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Objective:To investigate the clinical value of left ventricular shape index (SI) and eccentricity index (EI) in evaluating left ventricular remodeling.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed on 324 patients (264 males, 60 females, age (62.5±11.8) years) diagnosed with myocardial infarction (MI) and 113 healthy controls (HC; 47 males, 66 females, age (57.8±10.7) years) who received gated myocardial perfusion imaging (GMPI) in First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University from January 2016 to September 2020. SI (end-diastolic SI (EDSI), end-systolic SI (ESSI)), EI and left ventricular function parameters (end-diastolic volume (EDV), end-systolic volume (ESV), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), summed motion score (SMS), summed thickening score (STS), peak ejection rate (PER) and peak filling rate (PFR)) were obtained by quantitative gated SPECT (QGS) software. Propensity score (PS) inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) was used to balance the intergroup covariates. The differences and correlations of EDSI, ESSI, EI and left ventricular function parameters between patients in MI group and HC group were analyzed. ROC curve analysis was used to evaluate the values of EDV, EDSI, ESSI and EI alone and in combination in the assessment of left ventricular systolic function impairment. Data were analyzed by independent-sample t test, Pearson correlation and Spearman rank correlation analyses, and Delong test. Results:After IPTW, EDSI and ESSI in MI group ( n=319) were higher than those in HC group ( n=133; EDSI: 0.66±0.09 vs 0.60±0.06; ESSI: 0.59±0.11 vs 0.47±0.07; t values: 8.05, 14.67, both P<0.001), and EI was lower than that in HC group (0.81±0.06 vs 0.85±0.03; t=-8.93, P<0.001). In both groups, there were significant correlations between EDSI and ESSI ( r values: 0.928, 0.873), between EDSI, ESSI and EI ( r values: from -0.831 to -0.641), between EDSI, ESSI and LVEF ( r values: from -0.627 to -0.201), between ESSI and EDV, ESV and SMS ( rs values: 0.336-0.584), between ESSI and -PER, PFR ( rs values: from -0.406 to -0.402, r values: from -0.352 to -0.325) (all P<0.01). ROC curve analysis showed that EDV (AUC: 0.895) and ESSI (AUC: 0.839) had the highest efficacy in evaluating left ventricular systolic function impairment in MI group and HC group, respectively. EDV-EDSI-ESSI-(1-EI) had higher efficacy in the assessment of impaired left ventricular systolic function in MI group (AUC: 0.956), which was higher than that of EDV or EDV-EDSI or EDV-ESSI or EDV-(1-EI) ( z values: from -2.64 to -2.18, P values: 0.008-0.029); EDV-EDSI-ESSI-(1-EI) also had high efficacy in HC group (AUC: 0.911), which was higher than that of EDV or EDV-EDSI or EDV-(1-EI) ( z values: from -2.60 to -2.43, P values: 0.009-0.015). Conclusions:In MI patients, the increase of SI and the decrease of EI indicate the increase of left ventricular sphericity and the aggravation of left ventricular remodeling. SI and EI have certain clinical application values in evaluating left ventricular morphology, predicting left ventricular remodeling and left ventricular systolic function impairment.
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Objective:To investigate the diagnostic value of machine learning model based on 18F-FDG PET/CT for polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Methods:From November 2014 to December 2022, 177 patients (119 males, 58 females; age: 67.0 ( 61.0, 72.0) years) admitted to the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, the First People′s Hospital of Changzhou, with suspected PMR and undergoing 18F-FDG PET/CT examination were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were randomly divided into training set and validation set at the ratio of 7∶3. Three machine learning models, including classification and regression tree (CART), the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) algorithm, and logistic regression, were established based on the PET/CT imaging features to aid in the diagnosis of PMR. The diagnostic efficacy of each model was evaluated by ROC curve analysis and differences among AUCs were analyzed by Delong test. Results:There were 78(44.1%, 78/177) PMR patients and 99(55.9%, 99/177) non-PMR patients, and 124 patients in the training set and 53 patients in the validation set. The logistic regression model (training set: AUC=0.961; validation set: AUC=0.930) was superior to the CART (training set: AUC=0.902, z=2.96, P=0.003; validation set: AUC=0.844, z=2.46, P=0.014) in diagnosing PMR, and was similar to LASSO algorithm (training set: AUC=0.957, z=0.95, P=0.340; validation set: AUC=0.930, z=0.00, P=1.000), but with fewer sites evaluated. The simplified PMR-Logit score had the AUC of 0.951 in the overall population, with the sensitivity of 89.74%(70/78) and the specificity of 90.91%(90/99). Conclusion:Machine learning models based on 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging features are expected to be an effective diagnostic tool for PMR.
