Gadolinium-enhanced breath-hold three-dimensional time-of-flight MR angiography of the abdominal and pelvic vessels: The value of ultrafast MP-RAGE sequences

MR angiography (MRA) was performed in 50 consecutive subjects (mean age, 59 years), who had been referred for abdominal MRA, on a 1.5-T superconductive unit that used a body phased-array coil. Three breath-hold three-dimensional sequences were evaluated both in phantom and clinical studies: (a) standard fast three-dimensional gradient-echo sequence (TR = 15, TE = 6; imaging time, 32 seconds), (b) ultrafast three-dimensional gradient-echo sequence (TR = 8.2, TE = 3; imaging time, 18 seconds), and (c) ultrafast magnetization-prepared (MP) rapid acquisition gradient echo (RAGE) (TR = 5.8, TE = 2.9, inversion time [TI] = 20; imaging time, 15 seconds). The initial 30 patients were randomized into three groups by three separate sequences. For the remaining 20 patients, ultrafast-gradient-echo and ultrafast MP-RAGE sequences were performed. Conventional angiography was performed on 36 patients. Signal measurements of the phantom and clinical images of the aorta, visceral branches of the aorta, iliac arteries, inferior vena cavae, and portal veins were performed. The overall image quality and background fatty tissue contrast of the vessels were rated subjectively. Comparison of images between MRA and conventional angiography also was performed. The contrast between the vessels and background fatty tissue was significantly higher in the ultrafast MP-RAGE sequence in both quantitative and qualitative analysis, and image-quality ultrafast MP-RAGE was superior to the other two sequences (P < .01). The aorta and iliac arteries could be visualized in all pulse sequences, and abnormalities of these vessels were diagnosed correctly. The renal artery was visualized more clearly with the two ultrafast sequences.     

子宫内膜异位症患者子宫内膜人白细胞抗原的免疫组化研究

目的 研究子宫内膜异位症(内异症)患者在位和异位子宫内膜人白细胞抗原HLA—DR的表达。方法 采用酶标链霉亲合素—生物素(LSAB)技术对19例内异症不孕患者在位和异位子宫内膜腺细胞HLA—DR抗原的表达进行免疫组化研究，以19例非子宫内膜异位症的不孕患者作为对照。结果 内异症患者在位和异位子宫内膜腺细胞HLA—DR抗原的表达较对照组明显增强(P＜0．01)。结论 子宫内膜HLA—DR抗原的异常表达可能参与了内异症免疫学异常的发生。     

rhGM-CSF对小鼠口腔粘膜损伤的防治作用

目的：探讨rhGM-CSF促进口腔腔溃愈合的作用机制。方法：取体外培养的胎儿口腔粘膜成纤维细胞，用rhGM-CSF刺激成纤维细胞后第2、4、6天用细胞计数及^3H－胸腺嘧啶掺入法（^3H-TdR）测定其增殖情况，结果rhGM-CSF对胎儿口腔粘膜成纤维细胞增殖及DNA合成有刺激作用，在80－100ng/ml时，细胞生长达到最佳状态，过高浓度rhGM-CSF的刺激作用反而下降。结论：rhGM-CSF可以通过刺激成纤维细胞增殖及DNA合成促进口腔溃疡愈合。     

硫代葡萄糖甙对碘代谢和甲状腺的影响

猪饲喂８％～１６％英籽饼日粮，平均每日从日粮中摄入９１９．４２～１４１６．０２ｍｇ硫代葡萄糖甙。在连续饲喂１２０天后，其甲状腺肿大，甲状腺滤泡和甲状腺上皮细胞显著增生，细胞质内缺乏分泌颗粒和溶酶体，细胞顶端密集微绒毛；滤泡腔内胶质周边部具有大量吸收空泡，分泌功能旺盛。Ｔ＿４和Ｔ＿４／Ｔ＿３比值明显升高，甲状腺功能亢进。若日粮中增加给碘量和服用解毒剂，猪甲状腺的组织形态学和超微结构接近正常，Ｔ＿４和／Ｔ＿４／Ｔ＿３比值亦趋于正常。     

氢化可的松对大鼠脊髓星形胶质细胞体外分泌TNF-α及释放EAAs的影响

目的观察氢化可的松对体外培养的大鼠脊髓星形胶质细胞分泌TNF-α及释放EAAs的影响.方法体外纯化培养大鼠脊髓星形胶质细胞,分为正常对照(C组),LPS终浓度为0.1 mg/L(L1组);LPS终浓度为1 mg/L(L2组);LPS终浓度为1 mg/L及氢化可的松终浓度为10-6mol/L(HC1组),LPS终浓度为1mg/L及氢化可的松终浓度为10-5mol/L(HC2组).分别孵育0,1和2h后取细胞培养液,应用酶联免疫分析方法(ELASA)检测上清液中TNF-α的浓度;用高效液相色谱仪测定各组培养细胞在0,1和2 h时谷氨酸(Glu)、天门冬氨酸(Asp)的释放量.结果在1,2 h时,与C组相比,L1、L2组TNF-α分泌量,Glu,Asp释放量均显著升高(P＜0.05);与L2组比较,HC1,HC2组的TNF-α分泌量降低(P＞0.05和P＜0.05),HC1,HC2组的Glu,Asp释放量降低(P＜0.05).结论氢化可的松在体外抑制脊髓灰质星形胶质细胞分泌TNF-α及释放EAAs,抑制程度与浓度相关.     

