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Objective:To investigate the value of ultrasound in the diagnosis of hourglass-like fascicular constrictions of the anterior interosseous nerve.Methods:From July 2010 to July 2020, 12 patients with hourglass-like fascicular constrictions of the anterior interosseous nerve diagnosed in Shandong Medical Imaging Research Institute Affiliated to Shandong University were retrospectively analyzed. The characteristics of the high-frequency ultrasonographic images were summarized and compared with clinical surgery.Results:The hourglass-like fascicular constrictions of the anterior interosseous nerve were all located in the median nerve of the distal upper arm in 12 patients, including 9 cases of single hourglass change and 3 cases of multiple hourglass like changes. High-frequency ultrasound can accurately locate the location of the hourglass-like fascicular constrictions of the anterior interosseous nerve and the extent of neuropathy. The sonogram of hourglass-like fascicular constrictions of the anterior interosseous nerve showed single or multiple hourglass-like changes in the median nerve of the distal upper arm. The nerve fasciculars on both sides of hourglass-like changes were thickened. There was significant difference between the diameter of the affected fascicular and the corresponding position of the contralateral fascicular[(0.20±0.04)cm vs (0.11±0.03)cm, P<0.01]. There was significant difference between the cross-sectional area of the median nerve at the widest part of the lesion side and the corresponding position of the contralateral side[(0.14±0.03)cm 2 vs (0.09±0.03)cm 2, P<0.01]. Conclusions:High-frequency ultrasound is the preferred image method for the diagnosis of hourglass-like fascicular constrictions of the anterior interosseous nerve.
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Objective:To assess the diagnostic value of whole-lesion intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion weighted imaging (IVIM-DWI) in differentiating benign and malignant thyroid nodules based on turbo spin echo (TSE) sequence.Methods:Totally 57 patients with thyroid nodules diagnosed by pathology were prospectively collected at the Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University from March 2019 to December 2019. A total of 62 nodules were included for analysis, including 27 benign nodules and 35 malignant nodules. All patients underwent routine MRI scan and IVIM-DWI based on TSE sequence before surgery. The regions of interest were drawn along the edge of the lesion on multiple consecutive slices to cover the entire nodule, and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), diffusivity (D), pseudo-diffusivity (D *) and quantitation of perfusion fraction (f) values were measured, and the mean value of the multilayer measurement was recorded for further analysis. The differences of the parameters between benign and malignant thyroid nodules were analyzed using independent samples ttest (normal distribution) and Mann-Whitney U test (non-normal distribution). The diagnostic efficacy of parameters with statistical significance was evaluated using the receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve. Results:The ADC, D and D *values in the malignant nodules were lower than those in benign nodules, the differences were statistically significant ( t=3.821, P=0.001; t=2.034, P=0.046).There were no statistical differences of D * and f values ( t=-1.170, P=0.247; Z=-0.559, P=0.577).The optimal cut-off values of ADC and D were 1.90×10 -3mm 2/s and 1.10×10 -3mm 2/s, with both sensitivity of 81.5%, specificity of 73.5% and 61.8%, respectively. The area under ROC curve of ADC and D were 0.782 and 0.688, and the statistical difference was found ( Z=2.098, P=0.040). Conclusion:The whole-lesion IVIM parameters (ADC and D) based on the TSE sequence provide imaging features for preoperative differentiation of benign and malignant nodules of the thyroid gland.
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Objective To explore and analyze the influencing factors of family caregiving behavior and protective strategies in children with recurrent lower respiratory tract infection. Methods By reviewing the literature, a self-designed questionnaire for family caregiving behavior related to recurrent lower respiratory tract infection were adopted, including feeding behavior, hand hygiene, environmental factors, time of outdoor activities and family health-seeking behavior. Totally 206 cases with recurrent lower respiratory tract infection (the study group) and 206 cases with acute lower respiratory tract infection (the control group) were included and all cases were investigated by family caregiving behavior questionnaire. The influencing factors of family caregiving behavior of two groups were analyzed and compared. Results The feeding behavior in the study group was worse than that in the control group(χ2=5.14-14.76, P0.05). Conclusions We should guide parents to establish the right and reasonable family care behavior to effectively enhance children's physical fitness and disease resistance and to avoid exposure to infectious agents and harmful substances, reduce the occurrence of Recurrent Lower Respiratory Tract Infections.
