Initial experience with dynamic MR imaging in evaluation of normal bone marrow versus malignant bone marrow infiltrations in humans

The purpose of this study was (a) evaluation of dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging of normal bone marrow versus malignant bone marrow infiltrations in patients with proven B-cell-type chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) and (b) correlation with the clinical stage according to Binet (stages A, B, C) and response to therapy. Bone marrow imaging of the lumbar spine, pelvis, and proximal femurs was performed at 1.5 T in 45 patients without known malignancy and in 30 patients with B-CLL. The differences between opposed-phase and in-phase dynamic gradient-echo sequences before and up to 10 minutes after intravenous application of .1 mmol/kg body weight of gadolinium-diethylenetriamine penta-acetic acid (Gd-DTPA) were evaluated in normal bone marrow. The contrast-enhancement patterns of normal and malignant bone marrow were compared using the opposed-phase dynamic gradient-echo sequence. Ten of the patients with bone marrow infiltrations (Binet stage C) additionally underwent MR imaging follow-up during therapy. Opposed-phase gradient echo sequences demonstrated a signal decrease of normal bone marrow, and in-phase gradient echo sequences demonstrated a signal increase of normal bone marrow after administration of Gd-DTPA. The dynamic signal intensity time courses differed significantly (P < .05) between Binet stages B and C and controls as well as among the three Binet stages of B-CLL. In the 10 patients followed during therapy, MR imaging sensitively demonstrated response (n = 6), nonresponse (n = 2), or relapse after initial response (n = 2). In out-of-phase imaging, both normal bone marrow and initial bone marrow infiltration in CLL stage Binet A show signal decrease after administration of contrast agent, whereas there is increase in signal intensity in higher-grade bone marrow infiltration in Binet stage B or C disease. The signal loss of normal bone marrow in out-of-phase imaging is a phase effect rather than a T2* effect. The differentiation of initial from higher-grade bone marrow infiltration on out-of-phase images relies solely on a shift in the fat/water ratio.     

Normal morphology of sacroiliac joints in children: magnetic resonance studies related to age and sex

Objective. To determine in a prospective study the normal MRI morphology of the sacroiliac joints (SIJs) in relation to age and sex during adolescence. Design and patients. A total of 98 children (63 boys, mean age 12.7±2.8 years; 35 girls, mean age 13.7±2.3 years), ranging in age from 8 to 17 years, with juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA) but without signs of sacroiliitis fulfilled the study prerequisites (no back pain and no pathologic changes of the SIJs on physical examination before MRI in a 1.5-year follow-up). An additional eight HLA-B27-negative boys and eight HLA-B27-negative girls without arthritis served as controls. The MRI protocol comprised a T1-weighted SE sequence, an opposed-phase T2*-weighted GE sequence, and a dynamic contrast-enhanced study in single-section technique. Results. Noncontrast MRI permitted differentiation of “open” from ossified segmental and lateral apophyses of the sacral wings, with a significant difference in age (P <0.05) between children with open and ossified apophyses. Ossification of the apophyses of the sacral wings was seen significantly earlier (P <0.05) in girls than in boys. Girls also had a significantly higher incidence of transitional lumbosacral vertebrae, pelvic asymmetries, and accessory joints. In the contrast-enhanced opposed-phase MRI study, normal cartilage of the SIJs showed no contrast enhancement whereas the joint capsule showed a moderate enhancement. Conclusion. There are significant age- and sex-related differences in the normal MRI morphology of juvenile SIJs. Our findings might serve as a standard of comparison for the evaluation of pathologic changes – in particular for the early identification of juvenile sacroiliitis.     

Effects of ami-25 on liver vessels and tumors on T1-weighted turbo-field-echo images: Implications for tumor characterization

This study was devoted to tumor differentiation in liver MR T1-weighted imaging with superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO). Twenty-one patients with 40 liver lesions were studied at 1.5 T. Before and at least 45 minutes after SPIO administration, turbo-field-echo (TFE) T1-weighted, TFE T1 × T2*-weighted (MXT), and fat-suppressed turbo-spin-echo T2-weighted images were acquired. A quantitative analysis was performed blindly. On TFE T1-weighted images, the signal enhancement was ?33% ± 12 for the liver, ?24% ± 2 for adenomas and focal nodular hyperplasia, +60% ± 33 for the hemangiomas; metastases and cyst enhancement were not significant. After SPIO on TFE T1-weighted images, the hemangioma-to-liver signal ratio (149% ± 18) was definitely higher than the mean metastasis-to-liver signal ratio (90% ± 16). This T1-related differentiation ability lacked dramatically on TFE MXT images and, in one case, was reduced on post-SPIO TFE T1-weighted images by a long imaging delay after SPIO administration (2 hours).     

防晒制剂皮肤安全性的实验研究

目的 :探讨同一系列不同SPF(sunprotectionfactor)防晒制剂对皮肤的安全性 ,筛选安全有效的防晒制剂配方。方法 :选用白化豚鼠背部去毛 ,分别涂抹SPF值为 15、2 8、30 +三种防晒制剂 ,以UV光源照射 ,波长为 32 0～4 0 0nm ,强度为 ( 16 8± 2 )mW/cm2 。结果 :三种不同SPF防晒制品对实验动物皮肤各时相点反应积分为 ,SPF15组为0 ;SPF2 8组为 1;SPF30 +组为 3。结论 :三种不同SPF值产品对皮肤的光毒性有一定差异 ,提示SPF值在 2 8以内的防晒制剂皮肤安全性较好 ,SPF30 +的防晒制剂对皮肤有一定光毒刺激反应。     

针对表皮生长因子受体的靶向治疗研究进展

部分上皮性肿瘤中存在着表皮生长因子受体(EGFR)的过度表达,EGFR的高表达与细胞恶变、肿瘤的增殖、转移和肿瘤血管形成等相关.以EGFR为靶点的抗肿瘤治疗具有特异、广谱、高效的特点.现综述目前已进入临床研究程序的针对EGFR的分子靶向药物研究进展.     

