The value of quantitative CT body composition analysis in prediction of prognosis in patients with hepatic cell carcinoma treated with transcatheter arterial chemoembolization / 中华放射学杂志

Objective:To investigate the value of quantitative CT (QCT) body component parameters before and after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) as prognostic indicator for patients with hepatic cell carcinoma (HCC).Methods:Retrospective analysis was performed on 40 patients with advanced HCC who received TACE treatment in Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University from November 2013 to May 2017, all of them received QCT scanning before and after treatment. The information were recorded, including gender, age, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), TNM stage, liver function Child-Pugh grade, portal venous thromboembolism, cirrhosis, maximum tumor diameter, tumor type, and frequency of interventional therapy. QCT parameters were measured before and after treatment, including L1, L2 bone mineral density (BMD), L3-level paravertebral muscle area (MA), subcutaneous fat area (SFA) and visceral fat area (VFA), and the change rate of QCT parameters (ΔBMD, ΔMA, ΔSFA, ΔVFA) before and after TACE were calculated after the QCT scan interval was standardized. The cut-off values of ΔBMD, ΔMA, ΔSFA and ΔVFA to diagnose the prognosis of HCC patients after TACE were obtained by drawing the ROC curves. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate the survival rate, the Log-rank method was used for univariate analysis, and the Cox regression analysis model was used for multivariate analysis to screen out independent factors affecting the prognosis of HCC patients after TACE.Results:ROC curve analysis showed that the cut-off values of ΔBMD, ΔMA, ΔSFA and ΔVFA to diagnose the prognosis of HCC patients after TACE were -8.64%, -6.84%, -9.84% and 5.70%, respectively. Univariate analysis showed that AFP, TNM stage, liver function Child-Pugh grade, portal venous thrombosis, tumor type and ΔMA, ΔSFA, ΔVFA had statistically significant effects on prognosis ( P<0.1). Multivariate analysis showed that ΔMA, ΔVFA and portal venous thromboembolism were independent influencing factors for the prognosis of HCC patients after TACE treatment ( P<0.05). Conclusions:ΔMA, ΔVFA and portal venous thromboembolism have reference value for prognosis assessment of TACE treatment for HCC patients, and QCT body composition analysis is helpful to evaluate the prognosis of HCC patients.

Characteristic findings of the liver iron overload on MRI and the feasibility of quantitative evaluation by IDEALGIQ / 实用放射学杂志

Objective To explore the classic MRI appearance of secondary hemochromatosis (SHC)related liver iron overload, and the feasibility of quantitative evaluation of liver iron overload by iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and leastGsquares estimationGiron quantification (IDEALGIQ).Methods 20 patients with SHCGrelated liver iron overload (experimental group)and 20 healthy adults (control group)underwent routine liver MRI and IDEALGIQ.The MRI images were comparatively analyzed to assess the hallmark of liver iron overload.In both two groups,the R2 ? values were measured on R2 ? maps,which were generated by IDEALGIQ,then the differences in age,gender and R2 ? value between two groups were comparatively analyzed.In experimental group,the serum ferritin (SF)was detected,and a correlation analysis was tested with R2 ? value.Results For all of the 20 patients, there was signal drop of liver parenchyma on T1 and T2 Gweighted images,signal loss with susceptibility artifact on DWI images,and signal dropped on inGphase images relative to outGofGphase images.Among the 20 patients,18 cases appeared "a dark liver parenchyma"on T2 G weighted images,and the spleen signal in 3 cases was similar to liver parenchyma’s hallmark.The R2 ? values in experimental group and control group were 395.58±255.75 Hz and 41.18±7.86 Hz (t＝－6.12,P＝0.00),respectively.No significant differences between two groups were found in gender and age (χ2＝0.10,P＝0.10 and t＝0.09,P＝0.93).The liver iron overload R2? value was not correlated with SF (r＝0.1 5 3 , P＝0.15).Conclusion On MRI,the typical appearance of liver iron overload is hypointense on T1 and T2Gweighted images,especially"a dark liver parenchyma"on T2 WI,signal drops on inGphase images relative to outGofGphase images,and signal loss with susceptibility artifact on DWI images.R2 ? value of IDEALGIQ can quantitatively evaluate the liver iron overload,without a correlation with SF.

A comparative study of CT enhanced effect in abdominal vessels with different iodine concentrations of contrast agent / 实用放射学杂志

Objective To investigate CT enhanced effect in abdominal vessels with three different iodine concentration with the fixed iodine delivery rate and total iodine load.Methods 90 patients were randomized into 270 (270 mg I/mL),320 (320 mg I/mL) and 370 (370 mg I/mL)groups.On arterial phase images,the CT values of abdominal aorta (AA)were measured at the level of the porta hepatis,the right renal artery and the bifurcation of iliac artery.On portal veins phase images,the CT values of the main portal vein,the left branch and the right branch of portal vein were also measured.The differences in subj ective scores of image quality,CT values,signal to noise ratio (SNR),contrast to noise ratio (CNR)between the AA and portal vein were analyzed.Results The CT values of AA in 270,320 and 370 groups in arterial phase at the level of the porta hepatis were(302.28±24.81)HU,(302.14±33.76)HU and (303.49±35.85)HU,those at the right renal artery level were(304.01±25.55)HU,(305.22±33.63)HU and(306.14±31.51)HU,and at the bifurcation of iliac artery level were (306.85±23.26)HU,(308.68±31.80)HU and (310.22±29.76)HU.There were no significant differences among the three groups (P>0.05).The CT values of the main portal vein in portal phase were (133.94±8.41)HU, (1 3 5.6 3 ± 11.82)HU and(135.43±10.08)HU,those of the left branch were(134.21±6.04)HU,(135.12±9.97)HU and(135.31±8.82)HU, those of the right branch were (133.77±7.06)HU,(134.09±11.53)HU and (136.04±10.61)HU.There were also no significant differences among the three groups (P>0.05).No statistical differences were observed among the three groups in the scores of image quality, SNR and CNR(P>0.0 5).Conclusion Similar CT enhanced effect and excellent image quality can be obtained by using different iodine concentration of contrast agent with the fixed iodine delivery rate and total iodine load in abdominal vessels.

