Constructing a Syndrome Differentiation Model by Combining Latent Structure Analysis of Association Rules： An Example of Kidney Yang Deficiency Syndrome in Primary Osteoporosis / 中医杂志

ObjectiveTo construct a quantitative differentiation model of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） syndromes by taking primary osteoporosis （POP） with kidney yang deficiency syndrome as an example， and to provide methodological reference for the standardization of syndrome differentiation. MethodsHigh-frequency clinical features of POP were screened by descriptive statistical analysis， and strong association features of POP were obtained by association rule algorithm. On this basis， a latent structure （latent tree） model was established through latent structure analysis， and the implicit and explicit variables （features） related to POP with kidney yang deficiency syndrome were comprehensively clustered， and the clustering results were interpreted by the indexes of mutual information and cumulative information coverage， to explore the primary and secondary symptoms， and to deduce the categories of POP with kidney yang deficiency syndrome based on the probability of the features appearing in the various latent categories. Based on the categories， the clinical feature scores and identification thresholds were calculated， and the syndrome differentiation model of POP with kidney yang deficiency was initially constructed by combining the comprehensive judgment rules. Finally， the results of TCM professionals' judgment were used as the gold standard to further evaluate the effectiveness of the model in assisting the syndrome differentiation. ResultsThe 32 features strongly associated with POP were obtained， and the Bayes information critedon score of the further constructed latent tree model was -15291.93. Based on the mutual information and the cumulative information coverage， the main symptoms of POP with kidney yang deficiency syndrome were bone weakness， fatigue， pale tongue， clear urine， frequent nocturnal urination， cold limbs， thin pulse， white coating， and secondary symptoms were weakness， loss of libido， loose stool， frequent urination， lumbar and knee weakness， and fear of cold. From the probability of the occurrence of each clinical feature in different latent categories of POP with kidney yang deficiency syndrome， the state was introduced as S0 category （none/mild kidney yang syndrome）/ S1 category （moderate kidney yang syndrome）/ S2 category （severe kidney yang syndrome）. Optimizing the preliminary rules of state identification and refining the state of S1 category， the results showed that among 970 patients with POP， there were 520 patients having no/mild kidney yang deficiency syndrome， 224 patients with moderate to mild kidney yang deficiency syndrome， 81 patients with moderate to severe kidney yang deficiency syndrome， and 145 patients with severe kidney yang deficiency syndrome. During the evaluation and validation process， the correct rate of the model assessment index was 0.8835， while the sensitivity was 0.7181， and the specificity was 0.9437. ConclusionCombined with the latent structure analysis of the association rule， the syndrome differentiation model for POP with kidney yang deficiency could be constructed， and the model shows a good quantitative identification effect， which can provide methodological supports for clinicians to improve the efficiency and accuracy of TCM diagnosis.

Medication Analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines for Allergic Rhinitis Based on Clinical Efficacy Evaluation / 中国实验方剂学杂志

