Biomedical applications of tunable diode laser spectrometry: Correlation between breath carbon monoxide and low level blood carboxyhemoglobin saturation

Tunable diode laser spectrometry was used to measure breath carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations in nonsmoking subjects. Corresponding blood carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) saturations between physiological levels and levels after 1 and 8 hours exposure to 9 ppm CO, the maximum permissible concentration in the air under federal regulations, were also determined. A good linear correlation between breath CO and blood COHb saturation for low levels representing ambient conditions was established, with a correlation coefficient better than 0.999 for the means and 0.945 for the individual data points. Similar studies on the other compounds of concern are also possible using tunable diode laser spectrometry, requiring only a breath sample and with no sample preparation. This technique will facilitate fast, noninvasive environmental health effect and biomedical studies.     

Laser induced thermal injury of rabbit cornea and treatment with anti-inflammatory agents

A moderately severe thermal injury of the central cornea of 48 Dutch-belted rabbit eyes was produced with a carbon (CO₂) laser. The lesions were photographed with a slit lamp (SL) camera immediately following the injury and at 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 21, 30 and 60 days after the exposure. Lesion size, opaqueness, and depth were graded clinically by SL biomicroscopy at the same intervals. No significant differences were found (p 0.05) between groups of eyes treated with flurbiprofen (0.03%), prednisolone acetate (1%), and vehicle control four-times-a-day for three weeks following injury. Additionally, eyes were studied histopathologically at 3 and 60 days following injury by light and transmission electron microscopy, and clinically at 30 and 60 days by endothelial specular microscopy. Important clinical and histopathological findings included coagulative necrosis of the corneal epithelium, epithelial sloughing, fusion of stromal collagen, stromal edema and inflammatory cell infiltration, stromal scar formation, corneal thinning, endothelial hyperplasia and metaplasia, fibrinous anterior chamber reaction with hypopyon, and retrocorneal fibrous membrane formation.     

New computed radiography using scanning laser stimulated luminescence

Summary This short paper summarizes the basic concept and the technology of a new computed radiographic system which uses an energy-storage phosphorus panel called Imaging Plate as an image sensor. The Imaging Plate can be used to obtain radiographs in exactly the same way as the screen-film combination is used in conventional radiography. The system eliminates the drawbacks of conventional screen-film radiography by combining digital image processing and digitization of the x-ray energy pattern utilizing scanning laser stimulated luminescence.The major part of this paper was originally delivered at the 1984 AAPM Annual Summer School which was held on July 22–27 at University of Notre Dame, USA. Modified for the publication in the Neurosurgical Review.     

Effects of an erbium:YAG laser on ocular structures

We evaluated the effects of the erbium:YAG laser (2.9 m wavelength) on ocular structures. Energy was successfully transmitted through a fiberoptic bundle for intraocular and extraocular applications. The wavelength was strongly absorbed by ocular tissues, producing ablations with minimal thermal damage. Our results indicated that the erbium: YAG laser may have potential uses as a photoablative tool to reshape the corneal surface and as a surgical knife.     

Scanning electron microscopy of microarterial anastomoses with the argon laser

A carotid end-to-end anastomosis was performed in 50 Wistar rats (mean weight 260 g) by means of a Coherent 900 argon laser. Laser pulses (average 19) of 300 mW power and 5 s exposure time were used, the beam being focused to form a spot of 150 m diameter. From day 0 to day 210, 13 specimens underwent scanning electron microscope examination. The results show that the laser impact produces a wall injury of 100 m in width with some coagulative necrosis of the media and adventitia. The line of anastomosis became re-endothelialized within four days, at which time collagen fusion was observed in the subendothelial layers. The longitudinal arrangement of the endothelial cells was restored by day 10. In the long term, a thick collagenous meshwork maintained the strength of the media, while normal endothelium covered the anastomosis. Complications such as disruption and aneurysm formation were attributed to technical problems.

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Résumé Anastomoses micro-artérielles au laser argon: étude en microscopie électronique à balayage. Les auteurs réalisent au laser Argon (Coherent 900) une anastomose carotidienne terminoterminale sur une série de 50 rats Wistar de poids moyen de 260 g. Les impacts laser (en moyenne 19) sont de 300 mW de puissance et d'une durée de 5 s chacun, avec un point de focalisation de 150 m de diamètre. On réalise sur 13 spécimens un examen en microscopie électronique à balayage. L'impact laser induit sur la paroi artérielle une lésion de 100 m de large avec une légère nécrose de coagulation de la media et de l'adventice. La ligne de suture est re-endothélialisée dès le quatrième jour, alors qu'une fusion du collagène est observée dans les couches sousendothéliales. L'arrangement longitudinal des cellules endothéliales est retrouvé dés le dixième jour. A long terme, un réseau collagénique serré assure la résistance de la media et un endothélium normal recouvre la ligne de soudure. Les complications tel que lâchage ou anéurysmes doivent être attribuées aux inconvénients techniques du début de l'expérimentation.

     

Primary intermediates of rhodopsin studied by low temperature spectrophotometry and laser photolysis. Bathorhodopsin, hypsorhodopsin and photorhodopsin

The primary photochemical processes of rhodopsin studied by low temperature spectrophotometry and picosecond laser spectroscopy in our group was summarized. Low temperature spectroscopic experiments demonstrated that the retinylidene chromophores of hypso- and bathorhodopsins are in a twisted all-trans forms. Excitation of rhodopsin with 532 nm laser pulse (width: 25 psec) yielded a new bathochromic photoproduct "photorhodopsin"; its spectrum was located at longer wavelengths than that of bathorhodopsin. Photorhodopsin decays to bathorhodopsin with time constants of about 200 psec in squid and 40 psec in cattle. Squid and octopus hypsorhodopsins were produced within 25 psec by high energy pulse, but not by low energy pulse. Thus hypsorhodopsin is produced by two photon reactions (sequential two photochemical reactions) and decayed to bathorhodopsin with time constant of 125 psec.     

CO2激光联合重组干扰素治疗下生殖道病变临床研究

目的：探究人乳头状瘤病毒(HPV)感染并阴道上皮内瘤变(VAIN)患者采用干扰素配合CO₂激光治疗的应用效果。方法：选取常德市第一人民医院2017年7月至2019年7月收治的194例HPV感染并VAIN患者,依据随机数字表法分组为A组(64例,采用CO₂激光治疗),B组(64例,采用CO₂激光配合保妇康栓治疗),C组(66例,采用CO₂激光配合干扰素治疗),比较各组患者的疗效。结果：治疗后C组患者的阴道出血量、阴道排液量低于A组、B组,且阴道出血时间、阴道排液时间少于A组、B组,差异具有统计学意义(P <0.05)。治疗后C组患者不同时间段的病变逆转率均高于A组、B组,差异具有统计学意义(P <0.05)。治疗后2年各组患者恶化率比较,差异无统计学意义(P> 0.05)。C组患者的不同时段病变复发率均低于A组、B组,且不同时段HPV转阴率均高于A组、B组,差异具有统计学意义(P <0.05)。结论：干扰素配合CO₂激光治疗可显著减轻本研究患者术后阴道出血...     

Postoperative Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus Wound Infection,Switzerland

Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus is a nonvirulent organism found in human and ruminant microbiota. However, P. thiaminolyticus can act as an opportunistic pathogen in humans. We describe a case of abdominal wall hematoma secondarily infected by P. thiaminolyticus. Our findings emphasize the risk for unusual Paenibacillus infections in otherwise healthy persons.     

应用MALDI-TOF MS快速鉴定blaKPC-2基因型肺炎克雷伯菌

 目的 探讨基质辅助激光解析/电离飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF MS)对携带bla_KPC-2基因型肺炎克雷伯菌的快速鉴定能力。方法 收集2018年9月-2020年11月蚌埠医学院第一附属医院临床住院患者分离的肺炎克雷伯菌,采用纸片扩散法进行药敏试验。应用聚合酶链反应(PCR)方法筛选携带bla_KPC-2基因型肺炎克雷伯菌。MALDI-TOF MS鉴定菌株并收集携带bla_KPC-2基因型和碳青霉烯类敏感肺炎克雷伯菌(CSKP)的质谱图,各自选取其中70株菌株图谱,建立携带bla_KPC-2基因型和CSKP的超级图库(Super-Spectra)。采用超级图库鉴定除建库以外的肺炎克雷伯菌,根据耐药表型和PCR结果,判断鉴定结果是否准确。结果 共收集295株肺炎克雷伯菌,经耐药表型筛选耐碳青霉烯类肺炎克雷伯菌(CRKP)143株和CSKP 152株。CRKP中鉴定出140株携带碳青霉烯酶基因(134株检出bla_KPC-2基因,3株检出bla_KPC-18基因,2株检出bla_NDM-1基因,1株检出bla_IMP基因),3株不携带碳青霉烯酶基因;其中2株同时检出bla_KPC-2基因和bla_NDM-1基因。根据建库要求,建立携带bla_KPC-2基因型和CSKP的超级图库(Super-Spectra);设置error值<0.5,二者重合率达80%;对比图发现,4 154.4、8 310.7、10 880.8、3 579、10 079.3 m/z五个峰可作为区分携带bla_KPC-2基因肺炎克雷伯菌和CSKP的特征峰。选取除建库以外的155株肺炎克雷伯菌进行验证,准确率为92.90%(144/155);其中携带bla_KPC-2基因肺炎克雷伯菌准确率为94.52%(69/73),CSKP准确率为91.46%(75/82)。结论 通过MALDI-TOF MS建立Super-Spectra,可快速预测bla_KPC-2基因型肺炎克雷伯菌,为临床CRKP感染的诊疗及医院感染防控提供可靠的实验室依据。     

Kubelka-Munk模型下的兔血管对氦-氖激光的散射与吸收特性

测量了兔动脉和静脉对 He-Ne激光的反射和透射传输特性。实验采用两积分球系统及波长为632.8nm的He-Ne激光器,并根据测量数据及采用 Kubelka-Munk模型分析和计算了兔动脉和静脉组织对该长激光的吸收系数、散射系数及总的光强I（x）及前向散射通量i(x）和后向散射通量j(x）随厚度的变化情况。结果表明,兔动脉和静脉的漫反射率和透射率有明显差别,而且,动脉对激光的吸收系数明显较静脉的要小,而动脉对激光的散射系数却明显较静脉的要大,在动脉和静脉组织中总的光强I（x）及前向散射通量i(x）和后向散射通量j(x）随组织厚度的变化情况也有明显的区别。