GE宝石能谱CT故障分析

简要介绍了GE宝石能谱CT(Discovery CT750 HD)的技术特点,详细阐述了日常使用中出现的间歇性停机、无法进行Fastcal(快速空气校正)以及扫描中断和gantry(扫描架)自动复位3例故障的维修过程,为医院维修人员维修类似故障提供了参考。最后总结了医疗设备常见故障及主要故障原因,提出了快速排查CT故障的方法,并建议在日常使用中及时保养维护以降低设备故障率。     

Practical uses of contrast‐enhanced spectral mammography in daily work: A pictorial review

Contrast‐enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) has a number of uses including the work‐up of inconclusive findings on mammography, assessment of breast symptoms, cancer staging, evaluation of response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and recently as an alternative to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in high‐risk screening. CESM can be swiftly incorporated into the workflow of busy breast clinics. We share our experiences with CESM at a large breast assessment centre in Western Australia.     

多体素MRS在星形细胞瘤中的应用价值

目的探讨多体素MRS在不同级别星形细胞瘤术前诊断的应用价值。方法搜集22例病理证实的脑星形细胞瘤,分为高、低级别2组,行MR常规、增强扫描及MRS检查,比较Cho/Cr、NAA/Cr、Cho/NAA比值及Lac、Lip情况。结果高级别组表现为Cho明显增高,NAA及Cr明显降低,低级别组表现为Cho轻到中度不等增高和NAA不同程度的降低,高、低级别组间Cho/Cr、NAA/Cr以及Cho/NAA比值差别有意义。肿瘤周边水肿区与对侧正常脑组织间Cho/Cr、Cho/NAA比值差别有意义,NAA/Cr比值差别无统计学意义。高级别组中有11例出现Lac峰,7例出现Lip峰,低级别组中仅有2例出现Lac峰,无Lip峰出现。结论多体素H-MRS在术前全面评价星形细胞瘤不同级别间的鉴别诊断及确定肿瘤边界形态方面有重要的临床意义。     

Cerebral autoregulation is preserved in multiple system atrophy: A transcranial Doppler study.

Patients with multiple system atrophy (MSA) present large changes in blood pressure (BP) due to autonomic disturbances. We analyzed how this change may influence dynamic cerebral autoregulation (DCA). Simultaneous recordings of arterial BP (Finapres) and middle cerebral artery (MCA) blood flow velocity (BFV) (transcranial Doppler) were performed in 10 patients with MSA (61 +/- 12 yr of age) and 12 healthy volunteers (61 +/- 11 yr of age): cerebral BFV response to oscillations in mean BP was studied in the supine position by cross-spectral analysis of mean BP and mean MCA BFV. The DCA was also studied during the decrease in BP the first seconds when standing up from a sitting position by the assessment of the cerebrovascular resistance index (CR; mean BP/mean MCA BFV ratio). The MCA BFV/BP cross-spectral analysis showed a phase for the mid-frequency band (0.07-0.2 Hz) significantly larger in MSA, suggesting more active autoregulation in response to larger changes in BP. Changes in CR reflecting the rate of autoregulation, when standing did not differ between the two groups. These data suggest that dynamic cerebral autoregulation is preserved in MSA.     

Alternating repetition time balanced steady state free precession.

A novel balanced SSFP technique for the separation or suppression of different resonance frequencies (e.g., fat suppression) is presented. The method is based on applying two alternating and different repetition times, TR(1) and TR(2). This RF scheme manipulates the sensitivity of balanced SSFP to off-resonance effects by a modification of the frequency response profile. Starting from a general approach, an optimally broadened stopband within the frequency response function is designed. This is achieved with a TR(2) being one third of TR(1) and an RF-pulse phase increment of 90 degrees . With this approach TR(2) is too short ( approximately 1 ms) to switch imaging gradients and is only used to change the frequency sensitivity. Without a significant change of the spectral position of the stopband, TR(1) can be varied over a range of values ( approximately 2.5-4.5 ms) while TR(2) and phase cycling is kept constant. On-resonance spins show a magnetization behavior similar to balanced SSFP, but with maximal magnetization at flip angles about 10 degrees lower than in balanced SSFP. The total scan time is increased by about 30% compared to conventional balanced SSFP. The new technique was applied on phantoms and volunteers to produce rapid, fat suppressed images.     

基于广义逆的无谱逆反卷积算法

在时域循环卷积运算实现反卷积方法的基础上，基于广义逆的概念提出了一种改进算法，该算法不仅可以有效地避开无谱逆问题，而且运算量增加较少，易于编程实现。     

SPIR扫描在诊断骨胳肌肉系统疾病中的应用

目的：探讨SPIR脂肪抑制技术在骨胳肌肉系统疾病MRI检查中的诊断价值。材料与方法：对36例骨、关节软组织疾病患者行T1W／SE、T2W／FSE及T2W／SPIR序列扫描，并对后两者进行比较。结果：各种病理性积液呈高信号；损伤性骨髓水肿呈高信号；骨折线呈低信号，如骨折断端出血则呈线状高信号；软组织肿瘤囊性部分呈高信号，实质部分呈中等强度信号；软组织炎症性病变为弥漫性高信号；骨病成骨性改变为低信号；骨髓病变为高信号或混杂等高信号；椎管内占位性病变及半月板损伤SPIR显示不清。结论：SPIR能提高正常组织与病变组织间的对比度，清晰地显示病变组织，作为T1W／SE、T2W／FSE序列的辅助检查，有助于提高骨胳肌肉系统疾病的诊断水平。     

Correlations between the pharmacokinetics and dynamics of pharmacological effects of bromantane

It is shown that there is a mathematical correlation between an integral characteristic of activity of the organism (the capacity for work), electrophysiological indexes of functioning of the brain structures, and the concentration of a novel derivative of 2-aminoadamantane, bromantane, in the brain. The nature of the correlation between integral characteristics of the organism studied on different levels is found to change depending on the time elapsed from the administration of the preparation and on its concentration in the blood or target tissue. Translated fromByulleten' Eksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 119, N ^o 3 pp. 305–308, March, 1995 Presented by M. D. Mashkovskii, Member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences     

Non-invasive estimation of the diastolic elastic and viscoelastic properties of the left ventricle

The present study applies a non-invasive method to the quantitative evaluation of left ventricular stiffness in normal subjects and in patients with ischaemic heart disease (IHD). We have studied 20 patients with IHD and 25 healthy subjects. The third heart sound (S3) was detectable in all patients. We have correlated the energy spectrum of S3, divided into 15 Hz bands, with a series of echocardiographic parameters. The existence of a significant correlation between the spectrum energy and the diameter and thickness of the left ventricle at the moment of S3 allowed us to explore the possibility of interpreting the origin of S3 based on a mathematical model. Our hypothesis has been that, once the left ventricle starts vibrating, it behaves as a simple physical model composed of a mass and an elastic element. To this purely elastic model one can add a factor accounting for viscosity, with a damping effect, to obtain a more complex viscoelastic model. The stiffness coefficient 'k' was computed in both models from the peak frequency of S3 and the left ventricular mass at the moment of S3. Furthermore, in the viscoelastic model, the damping element 'c' was also computed. Both parameters--k and c--were significantly increased in the group with IHD compared with the control group. Although a simplification of the vibrating system, these models make it possible to obtain non-invasively information on the characteristics of the left ventricle through the combined use of echocardiography and spectral analysis of S3.