ObjectiveTo explore the role of efficacy evaluation methods in providing evidence for traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） clinical practice guidelines based on a demonstration study of clinical efficacy evaluation of TCM for allergic rhinitis （AR），aiming to enrich the sources of evidence for guideline development. MethodReal-world data of TCM medication for AR were collected and efficacy evaluation was carried out. SPSS 16.0 software was used to calculate the conformity of clinical syndromes，main prescriptions， and medications to the guidelines. Correlation analysis of efficacy and medications was performed according to guideline conformity to compare the differences in medications between real-world clinical applications and current guidelines. ResultA total of 198 cases were collected and the clinical medications were compared with the relevant guidelines for AR. It was found that the clinical syndrome conformity was above 70%，and in addition to the guideline syndrome，there were also syndromes in six meridians and other mixed syndromes in clinical practice. The guideline conformity of the main prescriptions used in clinical practice showed a positive correlation trend with efficacy. There were some differences between the commonly used drugs in clinical practice and those recommended by the guidelines. For example，for lung Qi deficiency and cold syndrome，drugs such as Angelicae Dahuricae Radix， Magnoliae Flos， and Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus were often used. For kidney Yang deficiency syndrome，drugs such as Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma and Ostreae Concha were often used. For spleen Qi deficiency and weakness syndrome，drugs such as Poria， Cinnamomi Ramulus， and Magnoliae Flos were used. For lung Qi deficiency and cold syndrome in children，drugs such as Chebulae Fructus， Cicadae Periostracum， Zingiberis Rhizoma， and Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma were used. For lung and spleen Qi deficiency syndrome，drugs such as Dioscoreae Rhizoma， Menthae Haplocalycis Herba， Amomi Fructus， and Zingiberis Rhizoma were used. There were also some differences in the commonly used drugs for adults and children. For example，for lung Qi deficiency and cold syndrome，adults often used Angelicae Dahuricae Radix， Magnoliae Flos， and Tribuli Fructus，while children often used Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma， Paeoniae Radix Alba， and Poria. For lung meridian hidden heat syndrome， adults often used Bupleuri Radix， Asari Radix et Rhizoma， Pinelliae Rhizoma， and Xanthii Fructus， while children often used Houttuyniae Herba， Menthae Haplocalycis Herba， Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium， and Massa Medicata Fermentata. ConclusionEffective medication regimens can be screened out based on efficacy evaluation methods，which can help supplement immediate， objective， and clinically relevant evidence of medication for the development of clinical practice guidelines in TCM from the perspective of clinical effectiveness.

Identification of Kidney-Yang Deficiency Syndrome in Osteoporosis Patients Based on Rule Ensemble Method of Bagging Combining LASSO Regression / 中国实验方剂学杂志

ObjectiveTo investigate the identification of kidney Yang deficiency syndrome of patients with osteoporosis（OP）， and to form the clinical syndrome identification rules of traditional Chinese medicine（TCM）. MethodBasic information， etiology， clinical symptoms and other characteristics of 982 OP patients were included， and statistical tests were used to screen the variables associated with kidney Yang deficiency syndrome. Taking the decision tree as the base model， bootstrap aggregation algorithm（Bagging algorithm） was utilized to establish the classification model of kidney Yang deficiency syndrome in OP， generating numerous rules and removing redundancy. Combining least absolute shrinkage and selection operator（LASSO） regression to screen key rules and integrate them to construct an identification model， achieving the identification of kidney Yang deficiency syndrome in OP patients. ResultEighteen key identification rules were screened out， and of these， where 11 rules with regression coefficients>0 correlated positively with the kidney Yang deficiency syndrome， the rule with the highest coefficient was chilliness（present）&feverish sensation over the palm and sole（absent）. The other 7 rules with regression coefficients<0 correlated negatively with the syndrome， the rule with the lowest coefficient was reddish tongue（present）&diarrhea（absent）&deficiency of endowment（absent）. According to the regression coefficients of each key rule， variables with importance>0.2 were ranked as chilliness， reddish tongue， feverish sensation over the palm and sole， cold limbs， clear urine， diarrhea， deficiency of endowment， prolonged illness. The results of the partial dependence analysis of the identification model showed that compared to OP patients without chilliness， those with chilliness（present） had a 0.266 8 higher probability of being identified as having kidney Yang deficiency syndrome， indicating that this variable had the highest impact on identification of the syndrome. Similarly， compared to OP patients without reddish tongue， those with reddish tongue had a 0.141 9 lower probability of being identified as having kidney Yang deficiency syndrome， indicating that this variable had the highest impact on identifying non-kidney Yang deficiency syndrome. The accuracy， sensitivity， specificity and area under receiver operating characteristic curve（AUC） of the established kidney Yang deficiency syndrome identification model in the test set were 0.865 9， 0.853 7， 0.872 0 and 0.931 5， respectively. ConclusionA precise identification model of OP kidney Yang deficiency syndrome is conducted basing on the rule ensemble method of Bagging combining LASSO regression， and the screened key rules can explain the identification process of kidney Yang deficiency syndrome. In this research， according to the regression coefficients of rules， the importance and partial dependence of variables， combined with the thinking of TCM， the influence of patient characteristics on the identification of syndromes is described， so as to reveal the primary and secondary syndromes of identification and assist the clinical identification of kidney Yang deficiency syndrome.

