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    생산성 좩격이 μ‹€μ§ˆ ν™˜μœ¨κ³Ό μˆœμˆ˜μΆœμ— λ―ΈμΉ˜λŠ” 영ν–₯의 ꡭ별 비ꡐ

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    ν•™μœ„λ…Όλ¬Έ (박사) -- μ„œμšΈλŒ€ν•™κ΅ λŒ€ν•™μ› : μ‚¬νšŒκ³Όν•™λŒ€ν•™ κ²½μ œν•™λΆ€, 2021. 2. κΉ€μ†Œμ˜.생산성 증가 좩격이 μ‹€μ§ˆ ν™˜μœ¨μ— λ―ΈμΉ˜λŠ” 영ν–₯에 λŒ€ν•œ μ—°κ΅¬λŠ” λ‹€μ–‘ν•˜κ²Œ μ΄λ£¨μ–΄μ‘Œλ‹€. κ·ΈλŸ¬λ‚˜ κ·Έκ°„μ˜ μ—°κ΅¬λŠ” 이둠 μ—°κ΅¬μ˜ 비쀑이 λ†’κ³ , 싀증 뢄석은 미ꡭ을 λŒ€ν‘œλ‘œ ν•˜λŠ” λŒ€κ·œλͺ¨ κ²½μ œμ—μ„œμ˜ 생산성 증가가 전세계 κ²½μ œμ— λ―ΈμΉ˜λŠ” 영ν–₯으둜 ν•œμ •λ˜μ–΄ μžˆλ‹€. λ˜ν•œ 이둠 μ—°κ΅¬μ—μ„œλŠ” λͺ¨λΈ λ³„λ‘œ ν™˜μœ¨μ˜ λ³€ν™”λ°©ν–₯을 λ‹€λ₯΄κ²Œ μ˜ˆμΈ‘ν•˜κ³  μžˆμ–΄ 연ꡬ 결과에 일관성이 κ²°μ—¬λ˜μ–΄ μžˆλ‹€. 이 논문은 λ‹€μˆ˜μ˜ κ΅­κ°€ μƒ˜ν”Œμ„ μ΄μš©ν•΄ 생산성 좩격의 νŒŒκΈ‰νš¨κ³Όλ₯Ό λΆ„μ„ν•˜κ³ , κ΅­κ°€μ˜ νŠΉμ„±μ— 따라 영ν–₯이 λ‹¬λΌμ§ˆ 수 μžˆλ‹€λŠ” κ²°κ³Όλ₯Ό μ œμ‹œν•œλ‹€. λ˜ν•œ μ†Œκ·œλͺ¨ κ°œλ°©κ²½μ œμ—μ„œ 생산성 좩격이 λ°œμƒν–ˆμ„ λ•Œ ν™˜μœ¨κ³Ό 순수좜의 λ³€ν™”λ₯Ό λΆ„μ„ν•˜κ³ , 미ꡭ의 결과와 λΉ„κ΅ν•œλ‹€. 첫째, κΈ°μ‘΄ 연ꡬ가 미ꡭ의 생산성 증가가 전세계 κ²½μ œμ— λ―ΈμΉ˜λŠ” 영ν–₯을 λΆ„μ„ν•œλ° λ°˜ν•΄, 이 논문은 미ꡭ의 생산성 좩격이 48개 κ°œλ³„ ꡭ가에 λ―ΈμΉ˜λŠ” 영ν–₯을 λΆ„μ„ν•œλ‹€. 미ꡭ의 생산성 좩격은 VAR(Vector Autoregressive) λͺ¨λΈμ—μ„œ λ³€μˆ˜μ—sign restriction을 μ μš©ν•΄ μ‹λ³„ν•˜κ³ , ꡭ가별 영ν–₯의 차이가 λ°œμƒν•˜λŠ” 원인은 cross-country OLS(Ordinary Least Square)λ₯Ό μ΄μš©ν•΄ λΆ„μ„ν•œλ‹€. 뢄석 κ²°κ³Ό 전체적인 미ꡭ의 μ‹€μ§ˆ ν™˜μœ¨μ€ μ ˆμƒν•˜κ³  μˆœμˆ˜μΆœμ€ κ°μ†Œν•˜μ§€λ§Œ, κ°œλ³„ κ΅­κ°€μ—μ„œλŠ” 미ꡭ의 μ‹€μ§ˆ ν™˜μœ¨μ΄ μ ˆμƒκ³Ό μ ˆν•˜κ°€ λͺ¨λ‘ μ‘΄μž¬ν•˜κ³  μˆœμˆ˜μΆœλ„ κ°μ†Œμ™€ 증가가 λͺ¨λ‘ κ΄€μ°°λœλ‹€. μ‹€μ§ˆ ν™˜μœ¨μ˜ 경우, μ†ŒλΉ„μ—μ„œ 자ꡭ μ œν’ˆ μ„ ν˜Έλ„κ°€ λ†’κ³  λ―Έκ΅­κ³Ό κ°•ν•œ 무역 관계λ₯Ό κ°€μ§€κ±°λ‚˜ 무역 κ°œλ°©λ„κ°€ 높은 κ΅­κ°€μ—μ„œ 미ꡭ의 μ‹€μ§ˆ ν™˜μœ¨μ΄ μ ˆμƒν•˜λŠ” κ²ƒμœΌλ‘œ 뢄석됐닀. λ¬΄μ—­μ˜ 경우, 미ꡭ의 μ‹€μ§ˆ ν™˜μœ¨μ΄ μ ˆμƒν•œ κ΅­κ°€λ‘œλŠ” 미ꡭ의 수좜이 κ°μ†Œν•˜κ³ , 미ꡭ은 생산성 증가 이후 μ€‘κ°„μž¬ μˆ˜μž…μ„ λŠ˜λ¦¬λŠ” κ²ƒμœΌλ‘œ λ‚˜νƒ€λ‚¬λ‹€. 전체적인 미ꡭ의 μˆ˜μΆœμ€ κ°μ†Œν•˜μ§€λ§Œ, κΈˆμœ΅μ‹œμž₯이 λ°œμ „ν•œ κ΅­κ°€λ‘œμ˜ μˆ˜μΆœμ€ 였히렀 μ¦κ°€ν•˜λŠ” κ²ƒμœΌλ‘œ 뢄석됐닀. λ‘˜μ§Έ, κΈ°μ‘΄ μ—°κ΅¬λŠ” λŒ€κ·œλͺ¨ κ²½μ œμ—μ„œ 생산성 좩격을 λΆ„μ„ν–ˆμ§€λ§Œ, 이 μ—°κ΅¬λŠ” μ†Œκ·œλͺ¨ κ°œλ°©κ²½μ œμ—μ„œ 생산성 좩격이 λ°œμƒν•  경우 κ·Έ κ΅­κ°€μ˜ μ‹€μ§ˆ ν™˜μœ¨κ³Ό 순수좜의 λ°˜μ‘μ„ λΆ„μ„ν•˜μ˜€λ‹€. μ†Œκ·œλͺ¨ 개방경제 μƒ˜ν”Œμ€ 일본, 남아프리카 곡화ꡭ, μΊλ‚˜λ‹€. ν”„λž‘μŠ€, λ…Έλ₯΄μ›¨μ΄, ν•€λž€λ“œ, 독일, μ•„μΌλžœλ“œ, 호주, 영ꡭ의10개 κ΅­κ°€λ‘œ κ΅¬μ„±λœλ‹€. λ―Έκ΅­μ—μ„œλŠ” 생산성이 μ¦κ°€ν–ˆμ„ λ•Œ μ‹€μ§ˆ ν™˜μœ¨μ΄ μ ˆμƒν•˜κ³  순수좜이 κ°μ†Œν–ˆμ§€λ§Œ, μ†Œκ·œλͺ¨ κ°œλ°©κ²½μ œμ—μ„œλŠ” λ―Έκ΅­κ³Ό λ°˜λŒ€λ°©ν–₯으둜 λ³€μˆ˜κ°€ λ°˜μ‘ν•˜λŠ” κ²½μš°κ°€ λ‚˜νƒ€λ‚¬λ‹€. 미ꡭ의 경우처럼 생산성 증가 이후 μ‹€μ§ˆ ν™˜μœ¨μ΄ μ ˆμƒν•˜λŠ” κ΅­κ°€μ—μ„œλŠ” κ³΅ν†΅λœ νŠΉμ§•μ΄ λ°œκ²¬λ˜μ—ˆλ‹€. 