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Objective:To evaluate the left ventricular diastolic dyssynchrony (LVDD) and its influencing factors early after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) using phase analysis of SPECT gated myocardial perfusion imaging (GMPI).Methods:Bama miniature swines ( n=16) were subjected to establish AMI models. GMPI was performed before and 1 d after AMI to obtain the extent of myocardial perfusion defect (Extent, %) and left ventricular systolic dyssynchrony (LVSD)/LVDD parameters, namely the phase histogram bandwidth (PBW) and phase standard deviation (PSD). Meanwhile, left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV), left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), and the ratio of early to late peak mitral diastolic flow (E/A) were obtained by echocardiography. Independent-sample t test, paired t test and Pearson correlation analysis were used to analyze the data. Results:Sixteen AMI swines were successfully created. Compared to baseline, Extent, LVEDV and LVESV significantly increased on 1 d after AMI ( t values: -11.14, -4.55, -6.12, all P<0.001), while LVEF and E/A significantly decreased ( t values: 10.16, 2.18, P<0.001, P=0.046). GMPI showed that the LVDD parameters PBW and PSD increased significantly on 1 d after AMI when compared to those at baseline((142.25±72.06)° vs (33.06±8.98)°, (56.15±26.71)° vs (12.51±5.13)°; t values: -6.11, -6.60, both P<0.001). There were significant differences between LVSD parameters and LVDD parameters (PBW: (109.06±62.40)° vs (142.25±72.06)°, PSD: (44.40±25.61)° vs (56.15±26.71)°; t values: -2.73, -2.20, P values: 0.016, 0.044). LVDD parameters PBW, PSD were negatively correlated with E/A after AMI ( r values: -0.569, -0.566, P values: 0.021, 0.022), and positively correlated with the Extent ( r values: 0.717, 0.634, P values: 0.002, 0.008). The phase analysis of SPECT GMPI to evaluate LVDD showed good intra-observer and inter-observe reproducibility (intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC): 0.953-0.984, all P<0.001). Conclusions:LVDD occurs early on 1 d after AMI, and can reflect left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. The Extent is correlated with LVDD significantly. Phase analysis of SPECT GMPI is an accurate method to evaluate LVDD and left ventricular diastolic function.
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Objective:To investigate the correlation between the SUV index (SUV max of the lesion/SUV mean of the liver) in 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging and the invasiveness of early lung adenocarcinoma presenting as ground-glass nodule (GGN). Methods:From January 2012 to March 2020, 167 GGN patients (49 males, 118 females; age: (61.5±9.0) years) with early lung adenocarcinoma who underwent PET/CT imaging in Changzhou First People′s Hospital were retrospectively enrolled. The image parameters including the GGN number, location, type, edge, shape, abnormal bronchus sign, vacuole sign, pleural depression, vessel convergence sign, GGN diameter ( DGGN), solid component diameter ( Dsolid), consolidation to tumor ratio (CTR, Dsolid/ DGGN), CT values (CT value of ground-glass opacity (CT GGO), CT value of lung parenchyma (CT LP), ΔCT GGO-LP (CT GGO-CT LP)) and SUV index were analyzed. Single and multivariate logistic regressions were used to analyze the correlation between SUV index and infiltration. The generalized additive model was used for curve fitting, and the piece-wise regression model was used to further explain the nonlinearity. Results:In 189 GGNs, invasive adenocarcinoma accounted for 85.2% (161/189). Single logistic regression showed that the GGN number, type, shape, edge, abnormal bronchus sign, pleural depression, vessel convergence sign, DGGN, Dsolid, CTR, CT GGO, ΔCT GGO-LP and SUV index were related factors of infiltration (odds ratio ( OR) values: 0.396-224.083, P<0.001 or P<0.05). After fully adjusting for confounding factors, SUV index was significantly correlated with increased risk of invasion ( OR=2.162 (95% CI: 1.191-3.923), P=0.011). Curve fitting showed that the SUV index was non-linearly related to the risk of infiltration, and the risk of infiltration increased significantly only when the SUV index was greater than 0.43 ( OR=3.509 (95% CI: 1.429-8.620), P=0.006). The correlation between SUV index and infiltration had no interaction between age, vacuoles, pleural depression and CTR subgroups (all P>0.05). Conclusions:SUV index is an independent factor related to the invasiveness of early lung adenocarcinoma. The higher the SUV index, the greater the risk of invasion; but the two are not simply linearly correlated.
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Objective:To explore the relationship between the maximum standard uptake value (SUV max) based on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET-CT and the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation status of lung adenocarcinoma appearing as ground glass nodules (GGN). Methods:A total of 103 patients with lung adenocarcinoma from October 2011 to December 2020 in the Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University were retrospectively enrolled. All patients underwent 18F-FDG PET-CT and high-resolution CT, and underwent surgical resection and EGFR detecting within one month. The patients were divided into EGFR mutation group and wild group according to the EGFR test results. The GGN number, type, location, shape, lobulation sign, spicule sign, abnormal bronchial sign, vacuole sign, pleural indentation, diameter of GGNs (D GGN), diameter of solid component (D solid) and nodule ground-glass opacity component CT mean (CT GGO) were analyzed on CT images. The maximum standard uptake value (SUV max) of nodules was measured on PET-CT images. The t test, Mann-Whitney U test or χ 2 test were used to compare the differences of clinical data, pathological data, CT imaging parameters and SUV max between the two groups. Hierarchical binary logistic regression model was used to assess whether there was any association between SUV max and EGFR mutation status in different subgroups. Generalized additive model and smooth curve fitting were applied to solve nonlinear problems, and piecewise binary logistic regression model was used to explain nonlinearity. Results:A total of 103 patients with 106 nodules were finally included. There were 75 patients (78 nodules) in the EGFR mutation group and 28 patients (28 nodules) in the EGFR wild group. Adenocarcinomas with EGFR mutation showed significantly higher spiculated edge, pleural depression sign and invasive adenocarcinoma proportions than those in EGFR wild group ( P<0.05). There were no significant differences in other indicators between groups ( P>0.05). After adjusting for age and fasting blood glucose, gender and the number of GGNs significantly affected the relationship between SUV max and EGFR mutation ( P<0.05), which suggested that there was an interaction. After adjusting for confounding factors, there was a non-linear relationship between SUV max and EGFR mutation status in female subgroup (degree of freedom was 1.817, P=0.026). When SUV max<2.4, the risk of EGFR mutation increased significantly with the increase of SUV max (OR=43.621, 95%CI 4.686-406.042), P<0.001]. When SUV max>2.4, the risk of EGFR mutation increased insignificantly ( P=0.392). Conclusions:Lung adenocarcinoma appearing as GGN has a higher risk of EGFR mutation. The risk of EGFR mutation in female patients increases with increasing SUV max, but there is saturation effect.
