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Retinopathy of prematurity(ROP)is the primary cause of preventable childhood blindness. It is hard to screen, diagnose and objectively evaluate. There are various modalities for ROP screening, including various contact or non-contact imaging devices, smart phone-based fundus photography, and artificial intelligence-based fundus image analysis. The diagnosis of ROP is based on visualization and recording of the entire retinal fundus of ROP, which is also the basis for subsequent screening, treatment assessment. Fundus screening is critical for early recognition and facilitates early detection and prompt referral. Potential features may be found by analyzing and summarizing the characteristics of ROP fundus images. Subsequently, timely and targeted ROP prevention and treatment could be performed. Artificial intelligence promotes automatic, quantifiable and objective diagnosis of ROP. This article reviews commonly used clinical fundus examination methods and fundus image characteristics of ROP and summarizes the latest research progress on the application of artificial intelligence in the automatic diagnosis of ROP.
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Lung cancer associated with cystic airspaces (LCCA) is a type of lung cancer characterized by the presence of cystic cavities in or around the tumor on imaging. Due to its high potential for misdiagnosis or underdiagnosis, the prognosis of LCCA patients is poor, necessitating further large-scale clinical studies to elucidate its characteristics. Currently, four imaging classification systems exist, and there has been a progressive increase in attention towards LCCA, particularly with regard to the study of its imaging features. The results indicate a correlation between the pathological features and imaging findings of LCCA; however, research on driver gene mutations and molecular subtyping associated with lung cancer remains insufficient. Due to the challenges associated with early diagnosis and the poorer prognosis compared to general types of lung cancer, this paper comprehensively reviews the research progress on LCCA, including its definition, etiology, pathogenesis, imaging features, histological and pathological features, treatment, and prognosis, aiming to serve as a valuable resource for clinical decision-making. .
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@#AIM: To compare and observe the image characteristics of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy(PCV)with frequency domain optical coherence tomography(OCT)andoptical coherence tomography angiographyoptical(OCTA).<p>METHODS: Totally 25 eyes of 25 patients diagnosed with PCV in our hospital from March 2018 to December 2018 were included in the study. All the patients were examined by fluorescein fundus angiography(FFA)and /or indocyanine green angiography(ICGA)and OCT and OCTA were performed at the same time. Their similarities and differences between OCT and OCTA were compared.<p>RESULTS: OCT examination showed 14 eyes with serous and hemorrhagic pigment epithelial detachment(PED)in 25 eyes. OCTA lesions were in dark areas with low signal and 9 eyes showed strong signal points beside. OCTA showed branch vascular network(BVN)of reticular structure in 11 eyes with double layer sign. In 12 eyes with polyps lensions, OCTA showed strong or low signal areas.<p>CONCLUSION: OCTA is more intuitive to BVN in eyes with PCV. Polyps show strong or weak signals. Serous and hemorrhagic PED, OCT and OCTA images all showed low reflection or low singial dark ares,without characteristic. The lesion location and morphology of the two showed similarities, but also differences.
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This study was aimed to observe the tongue image characteristics at different renal function stages among 157 chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Tongue images of 157 CKD cases and 30 healthy people were recorded with the instrument designed by Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Parameters of the tongue image were compared among different renal function stages. The results showed that compared with the control group, there were obvious decreasing on the R and L indexes in groups of different renal function stages (P < 0.05). Compared with the control group, there were obvious decreasing on the G and B indexes in groups of CKD1, CKD2, CKD3 and CKD4 stages (P < 0.05). Compared to CKD4 stage, there were obvious decreasing on the R, G, B, L indexes from group of CKD1 and CKD2 stage (P< 0.05). Compared with the group of CKD5 stage, there were obvious decreasing in the group of CKD1, CKD2, and CKD3 (P< 0.05). Compared with the control group, the cracking index was obvi-ous increased in 5 stages (P < 0.05). There was obvious difference in the greasy index between the group of CKD5 stage and the control group (P< 0.05). Compared with the control group, there was obvious difference in the peeling index from the group of CKD3, CKD 4, CKD5 stage (P < 0.05). Along the decreasing of renal function, compared with the group of CKD5 stage, there was obvious decreasing on the greasy index and peeling index in the group of CKD1 and CKD2 (P< 0.05). It was concluded that Chinese medicine tongue and face diagnosis instrument can pro-vide certain objective evidence for the clinical diagnosis of CKD.
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Objective To Analyze the imaging characteristics of intraparenchymal schwannoma and the related pathology,in order to improve the accuracy of diagnosis and be in favor of the clinics and the prognosis.Methods Four cases were confirmed to be intraparenchymal schwannoma by pathological and immunohistochemistry examination.One case was examined with precontrast and enhanced CT scanning,one with unenhanced MRI scanning,two with unenhanced and enhanced CT and MRI scanning.Their images were retrospectively analyzed.Results Of the four cases,three patients were less than 30 years old,with tumors located supratentorially.Cysts were found in all cases,with nodules on the wall in 3 cases.The nodules were enhanced markedly in two cases and moderately in one ease.In addition,calcification was detected in one case and prominent peritumoral edema existed in 1 case.The picture of the pathology demonstrated Antoni type A and Antoni type B.Immunostaining showed intense immunoreactivity for S-100 protein and Vim and negative immunoreactivity for GFAP and EMA.Conclusions Intraparenchymal schwannoma mostly occurred in juvenile,which located supratentorially in most cases.The presence of a cyst and peritumoral edema together with the tumor appears to be characteristic of intraparenchymal schwannoma.Calcification or the enhanced nodule is the helpful sign for the diagnosis.Combining the imaging findings with the pathology and immunohistochemistry results can gain the accurate diagnosis.