생산성 증가 이후 μžμ‚° νš¨κ³Όκ°€ 크고 μ†ŒλΉ„μ—μ„œ 자ꡭ μ œν’ˆμ„ μ„ ν˜Έν•˜λŠ” κ²½ν–₯이 높은 κ΅­κ°€μ—μ„œλŠ” μ‹€μ§ˆ ν™˜μœ¨μ΄ 미ꡭ의 경우처럼 μ ˆμƒν•˜μ˜€λ‹€.International transmission of productivity shock, specifically the effects on the real exchange rate (RER), is a widely discussed issue, but a large share of the literature consists of theoretical modeling, and the predictions of the models are inconsistent. Empirical studies are limited to shocks in large economies, mainly the US, and the aggregate impact on the global economy is tested. In other words, previous studies investigate how the world economy as a whole is affected by productivity growth in large economies. This thesis, however, investigates the effects of US productivity shocks on 48 individual countries and finds that the responses can differ, depending on country characteristics. In addition, productivity shocks in small open economies are investigated and the responses are compared to the results found in a large economy, the US. First, this study investigates the effects of US productivity shock on 48 countries. US productivity shock is identified via sign restrictions in the Vector Autoregressive (VAR) model and the influence of country characteristics on the effects is tested with cross-country Ordinary Least Square (OLS). This study finds novel evidence that aggregate US RER appreciates but bilateral RER can appreciate or depreciate, depending on country characteristics. A country experiences appreciation in US RER if it has high consumption home bias, a strong trade relationship with the US, or its economy is more open to trade. Aggregate US net exports decline because of decreased exports and increased imports. In terms of bilateral trade, US exports to countries where the US RER appreciates more decline, and imports of intermediate goods to the US increases. US net exports increase to countries where the financial markets are more complete. Second, this study investigates productivity shocks in 10 small open economies and documents the responses of aggregate RER and net exports. The 10 countries are Japan, South Africa, Canada, France, Norway, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Australia, and the UK. While the RER appreciates and net exports decrease in the US after productivity growth, there are varied responses in small open economies. An appreciation in the RER, similar to the effect in the US, is witnessed in a group of countries where strong wealth effect occurs and there is a high consumption home bias.Abstract II Chapter 1 1 Introduction 1 Chapter 2. Productivity Shock in the US and Its Effects on 48 Countries 8 2.1 Introduction 8 2.2 Productivity Shock and Its Impact 11 2.3 Different Impact Across Countries and the Role of Country Characteristics 27 2.4 Robustness 46 2.5 Conclusion 52 Chapter 3. Productivity Shocks in Small Open Economies and International Transmission 54 3.1 Introduction 54 3.2 Structural VAR with Sign Restrictions 56 3.3 Empirical results 60 3.4 Robustness 67 3.5 Comparison to the US 69 3.6 Conclusion 76 Chapter 4. Conclusion and Discussion 78 References 82 ꡭ문초둝 87Docto