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Objective:To construct and verify of the predictive models for pathologic invasion of early lung adenocarcinoma with ground glass nodules (GGNs) based on 18F-FDG PET/CT. Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on 149 patients (44 males, 105 females; age (61.1±8.9) years) with pre-invasive lesions/minimally invasive adenocarcinoma (MIA) and invasive adenocarcinoma (IAC) confirmed by pathology after surgery in the First People′s Hospital of Changzhou from October 2011 to October 2019. All patients underwent PET/CT for GGNs. GGNs were randomly divided into a modeling group and validation group with the proportion of 1∶1. Mann-Whitney U test or χ2 test was used to compare the qualitative morphological characteristics (shape, edge characteristics, etc.), quantitative parameters (consolidation-to-tumor ratio, attenuation value of the ground glass opacity (GGO) component on CT (CT GGO), etc.) and quantitative functional parameters (SUV max and SUV index(GGNs SUV max/liver SUV mean) of pre-invasive lesions/MIA and IAC. Logistic regression analysis was used to construct the models, and the ROC curve was used to verify the models′ robustness. Different AUCs were compared by Delong test. Results:A total of 170 GGNs were removed by surgery and confirmed pathologically. In the modeling group ( n=89), the proportion of mixed GGNs, irregular shape, edge characteristics, bronchiectasis/twist/truncation sign, GGNs maximum diameter and solid component maximum diameter, consolidation-to-tumor ratio, CT GGO, SUV max and SUV index in IAC group were significantly higher than those in pre-invasive/MIA group ( χ2 values: 5.00-23.40, z values: from -6.53 to -2.70, all P<0.05). Models 1-3 were constructed based on the qualitative parameters (GGNs type, edge characteristics), quantitative parameters (CT GGO, SUV index), combined qualitative and quantitative parameters (GGNs type, edge characteristics, SUV index) of PET/CT, respectively, and the AUCs of ROC were 0.896, 0.880 and 0.931 in the modeling group, respectively. And the AUC of model 2 was not decreased significantly in the validation group ( n=81; AUC=0.802; z=0.81, P=0.417). Conclusion:The model combined with morphological and functional quantitative parameters of 18F-FDG PET/CT can effectively predict the pathological invasion of early lung adenocarcinoma, and the constructed model is robust.
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Objective:To investigate the predictive value of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT metabolic parameters for occult lymph node metastasis (OLM) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods:A total of 183 patients (72 males, 111 females; age (61.5±8.4) years) who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT and preoperatively diagnosed with clinical N0 stage (cN0) in Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University from January 2013 to December 2018 were retrospectively enrolled. All patients underwent anatomical pulmonary resection with systematic lymph node dissections within 3 weeks after 18F-FDG PET/CT examinations. According to the presence or absence of lymph node metastasis, patients were divided into OLM positive (OLM+ ) group and OLM negative (OLM-) group. Parameters of primary lesions, such as the maximum diameter (D max), tumor sites, morphological features, maximum standardized uptake value (SUV max), mean standardized uptake value (SUV mean), metabolic total volume (MTV), total lesion glycolysis (TLG), tumor SUV max to liver SUV mean (TLR max), tumor TLG to liver SUV mean (TLR TLG) were analyzed. Mann-Whitney U test and χ2 test were used to compare the parameters between groups. Multivariable logistic regression was used to analyze the independent risk factors for OLM. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to evaluate the diagnostic value of different parameters. Results:Among 183 patients, 25 (13.7%, 25/183) of them were diagnosed as OLM. In OLM+ group, 46 lymph nodes were pathologically positive for metastasis, including 15 N1 disease and 31 N2 disease. D max (2.9(2.3, 3.7) vs 2.3(1.7, 2.8) cm), lobulation ((76.0%(19/25) vs 37.3%(59/158)), SUV max (11.1(7.9, 17.7) vs 4.7(2.3, 9.2)), TLG (41.5(10.2, 91.1) vs 15.6(6.5, 23.8) ml), TLR max (4.7(3.5, 7.6) vs 2.1(0.9, 4.0)) and TLR TLG (18.1(5.0, 44.3) vs 6.1(3.0, 11.4) ml) of the primary lesions in OLM+ group were significantly higher than those in OLM-group ( z values: from -4.709 to -3.247, χ2=13.190, all P<0.05). Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that TLR max (odds ratio ( OR)=15.145, 95% CI: 3.381-67.830, P<0.001) and D max ( OR=3.220, 95% CI: 1.192-8.701, P=0.021) were independent risk factors for OLM. TLR max yielded the highest area under curve (AUC; AUC=0.794) with the threshold of 3.12, and the sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value and negative predictive value for predicting OLM were 92.0%(23/25), 63.3%(100/158), 67.2%(123/183), 28.4%(23/81) and 98.0%(100/102), respectively. Conclusions:TLR max of tumor is the independent risk factor for OLM in NSCLC patients. TLR max can sensitively predict OLM preoperatively in patients with NSCLC.
