影响核磁共振图像均匀度的因素和检定方法

图像均匀度指的是图像的均匀程度,它描述了MRI系统对体模内同一物质区域的再现能力。图像均匀度是衡量磁共振图像的重要指标,它直接影响到图像质量的好坏以及图像的诊断价值。本文就其检定方法以及影像均匀度好坏的因素进行论述。     

体外电磁冲击波碎石术对输尿管结石疗效分析

探讨输尿管结石体外电磁冲击波碎石术效果，评价其应用价值。370例输尿管结石病人按结石部位、大小、结石停留时间分类，将各类结石疗效进行比较。输尿管结石碎石次数与结石大小相关（P〈0.05。不同部位同等大小结石碎石次数无显著差异。排石效果与结石大小不相关，而与病程长短相关（P〈0.05）。体外电磁冲击波碎石术是治疗输尿管结石首选方法，严格把握适应证可提高碎石疗效。     

正清风痛宁缓释片治疗类风湿关节炎60例疗效观察

2003年1月～2005年8月,我们使用正清风痛宁缓释片治疗类风湿关节炎(rheumatoidarthritis,RA)60例,并以甲氨蝶呤作为对照药物,现将结果报道如下。1资料与方法1.1一般资料2003年1月～2005年8月,共收集我院门诊诊断为RA的患者120例,符合美国风湿病协会1987年RA分类标准[1],且至少3     

The association of XRCC1 haplotypes and chromosomal damage levels in peripheral blood lymphocyte among coke-oven workers.

Theoretically, a haplotype has a higher level of heterozygosity than individual single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and the association study based on the haplotype may have an increased power for detecting disease associations compared with SNP-based analysis. In this study, we investigated the effects of four haplotype-tagging SNPs (htSNP) and the inferred haplotype pairs of the X-ray cross-complementing group 1 (XRCC1) gene on chromosome damage detected by the cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay. The study included 141 coke-oven workers with exposure to a high level of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and 66 nonexposed controls. The frequencies of total MN and MNed cells were borderline associated with the Arg(194)Trp polymorphism (P = 0.053 and P = 0.050, respectively) but not associated with the Arg(280)His, Arg(399)Gln and Gln(632)Gln polymorphisms among coke-oven workers. Five haplotypes, including CGGG, TGGG, CAGG, CGAG, and CGGA, were inferred based on the four htSNPs of XRCC1 gene. The haplotype CGGG was associated with the decreased frequencies of total MN and MNed cells, and the haplotypes TGGG and CGAG were associated with the increased frequencies of total MN and MNed cells with adjustment for covariates among coke-oven workers. This study showed that the haplotypes derived from htSNPs in the XRCC1 gene were more likely than single SNPs to correlate with the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-induced chromosome damage among coke-oven workers.     

Epidemiologic Correlation and Drug Resistance Analysis of Pathogenic Bacteria in Different Open Limb Injury External Conditions

ObjectiveTo study the epidemiological correlation and drug resistance of external factors of infection caused by open injury of limbs to pathogens.MethodsThis experiment is a retrospective study. We took the geographical location and climate of Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China as the background, analyzed 2017 strains of pathogens from 1589 patients with limb trauma infection in a University Affiliated Hospital from 2012 to 2017. Patients were divided into three groups according to the type of incision: I, In‐hospital infection of clean limb incision, II, In‐hospital infection with open injury, III, Community infection with open injury of the limb. Groups II and Groups III were divided into six subgroups according to the causes of trauma, including: accidents from non‐motor vehicles, machinery, cutting/piercing, pedestrian injuries, struck by/against, pedal cycles, and other injuries. We found eight common pathogens of orthopedic infection, which were mainly divided into Gram‐positive bacteria (G+, mainly including Staphylococcus) and Gram‐negative bacteria (G‐, mainly Enterobacteriaceae). The relationship between main pathogens and damage mechanism, apparent temperature and relative humidity was discussed in this study. SPSS v22.0 was used for statistical analysis of the data. Friedman''s two‐way ANOVA was used to analyze the difference between the injury mechanism and incidence of pathogenic bacteria. Linear regression was used to determine the trend between the incidence of major pathogens and seasonal temperature and humidity. The level of significance was set as P < 0.05.ResultsThere was no significant difference in the distribution of pathogens between Groups II and Groups III (P>0.05). The drug resistance of Groups III was significantly higher than that of Groups II and Groups I. G+ bacteria were resistant to cephalosporin, ceftriaxone and other cephalosporins and erythromycin and other macrolides. They were sensitive to vancomycin and linezolid. G‐ were resistant to the first‐ and the second‐generation cephalosporins, including cefotetan and cefazolin, and ampicillin and other penicillins, while they were sensitive to third‐generation cephalosporins, such as ceftazidime, as well as to levofloxacin and other quinolones, meropenem, and other beta‐lactamases. The correlation between the injury mechanism and infection of pathogenic bacteria was not significant. The monthly average apparent temperature and relative humidity were correlated with the infection rate of pathogenic bacteria.ConclusionIn open injury of extremities, apparent temperature and relative humidity is an important risk factor for infection by pathogenic bacteria and the drug resistance of pathogenic bacteria in out‐of‐hospital infection was lower than that of hospital infection.     

