Dual artificial intelligence-assisted diagnosis and treatment for patients with multiple primary lung cancer / 中国胸心血管外科临床杂志

@#Objective    To explore the value of artificial intelligence (AI) diagnostic imaging system and three dimensional computed tomographic bronchoangiography (3D-CTBA) surgical planning system in the management of multiple primary lung cancer (MPLC). Methods    The clinical data of 53 patients with MPLC treated surgically in our hospital from January 2018 to August 2020 were retrospectively analyzed, including 16 males and 37 females, with a median age of 60 (39-75) years. The patients' preoperative CT was analyzed by AI and manually, and the data of patients who underwent 3D-CTBA were compiled to evaluate the value of AI and 3D-CTBA in the diagnosis and treatment of MPLC, respectively. Results     The sensitivity of AI screening for MPLC was 84.91%. The sensitivity (91.90% vs. 83.78%) and accuracy (85.60% vs. 84.00%) of AI diagnosis of high-risk MPLC infiltrative lesions were better than those of manual diagnosis. 3D-CTBA was used for planning the surgery in 12 patients, and the intraoperative situation was generally consistent with the reconstructed results. Conclusion    AI is of high value in identifying infiltrative lesions of MPLC. 3D-CTBA reconstruction of anatomical structures is accurate and can guide preoperative planning.

Construction and identification of chromokinesin KIF4A knockdown gastric cancer cell lines / 国际生物医学工程杂志

Objective To construct stable chromokinesin KIF4A knockdown gastric cancer cell lines (SGC-7901) and study the mitotic spindle midzone formation in these cells.Methods Short hairpin RNA (shRNA) expression plasmids of pGPU-GFP-shKIF4A,pGPU-GFP-shNC specific targetting KIF4A and non-sense DNA sequences were constructed respectively and then transfected into SGC-7901 cells.The cells were cultured in selection medium containing G418 to form single clones.Stable KIF4A shRNA expressing SGC-7901 cells were picked up under an fluoroscent microscope and identified by Western Blot.The spindle midzone in these cells was analyzed after immunofluorescence staining.Results Three cell lines stably expressing KIF4A shRNA and one with shNC were successfully constructed.Compare to the control cell line,KIF4A knockdown cell lines represented remarkable elongation of spindle midzone and the less the KIF4A,the longer spindle midzone.Conclusions Stable KIF4A knockdown SGC-7901 cell lines were successfully constructed that can serve for further study of KIF4A ' s function and its role in proliferation and development of gastric cancer.