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Mesocotyl elongation is a key trait influencing seedling emergence and establishment in direct-seeding rice cultivation. The phytohormone gibberellin (GA) has positive effects on mesocotyl elongation in rice. However, the physiological and molecular basis underlying the regulation of mesocotyl elongation mediated by GA priming under deep-sowing conditions remains largely unclear. In the present study, we performed a physiological and comprehensive transcriptomic analysis of the function of GA priming in mesocotyl elongation and seedling emergence using a direct-seeding
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Objective:To investigate whether the intratumoral heterogeneity measured by preoperative 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT could predict regional lymph node metastasis (LNM) in patients with clinical (c)N0 colorectal cancer. Methods:A total of 70 patients with cN0 colorectal cancer were consecutively enrolled from January 2012 to December 2019. All patients underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT followed by radical resection of colorectal cancer within one month. Whether the regional LNM existed was confirmed pathologically. Volume of interest (VOI) was drawn with the threshold of the standardized uptake value (SUV) of 2.5. The area under the cumulative SUV histograms curve (AUC-CSH) of the primary lesion was calculated by PMOD software, as well as the maximum SUV (SUV max), metabolic tumor volume (MTV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG). Differences of AUC-CSH and metabolic parameters between groups were compared by using independent-sample t test and Mann-Whitney U test. Whether AUC-CSH was the independent predictor of regional LNM was analyzed with multivariate logistic regression model. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the predictive value of AUC-CSH. Results:Among 70 patients with cN0 colorectal cancer, 16(22.9%) patients were pathologically confirmed to have regional LNM. The AUC-CSH of metastasis group was significantly lower than that of non-metastasis group (0.372±0.089 vs 0.464±0.121; t=2.831, P=0.006). There were no significant differences in SUV max(21.0±9.6 vs 23.9±10.9), MTV (33.0(20.8, 50.2) vs 28.3(16.0, 47.1) cm 3) and TLG (203.3(117.2, 467.5) vs 184.5(105.6, 434.3) g) of the primary tumor between those two groups( t=0.980, U values: 0.517, 0.028, all P>0.05). The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed AUC-CSH was the independent predictor of regional lymph node matastasis (odds ratios ( OR)=5.04, 95% CI: 1.37-18.60, P=0.015). The ROC curve analysis showed the area under the curve of AUC-CSH was 0.73 (95% CI: 0.59-0.86, P=0.006). When the cut-off value of AUC-CSH was 0.409, the sensitivity and specificity of predicting regional LNM was 12/16 and 66.7%(36/54), respectively. Conclusions:The intratumoral heterogeneity of primary tumor is strongly associated with regional LNM in cN0 colorectal cancer. AUC-CSH measured by preoperative 18F-FDG PET/CT has a potential in prediction of regional LNM in patients with cN0 colorectal cancer.
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Objective:To explore the value of 18F-deoxyglucose (FDG) PET and high resolution CT (HRCT) combined prediction model in the identification of invasiveness of early lung adenocarcinoma with consolidation-to-tumor ratio (CTR)≤0.5. Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed on 91 patients with early lung adenocarcinoma with CTR≤0.5 who underwent PET/CT and HRCT before surgery in the Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University from October 2011 to October 2019, including 110 ground-glass nodules (GGNs). According to the pathological subtypes, they were divided into preinvasive-minimally invasive adenocarcinoma (MIA) group ( n=22) and invasive adenocarcinoma (IAC) group ( n=88). The image feature parameters of GGNs of the two groups were compared, and the HRCT model and PET-HRCT combined model were constructed using Logistic regression analysis. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to compare the diagnostic efficacy of different models. The Bootstrap resampling (times = 500) method was used for internal verification of the model, and we also performed interaction and hierarchical analysis on the model. Results:The proportions of mixed GGN, irregular shape, lobulation sign, dilated/distorted/cutoff bronchial sign, pleural indentation and vascular convergence in IAC group were significantly higher than those in preinvasive-MIA group (all P<0.05). Nodule diameter, solid component diameter, solid component ratio, CT value of ground glass attenuation component (CT GGO), and SUVindex of the IAC group were larger than those of the preinvasive-MIA group, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.001). Among the quantitative parameters of HRCT, CT GGO had the best diagnostic efficacy (AUC=0.775), with a sensitivity of 0.580 and a specificity of 0.909. The diagnostic efficacy of HRCT model and PET-HRCT combined model were better than CT GGO (AUC: 0.907 vs. 0.775, 0.931 vs. 0.775; P=0.027, 0.002, respectively), but the diagnostic efficacy of the former two was not statistically different ( P=0.210).When the specificity was 0.909, the sensitivity of the HRCT model and the PET-HRCT model (0.784 and 0.875, respectively) were significantly higher than that of the CT GGO (0.580), and the combined PET-HRCT model had a more significant increase in sensitivity. The PET-HRCT combined model showed no significant interaction between different nodule types, between groups with or without pleural indentation, and among nodule diameter subgroups (all P>0.05). Conclusion:PET-HRCT combined model has a good predictive value for the invasiveness of early lung adenocarcinoma with CTR≤0.5, and it can be used for GGN risk stratification to guide clinical decision-making.