Biomechanical Study of Intramedullary Versus Extramedullary Implants for Four Types of Subtrochanteric Femoral Fracture

ObjectivesTo compare the biomechanical performance of proximal femoral nail anti‐rotation (PFNA), the “upside‐down” less invasive plating system (LISS), and proximal femoral locking plate (PFLP) in fixing different fracture models of subtrochanteric fractures.MethodsThirty composite femurs were divided into three equal groups (PFNA, PFLP, and reverse LISS). The implant‐femur constructs were tested under axial compression load (0–1400 N) from models I to IV, which represented the Seinsheimer type I subtrochanteric fracture, type IIIa subtrochanteric fracture with the posteromedial fragment reduced; type IIIa subtrochanteric fracture with the posteromedial fragment lost; and type IV subtrochanteric fracture, respectively. Axial stiffness was analyzed for each group. Each group was then divided into two subgroups, one of which underwent torsional and axial compression failure testing, while the other subgroup underwent axial compression fatigue testing. The torsional stiffness, failure load, and cycles to failure were analyzed.ResultsPFNA had the highest axial stiffness (F = 761.265, p < 0.0001) and failure load (F = 48.801, p < 0.0001) in model IV. The axial stiffness and failure load of the PFLP were significantly higher than those of the LISS (p < 0.0001, p = 0.001). However, no significant difference in axial stiffness was found between models I to III (model I: F = 2.439, p = 0.106; model II: F = 2.745, p = 0.082; model III: F = 0.852, p = 0.438) or torsional stiffness in model IV (F = 1.784, p = 0.187). In fatigue testing, PFNA did not suffer from construct failure after 90,000 cycles of axial compression. PFLP and LISS were damaged within 14,000 cycles, although LISS withstood more cycles than PFLP (t = 3.328, p = 0.01).ConclusionThe axial stiffness of the three implants was similar in models I to III. The biomechanical properties of PFNA were the best of the three implants in terms of axial stiffness, failure load, and fatigue testing cycles in model IV. The axial stiffness and failure load of the PFLP were better than those of the reverse LISS, but PFLP had fewer cycles in the fatigue tests than the reverse LISS.     

上颌第三磨牙对第一磨牙近中移动影响的研究

目的探讨萌出中的上颌第三磨牙是否会使上颌第一磨牙向近中移动。方法选择18～24岁正畸患者18例,均拔除4颗第一前磨牙矫治,且随机拔除一侧上颌第三磨牙,两侧其余治疗条件保持一致。治疗3个月后观察两侧上颌第一磨牙近中移动量是否存在差异。结果1)拔除上颌第三磨牙的一侧,其上颌第一磨牙在治疗3个月后未发生明显的近中移动;2)未拔除上颌第三磨牙的一侧,其上颌第一磨牙在治疗3个月后的近中移动量为1mm;3)治疗3个月后,未拔除上颌第三磨牙侧的第一磨牙近中移动量大于拔除第三磨牙侧的第一磨牙的近中移动量,其差异有统计学意义(P<0.01)。结论在正畸治疗的初始阶段,若上颌第三磨牙的萌出间隙不足,其萌出会对其近中的上颌第一磨牙产生影响,导致其近中移动而丧失支抗。     

Primary retroperitoneal perirenal CIC rearrangement sarcoma: A case report

Primary retroperitoneal perirenal CIC rearrangement sarcoma is rare. The current case report presents a 69-year-old male patient with this pathology, including the clinical features, pathomorphology and immunohistochemistry, and CIC gene rupture detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Furthermore, the relevant literature was reviewed. Histologically, the tumor was composed of diffuse nests of small- to medium-sized juvenile round blue cells with hyperchromatic nuclei, prominent nucleoli and occasional mitotic signs. The tumor involved adipose tissue with no obvious hemorrhagic necrotic foci. Immunohistochemistry indicated scattered expression of CD99 in tumor cells. FISH examination suggested that the CIC gene was fragmented and translocated.     

COVID-19-associated mucormycosis and treatments

In the current pandemic, COVID-19 patients with predisposing factors are at an increased risk of mucormycosis, an uncommon angioinvasive infection that is caused by fungi with Mucor genus which is mainly found in plants and soil. Mucormycosis development in COVID-19 patient is related to various factors, such as diabetes, immunocompromise and neutropenia. Excessive use of glucocorticoids for the treatment of critically ill COVID-19 patients also leads to opportunistic infections, such as pulmonary aspergillosis. COVID-19 patients with mucormycosis have a very high mortality rate. This review describes the pathogenesis and various treatment approaches for mucormycosis in COVID-19 patients, including medicinal plants, conventional therapies, adjunct and combination therapies.     

牛磺酸治疗高血压病的疗效及对血管内皮细胞功能的影响

目的观察牛磺酸对原发性高血压病(EH)病人的疗效及血管内皮活性物质内皮素1(ET-1)、血栓素A2(TXA2)、一氧化氮(NO)和降钙素基因相关肽(CGRP)的影响。方法56例EH病人用牛磺酸治疗2个月,观察用药前后血中ET-1、NO、CGRP和TXA2的变化。结果牛磺酸治疗EH总有效率为71.4%。牛磺酸治疗后血中NO、CGRP浓度均较治疗前显著升高(P<0.01),血中ET、TXA2浓度显著下降(P<0.01)。结论牛磺酸有较好的降压作用,可明显改善EH病人血管内皮功能。