Research progress on Clarity system in external beam radiation therapy of prostate cancer / 中华放射肿瘤学杂志

External beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is one of the main treatments for prostate cancer, and image-guided implementation of EBRT is more suitable for accurate radiotherapy. As a new type of image-guided technology, the Clarity system has been applied in the real-time tracking during EBRT for prostate cancer in clinical practice. While improving the accuracy of EBRT targeting, it also significantly reduces the side effects of traditional EBRT. In this article, the application of Clarity system in EBRT of prostate cancer and its existing problems were systematically elucidated.

Consideration on promoting medical science popularization in the new era: Based on the practice of Peking University Health Science Center / 中华医学科研管理杂志

Objective:Taking medical science popularization as an strategic point, it is imperative to constantly strengthen the thinking and exploration to make further contributions to the " Healthy China Initiative" and " Science and Technology Strategy" .Methods:Taking into consideration of the characteristics of medical popularization in the new era, this study summarizes the current situation of medical science popularization in Peking University Health Science Center, proposes further construction plans.Results:Medical science popularization and scientific innovation are both important work at Peking University Health Science Center. The medical science popularization is well developed by the combination of a series of working strategies, including construction of comprehensive platforms that cover the scientific research, academic exchanges, publicity and rewards.Conclusions:Scientific and technological innovation and scientific popularization are the two wings to achieve innovative development. It is necessary to further strengthen the deep integration of medical science popularization and scientific research work, improve the evaluation and assessment system, and promote the development of medical science popularization work to a higher level.

Expression of Fbxw7 protein in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and its clinical significance / 白血病·淋巴瘤

Objective:To explore the expression of Fbxw7 protein and its clinical significance in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), and to provide a basis for prognostic judgement and searching the new therapeutic targets of DLBCL.Methods:A total of 72 patients with newly diagnosed DLBCL who received immunohistochemical detection of c-myc protein from January 2011 to September 2017 in Cancer Hospital Affilicoted to Zhengzhou University were enrolled. The paraffin-embedded specimens after lymph node biopsy and the clinical data of patients were also collected. At the same time, 22 samples of lymph node reactive hyperplasia were selected as the control group. Immunohistochemical method was used to detect the expression of Fbxw7 protein in DLBCL tissues and control tissues. The relationship between the expression of Fbxw7 protein and c-myc protein, the association of Fbxw7 protein expression with DLBCL patients' clinicopathological characteristics, efficacy and prognosis were analyzed.Results:The positive rate of Fbxw7 protein in DLBCL tissues was lower than that in control tissues, and the difference was statistically significant [63.89% (46/72) vs. 86.36% (19/22), χ 2 = 3.990, P = 0.046]. Among DLBCL patients, the positive rate of Fbxw7 protein in non-germinal center B cell (non-GCB) group was lower than that in germinal center B cell (GCB) group, and the difference was statistically significant [48.15% (13/27) vs. 73.33% (33/45), χ 2 = 4.639, P = 0.031]. There were no statistically significant differences in the positive rate of Fbxw7 protein among patients with different age, gender, neoplasm staging, international prognostic index (IPI) scores, B symptom, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level, β 2 microglobulin level, and therapeutic efficacy after initial treatment (all P > 0.05). In DLBCL tissues, the expression of Fbxw7 and c-myc protein was negatively correlated ( r = -0.255, P = 0.031). The 3-year overall survival (OS) rate and 3-year progression-free survival (PFS) rate (88.3% and 82.0%) of the Fbxw7 positive group were higher than those of the Fbxw7 negative group (70.2% and 60.1%). Cox multivariate analysis showed that the down-regulation of Fbxw7 protein expression was an independent risk factor affecting OS and PFS in DLBCL patients ( HR = 3.656, 95% CI 1.055-12.674, P = 0.041; HR = 2.897, 95% CI 1.092-7.688, P = 0.033). Conclusions:The expression of Fbxw7 protein and c-myc protein in DLBCL patients is negatively correlated. Fbxw7 protein is down-regulated in DLBCL, and it is more obvious in non-GCB subtype. The down-regulated expression of Fbxw7 protein is related to the poor prognosis of DLBCL, and Fbxw7 may become a new therapeutic target of DLBCL.