Investigation of avian diseases eradication in parent breeding flocks in China in 2015 / 中国兽医学报

In order to understand the management measures,technique abilities and difficulties in controlling and eradicating avian diseases in parent breeding flocks,the current situation of avian disease eradication in breeding flocks was investigated by China Animal Disease Control Centre in 19 provinces in July 2015.Questionnaires investigation was conducted and the feedbacks were received from 214 parent breeding flocks.This study summarized and analyzed the information of farm management,breeding resources,avian disease surveillance and disease eradication in these flocks,which will provide the basic data to promote the avian diseases control and eradication in China.

The value of 3.0T MR DWI in pathological grading and staging for cervical carcinoma / 实用放射学杂志

Objective To explore the correlation between apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and pathological grading and staging of cervical carcinoma.Methods Among 311 patients diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma,87 patients were met the criteria for inclusion.All the patients were performed routine MR and diffusion-weighted imaging(DWI) with b=1 000 s/mm2 before treatments,and recorded the pathological grading and staging.The ADC values of the lesions were measured on GE AW4.5 workstation,and were compared among the groups with different pathological grading and staging by using LSD and paired t-test.Results The mean ADC value was (0.77±0.079)×10-3 mm2/s in the poorly-differentiated group,(0.88±0.10)×10-3 mm2/s in the moderately-differentiated group,and (1.05±0.084)×10-3 mm2/s in the well-differentiated group.There were significant differences among the different groups (P0.05).Conclusion The increasing of the ADC values is correlated with the high levels of tumor cell differentiation, and not correlated with the pathological stages in cervical carcinoma.

Spectrum CT with Isotonic Mannitol Gastrointestinal Hypotonic Radiography in the Staging of Rectal Carcinoma / 中国医学影像学杂志

Purpose To evaluate the diagnostic efficiency of spectral CT imaging combined with oral isotonic mannitol gastrointestinal hypotonic radiography in the diagnosis of preoperative T and N staging of rectal carcinoma. Materials and Methods Forty-seven patients with rectal cancer confirmed by surgery and pathology were included in this study, all the subjects underwent oral isotonic mannitol gastrointestinal hypotonic radiography prior to CT scan, then abdominal and pelvic plain and double-phase contrast-enhanced CT scan in the spectral imaging mode was performed, the optimal contrast-to-noise ratio imaging were got by the spectrum analysis software, then T-stage was evaluated and compared with pathological T-stage; N-stage was evaluated using both traditional method and the spectral curve method, and compared with pathological N-stage. Results ① All the 47 patients were able to successfully complete the examination and the rectal filling and lesion display were satisfactory; ② the best diagnostic accuracy of T-stage by the monochromatic images was 83.0% (39/47), which had a general correlation with pathologic results (Kappa=0.713, P<0.001); ③ the accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of N-stage by the traditional method were 78.72%, 80.95%, 76.92%, 73.91% and 83.33%, respectively, which had a general correlation with pathologic results (Kappa=0.574, P<0.001); the accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of N-stage by the Spectral curve method were 89.13%, 75.00%, 100.00%, 100.00% and 83.87%, respectively, which had a fair correlation with pathologic results (Kappa=0.772, P<0.001). Spectral curve method had higher Youden index for N-stage evaluation than traditional method (0.64 vs. 0.58). Conclusion Oral isotonic mannitol gastrointestinal hypotonic radiography can provide a good rectal background, and it is a safe and reliable method for rectal examination, when combined with spectrum CT imaging, it is able to display the detail of lesions and identity the homology of lymph nodes, which might help to make more accurate preoperative T, N staging of rectal carcinoma.

Localization Effect of 131 I-Human Anti-HBs Fab in Nude Mice Models of Human Hepatoma / 中国肿瘤生物治疗杂志

Objective: To evaluate the targeting activity in the animal model with human hepatoma, the 131I-human antiHBsAg Fab radioimmunoimaging was explored. Methods: Radioimmunoimagings were taken on different intervals after injection of 131 I-human anti-HBsAg Fab to the nude mice and tissue distribution was measured. The human anti-HBsAg Fab was compared with the murine monoclonal antibodies. Results: The experimental group developed tumor positive images after 3 days of radio-labeled monoclonal antibodies injection, and the peak accumulation of radio-activity on the 5th day.Statistics indicated the tumor/liver ratio of the human anti-HBsAg Fab, murine monoclonal antibodies and the control groups were 5.4,4.0 and 0.9 respectively on the 7th day. Conclusions: Our results suggest that the 131 I-human anti-HB-sAg Fab has a considerable targeting activity, and provide an evidence that it can be used as a novel humanized carrer for targeting therapy of hepatoma.