Ewha Medical JournalPub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-07-31DOI: 10.12771/emj.2025.00717
Dohyoung Rim
{"title":"Ten guidelines for contributors to medical artificial intelligence research.","authors":"Dohyoung Rim","doi":"10.12771/emj.2025.00717","DOIUrl":"10.12771/emj.2025.00717","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41392,"journal":{"name":"Ewha Medical Journal","volume":"48 3","pages":"e39"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12362280/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144754709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ewha Medical JournalPub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-07-31DOI: 10.12771/emj.2025.00661
Jack Gallifant, Majid Afshar, Saleem Ameen, Yindalon Aphinyanaphongs, Shan Chen, Giovanni Cacciamani, Dina Demner-Fushman, Dmitriy Dligach, Roxana Daneshjou, Chrystinne Fernandes, Lasse Hyldig Hansen, Adam Landman, Lisa Lehmann, Liam G McCoy, Timothy Miller, Amy Moreno, Nikolaj Munch, David Restrepo, Guergana Savova, Renato Umeton, Judy Wawira Gichoya, Gary S Collins, Karel G M Moons, Leo A Celi, Danielle S Bitterman
{"title":"The TRIPOD-LLM reporting guideline for studies using large language models: a Korean translation.","authors":"Jack Gallifant, Majid Afshar, Saleem Ameen, Yindalon Aphinyanaphongs, Shan Chen, Giovanni Cacciamani, Dina Demner-Fushman, Dmitriy Dligach, Roxana Daneshjou, Chrystinne Fernandes, Lasse Hyldig Hansen, Adam Landman, Lisa Lehmann, Liam G McCoy, Timothy Miller, Amy Moreno, Nikolaj Munch, David Restrepo, Guergana Savova, Renato Umeton, Judy Wawira Gichoya, Gary S Collins, Karel G M Moons, Leo A Celi, Danielle S Bitterman","doi":"10.12771/emj.2025.00661","DOIUrl":"10.12771/emj.2025.00661","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41392,"journal":{"name":"Ewha Medical Journal","volume":"48 3","pages":"e49"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12362290/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144754710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ewha Medical JournalPub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-07-31DOI: 10.12771/emj.2025.00668
Gary S Collins, Karel G M Moons, Paula Dhiman, Richard D Riley, Andrew L Beam, Ben Van Calster, Marzyeh Ghassemi, Xiaoxuan Liu, Johannes B Reitsma, Maarten van Smeden, Anne-Laure Boulesteix, Jennifer Catherine Camaradou, Leo Anthony Celi, Spiros Denaxas, Alastair K Denniston, Ben Glocker, Robert M Golub, Hugh Harvey, Georg Heinze, Michael M Hoffman, André Pascal Kengne, Emily Lam, Naomi Lee, Elizabeth W Loder, Lena Maier-Hein, Bilal A Mateen, Melissa D McCradden, Lauren Oakden-Rayner, Johan Ordish, Richard Parnell, Sherri Rose, Karandeep Singh, Laure Wynants, Patricia Logullo
{"title":"TRIPOD+AI statement: updated guidance for reporting clinical prediction models that use regression or machine learning methods: a Korean translation.","authors":"Gary S Collins, Karel G M Moons, Paula Dhiman, Richard D Riley, Andrew L Beam, Ben Van Calster, Marzyeh Ghassemi, Xiaoxuan Liu, Johannes B Reitsma, Maarten van Smeden, Anne-Laure Boulesteix, Jennifer Catherine Camaradou, Leo Anthony Celi, Spiros Denaxas, Alastair K Denniston, Ben Glocker, Robert M Golub, Hugh Harvey, Georg Heinze, Michael M Hoffman, André Pascal Kengne, Emily Lam, Naomi Lee, Elizabeth W Loder, Lena Maier-Hein, Bilal A Mateen, Melissa D McCradden, Lauren Oakden-Rayner, Johan Ordish, Richard Parnell, Sherri Rose, Karandeep Singh, Laure Wynants, Patricia Logullo","doi":"10.12771/emj.2025.00668","DOIUrl":"10.12771/emj.2025.00668","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41392,"journal":{"name":"Ewha Medical Journal","volume":"48 3","pages":"e48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12365671/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144754711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ewha Medical JournalPub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-07-28DOI: 10.12771/emj.2025.00696
Chul Min Ahn, Jeong-Ho Chae, Jung-Seok Choi, Yong Pil Chong, Byung Chul Chun, Eun Mi Chun, Bo Seung Kang, Dai Jin Kim, Yeol Kim, Jun Soo Kwon, Sang Haak Lee, Won-Chul Lee, Yu Jin Lee, Jong Han Leem, Soo Lim, Saejong Park, Dongwook Shin, Hyeon Woo Yim, Kwang Ha Yoo, Dae Hyun Yoon, Ho Joo Yoon