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Objective:To evaluate the value of standardized uptake value of the left ventricle (SUV LV) during 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT imaging in the detection of the cardiotoxicity of anthracycline in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Methods:Twenty-two patients(13 males and 9 females, age: ( 58±13 ) years) diagnosed as NHL from January 2016 to June 2019 were retrospectively enrolled in the study. All patients received chemotherapy regimens containing anthracycline. The gated myocardial perfusion imaging (GMPI) and whole body 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging were performed before and after chemotherapy in Changzhou First People′s Hospital. The significant reduction of diastolic function after chemotherapy measured by GMPI was defined as anthracycline induced myocardial injury. The SUV LV before and after chemotherapy and the changes (ΔSUV LV ) in patients with or without myocardial injury were compared with independent-sample t test or paired t test. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to determine whether SUV LV could be used to detect anthracycline induced myocardial injury. Results:The reduction of LVEF after chemotherapy was more significant in myocardial injury group ( n=6) than that in patients without myocardial injury ( n=16; ΔLVEF: (-5.8±7.5)% vs (2.7±3.8)%, t=2.657, P<0.05). After chemotherapy, an increase was found in SUV LV of patients with myocardial injury (maximum SUV LV (SUV LVmax): 7.5±4.4 vs 2.6±1.0, t=2.585, P<0.05; mean SUV LV (SUV LVmean): 3.7±2.2 vs 1.6±0.8, t=2.119, P>0.05), but no differences were found in SUV LV of patients without myocardial injury (SUV LVmax: 5.7±4.9 vs 5.6±4.8, SUV LVmean : 2.8±2.3 vs 2.8±2.2; t values: 0.130, 0.069, both P>0.05). Compared with patients without myocardial injury, patients with myocardial injury had higher ΔSUV LV ( t values: 2.494, 2.163, both P<0.05) and lower pre-chemotherapy SUV LVmax ( t=2.436, P<0.05). ROC curve analysis showed that ΔSUV LVmax and ΔSUV LVmean could be used for the detection of chemotherapy induced cardiotoxicity, and higher area under curve (AUC) of ΔSUV LVmaxwas found (AUC=0.844, 95% CI: 0.673-1.000). When the threshold value was 1.1, the sensitivity and specificity of ΔSUV LVmax in the detection of myocardial injury were 5/6 and 13/16, respectively. Conclusions:Higher ΔSUV LVmax and ΔSUV LVmean, as well as lower baseline SUV LVmax are correlated with cardiotoxicity of anthracycline. ΔSUV LVmax has a potential for the diagnosis of anthracycline induced cardiotoxicity in patients with NHL.
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Objective To evaluate the left ventricular systolic synchrony and investigate the early diagnostic value of left ventricular systolic dyssynchrony on cardiotoxicity caused by anthracyclines in pa-tients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma ( DLBCL) . Methods Thirty-two patients ( 22 males, 10 females, age:22-73(54.4±14.2) years) from June 2016 to January 2019 with confirmed DLBCL and normal gated myocardial perfusion imaging (GMPI) before anthracyclines chemotherapy were enrolled prospectively. GMPI was performed after 6 cycles or more of chemotherapy. Changes of myocardial markers, electrocardiogram (ECG) indicators, left ventricular function indicators including left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular end-diastolic volume ( LVEDV) , left ventricular end-systolic volume ( LVESV) , peak filling rate ( PFR) , summed motion score ( SMS) and summed thickening score ( STS) as well as left ventricular systolic synchrony indicators including phase bandwidth ( BW) , phase standard deviation ( SD) and entropy before and after anthracyclines chemotherapy were analyzed. Paired t test, Wilcoxon signed rank test and χ2 test were used for data analysis. Results Compared with pre-chemotherapy, the left ventricular systolic synchrony indicators were significantly higher than those before chemotherapy (BW: (42.81±11.37)° vs (29.28±8. 68)°;SD:(11.65±4.64)° vs (8.79±3.14)°;entropy:(39.84±5.51)％ vs (36.19±5.94)％;t values: -9.132 to-3.173, all P<0.05) . There were no significant differences in other indicators ( t values:-1.161 to 1.750, z values:-1.633 to-0.096, all P>0.05). Of 32 patients, 13 patients (40.62％) had left ventricular systolic dyssynchrony, and the rate of chemotherapy-induced left ventricular systolic dyssynchro-ny was significantly higher than that of left ventricular dysfunction (15.62％, 5/32;χ2=4.947, P=0.025). All 5 patients with left ventricular dysfunction caused by chemotherapy had left ventricular systolic dyssyn-chrony. The LVEF of the chemotherapy-induced left ventricular systolic dyssynchrony group was significantly lower than that of the left ventricular systolic synchronization group ((54.54±9.25)％ vs (66.79±7.65)％;t=4.087, P<0.01) . Conclusion Left ventricular systolic dyssynchrony can be appeared in DLBCL patients after chemotherapy and is significantly earlier than left ventricular dysfunction, which can be an early indi-cator of cardiotoxicity caused by anthracycline chemotherapy.
