Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in rat kidney using two-dimensional navigated,interleaved echo-planar imaging at 7.0 T

The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of two-dimensional (2D) navigated, interleaved multishot echo-planar imaging (EPI) to enhance kidney diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in rats at 7.0 T. Fully sampled interleaved four-shot EPI with 2D navigators was tailored for kidney DWI (Sprague–Dawley rats, n = 7) on a 7.0-T small bore preclinical scanner. The image quality of four-shot EPI was compared with T₂-weighted rapid acquisition with relaxation enhancement (RARE) (reference) and single-shot EPI (ss-EPI) without and with parallel imaging (PI). The contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) was examined to assess the image quality for the EPI approaches. The Dice similarity coefficient and the Hausdorff distance were used for evaluation of image distortion. Mean diffusivity (MD) and fractional anisotropy (FA) were calculated for renal cortex and medulla for all DWI approaches. The corticomedullary difference of MD and FA were assessed by Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Four-shot EPI showed the highest CNR among the three EPI variants and lowest geometric distortion versus T₂-weighted RARE (mean Dice: 0.77 for ss-EPI without PI, 0.88 for ss-EPI with twofold undersampling, and 0.92 for four-shot EPI). The FA map derived from four-shot EPI clearly identified a highly anisotropic region corresponding to the inner stripe of the outer medulla. Four-shot EPI successfully discerned differences in both MD and FA between renal cortex and medulla. In conclusion, 2D navigated, interleaved multishot EPI facilitates high-quality rat kidney DWI with clearly depicted intralayer and interlayer structure and substantially reduced image distortion. This approach enables the anatomic integrity of DWI-MRI in small rodents and has the potential to benefit the characterization of renal microstructure in preclinical studies.     

Closed loop stimulation helps with weaning from chronotropic incompetence-related ventilator dependence

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限时进食对恶性肿瘤的潜在防治作用

间歇性禁食是一种新的饮食干预策略,其可能改善恶性肿瘤治疗的疗效并减少并发症。 限时进食是间歇性禁食的 一种特殊形式,通常仅限制每天的进食时间窗而不限制热量,除了和其他间歇性禁食手段一样能够控制体重并改善代谢紊乱 以外,限时进食还能调节昼夜节律并影响自噬水平,具有潜在的抗衰作用,相关研究已经表明了它预防肿瘤发生以及减缓肿 瘤发展的潜力。 同时,由于实施方案便利、不良反应轻微,限时进食有着不错的依从性及安全性,有可能成为一种适合肿瘤患 者长期实施的辅助治疗方案乃至健康生活方式。 本文从改善肥胖和代谢紊乱、调节昼夜节律和自噬水平以及目前与肿瘤相 关的研究进展这三个方面阐述了限时进食对恶性肿瘤的潜在作用,旨在为将来的相关研究提供理论依据和探索方向,探讨限 时进食作为一种营养干预手段对恶性肿瘤发生的潜在预防作用以及对恶性肿瘤的治疗或辅助治疗作用,以期可以完善对肿 瘤患者的营养干预策略,改善患者的生活质量及预后。     

我国护士对多点执业认知与实践体验的Meta整合

目的 系统评价我国护士参与多点执业体验的质性研究，为推行护士多点执业提供切实可行的参考方案。方法 计算机检索中英文数据库中关于护士参与多点执业的质性研究，检索时间截至2022年6月。采用JBI质性研究质量评价标准对所纳入的文献进行文献质量评价，使用汇集性整合方法对结果进行整合。结果 共纳入13篇研究，提炼50个结果，归纳形成12个类别，最终整合成4个结果，包括护士对多点执业的态度；护士进行多点执业的促成因素；护士进行多点执业的阻碍因素；护士对多点执业的期望。结论 目前护士多点执业有诸多阻碍因素,医院管理者应重视护士多点执业真实体验，结合相关部门完善政策制定，完善多点执业管理制度，规范多点执业服务流程。     

幽门螺杆菌感染相关因素的研究进展

幽门螺杆菌（HP）是革兰阴性微需氧的螺旋样杆菌，主要通过口-口途径在人-人之间感染传播。HP的发现加深了人类对慢性感染、炎症和癌症之间关系的认识。其特定的螺旋形体型、鞭毛及动力、尿素酶和黏附素活性，以及细胞毒素基因A（cagA）、空泡细胞毒素基因A（vacA）等是影响HP感染研究较多的相关致病因素。HP感染在胃癌的发生、发展中可能具有重要作用，但尚未确切证实HP感染是导致胃癌的主因。文章概述了HP感染相关致病因素的研究进展。