Abnormal Alterations of Cortical Thickness in 16 Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Pilot MRI Study / 中国医学科学杂志(英文版)

Objective The aim of this study is to investigate the cerebral cortical thickness changes in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) using a whole brain cortical thickness mapping system based on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).Methods High resolution three-dimensional T1-weighted fast spoiled gradient recalled echo MR images were obtained from 16 patients with T2DM, as well as from 16 normal controls. The whole brain cortical thickness maps were generated, and the cortical thickness of each brain region was calculated according to gyral based regions of interest (ROI) using an automated labeling system by the Freesurfer software. We compared mean cortical thickness at each brain region by the analysis of covariance with age and sex as covariates. The regional difference of the cortical thickness over the whole brain was compared by the analysis of surface-based cortical thickness.Results Mean cortical thicknesses analysis showed bilateral cerebrum in the patients with T2DM (left: 2.52±0.07 mm; right: 2.51±0.08 mm) were significant thinner than those in the normal controls (left: 2.56±0.09 mm; right: 2.56±0.09 mm) (both P<0.05). Regional cortical thinning in T2DM was demonstrated in the paracentral lobule, postcentral gyrus, lateral occipital gyrus, lingual gyrus, precuneus, superior temporal gyrus, middle temporal gyrus, inferior temporal gyrus and posterior cingulate gyrus, compared to the normal controls. The cortical thickness of left middle cingulate and right inferior temporal gyrus were negatively correlated with the disease course.Conclusion A widespread cortical thinning was revealed in patients with T2DM by the analysis of brain cortical thickness on MR. Our finding supports the idea that T2DM could lead to subtle diabetic brain structural changes.

Expression and significance of nuclear factor-κB-related proteins in idiopathic orbital inflammatory pseudotumor / 中华实验眼科杂志

Background Idiopathic orbital inflammatory pseudotumor (IOIP) is a commom orbital disease,with serious eye symptoms and replase tendency,and its pathogenesis is still unclear.Nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB)-related proteins participate in many important pathophysiological process,however,whether NF-κB plays a role in the IOIP process is worthy of attention.Objective This study was to explore the roles of NF-κB pathway in IOIP pathogenesis.Methods Twenty-four IOIP specimens were collected during surgery in Beijing Tongren Hospital from September 2010 to May 2016.The histopathological characteristics of IOIP were examined by hematoxylin and eosin staining.The expression and location of NF-κB/p65,p-p65,p50 and inhibitor of κB (IκB-ot) were detected by immunohistochemistry and verified by immunocytochemistry and Western blot assay.Results The histopathological features of IOIP were numerous small lymphocyte infiltraion and fibrous tissue proliferation,and a lot of epithelioid cells were seen in lacrimal gland-involved specimens.NF-κB/p65 was positively expressed in the cytoplasm of all 24 specimens and the nucleus in 15 specimens with the expressing rate of 62.5％.p50 was expressed in the cytoplasm in 22 specimens with the expressing rate of 91.7％ and in the nucleus in 17 specimens with the expressing rate of 70.8％.The positive expression of p-p65 was found in 22 specimens with the expressing rate of 91.7％,and IκB-α was expressed in the cytoplasm of 11 specimens with the expressing rate of 45.8％.These results were confirmed by immunocytochemistry and Western blot assay.Conclusions NF-κB pathway is activiated during IOIP process,and NF-κB pathway may be involved in the pathogenesis of IOIP.

Study on Clinical Functions of Consensus-based Clinical Practice Guidelines in Traditional Chinese Medicine / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

This study was aimed to explore clinical functions of consensus-based clinical practice guidelines (CB CPGs) in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Under the guidance of the State Administration of TCM, 42 TCM hospitals in China had conducted a questionnaire survey for 73 CB CPGs and 2993 questionnaires had been included and analyzed. According to the category of good, general and bad, the proportion of the good in improving safety performance was 69.43%, controlling cost was 58.57%, regulating medical behavior was 55.50%, improving clinical effectiveness was 46.74%. It was concluded that the CB CPGs had played a good role in improving safety performance and controlling cost in TCM clinical practice.