{"title":"Ten guidelines for a healthy life: Korean Medical Association Statement (2017).","authors":"Chul Min Ahn, Jeong-Ho Chae, Jung-Seok Choi, Yong Pil Chong, Byung Chul Chun, Eun Mi Chun, Bo Seung Kang, Dai Jin Kim, Yeol Kim, Jun Soo Kwon, Sang Haak Lee, Won-Chul Lee, Yu Jin Lee, Jong Han Leem, Soo Lim, Saejong Park, Dongwook Shin, Hyeon Woo Yim, Kwang Ha Yoo, Dae Hyun Yoon, Ho Joo Yoon","doi":"10.12771/emj.2025.00696","DOIUrl":"10.12771/emj.2025.00696","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41392,"journal":{"name":"Ewha Medical Journal","volume":"48 3","pages":"e47"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12362285/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144754708","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ewha Medical JournalPub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-07-28DOI: 10.12771/emj.2025.00703
In Ja Park
{"title":"Non-operative management of locally advanced rectal cancer with an emphasis on outcomes and quality of life: a narrative review.","authors":"In Ja Park","doi":"10.12771/emj.2025.00703","DOIUrl":"10.12771/emj.2025.00703","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Non‑operative management, particularly the watch and wait (WW) strategy, has emerged as an alternative to total mesorectal excision for selected patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who achieve a clinical complete response (cCR) after neoadjuvant treatment. This narrative review examines oncologic outcomes, functional and quality‑of‑life benefits, diagnostic challenges, and surveillance requirements associated with WW compared to radical surgery. Evidence from randomized trials and international registries indicates that WW provides overall and disease-free survival rates comparable to those of surgery, provided that stringent selection criteria and intensive surveillance are maintained for 3 to 5 years. Local regrowth occurs in 15%-40% of patients-most commonly within 24 months-but salvage surgery is curative in over 90% of cases and restores oncologic equivalence. Nevertheless, distant metastasis is more frequent in patients who experience regrowth, underscoring the importance of early detection and the need for optimized systemic therapy. Accurate determination of cCR remains the primary limitation; digital rectal examination, high‑resolution magnetic resonance imaging, and endoscopy, even when combined, cannot reliably exclude microscopic residual disease. Total neoadjuvant therapy increases cCR rates to 30%-60% and expands the pool of WW candidates, but also intensifies the need for standardized response definitions and surveillance algorithms. WW offers organ preservation and quality‑of‑life improvements without compromising survival in carefully selected patients, provided that multidisciplinary teams ensure rigorous response assessment and lifelong monitoring. Future advances in imaging, molecular biomarkers, and individualized risk stratification are expected to further enhance the safety of WW and expand eligibility to a broader patient population.</p>","PeriodicalId":41392,"journal":{"name":"Ewha Medical Journal","volume":"48 3","pages":"e40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12362288/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144754706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ewha Medical JournalPub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-07-09DOI: 10.12771/emj.2025.00479
Ivo Kwon, Somi Jeong, Seung-Jung Kim, Ara Ko, Hyeonji Jeon
{"title":"A history of 20 years of medical education at Ewha Womans University College of Medicine.","authors":"Ivo Kwon, Somi Jeong, Seung-Jung Kim, Ara Ko, Hyeonji Jeon","doi":"10.12771/emj.2025.00479","DOIUrl":"10.12771/emj.2025.00479","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The study aims to examine the 20-year developmental trajectory of medical education at Ewha Womans University College of Medicine (2004-2025). It analyzes educational support documents, self-evaluation reports, and Curriculum Committee meeting minutes to illuminate both the direction and significance of Ewha's medical education reforms. Key milestones include the formal establishment of the Medical Education Office in 2004 and the subsequent founding of the Department of Medical Education in 2005. Major innovations over this period encompass the expansion of objective structured clinical examinations and the introduction of problem-based learning modules. Additional advancements include the establishment of the Ewha Medical Simulation Center and Learning Resource Center, as well as the reversion to an undergraduate medical college