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Objective To investigate the conventional and functional MRI features of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL).Methods The conventional MRI,DWI,1H-MRS and PWI data of 21 patients with PCNSL confirmed pathologically were analyzed retrospectively.Results There were 39 lesions in 21 cases.The mean ADC value of the PC-NSL lesions and the contralateral hemisphere normal white matter was (0.78±0.14) × 10 a mm2/s and (0.89 + 0.21) × 10-3 mm2/s,respectively.The difference of ADC value between PCNSL lesions and the contralateral hemisphere normal white matter was statistically significant (t=1.24,P＜0.05).Compared with the normal brain white matter,the PCNSL lesions showed abnormally high Cho/Cr ratio (4.62±2.05 vs 0.83±0.25),high Cho/NAA ratio (6.86±2.36 vs 0.63± 0.34) and low NAA/Cr ratio (0.67±1.73 vs 0.63±.034) on 1H-MRS (all P＜0.05).PCNSL lesions showed relatively low perfusion on PWI.And the cerebral blood volume of PCNSL lesion was lower than that of the surrounding normal brain parenchyma.Conclusion MR DWI,1H-MRS and PWI can reflect the features of PCNSL from different profiles.Combined with routine MRI signs,the accuracy of diagnosis can be further improved.
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Objective To investigate the conventional and functional MRI features of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL).Methods The conventional MRI,DWI,1H-MRS and PWI data of 21 patients with PCNSL confirmed pathologically were analyzed retrospectively.Results There were 39 lesions in 21 cases.The mean ADC value of the PC-NSL lesions and the contralateral hemisphere normal white matter was (0.78±0.14) × 10 a mm2/s and (0.89 + 0.21) × 10-3 mm2/s,respectively.The difference of ADC value between PCNSL lesions and the contralateral hemisphere normal white matter was statistically significant (t=1.24,P＜0.05).Compared with the normal brain white matter,the PCNSL lesions showed abnormally high Cho/Cr ratio (4.62±2.05 vs 0.83±0.25),high Cho/NAA ratio (6.86±2.36 vs 0.63± 0.34) and low NAA/Cr ratio (0.67±1.73 vs 0.63±.034) on 1H-MRS (all P＜0.05).PCNSL lesions showed relatively low perfusion on PWI.And the cerebral blood volume of PCNSL lesion was lower than that of the surrounding normal brain parenchyma.Conclusion MR DWI,1H-MRS and PWI can reflect the features of PCNSL from different profiles.Combined with routine MRI signs,the accuracy of diagnosis can be further improved.
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Objective To investigate the value of dynamic contrast-enhanced(DCE)-MRI and DWI for the early assessment of curative effects in NSCLC. Methods Forty patients from September 2012 to September 2014 with NSCLC proven by pathology were examined with DCE-MRI and DWI, at one week before the first chemotherapy and one month after treatment. DCE parameters (MER, slope, WR) and ADC values of the tumors were calculated on the workstation. According to the changes of the tumor-size after treatment, all patients were divided into two groups: good response group and poor response group. Pretreatment parameters were compared between the two groups with independent-samples t test, and parameter changes before and after treatment were compared with paired-samples t Test. ROC curve of tumor response characteristic was analyzed. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to study the correlation between post-treatment parameter changes and tumor size reduction. Results Pretreatment ADC, MER and slope value were (1.15 ± 0.09) × 10-3 mm2/s, 1.13 ± 0.28, (3.76 ± 1.27)% in the good response group(15 patients), and were (1.34±0.33)×10-3mm2/s, 0.78±0.16, (2.63±0.58)%in poor response group(25 patients), respectively. There was significant difference between tumors in two groups(t=2.329, 3.152, 4.556,P=0.027, 0.032, 0.009), the lower ADC value and the higher MER/slope value was observed in the good response group. The change rates of ADC after one month treatment in the two groups were (20.43±6.40)%, (2.98±1.65)%(t=3.485,P=0.009), and slope change were (-61.80±19.21)%, (-30.80±11.16)%(t=3.280, P=0.020). Both the rising rate of ADC and decreasing rate of slope value were significant higher in good response group than the poor response group. The ROC curve was used to analyze the change rate of ADC and slope after tumors treatment, the area under the ROC curve in ADC was largest(Az=0.790), the diagnosis efficiency was highest. We found significant positive correlation between ADC, MER, slope change rate and tumor maximum diameter reduction rate after chemotherapy(r=0.637, 0.396, 0.532,P<0.05). Conclusions DCE parameters and ADC values possess important clinical value to evaluate the early effect of chemotherapy in NSCLC. ADC value is more sensitive to early lung cancer response.
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BACKGROUND:With the development of genetic engineering and tumor molecular biology, gene therapy has acted as a new treatment mode for tumors. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the impact of gene silencing ABCE1 on growth, proliferation and migration of human cervical cancer cel s XB1702. METHODS:siRNA sequences of ABCE1 were designed and synthesized to transfect XB1702 cel s using LipofectamineTM 2000. Cel s transfected with NC siRNA carrier served as controls, and untransfected cel s acted as blank group. After RNA interference, the expression of ABCE1 mRNA and protein was detected by western blod assay;cel cycle was detected using flow cytometry;cel counting kit-8 test, scratch healing assay and cel invasion assay were used to evaluate the effects of ABCE1 silence gene on XB1702 cel proliferation, migration and invasion ability. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:ABCE1 mRNA and protein expression in the experimental group was significantly lower than that in the control group and blank group (P<0.05). Growth rate in the experimental group was significantly slowed, cel s were arrested in G 0/G 1 phase, and the number of S-phase cel s was reduced. Compared with the control group and blank group, XB1702 cel proliferation was inhibited significantly in the experimental group, and cel migration and invasion was significantly decreased (P<0.05). These results showed that specific interference with gene expression of ABCE1 can inhibit the migration of human cervical cancer cel s XB1702, and restrain tumor cel proliferation;therefore, the siRNA sequence of ABCE1 may be an effective target for treatment of cervical cancer.