    κ°„λ¬Έλ§₯μ—μ„œ 생긴 λ―Έλ§Œμ„± κ±°λŒ€ B세포 λ¦Όν”„μ’…

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    Tumor thrombus in the portal vein without any liver parenchymal abnormality is extremely rare. In the liver, the primary tumor most frequently presenting with intravascular tumor thrombi is hepatocellular carcinoma and lymphoma is rarely considered. Even though thrombosis occurs quite often in lymphoma, cases of tumor thrombus are rare and cases of tumor thrombus in the portal vein are even rarer. Only four cases of lymphoma with portal vein tumor thrombosis have been reported to date and all cases were the result of direct extensions of a dominant nodal or extra-nodal mass. To our knowledge, there has been no report on diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) presenting only within the lumen of the portal vein and not intravascular B-cell lymphoma. We present the first case of DLBCL presenting only within the lumen of the portal vein in an immunocompetent patient.ope

    Noninvasive Biomarker for Predicting Treatment Response to Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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    Purpose: To investigate noninvasive biomarkers for predicting treatment response in patients with locally advanced HCC who underwent concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRTx). Materials and Methods: Thirty patients (55.5 Β± 10.2 years old, M:F = 24:6) who underwent CCRTx due to advanced HCC were enrolled. Contrast-enhanced US (CEUS) and dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were obtained before and immediately after CCRTx. The third CEUS was obtained at one month after CCRTx was completed. Response was assessed at three months after CCRTx based on RECIST 1.1. Quantitative imaging biomarkers measured with CEUS and MRI were compared between groups. A cutoff value was calculated with ROC analysis. Overall survival (OS) was compared by the Breslow method. Results: Twenty-five patients were categorized into the non-progression group and five patients were categorized into the progression group. Peak enhancement of the first CEUS before CCRTx (PE1) was significantly lower in the non-progression group (median, 18.6%; IQR, 20.9%) than that in the progression group (median, 59.1%; IQR, 13.5%; P = 0.002). There was no significant difference in other quantitative biomarkers between the two groups. On ROC analysis, with a cutoff value of 42.6% in PE1, the non-progression group was diagnosed with a sensitivity of 90.9% and a specificity of 100%. OS was also significantly longer in patients with PE1 < 42.6% (P = 0.014). Conclusion: Early treatment response and OS could be predicted by PE on CEUS before CCRTx in patients with HCC.ope

