Junik Son

Dr. Junik Son

Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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6 January 2022 in Diagnostics
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DKDo-Hoon Kim
Do-Hoon Kim
JSJunik Son
Junik Son
CHChae Moon Hong
Chae Moon Hong
HRHo-Sung Ryu
Ho-Sung Ryu
SJShin Young Jeong
Shin Young Jeong
ALand Jaetae Lee
and Jaetae Lee
We developed a novel quantification method named shape feature using F-18 florapronol positron emission tomography–computed tomography (PET/CT) and evaluated its sensitivity and specificity for discriminating between patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and patients with mild cognitive impairment or other precursors dementia (non-AD). We calculated the cerebral amyloid smoothing score (CASS) and brain atrophy index (BAI) using the surface area and volume of the region of interest in PET images. We calculated gray and white matter from trained CT data, prepared using U-net. Shape feature was calculated by multiplying CASS with BAI scores. We measured region-based standard uptake values (SUVr) and performed receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis to compare SUVr, shape feature, CASS, and BAI score. We investigated the relationship between shape feature and neuropsychological tests. Fifty subjects (23 with AD and 27 with non-AD) were evaluated. SUVr, shape feature, CASS, and BAI score were significantly higher in patients with AD than in those with non-AD. There was no statistically significant difference between shape feature and SUVr in ROC analysis. Shape feature correlated well with mini-mental state examination scores. Shape feature can effectively quantify beta-amyloid deposition and atrophic changes in the brain. These results suggest that shape feature is useful in the diagnosis of AD.

3 July 2023 in Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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JSJunik Son
Junik Son
CHChae Moon Hong
Chae Moon Hong
DKDo-Hoon Kim
Do-Hoon Kim
SJShin Young Jeong
Shin Young Jeong
SLSang-Woo Lee
Sang-Woo Lee
Byeong-Cheol AhnByeong-Cheol Ahn
Byeong-Cheol Ahn

11 January 2024 in Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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JSJunik Son
Junik Son
CHChae Moon Hong
Chae Moon Hong
ALand Jaetae Lee
and Jaetae Lee
HCHo Yun Chung
Ho Yun Chung
Byeong-Cheol AhnByeong-Cheol Ahn
Byeong-Cheol Ahn