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Objective@#To evaluate the left ventricular systolic synchrony and investigate the early diagnostic value of left ventricular systolic dyssynchrony on cardiotoxicity caused by anthracyclines in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).@*Methods@#Thirty-two patients (22 males, 10 females, age: 22-73(54.4±14.2) years) from June 2016 to January 2019 with confirmed DLBCL and normal gated myocardial perfusion imaging (GMPI) before anthracyclines chemotherapy were enrolled prospectively. GMPI was performed after 6 cycles or more of chemotherapy. Changes of myocardial markers, electrocardiogram (ECG) indicators, left ventricular function indicators including left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV), left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV), peak filling rate (PFR), summed motion score (SMS) and summed thickening score (STS) as well as left ventricular systolic synchrony indicators including phase bandwidth (BW), phase standard deviation (SD) and entropy before and after anthracyclines chemotherapy were analyzed. Paired t test, Wilcoxon signed rank test and χ2 test were used for data analysis.@*Results@#Compared with pre-chemotherapy, the left ventricular systolic synchrony indicators were significantly higher than those before chemotherapy (BW: (42.81±11.37)° vs (29.28±8.68)°; SD: (11.65±4.64)° vs (8.79±3.14)°; entropy: (39.84±5.51)% vs (36.19±5.94)%; t values: -9.132 to -3.173, all P<0.05). There were no significant differences in other indicators (t values: -1.161 to 1.750, z values: -1.633 to -0.096, all P>0.05). Of 32 patients, 13 patients (40.62%) had left ventricular systolic dyssynchrony, and the rate of chemotherapy-induced left ventricular systolic dyssynchrony was significantly higher than that of left ventricular dysfunction (15.62%, 5/32; χ2=4.947, P=0.025). All 5 patients with left ventricular dysfunction caused by chemotherapy had left ventricular systolic dyssynchrony. The LVEF of the chemotherapy-induced left ventricular systolic dyssynchrony group was significantly lower than that of the left ventricular systolic synchronization group ((54.54±9.25)% vs (66.79±7.65)%; t=4.087, P<0.01).@*Conclusion@#Left ventricular systolic dyssynchrony can be appeared in DLBCL patients after chemotherapy and is significantly earlier than left ventricular dysfunction, which can be an early indicator of cardiotoxicity caused by anthracycline chemotherapy.
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Diabetes, obesity, and metabolic diseases are globally prevalent, and induction and increase of endogenous energy consumption, especially activation of brown adipose tissue (BAT), is a new therapeutic target. Non-invasive imaging techniques, including radionuclide imaging, MRI, ultrasound imaging, and optical imaging, have attracted wide attention in BAT monitoring and have good application prospects. This article reviews the progress and application of these imaging techniques in BAT monitoring.
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Objective@#To analyze the imaging characteristics and diagnostic value of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT in muscular inflammation in dermatomyositis (DM), as well as the relationship between maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) and activity of muscular inflammation.@*Methods@#From July 2013 to November 2016, 17 hospitalized DM patients (8 males, 9 females, age range: 35-78 years) who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT were retrospectively reviewed, including 13 typical DM (TDM) and 4 amyopathic DM (ADM). Seventeen healthy volunteers (8 males, 9 females, age range: 35-78 years) in the same period were enrolled as the control group. The proximal limb muscles of whole body were divided into 7 areas, and the SUVmax of each was measured and recorded. Two-sample t test, one-way analysis of variance, Dunnett-t test and Spearman correlation analysis were used to analyze data.@*Results@#Five TDM cases showed diffuse increased FDG uptake in global muscles; 8 TDM cases showed increased FDG uptake in local muscles, mainly in the shoulder and hip. The FDG uptake by muscles of 4 ADM patients was similar with that of controls. The SUVmax was lower and lower in the order of shoulder and back muscles, hip muscles, thoracic vertebra muscles, cervical vertebra muscles, biceps, proximal quadriceps and lumbar vertebra muscles in DM group. The muscle SUVmax of DM, TDM, ADM and the controls were 1.92±0.86, 2.14±0.85, 1.19±0.44 and 0.93±0.26, respectively (F=69.50, P<0.001). Muscle SUVmax of DM group was higher than that of controls, muscle SUVmax of TDM was higher than that of ADM, and muscle SUVmax of ADM was higher than that of controls (t values: 4.102-11.970, all P<0.05). Muscle SUVmax of 9 DM patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) was lower than that of patients without ILD (1.73±0.09 vs 2.13±0.13; t=5.857, P<0.001). Muscle SUVmax of DM was positive correlated with serum levels of creatine kinase (CK) and creatine kinase isoenzyme composed by M and B subunits (CK-MB) (rs values: 0.814 and 0.751, both P<0.001).@*Conclusion@#18F-FDG PET/CT is helpful to detect muscular inflammation of DM and it can reflect the activity and severity with SUVmax, and meanwhile evaluate the condition of ILD associated with DM.
