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ObjectiveTo present the health status of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） constitutions more intuitively and comprehensively based on improved radar chart. MethodsParticipants who completed a 26-week comprehensive intervention based on TCM constitution from February 2013 to January 2014 in Zhuhai branch of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine were included in the study. They were divided into groups according to gender and age， i.e. young， middle-aged， and elderly male and female groups. TCM constitution scale and health survey short form （SF-36） were used to evaluate the 9 basic TCM constitution types and quality of life at three time points， including pre-intervention （T1）， at 13-week intervention （T2）， and at 26-week intervention （T3）. The improved radar charts were drawn to visually present the comprehensive evaluation results on the health status of 9 TCM constitutions， and graphic features （area S value， perimeter L value） were extracted to construct a comprehensive health index for TCM constitutions （H value）. Spearman correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between H value and SF-36 total score. ResultsAmong the included 509 participants， there were 45 elderly male， 76 elderly female， 60 middle-aged male， 140 middle-aged female， 53 young male and 135 young female. The radar charts for comprehensive evaluation of TCM constitution health status showed that the total areas for all groups increased at T3 compared to T1， with the most significant increase in the young population. In the middle-aged population， the fan-shaped areas of certain constitutions decreased at T2 than T1. At T3， the radar chart shapes for females were more balanced than males in the same age group. By calculating the features of function graphs， it was found that the S， L， and H values for the elderly population were relatively higher than those for the middle-aged and young population with the same gender， and the young population increased by highest ratio. The values measured at T3 compared to T1 showed average increase of 26% for S value （11% for the middle-aged and 14% for the elderly）， 22% for L value （10% for the middle-aged and the elderly each）， and 22% for H value （10% for the middle-aged and 9% for the elderly）. The female had lower S and L values， as well as higher H value than the male of the same age group measured at T3. The correlation coefficient between the H value of all participants and the total SF-36 score was 0.662 （P＜0.01）. ConclusionThe comprehensive evaluation model for the health status of TCM constitution based on the improved radar chart constructed in this study can present the health status of TCM constitutions and intervention effectiveness more comprehensively and intuitively. It is suggested to regulate the constitution in pursuit of the dynamic balance of the constitution health status， as well as consider the parts from the whole， and put focus on the balance of nine TCM constitutions.
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PET plays an important role in diagnosis, staging, treatment response assessment, recurrence surveillance, follow-up and treatment guidance for the malignancy. Artificial intelligence is the scientific fields using computer and other advanced technologies to simulate human intelligent behaviors and critical thinking, among which machine learning and deep learning are most widely used in medicine. Available big data, the progress of computer science and computational capabilities facilitate the application of artificial intelligence in image analysis. This article reviews the current clinical application research of artificial intelligence in PET/CT imaging used for prognosis and prediction of malignant tumors, and puts forward current challenges and prospects for the future.
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Objective@#To explore the effect of horticultural therapy on the rehabilitation of patients with depression in hospital.@*Methods@#A total of 80 cases with depression who met the inclusion criteria were selected from the Third People′s Hospital of Huzhou City from January 2017 to December 2017. We used random-number methods to classify patients into either the intervention group or the control group with 40 cases in each group. While the two groups both received conventional antidepressant drugs, and psychiatric care routine and conventional rehabilitation training. Patients in the intervention group also attended horticultural therapy, the treatment period lasted for 4 weeks. The two groups were measured by HAMD and IPROS to compare the clinical symptoms and rehabilitation effects, the before of the 4th week and the end of the 4th week after treatment.@*Results@#There was no statistically significant difference in HAMD score before the intervention among two groups (P >0.05). The HAMD score in the two group were both lower at the end of the 4th week. However, there was statistically significant difference in HAMD score among the two groups (t=5.458, P <0.01), the score of the intervention group was 12.11±2.76, which was significantly lower than that of the control group 15.54 ±2.86. There was no statistically significant difference in IPROS score between the two groups before treatment (P >0.05). After 4 weeks, there was statistically significant difference in IPROS score of intervention group and control group (t=4.168, P <0.01), the intervention group was 23.92±3.63, which was significantly lower than that of control group 34.85±4.17.@*Conclusions@#Horticultural therapy can effectively alleviate the clinical symptoms of patients with depression, promote rehabilitation, and improve social functions.