Resting-state brain functional magnetic resonance imaging in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate early occult brain functional damage in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>High-resolution three-dimensional T1-weighted fast spoiled gradient recalled echo MRI and resting-state functional MRI images were obtained from 18 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and 18 normal control subjects. Regional homogeneity (ReHo) map, amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) map, and functional connectivity map of the bilateral hippocampus and posterior cingulate gyrus were calculated and voxel-based analysis was performed using two-sample t-test.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In type 2 diabetic patients, decreased ReHo was deteted in the right thalamus, hippocampus, olfactory cortex and left putamen as compared with the normal controls. The decreased ALFF was found mainly in the left middle frontal gyrus, right supramarginal gyrus and middle occipital gyrus in the diabetic patients. The patients showed reduced functional connectivity between the bilateral hippocampus but not between the bilateral posterior gyrus and the other brain regions.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The occult brain damage is featured by decreased ReHo and ALFF in multiple brain regions and reduced functional connectivity between the bilateral hippocampus in type 2 diabetic patients.</p>

Volume changes of cortical and subcortical reward circuitry in the brain of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To elucidate the volume changes of cortical and subcortical reward circuitry in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>High-resolution three-dimensional T1-weighted fast spoiled gradient recalled echo MRI images were obtained from 16 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and 16 normal controls, and 11 type 2 diabetic patients also received the same MRI scans after insulin therapy for 1 year. Volumetric analysis was performed and analysis of covariance and paired t test were applied.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A decreased volume was found in the left insular lobe, left nucleus accumbens area, right hippocampus, putamen and amygdala in type 2 diabetic patients compared with normal controls (P<0.05). After insulin therapy for 1 year, an increased volume of bilateral cortical reward structures was observed (left, 33.65∓3.66 ml; right, 33.35∓4.25 ml) compared the baseline level (left, 31.45∓2.90 ml; right, 31.12∓2.97 ml) in diabetic patients (P<0.05). No significant volume change in the bilateral basal ganglia structures was found after insulin therapy for 1 year (P>0.05), and bilateral ventral diencephalon area showed an increased volume after the treatment (left, 3.26∓0.68 ml; right, 3.20∓0.78 ml) compared with the baseline (left, 2.96∓0.76 ml; right, 2.82∓0.90 ml)(P<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Type 2 diabetic patients have a decreased volume of the cortical and subcortical reward circuitry, and insulin therapy can reverse such changes and improve the damage of reward circuitry.</p>

Age-related changes in resting functional connectivity of the marginal division of the neostriatum in healthy adults / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the age-related changes in resting functional connectivity of the marginal division (MrD) of the neostriatum in healthy adults detected using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Forty-four healthy volunteers aged between 22 and 44 years (mean 30.36∓6.31 years) and 20 elderly volunteers aged between 48-83 years (mean 61.4∓10.25 years) underwent conventional MRI, 3D structural MRI and rs-fMRI. MrD was defined manually on the structural images for computation of the functional connectivity maps. The single group data were analyzed with independent sample t test, and the data of the two-group were examined by analysis of covariance with gender as the covariance.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In the young volunteers, the brain regions of functional connectivity related with the MrD were located in bilateral middle cingulate gyri, putamen, thalamus and amygdala, as compared with the brain regions of the bilateral putamen, thalamus, amygdala, insular cortex, rolandic operculum and right supramarginal gyrus in the elderly volunteers. Compared with the young volunteers, the elderly volunteers showed decreased functional connectivity related with the MrD in the bilateral middle cingulate gyri, parahippocampal gyri and left hippocampus.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>An increased age is associated with alterations in the functional connectivity related with the MrD in healthy adults.</p>

