean delivery failed during labor, needing the application of general anesthesia for a successful delivery.

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