Approaches to CT perfusion imaging in pulmonary embolism

Computed tomography (CT) has become an increasingly accepted technique and is the method of choice for direct visualization of pulmonary emboli (PE). The quantitative assessment of tissue perfusion may yield more important information for patient management than the direct visualization of emboli by CT alone. Several attempts have been made to measure pulmonary blood flow by administration of intravenous contrast material. In this article, various experimental CT approaches for visualization and quantification of pulmonary perfusion are discussed. Ideally, CT will be able to provide both structural and functional information. Simple measurement of lung density before and after intravenous contrast delivery has been performed with single-slice CT technology using region-of-interest methodology. For electron-beam CT, a repeated data acquisition on a 7.6-cm lung volume has proven to be technically feasible. Using such dynamic scanning, reduced blood flow was observed in occluded lung segments. Color-encoded parenchymal density distribution in the axial, coronal, and sagittal planes was derived from thin collimation data sets using four-row multi-slice spiral CT (MSCT). Initial animal data from 16-slice MSCT offer a real CT-subtraction technique of the entire chest for the first time.     

我院2017-2019年深部抗真菌药物利用分析

目的:分析评价某三甲专科医院2017-2019深部抗真菌药物的临床使用情况,为深部抗真菌药物的合理规范使用提供参考.方法:利用信息系统,采用金额排序法和用药频度排序法对某三甲专科医院2017-2019年深部抗真菌药物进行统计分析.结果:2017-2019年该院深部抗真菌药物销售金额及所占比例有逐步下降趋势,使用频度排在...     

肾交感神经刺激对全身交感神经系统的影响

目的：评价肾交感神经刺激(Renal sympathetic nerves stimulation,RSNS)对全身交感神经系统的影响。方法12只成年杂种犬随机分为两组：假手术组(Sham组,n=6)和肾交感神经刺激组(RSNS组,n=6)。RSNS组经左肾动脉外膜给予持续2 h高频电刺激,刺激参数：频率20 Hz,脉宽0.1 ms,刺激强度随血压进行调整,以保持血压较刺激前升高10%;假手术组在左肾动脉附近寻找一处体表皮肤给予以同样2 h高频电刺激。分别于基础状态和2 h刺激末检测血压(BP)、心率(HR)、心率变异性(HRV)和血清去甲肾上腺素（NE）浓度。结果与基础状态比较,Sham组成年杂种犬2 h末BR、HR、交感神经活性和血清去甲肾上腺素浓度比较差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。与基础状态比较,RSNS可以明显提高成年杂种犬BR、交感神经活性和血清去甲肾上腺素浓度,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论肾交感神经刺激可以明显提高全身交感神经系统活性。     

复杂性尿道狭窄及并发症诊治的实验研究与临床运用

复杂性尿道狭窄或闭锁的处理一直是泌尿外科最棘手的难题之一,尤其是对初次或再次治疗失败后的复杂性超长段尿道狭窄或闭锁(＞ 14 cm)患者的治疗,作者在治疗复杂性尿道狭窄及其并发症中取得了一系列的原创性成果.与国内外的同类研究比较,主要有以下发现和创新点.①在国际上首次提出并证实结肠黏膜可作为尿道替代物;临床治疗55例超长段尿道狭窄(平均15.2 cm)的结果提示结肠黏膜具有材源丰富、易于剥离、抗感染力强、皱缩率低等优点,适于14 cm以上尿道的重建,尤其是多次治疗失败的复杂性超长段尿道狭窄.②在国际上首次建立新型分期手术治疗复杂性超长段狭窄或闭锁,临床应用11例,疗效显著,为难治性前后尿道间长段狭窄或闭锁提供了一个新的思路.③在国际上首次阐述舌黏膜尿道重建的病理学特征及转归,建立大面积舌黏膜取材新技术;在国内率先开展舌黏膜尿道成形术,样本量为国内外最大.④在国际上首次建立了尿道压客观量化指标(90 cmH2O或较基础压提高40 ～50 cmH2O),用于评估球部尿道悬吊术中尿道压力.从而提高了手术成功率,减少了并发症,取得了显著治疗效果.该系列研究成果先后获省部科技进步一等奖和多项二等奖.     

Effect of bipolar electrode orientation on local electrogram properties

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Orchidectomy and hormonal therapy of prostate cancer

The objective of this study is to document the use of hormonal therapies in treating prostate cancer in Ontario in the last decade. Drug utilization data were extracted from the Ontario Drug Benefit Program, while surgical orchidectomy rates were calculated from Hospital Medical Records Institute data. The provincial rate of orchidectomy showed a 55% relative increase from 1981 to 1991. There was a 6.4-fold variation in orchidectomy rates among counties in Ontario. As well, the expenditures on new hormonal therapies rose 38-fold between 1985 and 1990, and doubled between 1990 and 1992. There was no consistent relationship between use of orchidectomy and hormonal drug therapy at the county level. We conclude that both forms of hormonal therapy have increased in Ontario. The wide variation in surgical orchidectomy rates observed in Ontario suggests differences in practice styles and possible medical uncertainty. Guidelines for the hormonal therapy of prostate cancer may be a helpful step forward for practitioners and patients.