Utility of ultrasound elastography in a cohort of patients with idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome

Objective

The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of ultrasound elastography as a recent imaging technique in diagnosis of CTS and evaluation of its severity in patients suffering clinically compared to the results of the gold standard electrophysiological tests.

The Accuracy of Acetabular Component Position Using a Novel Method to Determine Anteversion

Background

This study compares the differences in acetabular component position, leg length discrepancy, and hip offset between the anterior and posterior approach. A novel method is applied to determine the acetabular anteversion using the C-arm tilt angle for the anterior approach.

杜仲新炮制工艺参数优选

目的;采用正交试验法对盐杜仲的炮制工艺进行优选试验。方法;选择微波强度和加热时间2个因素,每个因素各取3个水平,按L9（3）4正文表安排试验,用2个指标评定工艺的优劣。结果：采用微波高火,加热15min为最佳工艺条件。结论：微波加热炮制盐杜仲的工艺是可行的。     

瑞典老年高血压试验(STOP-Hypertension)

标　　题　瑞典老年高血压试验中的发病率及病死率作　　者　ＤａｈｌｏｆＢ,ＬｉｎｄｈｏｌｍＬＨ,ＨａｎｓｓｏｎＬ,ｅｔａｌ.　　参考文献　Ｌａｎｃｅｔ,1991,338:1281～1285研究的疾病　高血压病。目　　的　是为了评估抗高血压药物治疗对70～84岁老年高血压患者的益处岁的高血压患者,基础血压≥180/90ｍｍＨｇ,或舒张压≥105ｍｍＨｇ。进入试验前12个月内有心肌梗死、脑卒中、体位性低血压及血压>230/120ｍｍＨｇ者已除外。随　　访　随访1～4年,平均25个月。治疗方案　患者被随机安排接受药物或安慰剂治疗,药物治疗任选下列四种方案…     

树突状细胞与肝脏疾病

免疫反应的产生首先是由抗原提呈细胞(antigenpresenting cells,APC)捕获抗原,经其加工处理后将抗原信息传递给T,B淋巴细胞,从而引发一系列的特异性免疫应答.APC包括树突状细胞(dendritic cells,DC)、巨噬细胞(MΦ)、B细胞等,其中DC是人体内最具潜能的抗原提呈细胞(APC),能在体内外直接激活纯真(naive)T细胞,提呈抗原给MHC-Ⅰ类限制性CD8+和MHC-Ⅱ类限制性CD4+T淋巴细胞,诱导特异性免疫应答[1-6].     

Second derivative synchronous fluorescence determination of avanafil in the presence of its acid-induced degradation product aided by powerful Lean Six Sigma tools augmented with D-optimal design

In this work, the quantitative determination of an erectile dysfunctional drug avanafil in the presence of its acid-induced degradation product was achieved via the application of a pre-optimized novel spectrofluorimetric method. The fluorescence emission wavelength was recorded at 370 and 407 nm, after being excited at 268 and 271 nm for avanafil and its acid-induced degradation product, respectively. Direct determination of avanafil based on its native fluorescence is restricted because the emission spectra of both components are heavily overlapped. Therefore, to overcome this constraint, a novel second derivative synchronous fluorescence method was evolved to eliminate this overlapping. The ideal determination wavelength was found to be 377 nm. Augmentation of lean six sigma (LSS) with response surface methodology (RSM) play a significant role in the development of robust specifications to ensure quality at the six sigma level with a high level of statistical confidence and targeted performance. All of the experimental conditions were optimized using D-optimal design as a RSM to select the optimal parameters. In addition, this work includes a graphical representation of the relationships between various variables that can greatly affect the results and the intensity of the synchronous fluorescence.

In this work, the quantitative determination of an erectile dysfunctional drug avanafil in the presence of its acid-induced degradation product was achieved via the application of a pre-optimized novel spectrofluorimetric method.     

Chest ultrasound in the assessment of patients in ICU: How can it help?

Background: Different imaging techniques can be used for assessment of chest problems in ICU patients, however ultrasound is a good diagnostic tool giving more information and at the same time without exposure to radiation and without risk of critical patient transfer.Aim of the work: The aim of this work was to study the role of thoracic ultrasound in assessment of ICU patients.Materials and methods: The study was carried out on 30 patients admitted to the ICU.B and M modes chest ultrasound was done for all patients using EsaoteMyLab?Alpha with eHD Technology.Results: The study included 19 males and 11 females with mean age of 42.6 ± 21.4 years. In this study ultrasound was able to diagnose Pneumothorax: 3 cases (10%). Pleural effusion: 20 cases (66.6%). Alveolar interstitial syndrome: 7 cases (23.3%). Lung consolidation: 20 cases (66.6%). Pulmonary infarcts: 1 case (3.3%). Neoplastic disease: 1 case (3.3%). Chest wall pathology: 1 case (3.3%).Conclusion: Ultrasound examination of the chest is a non- invasive, and promising bed side tool for examination of ICU patients.     

MRI in cystic pancreatic lesions,is it of value?

Introduction

Cystic pancreatic lesions are currently discovered at higher rate, hence adequate characterization of these lesions by the radiologist is important in guiding management.