format in 2015. The college has also prioritized faculty development workshops and medical education seminars, implemented the Ewha Social Active Communication program, and introduced team-based learning. Noteworthy initiatives include the enhancement of student research capacity and the launch of a dedicated medical education newsletter. In 2022, the Medical Education Office was reorganized as the Ewha Center for Medical Education, marking a new era of integrated leadership and expanded educational initiatives. Ewha has consistently achieved high accreditation statuses, reflecting ongoing excellence in curriculum development, assessment, and faculty development. This progress demonstrates the dedication and collaboration of both faculty and staff, resulting in a robust educational framework. The institution's continuous growth serves not only as a testament to past achievements but also as a foundation for future advancements in Ewha's medical education, with the ultimate aim of cultivating women leaders in Korean healthcare.</p>","PeriodicalId":41392,"journal":{"name":"Ewha Medical Journal","volume":"48 3","pages":"e41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12362282/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144754689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ewha Medical JournalPub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-07-28DOI: 10.12771/emj.2025.00675
Seokmin Lee, Gyeongmin Im
{"title":"Machine learning for automated cause-of-death classification from 2021 to 2022 in Korea: development and validation of an ICD-10 prediction model.","authors":"Seokmin Lee, Gyeongmin Im","doi":"10.12771/emj.2025.00675","DOIUrl":"10.12771/emj.2025.00675","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study evaluated the feasibility and performance of a deep learning approach utilizing the Korean Medical BERT (KM-BERT) model for the automated classification of underlying causes of death within national mortality statistics. It aimed to assess predictive accuracy throughout the cause-of-death coding workflow and to identify limitations and opportunities for further artificial intelligence (AI) integration.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed a retrospective prediction study using 693,587 death certificates issued in Korea between January 2021 and December 2022. Free-text fields for immediate, antecedent, and contributory causes were concatenated and fine-tuned with KM-BERT. Three classification models were developed: (1) final underlying cause prediction (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision [ICD-10] code) from certificate inputs, (2) tentative underlying cause selection based on ICD-10 Volume 2 rules, and (3) classification of individual cause-of-death entries. Models were trained and validated using 2021 data (80% training, 20% validation) and evaluated on 2022 data. Performance metrics included overall accuracy, weighted F1 score, and macro F1 score.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>On 306,898 certificates from 2022, the final cause model achieved 62.65% accuracy (F1-weighted, 0.5940; F1-macro, 0.1503). The tentative cause model demonstrated 95.35% accuracy (F1-weighted, 0.9516; F1-macro, 0.4996). The individual entry model yielded 79.51% accuracy (F1-weighted, 0.7741; F1-macro, 0.9250). Error analysis indicated reduced reliability for rare diseases and for specific ICD chapters, which require supplementary administrative data.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Despite strong performance in mapping free-text inputs and selecting tentative underlying causes, there remains a need for improved data quality, administrative record integration, and model refinement. A systematic, long-term approach is essential for the broad adoption of AI in mortality statistics.</p>","PeriodicalId":41392,"journal":{"name":"Ewha Medical Journal","volume":"48 3","pages":"e45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12362283/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144754705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ewha Medical JournalPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2025-03-26DOI: 10.12771/emj.2025.00052
Jeong Uk Lim