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Objective To discuss the clinical effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined tumor cells to destroy the loss in treatment of patients with advanced ovarian cancer.Methods One hundred and forty-four patients with advanced ovarian cancer were divided randomly into the control group(n=72) and research group (n=72).The patients of control group were given conventional chemotherapy(ovarian tumor remove first and then neoadjuvant chemotherapy) and the patients of research group were given neoadjuvant chemotherapy (neoadjuvant chemotherapy first and then ovarian tumor remove).The operation time, intraoperative blood loss, hospital stay, ideal reduction rate, clinical efficacy and postoperative complications between the two groups were compared.Results The operation time, intraoperative blood loss, hospital stay of the research group were obviously lower than that of the control group((124.6±21.3) min vs.(186.4±32.6) min, (382.5±62.3) ml vs.(618.5± 86.4) ml, (8.9± 1.3) d vs.(12.2± 3.4) d;t =5.623,9.646,5.257), while the ideal reduction rate of the research group were obviously higher than that of the control group(70.8％ vs.47.2％, x2 =8.735), the differences were statistically significant(P＜0.05).The clinical efficacy(87.5％ vs.52.8％, x2 =6.748) of the research group were obviously higher than that of the control group, while the postoperative incision infection (9.7％ vs.19.4％, x2 =4.452) and fever(4.2％ vs.15.3％,x2 =5.536) were obviously lower than that of the control group, the differences were statistically significant (P＜0.05).Conclusion The treatment of neoadjuvant chemotherapy can obviously increase the the clinical effect of treatment of patients with advanced ovarian cancer and decrease the postoperative complications, it is worth popularization and application.
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Objective To study the diagnosis value of high frequency sonography in nontraumatic upper limb nerve torsion.Methods High frequency sonography images of thirteen patients with diagnosed nontraumatic upper limb nerve torsion were retrospective analyzed.The sonography features were compared with the clinical surgery.Results The position and internal structure of nerve can be found by high frequency ultrasound,and which nerve fascicle,location and scope of nerve torsion can be displayed clearly.The features of high frequency sonography was single or multi-segmental hourglass-like change,the two sides of nerve with hourglass like change was thickened,the echo was low,and perineurium structures in upper limb nerve was blurry.Conclusions High frequency sonography is the preferred imaging method for diagnosis of nontraumatic upper limb nerve torsion.
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OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of Yinzhihuang injection combined Oxymatrine injection for patients with acute icteric viral hepatitis.METHODS:100 patients with acute icteric viral hepatitis were randomly divided into two groups:50 patients in the the trial group were treated iv with Yinzhihuang injection 30 mL plus Oxymatrine sterile injection powder 600 mg qd for 30 days,and the another 50(control group) treated iv with Potassium magnesium aspartate 20 mL and Diammonium glycyrrhizinate injection 30 mL qd for 30 days.RESULTS:The cure rate and improvement rate in the trial group was signficantly higher than in the control group(P
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OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of Xuebijing injection on serum level of C reactive protein(CRP) and the incidence of sepsis in patients with severe burn.METHODS: Eighty cases with severe burn injury were randomly assigned to receive routine therapy alone(control group,n=40) routine therapy in combination with Xuebijing injection 100 mL q.d(treatment group,n=40) for 14 days.The level of CRP at 0,3,7,and 14 days were recorded and the incidences of sepsis in the two groups were analyzed statistically.RESULTS: At 7 days,the level of CRP in the treatment group was significantly lower than in the control group(P
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The hospital information system(HIS)is processed in digital standardization for information sharing.In this way,all medical information in different hospitals can be compiled and compared,which provides sufficient and reliable information for the fundamental research on public health and medicine.
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OBJECTIVE:To observe the influence of total Saponin of Frucius Tribuli on hemorheological and thrombosis in vitro in model rats with blood stasis.METHODS:The model rats were randomly divided into control,model,ligustrazine and total saponin of Frucius Tribuli(high,medium,and low dosage)group,all administered drugs through stomach irriga?tion.Except the control group,blood stasis models were established in the rest five groups,and hemorheological parameters and thrombosis indices were determined in these groups.RESULTS:In the model group,blood viscosity increased;red blood cell electrophoresis period was prolonged;fibrinogen content,thrombus length and weight increased too.However,blood viscosity,red blood eletrophoresis period,fibrinogen content as well as the wet and dry weight and length of thrombus in mice of total saponin group decreased significantly,as compared with the model group(P