特发性甲状旁腺机能减退症颅脑CT及MRI表现

目的探讨颅脑CT及MRI检查对特发性甲状旁腺机能减退症(IHP)的诊断价值。方法回顾性分析16例经临床确诊的IHP患者头颅CT(16/16)和MRI(3/16)表现,观察病变的范围和密度/信号等特点。结果IHP颅内主要表现为多发钙化性病变,在CT上表现为高密度,CT值114～373HU,在MRT1WI呈稍高信号或高信号,T2WI呈等信号。双侧尾状核、苍白球、壳核及丘脑的对称性、条形或团块状钙化16例;双侧额、颞、顶、枕叶皮层下钙化10例;小脑齿状核钙化6例(双侧4例,单侧2例);侧脑室旁钙化2例。结论CT和MR对IHP的诊断非常重要,其中CT对病变的显示优于MR,与临床结果结合,对IHP具有定性诊断意义。     

移植肾破裂的处理

目的　提高移植肾破裂的防治水平。方法　 6例移植肾破裂 ,手术前 2例 ,手术后 4例。 2例术前供肾破裂 ,采用切开移植肾破裂处包膜 +裂口内明胶海绵填塞 +肠线修补 +肠线编织肾袋收缩保护移植肾。 1例术后移植肾破裂早期 ,出血少 ,针对顽固性高血压采用“硝普钠”降压 ,配合常规抗排斥药物。 3例术后移植肾破裂出血量估计超过 10 0 0ml者 ,采用手术延长移植肾破裂处包膜 +裂口内明胶海绵填塞 +肠线修补 +肠线编织肾袋收缩保护移植肾。结果　 ( 1)手术前 2例手术后 4例 ,采用切开或者延长移植肾破裂处包膜 +裂口内明胶海绵填塞 +肠线修补 +肠线编织肾袋收缩保护移植肾并配合“硝普钠”降压的方法处理 ,均未再破裂出血 ,移植肾功能恢复良好。 ( 2 ) 1例术后移植肾破裂早期的患者 ,针对顽固性高血压采用“硝普钠”降压 ,配合常规抗排斥药物 ,非手术治疗成功。结论　 ( 1)采用手术切开或延长移植肾破裂处包膜 +裂口内明胶海绵填塞 +肠线修补 +肠线编织肾袋收缩保护移植肾可以有效治疗移植肾破裂。 ( 2 )移植肾破裂出血少的情况下 ,可以在密切观察下非手术治疗     

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome induced by ziprasidone on the second day of treatment.

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is the rarest and most serious of the neuroleptic-induced movement disorders. We describe a case of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) associated with the use of ziprasidone. Although conventional neuroleptics are more frequently associated with NMS, atypical antipsychotic drugs like ziprasidone may also be a cause. The patient is a 24-year-old male with a history of schizophrenia who developed signs and symptoms of NMS after 2 days of treatment with an 80-mg/day dose of orally administrated ziprasidone. This case is the earliest (second day of treatment) NMS due to ziprasidone reported in the literature.     

Computerized tomography based on DEI refraction information.

Conventional computerized tomography (CT) technique is based on the absorption contrast. In recent years, X-ray phase-contrast CT (PCCT) has been developing rapidly. It uses the phase information to reconstruct the object and provide high contrast and spatial resolution. Diffraction enhanced imaging (DEI) method is one of the three phase-sensitive X-ray imaging techniques. DEI method employs an analyzer crystal to extract the object's refraction information which can be used for CT. However, when DEI refraction CT is combined with the conventional CT algorithm, it should be satisfied that the refraction information of an arbitrary point in the object is invariable at every projection view. In this paper, the invariance condition of refraction information is analyzed and two feasible methods are provided for reconstruction. Using these two methods, two samples of weak absorption are reconstructed with the experimental data obtained at Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility (BSRF).     

用酶联免疫吸附术观察向附睾注射鱼肝油酸钠后抗精子抗体的变化

本研究用酶联免疫吸附术观察8只家兔在附睾注射鱼肝油酸钠后血清及精浆中的抗精子抗体。血清抗精子抗体阳性率为37.5～50.0%,最早检出率为术后2个月,6～7月达高峰。精浆抗精子抗体阳性率为25%,最早检出率为术后4个月,且此时己达高峰。与输精管结扎资料相比,发现血清抗精子抗体检出率偏低,而精浆相应抗体偏高,表明向附睾注射鱼肝油酸钠引起的免疫反应有别于结扎,以生殖道局部为主。