    MRI Findings and Prediction of Time to Progression of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Drug-eluting Bead Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization

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    The purpose of this study was to investigate the utility of MRI findings after drug-eluting beads (DEB) - transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) for hepatocellular carcinoma in predicting time to progression (TTP). This study included 48 patients with 60 lesions who underwent liver MRI within 3 months after DEB-TACE. MRI was assessed for arterial enhancement pattern, late washout, arterioportal shunt, signal intensity on T2-weighted image, intratumoral septa, enhancing tissue on subtraction images, and treatment response. Cox-regression analysis was performed to identify independent factors to predict TTP. TTP was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method with the log-rank test. Per lesion, 30 achieved complete remission, 22 had a partial response, and the remaining 8 lesions displayed stable disease on MRI. Arterial enhancement pattern, washout and enhancing tissue on subtraction images from MRI were associated with viable tumor on the last follow-up computerized tomography. Arterial enhancement, washout and enhancing tissue on subtraction images were significant predictors of TTP, but only enhancing tissue on subtraction images remained a significant predictor of TTP (P=0.018) in the multivariate analysis. TTP was longer in the group without enhancing tissue on subtraction images compared to the group with enhancing tissue (601 days vs. 287 days, P<0.001). Enhancing tissue on subtraction images from MRI after DEB-TACE is predictive for longer TTP.ope

    췌μž₯ μ„ μ•”μ˜ 절제 κ°€λŠ₯μ„± 평가

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    Imaging studies play an important role in the detection, diagnosis, assessment of resectability, staging, and determination of patient-tailored treatment options for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Recently, for patients diagnosed with borderline resectable or locally advanced pancreatic cancers, it is recommended to consider curative-intent surgery following neoadjuvant or palliative therapy, if possible. This review covers how to interpret imaging tests and what to consider when assessing resectability, diagnosing distant metastasis, and re-assessing the resectability of pancreatic cancer after neoadjuvant or palliative therapy.ope

    Essential Items for Structured Reporting of Rectal Cancer MRI: 2016 Consensus Recommendation from the Korean Society of Abdominal Radiology

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    High-resolution rectal MRI plays a crucial role in evaluating rectal cancer by providing multiple prognostic findings and imaging features that guide proper patient management. Quality reporting is critical for accurate effective communication of the information among multiple disciplines, for which a systematic structured approach is beneficial. Existing guides on reporting of rectal MRI are divergent on some issues, largely reflecting the differences in overall management of rectal cancer patients between the United States and Europe. The Korean Society of Abdominal Radiology (KSAR) study group for rectal cancer has developed an expert consensus recommendation regarding essential items for structured reporting of rectal cancer MRI using a modified Delphi method. This recommendation aims at presenting an up-to-date, evidence-based, practical, structured reporting template that can be readily adopted in daily clinical practice. In addition, a thorough explanation of the clinical and scientific rationale underlying the reporting items and their formats is provided. This KSAR recommendation may serve as a useful tool to help achieve more standardized optimal care for rectal cancer patients using rectal MRI.ope

    The Use of Color Doppler Sonography to Avoid Misinterpretation of the Intrahepatic Portal Vein in Gray-Scale Sonographic Diagnosis of Cysts: Two Case Reports

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    The Use of Color Doppler Sonography Avoids Misinterpretation of the Intrahepatic Portal Vein in the Gray-Scale Sonographic Diagnosis of Cysts. When gray-scale US shows an intrahepatic cystic lesion with weak or no posterior acoustic enhancement in close proximity to the portal vein, especially at the bifurcation area, a detailed color Doppler US should be subsequently performed to evaluate its vascular nature.ope

    Contrast-enhanced US with Perfluorobutane(Sonazoid) used as a surveillance test for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in Cirrhosis (SCAN): an exploratory cross-sectional study for a diagnostic trial

