Sonographic features of benign thyroid nodules: interobserver reliability and overlap with malignancy.

OBJECTIVE: To prospectively determine the sonographic findings of nodular hyperplasia of the thyroid, to compare these with reported findings associated with malignancy, and to assess interobserver reliability. METHODS: Seventy thyroid nodules were scanned, and then biopsies of the nodules were performed under sonographic guidance with fine-needle cytologic analysis; in all cases images were reviewed by 2 experienced radiologists without knowledge of clinical outcome. Findings reported associated with malignancy were specifically assessed. Interobserver agreement between the expert and secondary readers for each finding was calculated by the kappa or weighted kappa statistic and the Fisher exact test of independence. RESULTS: There were 68 benign and 2 malignant nodules in a population of 63 female and 7 male patients. The mean benign nodule size was 2.9 cm; 60% were solid; 54% were hypoechoic; 59% were microlobulated or macrolobulated; 47% had central vascularity; 24% contained calcifications; and 82% were elliptical in shape. There was very good interobserver reliability for the presence of calcium (kappa = 0.91) and good agreement for the presence and location of vascularity (kappa = 0.75) and the amount of cystic components (kappa = 0.62; all P < .01). CONCLUSIONS: Sixty-nine percent of benign nodules had at least 1 finding reported previously as associated with malignancy. The interobserver reliability of the sonographic findings was good to very good for 3 of the 5 findings assessed.     

双波长紫外分光光度法测定贝母中腺苷和胸苷的含量

将4种贝母的甲醇提取物经薄层色谱法粗分离后,直接用双波长紫外分光光度法测定其含量。结果表明,该方法线性关系好,腺苷和胸苷标准曲线的相关系数均为0.9999,同时也发现平贝、炉贝和伊贝中腺苷都占核苷总量60%以上,而浙贝中仅占约40%,提示贝母生药的抗凝血活性可能与贝母中核苷类化合物的种类和含量的差别有关。     

Attentional demands of continuously monitoring orientation using vestibular information.

The aim of this series of experiments was to determine whether attention is normally required for continuously processing vestibular information concerning orientation, or is required only when orientation is disrupted (eg by vestibular dysfunction or by conflicting visual and vestibular orientation cues). In the first two studies, healthy subjects were passively oscillated, and indicated when they perceived they were passing through their starting position. There was only weak evidence for interference between performance on this 'continuous orientation monitoring task' and on concurrent mental tasks. However, a third study showed that when patients with vestibular imbalance carried out the continuous orientation monitoring task their performance on a concurrent mental arithmetic task was substantially impaired. This dual task interference was correlated with inaccuracy in judging orientation on the continuous orientation monitoring task, which in turn correlated with severity of recent vestibular symptomatology (assessed by questionnaire). In a fourth experiment, disorientation was induced in healthy subjects by rotating the visual field about the line of sight. Bidirectional interference was observed between monitoring orientation (assessed by accuracy in setting a rod to the perceived vertical) and performance of an arithmetic task. Dual task interference was correlated with baseline levels of disorientation induced by the visual field, as indicated by inaccuracy in judging the visual vertical. These findings suggest that monitoring orientation makes significant demands upon cortical processing resources when disorientation is induced, whether the disorientation results from deficient sensory functioning or from ambiguous perceptual information.     

Smoking and hypertension: risk factors for carotid stenosis

Summary The prevalence of smoking, hypertension and diabetes mellitus was assessed in 221 patients suffering from internal carotid stenosis and compared with the prevalences in two sex- and age-matched control groups composed of subjects having normal Doppler findings and from non-neurological outpatients. Of the subjects with carotid stenosis 27.6% were hypertensive smokers in comparison with 9.5% and 17.2% in the two control groups. The difference of the stenosis cohort from the two control groups was significant (P<0.01 and P=0.016 respectively). There was no statistically significant differences between the occurrence of diabetes and hypertension in non-smokers and patients who smoked. In 394 investigated patients suffering from carotid stenosis or occlusion an obstruction index, based on the Doppler shift frequency, was calculated. This index was lowest in the normotentive non-smokers. It was only insignificantly higher in the hypertensive non-smokers but significantly so in the normotensive smokers. The index was highest in the hypertensive non-smokers. It was concluded that cigarette smoking, especially if associated with hypertension, is a determinant risk factor for carotid stenosis and occlusion.     

