Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis:Interventional Therapy / 实用放射学杂志

Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effect of acute necrotizing pancreatitis(ANP) by the continuous intra-arterial infusion of stilamin,danshen and antibiotics using micro-pump. Methods 12 patients with ANP were treated with arterial infusion immediately after the patients were diagnosed by CT or MRI.The catheter was placed in the celiac artery.The drugs were used continuously for 3 to 9 days using micro-pumps.Results All of the 12 patients were recovery after 17 to 35 days treatment.No severe complications were observed.Conclusion The treatment of ANP by arterial infusion of stilamin,danshen and antibiotics offers good therapeutic effect with few severe complications and low mortality rate,it can shorten the duration of treatment and is proved to be an ideal method.

CT Diagnosis of Infantile Vitamin B_1 Deficiency Encephalopathy / 实用放射学杂志

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic level of infantile vitamin B_1 deficiency encephalopathy.Methods Clinical featuresand CT images in 45 cases of infantile vitamin B_1 deficiency encephalopathy proved by clinical treatment and follow-up were analyzedretrospectively.Results CT images depicted bilateral symmetrical low-density regions in the lentiform nucleus and the head of caudatenucleus in all 45 cases.The regions were reniform,upsiloid,butterfly or oval.Bilateral symmetrical low-densities of frontal,temporal or parietal lobes were found in some cases.Other CT findings included extensions of longitudinal fissures,lateral fissures and cerebral grooves.Experimental treatments of vitamin B_1 made remarkable clinical improvements.Conclusion CT scanning is extremely useful in thediagnosis of infantile vitamin B_1 deficiency encephalopathy.