1.3T 3D CE-MRA using a low dose of gadolinium and DSA in patients with arteriosclerosis occlusive disease of lower extremities:prospective comparison
Journal of Practical Radiology 2015;(6):989-993
Objective To study the diagnostic value of 3T three-dimensional contrast-enhanced MR angiography (3D CE-MRA) of arteriosclerosis occlusive disease of lower extremities using a low dose of gadolinium.Methods 26 patients with arteriosclerosis occlusive disease of lower extremities were prospectively enrolled.DSA and 3D CE-MRA with a low dose of gadolinium were per-formed and directly compared by radiologists.Sensitivity,specificity,accuracy,positive and negative predictive values,Kappa val-ue of 3D CE-MRA were determined for significant stenoses and vessel occlusions (5 1%-100%).Results The diagnosis coincidence rate of 3D CE-MRA was 87.21%,over-and underestimation rates were 8.91% and 3.88%,respectively.Sensitivity,specificity, accuracy,positive and negative predictive values,Kappa value of 3D CE-MRA in the characterization of significant stenoses and oc-clusions were 91.67%,94.29%,93.22%,91.67%,94.29%,0.860,respectively,in aortoiliac arteries,and 90.63%,94.23%, 92.86%,90.63%,94.23%,0.849,respectively,in femoropopliteal arteries and 93.67%,75%,87.83%,89.1 6%,84.38%, 0.718,respectively,in infrapopliteal arteies.The overall sensitivity,specificity,accuracy,positive and negative predictive values, Kappa value in the lower extremity were 92.59%,88.62%,90.70%,89.93%,84.50% and 0.813.Conclusion 3T 3D CE-MRA with a low dose of gadolinium is an accurate method used to depict significant stenoses and occlusions comparable with that of DSA in lower extremity artery disease.
2.Endovascular therapeutic strategy for multiple occlusive lesions of aorta and iliac-femoral arteries
Mingjun LI ; Chunhou QI ; Zhaodong HUANG ; Jun LI
Journal of Interventional Radiology 2015;(3):193-196
Objective To explore the endovascular therapeutic strategy for multiple occlusive lesions of aorta and iliac-femoral arteries, and to discuss the technical skill as well as the clinical significance. Methods A total of 8 patients with multiple occlusive lesions of aorta and iliac-femoral arteries were enrolled in this study. Preoperative CT angiography and MR angiography were performed in all the 8 patients. The lesions included complete occlusion of abdominal aorta below renal artery level (n = 2), distal abdominal aorta occlusion (n = 4), distal abdominal aorta stenosis (n = 1), distal abdominal aorta membranous occlusion (n = 1), and diseased iliac artery (n = 12), external iliac artery (n = 8), femoral artery (n = 1) and popliteal artery (n = 2). Endovascular interventional management, including opening channel, thrombolysis, balloon dilation, stent implantation, etc. was carried out via different routes. The results were analyzed. Results After endovascular interventional management the abdominal aorta was completely reopened in all the 8 patients. Of 12 diseased iliac arteries, 9 were successfully reopened by interventional treatment and the remaining 3 were not treated. All the diseased external iliac arteries were opened up. The involved femoral artery and popliteal arteries were not treated. The patients were followed up for 1 -12 months. During the follow-up period, ischemic symptoms of the lower limb disappeared in 5 patients and were obviously improved in 2 patients. Recurrence of thrombotic occlusion was observed in one case, which returned to normal after transcatheter thrombolysis therapy. Conclusion For the treatment of multiple occlusive lesions of aorta and iliac-femoral arteries, endovascular interventional management is safe, simple and effective with fewer complications. The ischemic symptoms of the lower limb can be significantly improved.