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Objective To evaluate the dynamic changes of left ventricular mechanical synchrony in the early period after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) by two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging (2D-STI) and real time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT-3DE),and analyze the correlation with phase analysis of single photo emission computed tomography gated myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT GMPI) in porcine models,and further to investigate the clinical significance of left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony in patients with AMI.Methods Bama minipigs(n =11) were subjected to left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion by balloon to introduce AMI porcine models.All animals underwent 2D-STI and RT-3DE at the baseline (before AMI),1 day,1 week and 4 weeks after LAD occlusion,respectively.In addition,SPECT GMPI was measured at baseline and 1 day after AMI.Data was analyzed and compared the dynamic changes of left ventricular mechanical synchrony before and after AMI.Then the correlation between echocardiography and SPECT GMPI in evaluating left ventricular mechanical synchrony before and after AMI were calculated.Results Eight pigs were successfully established as AMI models and complete the study.SPECT GMPI,2D-STI and RT-3DE showed that the left ventricular mechanical synchrony indexes were significantly higher at 1 day after AMI than those before AMI,which means the appearance of left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony.Compared with those 1 day after AMI,GLS,Time SD,Tmsv16-SD％ and Tmsv16-Dif％ did not change significantly at 1 week after AMI,but they significantly increased at4 weeks after AMI (all P ＜0.05).At baseline and 1 day after AMI,the GLS measured by 2D-STI and the SPECT GMPI parameter phase bandwidth (BW) showed good correlation(r =0.708-0.719,P ＜0.05),Time SD was significantly correlated with the SPECT GMPI parameter phase standard deviation (SD)(r =0.717-0.830,P ＜0.05),while Tmsv16-Dif％ derived from RT-3DE had a better positive correlation with BW (r =0.713-0.857,P ＜0.05),as similar as Tmsv16-SD％ with SD(r =0.803-0.957,P ＜0.05).Conclusions Left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony is present 1 day after AMI.Compared with that 1 day after AMI,left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony doesn't change significantly at 1week after AMI,but further aggravates at 4 weeks after AMI.The parameters of 2D-STI and RT-3DE have good correlation with the mechanical synchrony parameters measured by SPECT GMPI.2D-STI and RT-3DE can be used as reliable methods to evaluate left ventricle mechanical dyssynchrony early after AMI.
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Objective To investigate the predictive value of preoperative viable myocardium and postoperative left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony (LVMD) for adverse cardiovascular events(ACE) after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) using myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI).Methods From September 2012 to March 2016,49 patients (44 males,5 females,average age:(64±8) years) with CAD were prospectively recruited.All patients underwent 99Tcmmethoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) SPECT gated MPI (GMPI) and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET myocardial metabolic imaging to assess myocardial viability preoperatively.GMPI was repeated 4-6 months after CABG to record postoperative LVMD.Phase analysis was used to measure bandwidth (BW) and standard deviation (SD).Regular follow-up was performed,and ACE were taken as the end point.Cox proportional hazard model,Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test were used to analyze the data.Results The mean duration of follow-up was (3.82±0.80) years,and ACE were present after CABG in 17 CAD patients (34.7％,17/49).Cox multi-analysis revealed that the number of preoperative viable segments (hazard ratio (HR)=0.208,95％ CI:0.068-0.642) and postoperative BW (HR=1.245,95％ CI:1.099-1.411)were independent influencing factors of ACE in CAD patients after CABG (both P＜0.01).Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that the incidence of ACE in patients with ＜ 3 viable segments was significantly higher than those with ≥ 3 viable segments (57.1％ (12/21) vs 17.9％ (5/28);x2 =21.023,P＜0.01).The incidence of ACE was significantly higher in the postoperative BW≥98° group than that in the postoperative BW＜98° group (14/19 vs 10％ (3/30);x2 =38.395,P＜0.01).Conclusions Less preoperative viable segments and severe postoperative LVMD are independent risk factors of ACE after CABG in CAD patients.Postoperative LVMD in CAD patients undergoing CABG may have important clinical value in the riskrestratification and prognosis evaluation.
