Kyungpook National University View Institution's Website 4 articles published in JoVE Neuroscience Three-Dimensional Shape Modeling and Analysis of Brain Structures Jaeil Kim1, Maria del Carmen Valdés Hernández2, Jinah Park3 1School of Computer Science and Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 2Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, 3School of Computing and KI for Health Science and Technology (KIHST), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) We introduce a semi-automatic protocol for shape analysis on brain structures, including image segmentation using open software, and further group-wise shape analysis using an automated modeling package. Here, we demonstrate each step of the 3D shape analysis protocol with hippocampal segmentation from brain MR images. Engineering An Efficient Method for Selective Desalination of Radioactive Iodine Anions by Using Gold Nanoparticles-Embedded Membrane Filter Ha Eun Shim*1,2, Sajid Mushtaq*1,3, Jongho Jeon1,3 1Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 2Department of Chemistry, Kyungpook National University, 3Department of Radiation Biotechnology and Applied Radioisotope Science, University of Science and Technology An efficient method for the rapid and ion-selective desalination of radioactive iodine in several aqueous solutions is described by using gold nanoparticles-immobilized cellulose acetate membrane filters. Neuroscience Acrylic Resin Molding Based Head Fixation Technique in Rodents Mootaek Roh1, Kyungmin Lee1, Il-Sung Jang2, Kyoungho Suk3, Maan-Gee Lee3 1Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine and Brain Science and Engineering Institute, Kyungpook National University, 2Department of Pharmacology, School of Dentistry and Brain Science and Engineering Institute, Kyungpook National University, 3Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine and Brain Science and Engineering Institute, Kyungpook National University Traditional head fixation techniques have used metallic frames attached on the skull as an interface for head fixation apparatus. This protocol demonstrates a frameless, acrylic resin molding based head fixation technique for behavioral tasks in rodents. Bioengineering Photoacoustic Cystography Mansik Jeon1,2, Jeehyun Kim3, Chulhong Kim1,2 1Department of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 2Department of Creative IT Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 3School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kyungpook National University Photoacoustic cystography (PAC) has a great potential to map urinary bladders, a radiation sensitive internal organ in pediatric patients, without using any ionizing radiation or toxic contrast agent. Here we demonstrate the use of PAC for mapping urinary bladders with an injection of optical-opaque tracers in rats in vivo.
