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Objective: To explore the diagnosis value of 18F-FDG PET/CT for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with venous tumor thrombosis (VTT). Methods: PET/CT data of 27 patients with pathologically confirmed RCC with VTT were analyzed retrospectively. PET/CT grading was compared with clinical grading for classification of VTT. According to pathological findings, the patients were divided into venous wall invasion group and venous wall noninvasion group. SUVmax of primary tumor, of VTT and inferior vena cava diameter were compared between two groups. Results: The average SUVmax of VTT was 6.98±5.50 in 27 cases with 100% (27/27) detection rate for VTT. Correct classification of VTT was performed in 26 cases with PET/CT, the accuracy rate was 96.30% (26/27). The average SUVmax of bland thrombosis (BT) was 1.30±0.28 in 8 cases, and the diagnostic accuracy was 87.50% (7/8). SUVmax of VTT was significantly higher than that of BT (P0.05). Conclusion: PET/CT has high detection accuracy for RCC with VTT and BT, also for tumor thrombus classification, but has limited ability to evaluate vein wall tumor invading.
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Integrated PET/MR has many advantages,including functional imaging of PET,precise positioning and multiparameter imaging of MR.With the improvement of image reconstruction,attenuation correction and artifact control technology,the scanning time of PET/MR has further shortened,the radiation dose has further reduced,and the application in clinical and scientific research field has further broadened.The application progresses of integrated PET/MR were reviewed in this article.
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Objective To evaluate the value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC).Methods Totally 32 patients with RCC confirmed by pathology were analyzed retrospectively.The tumor diameter and maximum standard uptake values (SUVrmax) of different pathological types (clear and none clear RCC),different Fuhrman grades (high grade and low grade of clear RCC) and different clinical stages (distant and without distant metastases) were ana lyzed and compared.Results 32 RCC patients including 33 primary tumors,31 lesions were detected by PET/CT and 2 were false negative,the detection rate was 93.94％.The PET/CT findings of 31 primary lesions were mixed density soft tissue masses,and the 18F-FDG uptake accessible,above or below to the normal renal parenchyma;the other 2 lesions of PET/CT findings were normal.18F-FDG uptake of vein tumor thrombus in 8 cases and metastases in 19 cases were higher than the organs affected.The tumor diameter and SUVmax had no statistically significant difference in different pathological types and Fuhrman grades;The tumor diameter had no statistically significant difference,and SUVmax had statistically sig nificant (t=3.852,P=0.001) between different clinical stages.Conclusion The PET/CT findings of RCC primary lesion are varied,and small clear RCC with low Furhman grade may have no obvious abnormality and missed diagnosis;18F-FDG PET/CT has important value in the preoperative staging of RCC.
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Objective To explore the effects of different body positions at the expiratory phase thinsection multi-slice spiral CT on the diagnosis of pulmonary air trapping after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation(allo-HSCT).Methods Thirty-one allo-HSCT patients underwent the expiratory phase low-dose MSCT lung scanning at supine and prone positions to detect whether they have air trapping lesion,the volume percent of air trapping region (CT value ≤-700 HU at expiratory phase) against the whole lung was measured by using GE workstation after grading.Statistical analysis on lesion detection rate was performed with McNemar test and volume percent with rank sum test.Results Air trapping regions were observed in 8 patients (25.8％,8/31) who performed CT scan at the supine position,while 15 cases (48.4％,15/31)were positive for prone position CT scan.Seven cases showed positive results at both body positions.Statistical significance in the positive detection rate at supine and prone positions was found (x2 =4.00,P =0.039).The volume fraction of the two positions was 13 for supine position and 21 for prone position with statistical significance (Z =-3.37,P =0.001).Sensitivity at prone position CT scan to detect air trapping was much higher than that at supine position CT scan.Conclusion For allo-HSCT patients with chronic rejection reaction,performing expiratory phase thin-section CT scan and prone position scan can not only improve the detection rate of lung forepart lesions,but also preliminarily evaluate the severity of the air trapping,which can provide a basis for the early diagnosis and treatment in clinics.
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The visual acuity testa were performed in 8219 children(16 438 eyes)under 5 years of age with sound and light toys,electric torch and a retinoscope.The general ocular examination and mydriatic optometry were also performed for the ametropia.In 8219 children 61 were found to have dominant strabismus,including 59 cases of concomitant strabismus and 2 paralytic strabismus.AbnormaJ refraction was detected in 404 children(739 eye)accounting for 4.92%,including 68 cases of anisometropia (0.83%).In 16 438 eyes 621(3.78%)were moderate or hyper-presbyopia;53(0.32%)were myopia;65 (0.40%)were mixed astigmatism.The vision acuity test described above is a simple and convenient method suitable for children under 5 who are not able to read the conventional test chart.