View ordering for magnetization prepared steady state free precession acquisition: application in contrast-enhanced MR angiography.

Magnetization prepared segmented acquisition requires a view order that maximizes signal contrast during the acquisition of the central portion of k-space. Steady state free precession (SSFP) acquisition further requires a view order that minimizes changes in phase-encoding gradients from one repetition to the next in order to minimize eddy current artifacts. In this article, optimal view ordering schemes satisfying these two requirements are formulated and applied to inversion prepared 3D SSFP contrast-enhanced MR angiography (MRA). Experiments on phantoms and pigs demonstrated improved background suppression and reduced image artifacts.     

Chromatic pattern-reversal electroretinograms (ChPERGs) are spared in multiple system atrophy compared with Parkinson’s disease

Abstract Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (IPD) patients have abnormal visual evoked potentials (VEPs) and pattern electroretinograms (PERGs), attributed to dopaminergic transmission deficiency in visual pathway, probably the retina. VEP abnormalities are not reported in multiple system atrophy (MSA). The aim of this study was to investigate and compare chromatic (Ch) red-green (R-G) and blue-yellow (B-Y), and luminance yellow-black (Y-Bk) PERGs in patients with MSA and IPD. We investigated 6 MSA patients (mean age: 62±7.4 years) not undergoing any pharmacological treatment, as well as 12 early IPD patients (mean age: 60.1±8.3 years) and 12 age-matched normal observers. ChPERGs were recorded monocularly in response to full-field equiluminant R-G, B-Y and Y-Bk horizontal gratings. In MSA only responses to R-G stimuli showed minimal insignificant changes (slight but not significant amplitude reduction without any significant latency delay); no significant abnormality was detected for B-Y and luminance Y-Bk stimuli. By contrast, in IPD all responses were reduced in amplitude and delayed in latency, above all for B-Y stimuli. Present data indicate that both chromatic and achromatic PERGs are virtually unaffected in MSA, whereas in early IPD they are clearly impaired, suggesting different pathogenic retinal mechanisms and a useful simple tool for distinguishing MSA from IPD.     

天冬胶作为血管栓塞剂毒性实验的初步报告

目的:从其毒性和相关特性方面研究天冬胶作为血管栓塞剂的可行性。方法:昆明小鼠腹腔注射天冬胶后观察外貌行为、食物消耗、体重情况。最后检测WBC、血小板、RBC和Hb浓度;测定血清ALT、肌酐和尿素氮浓度。病理检查心、肝、肾、脾、脑、腹膜、生精组织及腹壁肌肉。大腿肌肉注射天冬胶的小鼠1、3、7 d后各处死,取局部肌肉标本送病理检查。结果:1.仅实验组给药后第1天反应稍差及食量显著低于对照组(P<0.001)外,第2天起各组外貌行为无异常、食量无显著差异(均P>0.05)。2.各组小鼠的体重随时间而增加,除实验组2于实验1周后增长速度显著低于实验组1(P<0.02)和对照组(P<0.001)外,其他无显著差异。3.各组血WBC、血小板、RBC、Hb及血清ALT、肌酐和尿素氮浓度无显著差别。4.仅1个实验组小鼠肝脏内可见多灶性淋巴细胞和其他炎症细胞浸润区,其他组肝脏表现正常。实验组腹膜出现少许慢性炎症细胞的浸润和间皮细胞的增生。其他均无病理改变。大腿肌肉内仅见少许残留异物,无病理改变。结论:天冬胶使用安全、生物相容性较好,作为血管栓塞剂有较好的前景。     

经皮血管内栓塞颅内动静脉畸形（附38例治疗效果观察）

经皮血管内采用氰基丙烯酸异丁脂（ＩＢＣＡ）栓塞治疗３８例颅内动静脉畸形（ＡＶＭ）病人。其中８例达到１００％完全栓塞，栓塞面积大于７５％的１０例，大于５０％者１１例；余下９例栓塞面积小于５０％，１９例以出血为首发症状，１１例以癫痫为首发症状，６例神经功能障碍，２例以头痛为主要症状。栓塞术后发生并发症５例，占１３％，无死亡病例。本文讨论了超选插管技术问题、Ａｍｙｔａｌ试验假阴性、导管粘连及正常灌注压突破。     

Seborrhoeic Dermatitis: Treatment with Anti-Mycotic Agents

In order to elucidate the effectiveness of anti-mycotics in treating seborrhoeic dermatitis, an attempt was made to isolate Malassezia from seborrhoeic lesions of patients of seborrhoeic dermatitis. The results revealed that, in male patients, 46/49 cases were positive for Malassezia furfur on the face and 30/48 cases were positive for M. furfur on the scalp. In female patients, 7/13 cases were positive for M. furfur on the face, and 6/17 cases were positive for M. furfur on the scalp. Anti-mycotic agents were excellent in 50% and good in 31% of the spore-positive cases, yielding an overall efficacy rate of 81%. In contrast, the treatment of the face with vehicle alone showed only one excellent result out of 8 cases. Although clinical improvement was rapid on the side treated with a topical corticosteroid in the half-side-test, numerous fungal elements remained. While the improvement with anti-mycotic agents was slower than that with the corticosteroid, clinical improvement became evident by the third week of administration and fungal elements disappeared.