{"title":"Impact of pulmonary tuberculosis on lung cancer screening: a narrative review.","authors":"Jeong Uk Lim","doi":"10.12771/emj.2025.00052","DOIUrl":"10.12771/emj.2025.00052","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lung cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening has demonstrated efficacy in reducing lung cancer mortality by enabling early detection. In several countries, including Korea, LDCT-based screening for high-risk populations has been incorporated into national healthcare policies. However, in regions with a high tuberculosis (TB) burden, the effectiveness of LDCT screening for lung cancer may be influenced by TB-related pulmonary changes. Studies indicate that the screen-positive rate in TB-endemic areas differs from that in low-TB prevalence regions. A critical challenge is the differentiation between lung cancer lesions and TB-related abnormalities, which can contribute to false-positive findings and increase the likelihood of unnecessary invasive procedures. Additionally, structural lung damage from prior TB infections can alter LDCT interpretation, potentially reducing diagnostic accuracy. Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections further complicate this issue, as their radiologic features frequently overlap with those of TB and lung cancer, necessitating additional microbiologic confirmation. Future research incorporating artificial intelligence and biomarkers may enhance diagnostic precision and facilitate a more personalized approach to lung cancer screening in TB-endemic settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":41392,"journal":{"name":"Ewha Medical Journal","volume":"48 2","pages":"e23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12277502/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144699962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ewha Medical JournalPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2025-03-19DOI: 10.12771/emj.2025.00059
Joon Young Choi
{"title":"Pathophysiology, clinical manifestation, and treatment of tuberculosis-associated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a narrative review.","authors":"Joon Young Choi","doi":"10.12771/emj.2025.00059","DOIUrl":"10.12771/emj.2025.00059","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of respiratory morbidity and mortality, most often linked to smoking. However, growing evidence indicates that previous tuberculosis (TB) infection is also a critical risk factor for COPD. This review aimed at providing a comprehensive perspective on TB-COPD, covering its epidemiologic significance, pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, and current management approaches. Tuberculosis-associated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (TB-COPD) is characterized by persistent inflammatory responses, altered immune pathways, and extensive structural lung damage-manifested as cavitation, fibrosis, and airway remodeling. Multiple epidemiologic studies have shown that individuals with a history of TB have a significantly higher likelihood of developing COPD and experiencing worse outcomes, such as increased breathlessness and frequent exacerbations. Key pathogenic mechanisms include elevated matrix metalloproteinase activity and excessive neutrophil-driven inflammation, which lead to alveolar destruction, fibrotic scarring, and the development of bronchiectasis. Treatment generally follows current COPD guidelines, advocating the use of long-acting bronchodilators and the selective application of inhaled corticosteroids. Studies have demonstrated that indacaterol significantly improves lung function and respiratory symptoms, while long-acting muscarinic antagonists have shown survival benefits.</p>","PeriodicalId":41392,"journal":{"name":"Ewha Medical Journal","volume":"48 2","pages":"e24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12277497/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144699965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ewha Medical JournalPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2025-02-18DOI: 10.12771/emj.2025.00024
Sun Huh
{"title":"Ewha Medical Journal passed the scientific evaluation by PubMed Central and succeeded in being included in DOAJ, but failed to be accepted by Scopus.","authors":"Sun Huh","doi":"10.12771/emj.2025.00024","DOIUrl":"10.12771/emj.2025.00024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41392,"journal":{"name":"Ewha Medical Journal","volume":"48 2","pages":"e21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12277496/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144699958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}