胸廓矢状面倾斜度的测定及其对放疗的意义

目的了解人体前胸矢状面倾斜度的大小及对放疗剂量分布的影响。方法选择126例患者行胸部CT扫描并予正中矢状面重建。分别测定上中下胸廓层面前后体表中线至脊髓距离及各层上下间距,计算出前胸倾斜度。查TMR表得出中平面深度及脊髓深度处上中胸及中下胸层面剂量误差。结果前野各层面至脊髓距离变化较大,后野变化较小。人体前胸倾斜度范围为25~56°。上中胸段组的上下缘剂量误差较大,躯体中平面平均相差8%,脊髓17%。中下胸段组剂量误差较小,躯体中平面4%,脊髓7%。误差随倾斜角度增加而增加。根据倾斜度得出合适的楔形板修正角度大约为10~35°。结论人体前胸矢状面存在自然倾斜度,这种倾斜影响前野剂量分布,应予以个体化修正。建议根据角度的大小选择合适的头足向楔形板优化。     

经颅彩色双功超声在脑血管疾病中的临床应用和进展

经颅彩色双功超声是一种新型、无创的超声诊断仪,高空间分辨率显示颅内血管和脑实质的结构,笔者查阅了近年来相关文献,主要综述经颅彩色多普勒血流显像在颅脑血管疾病中的诊断价值,同时讨论二维经颅超声的应用及新的实验性显像技术。     

彩色多普勒超声在肝细胞癌经动脉化疗栓塞术后的应用

对于失去手术机会的肝细胞肝癌,介入治疗是目前比较公认的首选治疗方法,但因其复发、转移率高,故术后寻找一种简便、有效的监测方法客观评价其疗效显得尤其重要。本文综述了彩色多普勒超声在肝细胞肝癌经动脉化疗栓塞术后评价的应用,及与其他影像学方法比较和其优势所在。     

平面导板在深覆(牙合)矫治中的临床应用研究

目的：探讨平面导板矫治重度深覆[牙合]患者的作用机制及临床作用要点。方法：对18名生长发育期的重度深覆[牙合]患者,用平面导板来打开咬合,并对咬合打开前后的硬软组织变化进行分析。结果：①上下后牙及牙槽高度均增加,下后牙及牙槽高度的增加值大于上后牙及牙槽高度的增加值,而对前牙及牙槽高度的影响无统计学差异;②上下颌骨在水平方向上无改变,但下颌平面角与下面高/全面高治疗后较治疗前增大,后面高/前面高治疗后较治疗前减小;③覆[牙合]减小,Spee氏曲线得到整平;④松弛的下唇肌肉得到紧张,从而改善了侧貌外形。结论：平面导板使覆[牙合]减小主要是后牙及后牙齿槽突高度增加的结果,对生长发育期的低角重度深覆[牙合]患者治疗效果较好。     

超声造影诊断肝孤立性坏死结节的价值

目的:探讨超声造影诊断肝孤立性坏死结节的价值。材料和方法:回顾分析了12例肝孤立性坏死结节的超声造影表现。结果:12例病灶造影动脉期、门脉期、实质期均无增强,呈边界清晰的造影剂充盈缺损区。结论:超声造影对诊断肝孤立性坏死结节具有较高的价值。目的:探讨超声造影诊断肝孤立性坏死结节的价值。材料和方法:回顾分析了12例肝孤立性坏死结节的超声造影表现。结果:12例病灶造影动脉期、门脉期、实质期均无增强,呈边界清晰的造影剂充盈缺损区。结论:超声造影对诊断肝孤立性坏死结节具有较高的价值。     

穿刺加三苯氧胺治疗乳腺囊肿的疗效观察(附36例)

目的：比较乳腺可扪及囊肿穿刺抽液后服用三苯氧胺和单纯穿刺抽液两种治疗方法的疗效.方法：将临床可扪及乳腺囊肿根据乳腺B超检查结果入组68例,随机分为穿刺抽液治疗组32例和穿刺抽液后服三苯氧胺治疗组36例,两组患者穿刺抽液后中位随访13个月观察疗效.结果：68例可扪及乳腺单纯囊肿,平均囊肿大小23mm,36例穿刺服三苯氧胺组复发率13.89%（5/36）,32例穿刺抽液组复发率37.50%（12/32）,两组相比较（P＜0.05）有显著性差异.乳腺囊肿病史＞1年的患者,穿刺服三苯氧胺组和穿刺组复发率分别是36.36%（4/11）和77.78%（7/9）,两组相比较（P＜0.05）差异有显著性.对单个囊肿,多发囊肿,囊肿病史＜1年患者,两种治疗方法不影响复发率（P＞0.05）.结论：临床可扪及乳腺单纯囊肿可根据B超检查筛选适合穿刺患者,穿刺抽液加服三苯氧胺治疗可减少复发,囊肿病史＞1年者复发率较高.