Objective An analytical approach has been studied lor high performance liquid chro-matographic determination of Diphacinone and its metabolites extracted from urine. Method Diphacinone and its metabolites extracted from rabbit urine by solid phase extraction (SPE) cartridges (CN and SAX) were analyzed with coumarin as the internal standard. Diphacinone and its metabolites were separated by reversed-phase gradient chromatography with DAD detector at 311nm. The analytical column was Hypersil BDS C18 (150mm?4.6nmi. d. ) and the guard column was Phenomenex ODS (4mm?3.0mmi. d.). The mobile phase was a gradient mixture of aqueous solution (A) and methanol solution (B), both containing 0.5% ion pair A. Results Eleven diphacinone metabolites were detected in poisoned rabbit urine by this method. Conclusion This method is simple, exact and rapid.

Objective To study CT and MRI features and classification of brain schistosomiasis granuloma. Methods CT and MRI data of 30 cases of brain schistosomiasis granuloma were reviewed.All cases were proved by the surgery or pathological examination and clinical laboratory test.There were 20 males and 10 females, and their age ranged from 5 to 58 years, mean 29.2 years.Plain and enhanced CT were performed in all patients with GE MAX 640 scanner.Ten patients were examined by plain and enhanced MRI with GE Signa profile 0.2 Tesla open scanner.Results The lesions located in supratentorial region in 27 cases and in infratentorial region in 3cases.The nodules were isodense or slight hyperdense on CT plain scan, iso or hypointense on T_1WI, hyperintense on T_2WI, Slight hyperintense on FLAIR.After the contrast material was injected intravenously, CT and MRI findings were multiple or single enhanced nodules at the cortical or subcortical area.There were four types of imaging features: (1) multiple small nodules in 5 cases (presenting as bright stars in the dark sky); (2) single large nodule in 8 cases; (3) mixed nodules in 14 cases; (4) circle-enhanced nodules in 3 cases.Conclusion The brain schistosomiasis granuloma has typical CT and MRI findings.CT and MRI classification is not only helpful to its diagnosis and differential diagnosis, but also might be useful for the choice of clinical treatment.