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Objective To assess left ventricular remodeling (LVRM) after acute myocardial in-farction (AMI) quantitatively by SPECT gated myocardial perfusion imaging (GMPI), and further explore its influencing factors. Methods Twelve Ba-Ma miniature swine were used to establish AMI model. GMPI was performed at the baseline (before AMI), 24 h, 1 and 4 weeks after AMI. Infarct expansion index, left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV), left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV), left ventricular ejection fraction ( LVEF) and myocardial perfusion defect were measured. Meanwhile, creatine kinase isozyme MB (CK-MB) and hypersensitive cardiac troponin I (hs-cTn I) were detected. The changes of LVEDV and LVESV before and after AMI (ΔLVEDV and ΔLVESV) were calculated. Repeated measurement analy-sis of variance, the least significant difference t test and Pearson correlation analysis were performed. Re?sults Nine AMI swine were successfully created. LVRM was present 24 h after AMI. LVEDV and LVESV were significantly greater than those before AMI and aggravated within 1 week after AMI, then were down-wards at 4 weeks after AMI. Before AMI, 24 h, 1 and 4 weeks after AMI, the LVEDV was (34.44±7. 90), (47.56±22.66), (71.89±14.90) and (70.33±19.47) ml (F = 28.836, P<0.001), and the LVESV was (10.11±5.49), (25.33±11.62), (40.89±15.88) and (35.44±17.11) ml (F = 22.450, P<0. 001). In-farct expansion index increased progressively within 4 weeks after AMI (F= 16.054, P<0.001). LVEF was significantly lower after AMI than that before AMI (F = 18.267, P<0.001) and improved at 4 weeks after AMI compared to that at 1 week ((52.56±14.96)％ vs (45.11±15.80)％; t= 2.440, P<0. 05). There was a significant correlation between the change in perfusion defect and the ΔLVEDV or ΔLVESV (r values:0. 731 and 0.700, both P<0.05) at 1 week after AMI. In addition, hs-cTn I at 24 h was correlated withΔLVEDV at 24 h and 4 weeks after AMI, respectively (r values: 0.669 and 0.693, both P<0.05). Conclu?sions LVRM and cardiac dysfunction occur in the early period after AMI. LVRM and cardiac dysfunction are most severe at 1 week after AMI, and recover at 4 weeks after AMI, whereas infarct expansion is aggra-vated within 4 weeks. Infarct size and hs-cTn I are closely related to the degree of LVRM.
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Objective To investigate the influence of discontinuance of methimazole (MMI) and propylthiouracil (PTU) on 24 h radioactive iodine uptake(RAIU) in normal rats.Methods A total of 66 female SD rats were randomly divided into 3 groups by simple random sampling method.MMI group (30 rats) received MMI with a dose of 0.6 mg·ml-1·d-1 orally for 2 weeks, PTU group (30 rats) received PTU with a dose of 6 mg·ml-1·d-1 orally for 2 weeks.At 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 d after MMI or PTU was discontinued, 6 rats were sacrificed to measure 24 h RAIU respectively.The control group (6 rats) received normal saline with a dose of 1 ml/d orally for 2 weeks, and then they were sacrificed to measure 24 h RAIU too.Data were analyzed with two-sample t test or t′ test.Results Thyroid 24 h RAIU in normal rats was (14.6±4.3)%.The 24 h RAIU on 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 d was (4.6±0.7)%, (24.2±7.2)%, (13.1±2.9)%, (14.1±2.6)%, (16.1±3.7)% respectively after MMI withdrawal.The 24 h RAIU was significantly lower than that in control group at day 1 (t′=5.55, P0.05).The 24 h RAIU on 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 d was (1.9±0.8)%, (3.3±1.2)%, (7.7±2.4)%, (29.0±4.0)%, (17.1±4.8)% respectively after PTU withdrawal.It was lower than that in control group (t=7.01, 6.10, 3.40, all P0.05).Conclusions MMI and PTU can inhibit the iodine uptake of thyroid, the 24 h RAIU returns to normal level at day 5 after withdrawal of MMI and at day 9 after withdrawal of PTU in euthyroid rats.
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Objective To investigate the influence of discontinuance of methimazole (MMI) and propylthiouracil (PTU) on 24 h radioactive iodine uptake(RAIU) in normal rats.Methods A total of 66 female SD rats were randomly divided into 3 groups by simple random sampling method.MMI group (30 rats) received MMI with a dose of 0.6 mg · ml-1 · d-1 orally for 2 weeks,PTU group (30 rats) received PTU with a dose of 6 mg · ml-1 · d-1 orally for 2 weeks.At 1,3,5,7 and 9 d after MMI or PTU was discontinued,6 rats were sacrificed to measure 24 h RAIU respectively.The control group (6 rats) received normal saline with a dose of 1 ml/d orally for 2 weeks,and then they were sacrificed to measure 24 h RAIU too.Data were analyzed with two-sample t test or t'test.Results Thyroid 24 h RAIU in normal rats was (14.6±4.3) ％.The 24 h RAIU on 1,3,5,7 and 9 d was (4.6±0.7) ％,(24.2±7.2) ％,(13.1 ±2.9) ％,(14.1±2.6) ％,(16.1 ±3.7)％ respectively after MMI withdrawal.The 24 h RAIU was significantly lower than that in control group at day 1 (t'=5.55,P＜0.01),higher at day 3 (t=-2.83,P＜0.05),and returned to the normal level at day 5,7,9 (t =0.68,0.24,-0.67,all P＞0.05).The 24 h RAIU on 1,3,5,7 and 9 d was (1.9±0.8)％,(3.3±1.2)％,(7.7±2.4)％,(29.0±4.0)％,(17.1±4.8)％ respectively after PTU withdrawal.It was lower than that in control group (t=7.01,6.10,3.40,all P＜0.05) at day 1,3,5,and higher at day 7 (t=-5.97,P＜0.01).The 24 h RAIU of 9 d showed no difference when compared with that in control group (t=-0.95,P＞0.05).Conclusions MMI and PTU can inhibit the iodine uptake of thyroid,the 24 h RAIU returns to normal level at day 5 after withdrawal of MMI and at day 9 after withdrawal of PTU in euthyroid rats.