3.The application of C-arm CT scanning in performing transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for hepatic cancer
Guilian QU ; Weidong LIU ; Jianjun GUO ; Chuan LU ; Chunhou QI
Journal of Interventional Radiology 2006;0(07):-
Objective To discuss the application of C-arm CT scanning technology in performing transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for hepatic cancer.Methods Seventy-seven patients of hepatic cancer were treated with selective transcatheter arterial chemoembolization(TACE),which was followed by C-arm CT scanning to observe the embolization effect.C-arm CT scanning was also performed before TACE in 13 cases.Three-dimension reconstruction of the images was carried out on Integris 3D-RA workstation.The therapeutic results were evaluated.Results The embolization state of both the peripheral margin and the body of the tumor could be clearly displayed on CT scans in all 77 patients.Some tiny liver lesions were also detected in 3cases.Conclusion C-arm CT scanning technology is a newly-developed high-tech examination.This examination is very helpful for making the proper operation scheme and for evaluating the curative effect of intravascular intervention.Compared to the traditional CT scanning,C-arm CT scanning can provide more accurate information and stereoscopic image of the lesions,therefore,the whole course of the interventional procedure can be entirely under the operator's control and the curative effect can be evaluated at any time during the operation.C-arm CT scanning can be effectively employed in interventional therapy for multisystemic disorders.
4.Expression of LncRNA RP5-919F19 in gastric cancer and its correlation with invasion and metastasis of gastric cancer
Huanbo ZONG ; Fei WU ; Zhaodong HUANG ; Chunhou QI ; Shankai LI ; Hongjun HAO ; Congxiao WANG
Chinese Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2023;17(6):675-680
Objective:To investigate the expression of long non-coding RNA (Lnc RNA) RP5-919F19 in gastric cancer tissues and its correlation with gastric cancer invasion and metastasis.Methods:Non-tumor gastric mucosa (more than 3cm away from the cancer tissue) and gastric adenocarcinoma tissues were collected from Jan. 2020 to Jan. 2022 in our hospital. TRIzol kit was used to extract total RNA from cells and tissues, and reverse transcription kit was used to reverse transcribed RNA into cDNA. Quantitative real-time PCR kit was used for quantitative analysis. SGC-7901 and AGS human gastric cancer cells were used to construct RP5-919F19 knockdown and overexpression models. CCK-8 assay was used to confirm cell proliferation, and Transwell invasion assay was used to confirm the invasion ability of gastric cancer cells.Results:The expression of RP5-919F19 was detected in 79 cases of gastric cancer tissues and adjacent normal tissues, and it was found that the relative expression of RP5-919F19 in gastric cancer tissues was 1.51±0.05 significantly higher than that of 0.82±0.04 in adjacent normal tissues ( P<0.05) . The levels of RP5-919F19 in patients with different pathological conditions were compared and analyzed. The results showed that there were statistically significant differences in RP5-919F19 expression in patients with different TNM stages, distant metastasis, lymph node metastasis and different depth of invasion ( P<0.05) . There was no significant difference in RP5-919F19 expression among patients with different tumor sizes, ages and genders ( P>0.05) . AGS gastric cancer cells were transfected with RP5-919F19 overexpression plasmid and control plasmid, and the efficiency of RP5-919F19 was detected. The results showed that the expression level of RP5-919F19 in the overexpression group was 1.83±0.14 higher than that of 0.82±0.05 in the control group ( P<0.05) . SGC-7901 gastric cancer cells were transfected with RP5-919F19 knockout vector and control vector, and the efficiency of RP5-919F19 was detected. The results showed that the expression level of RP5-919F19 in the knockout group was 0.42±0.07 lower than that of 0.89±0.08 in the control group ( P<0.05) . CCK-8 was used to detect the proliferation ability of gastric cancer cells. The results showed that the proliferation ability of AGS cells in RP5-919F19 overexpression group was significantly increased compared with that of the control group at 24 and 48h after culture ( P<0.05) . However, the proliferation ability of SGC-7901 cells in RP5-919F19 knockdown group was lower than that in the control group at 24 h and 48 h ( P<0.05) . Transwell invasion assay showed that the invasion and migration abilities of AGS cells in RP5-919F19 overexpression group were higher than those in the control group ( P<0.05) , and the invasion and migration abilities of SGC-7901 cells in RP5-919F19 knockout group were lower than those in the control group ( P<0.05) . Western blot showed that compared with control cells, the expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9COPS7A proteins in down-regulated Lnc RNA RP5-919F19 SGC-7901 cells was decreased. Conclusion:The expression of LncRNA RP5-919F19 is abnormally increased in gastric cancer tissues, and the increased expression of RP5-919F19 can promote the proliferation and metastasis of gastric cancer cells.