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    Background: Ultrasonography (US) is widely used as a standard surveillance tool for patients who are at a high risk of having hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); however, conventional B-mode US appears to be insufficient in order to ensure the early detection of HCC. Perfluorobutane allows very stable Kupffer phase imaging for at least 60 min, which is tolerable for examinations of the entire liver. The purpose of our study is to evaluate the added value of contrast-enhanced US using perfluorobutane to that of conventional B-mode US as an HCC surveillance tool for patients with liver cirrhosis. Methods/design: SCAN (Sonazoid-US for surveillance of hepatoCellulArcarciNoma) is a prospective, multi-institutional, diagnostic trial using an intra-individual comparison design in a single arm of patients. This study was approved by our five institutional review board and informed consent was obtained from all participating. We obtained consent for publication of these data (contrast enhanced US images, CT or MRI images, laboratory findings, age, sex) from all participating patients. All patients will undergo conventional B-mode US immediately followed by contrast-enhanced US. The standardized case report forms will be completed by operating radiologists after B-mode US and contrast-enhanced US, respectively. If any lesion(s) is detected, the likelihood of HCC will be recorded. The primary endpoints are a detection rate of early-stage HCC and a false referral rate of HCC. Intra-individual comparison using Mcnemar's test will be performed between B-mode US and contrast-enhanced US. The study will include 523 patients under HCC surveillance in five medical institutions in Korea. Discussion: SCAN is the first study to investigate the efficacy of contrast-enhanced US in surveillance using two reciprocal endpoints specialized for the evaluation of a surveillance test. SCAN will provide evidence regarding whether patients can truly benefit from contrast-enhanced US in terms of the detection of early stage HCC while avoiding additional unnecessary examinations. In addition to the study protocol, we elaborate on potentially debatable components of SCAN, including the design of an intra-individual comparison study, study endpoints, composite reference standards, and indefinite imaging criteria regarding the likelihood of HCC. Trial registration: The date of trial registration (ClincalTrials.gov: NCT02188901 ) in this study is July 3, 2014. The last patient enrolled in August 30, 2016 and follow up to see the primary end point is still ongoing. All authors have no other relationships/conditions/circumstances that present a potential conflict of interest of relationships. Our study protocol has undergone peer-review by the funding body (GE Healthcare). No other relationships/conditions/circumstances that present a potential conflict of interest. Also, we clearly stated in the 'competing interests' section of my manuscript.ope

    λ‹΄λ„μ„ μ„¬μœ μ’…μ—μ„œ λ°œμƒν•œ λ‹΄κ΄€μ•”: 증둀 보고 및 λ¬Έν—Œμ  κ³ μ°°

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    Biliary adenofibromas are rare biliary epithelial tumors that are classified as benign. Nevertheless, some cases have been reported to show malignant transformations. The radiologic findings of biliary adenofibromas and their malignant transformation are not well-established because of their rarity. We present a case of a cholangiocarcinoma arising from a biliary adenofibroma assessed using ultrasonography, CT, and MRI. The differential diagnoses include other hepatic tumors.ope

    Hepatobiliary phase signal intensity: A potential method of diagnosing HCC with atypical imaging features among LR-M observations

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    Herein, we assessed whether hepatobiliary phase (HBP) signal intensity (SI) can be used to differentiate HCC and non-HCC malignancies within LR-M observations. 106 LR-M patients based on LI-RADS v2018 who underwent gadoxetate-disodium magnetic resonance imaging and surgery from January 2009 to December 2018 were included. SI of LR-M observation on HBP was analyzed by two radiologists and categorized into dark, low and iso-to-high groups. Tumor was classified as dark when more than 50% of tumor showed hypointensity compared to spleen, as low when more than 50% of tumor showed hyperintensity compared to spleen but hypointensity compared to liver parenchyma, and as iso-to-high if there was even a focal iso-intensity or hyperintensity compared to liver parenchyma. Analysis of clinicopathological factors and association between imaging and histology was performed. Out of 106 LR-M, 42 (40%) were showed dark, 61 (58%) showed low, and 3 (3%) showed iso-to-high SI in HBP. Three iso-to-high SI LR-M were HCCs (P = 0.060) and their major histologic differentiation was Edmondson grade 1 (P = 0.001). 43 out of 61 (71%) low SI LR-M were iCCA or cHCC-CCA (P = 0.002). Inter-reader agreement of HBP SI classification was excellent, with a kappa coefficient of 0.872. LR-M with iso-to-high SI in HBP is prone to being HCC while LR-M with low SI in HBP is prone to being tumor with fibrous stroma such as iCCA and cHCC-CCA. Classification of LR-M based on HBP SI may be a helpful method of differentiating HCC from non-HCC malignancies.ope
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