Structural connectivity between visual cortex and auditory cortex in healthy adults: a diffusion tensor imaging study / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the structural connectivity between visual cortex and auditory cortex in healthy adults.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Diffusion tensor imaging was performed to examine the brain of 21 healthy adult subjects. The structural connectivity was calculated based on fractional anisotropy (FA) value of the visual and auditory cortices, and fiber tracking was performed between the visual cortex and auditory cortex.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Positive structural connectivity was demonstrated between the bilateral visual cortices, and between the bilateral auditory cortices. Ipsilateral primary auditory cortex presented a negative structural connectivity with the ipsilateral visual cortex, and a positive structural connectivity with the contralateral visual cortex. A positive connectivity was demonstrated between the secondary auditory cortex and visual cortex. Tracking analysis showed fiber connectivity between the bilateral visual cortices, and between the ipsilateral auditory and visual cortices.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Intrinsic structural connectivity is present between the visual cortex and auditory cortex in the brain of healthy adults.</p>

Voxel-based analysis of diffusion tensor indices in the brain of the patients with type Ⅱ diabetes mellitus / 中华放射学杂志

Objective To evaluate early occult brain damage by diffusion tensor imaging in patients with type Ⅱ diabetes mellitus.Methods High resolution three-dimensional T1-weighted fast spoiled gradient recalled echo MRI images and diffusion tensor imaging were obtained from 16 patients with type Ⅱ diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and 16 normal controls (NC).Average apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) map and fractional anisotropy (FA) map were calculated and analyzed with voxel-based analysis.Analysis of covariance was performed to compare ADC and FA between T2DM and NC.Results Increased ADC values of gray matter were demonstrated in right superior temporal gyrus,middle frontal gyrus,anterior cingulate gyrus,middle cingulate gyrus,inferior occipital gyrus,and left lingual gyrus,operculum orbitale,fusiform gyrus and parahippocampal gyrus in T2DM (voxel numbers in clusters were 176-3125,P ＜ 0.01).And increased ADC values of white matter were demonstrated in the regions of right middle temporal lobe,linual lobe,middle frontal lobe,calcarine gyrus,superior parietal lobe,and left operculum orbitale in T2DM patients compared with NC (voxel numbers in clusters were 200-781,P ＜ 0.01).Decreased FA values of gray natter were mainly located in left thalamus,bilateral caudate nuclei and right cuneus in T2DM(voxel numbers in clusters were 210-1402,P ＜0.01).Decreased FA values of white matter were demonstrated in the regions of right cuneus and the body of corpus callosum in T2DM (voxel numbers in clusters were 206,253,P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions The occult brain damage is demonstrated as increased ADC values and decreased FA values in regional brain parenchyma in type Ⅱ diabetes mellitus.Voxel-based analysis of diffusion tensor indices may be a simple and effective tool for the evaluation of occult brain damage in type]][diabetes mellitus.

Antagonistic effects of acanthopanasia and hoelen on mutagenesis induced by cadmium / 吉林大学学报(医学版)

0.05). Conclusion Both acanthopanasia and hoelen have no mutagenic toxicity founded on the genetic damage of somatic cells,and have significant antagonistic effects on the genetic damage induced by cadmium sulfate,and they are good antimutagents.

CT and MRI Diagnosis of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Head and Neck / 实用放射学杂志

Objective To study the CT and MRI findings of adenoid cystic carcinoma(ACC) of the head and neck.Methods All 16 cases of ACC were verified by histopathology.Imaging data were analyzed retrospectively.Results The lesion mainly occurred in maxillary sinus in 5 cases,in middle ear and in the floor of mouth in 3 cases respectively,in nasopharynx and parotid in 2 cases respectively,in nasal cavity in 1 case.On CT,the lesion showed ill defined and irregular-shaped soft mass in 6 cases and associated with osteolytic bony destruction in 3 cases.On MR T1WI,the lesion showed isointensity compared to the muscle in 14 cases and slightly hypointensity in 2 cases.On T2WI,the lesion showed isointensity in 6 cases,hyperintensity in 10 cases,heterogeneous intensity in 9 cases.Postcontrast MR imagings demonstrated obvious enhancement in 15 cases,moderate enhancement in 1 case.Lesion with short T2 septum in 7 cases,all of them showed no enhancement.Conclusion CT is the optimal modality in showing osteolytic bony destruction.MRI can demonstrate the invaded extent of the lesions clearly.Combined imaging modalities can provide more comprehensive information in diagnosis and therapy of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck.