Digital breast pathology: validation and training for primary digital practice

Digital pathology is a technology which is transforming the way in which breast histopathology specimens are assessed, reported and reviewed. Large scale clinical laboratory deployments of whole slide imaging systems are occurring in diagnostic pathology departments across the world, requiring laboratory and diagnostic staff to navigate new skills and workflows. Transferring from conventional light microscopy assessment of breast specimens to the use of whole slide images (WSI) can be a challenging experience. This article describes an approach to training and validation for breast consultant histopathologists, which has been used and adapted at a number of sites. Examples of types of case that are suitable for training, and some of the potential “pitfalls” of digital reporting for the novice are described, and practical advice regarding clinical digital breast workflow is shared.     

可调节式内膜剥离器用于亚急性下肢动脉栓塞治疗32例分析

正多数下肢动脉栓塞病人在急性期内(发病6～8 h以内)行手术治疗可取得较好的治疗效果,但部分病人可能因医疗条件或个人原因而选择保守治疗(如仅使用抗凝药物等),下肢动脉部分开放或仅侧支开放,将疾病由急性期拖入了亚急性期,此时的血栓机化,并且与血管内膜粘连紧密不易分开。笔者团队自制可调节式内膜剥离器用于取出亚急性下肢动脉栓塞病人的陈旧性机化血栓。现报告如下。     

DSA引导下腰交感神经阻滞治疗妇科肿瘤术后下肢淋巴水肿

目的观察DSA引导下腰交感神经阻滞治疗妇科肿瘤术后下肢淋巴水肿的有效性及安全性。方法回顾性分析20例妇科肿瘤术后下肢淋巴水肿患者,均接受DSA引导下腰交感神经阻滞治疗(均治疗2次)。分别于阻滞前、首次阻滞后第1天及第2次阻滞后第1、7天测量患侧腿围,记录患侧腿围缩小值。采用Inbody720多频生物电阻人体成分分析仪检测阻滞前及第2次阻滞后1周时的组织水肿程度;观察症状改善及功能恢复情况。结果 20例均顺利完成阻滞。1例术后出现短暂下肢无力,余无不良反应。首次阻滞后第1天及第2次阻滞后第1、7天患侧下肢各测量点腿围均不同程度缩小,且各测量点第2次阻滞术后第1、7天腿围缩小值均高于第1次术后第1天(P均0.01)。第2次阻滞后1周组织水肿程度较术前降低(P0.01),髋关节活动度较术前增加(P0.01),患侧下肢肿胀感、紧绷感、疼痛感、麻木感均消失。结论 DSA引导下腰交感神经阻滞治疗妇科肿瘤术后下肢淋巴水肿有效且安全。     

Fertility and digital technology: narratives of using smartphone app ‘Natural Cycles’ while trying to conceive

Fertility awareness apps, which help to identify the ‘fertile window’ when conception is most likely, have been hailed as ‘revolutionising’ women’s reproductive health. Despite rapidly growing popularity, little research has explored how people use these apps when trying to conceive and what these apps mean to them. We draw on in‐depth, qualitative interviews, adopting a critical digital health studies lens (a sub‐field of science and technology studies), to explore the experiences of cisgender women and partners with one such app, Natural Cycles, in the context of their daily lives. We found that many women valued the technology as a ‘natural’, inobtrusive alternative to biomedical intervention, and a means of controlling and knowing their bodies, amid a dearth of fertility‐related education and care. Yet this technology also intervened materially and affectively into the spaces of their lives and relationships and privileged disembodied metrics (temperature) over embodied knowledge. Meanwhile, app language, advertising and cost have contributed to characterising ‘typical’ users as white, heterosexual, affluent, cisgender women without disabilities. In the context of neoliberal shifts towards bodily self‐tracking, technologies appealing as novel, liberating and ‘natural’ to individuals who can access them may nevertheless reproduce highly gendered reproductive responsibilities, anxieties and broader health and social inequalities.     

Digital disruption of dietetics: are we ready?

Digital health is transforming the delivery of health care around the world to meet the growing challenges presented by ageing populations with multiple chronic conditions. Digital health technologies can support the delivery of personalised nutrition care through the standardised Nutrition Care Process (NCP) by using personal data and technology‐supported delivery modalities. The digital disruption of traditional dietetic services is occurring worldwide, supporting responsive and high‐quality nutrition care. These disruptive technologies include integrated electronic and personal health records, mobile apps, wearables, artificial intelligence and machine learning, conversation agents, chatbots, and social robots. Here, we outline how digital health is disrupting the traditional model of nutrition care delivery and outline the potential for dietitians to not only embrace digital disruption, but also take ownership in shaping it, aiming to enhance patient care. An overview is provided of digital health concepts and disruptive technologies according to the four steps in the NCP: nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and monitoring and evaluation. It is imperative that dietitians stay abreast of these technological developments and be the leaders of the disruption, not simply subject to it. By doing so, dietitians now, as well as in the future, will maximise their impact and continue to champion evidence‐based nutrition practice.     

养老机构养老护理员职业认同现状及影响因素分析

目的 探讨养老机构养老护理员职业认同现状及其影响因素,为提升养老护理员职业认同水平提供参考依据。方法 采用整群随机抽样法,于2020年9—12月在遵义市城区内的95所养老机构中随机抽取24所,对24所养老机构中符合纳入标准的所有养老护理员采用一般情况调查表、养老护理员职业认同量表、人文关怀能力评价量表进行调查,本次调查共发放问卷351份;应用SPSS 21.0进行数据分析,其中一般情况采用描述性统计分析,职业认同的影响因素采用单因素分析、多元线性逐步回归等方法进行分析。结果 养老护理员职业认同平均得分为（104.95±18.39）分,多元线性回归分析结果显示:养老护理员职业认同影响因素有年龄（t=-2.398,P=0.017）、月收入（t=3.695,P＜0.001）、文化程度（t=2.544,P=0.011）、职业技能证书（t=2.072,P=0.039）、培训机会（t=4.704,P＜0.001）、工作时长（t=-4.254,P＜0.001）、照护老人数量（t=-3.336,P=0.025）、家庭支持情况（t=4.608,P＜0.001）、人文关怀能力（t=9.576,P＜0.001）。结论 养老护理员职业认同处于中等水平,建议有关部门针对以上影响因素提出整改措施,提高养老护理员职业认同水平,促进养老机构护理队伍的建设。     

探讨DR颈椎斜位影像中应用组织均衡技术的优势

目的探讨颈椎斜位直接数字化X线摄影（direct digital radiography，DR）中，采用组织均衡技术的DR图像与标准DR图像的差别。方法利用中国医科大学附属第一医院引进的GE—Revolution XQ／Ⅰ型DR机对所摄的颈椎斜位影像中随机抽取100例作为分析资料。应用组织均衡技术对图像进行处理，同时与标准DR图像进行比较。结果应用组织均衡技术的图像，同一幅图像上不同部位的细节均可清晰显示；标准DR图像需调节不同的窗宽、窗位才能清晰显示或不能显示不同体厚部位的细节。结论在直接数字化X线摄影中，应用组织均衡技术能明显改善因受体厚度影响而难于观察部分的可视性，同时又不牺牲其他部分的细节显示，使DR的应用更完美。     

基于PC微机的脉冲曝光式数字减影系统的研究

本文简要介绍一种基于PC微机的实时数字减影系统，文中对系统的组成、工作原理、曝光脉冲的产生及其对X线机的控制作了较详细的论述，同时对系统的软件功能做一简要介绍。该系统已用于国内几十家医院对西门子公司早期生产的X线机的升级改造，取得了较好的社会效益和经济效益。     

数字信号处理技术在医学物理实验中的应用

信息社会的发展,在很大程度上取决于信息与信号处理技术的先进性.数字信号处理技术的出现改变了信息与信号处理技术的整个面貌,测量仪器技术与计算机技术深层次的结合正引起测试仪器领域里一场新的革命,一种全新的仪器结构概念导致了新一代仪器--虚拟仪器的出现,它是现代计算机技术、通信技术里测量技术相结合的产物,是传统仪器观念的一次巨大变革.它的出现使得人类的测试技术进入了一个新的发展纪元.本文介绍了用"弱电与非电信号处理系统"这一虚拟仪器进行生物非电信号的采集和分析的应用过程.