Myocarditis refers to inflammatory disease of the myocardium caused by variety patho-gens,90%of patients are asymptomatic.A new and effective screening method is badly needed.Lake Louise standard cardiac MRI has become the non-invasive alternative diagnostic methods for myocarditis(instead of myocardial biopsy),as it can not only to show myocardial injury site,but can also reveal the extent of myo-cardial edema,fibrosis repair in late phase.

A database model of ontology was established by mining the EMR-covered data according to the con-cept of fuzzy vector space model with Kawasaki disease as an example. The evidence and model for the diagnosis and treatment of Kawasaki disease were detected fromthe EMR of Kawasaki disease in the database model of ontolo-gy in order to help the clinicians to make its differential diagnosis and improve its treatment plan, thus achieving the effective EMR data mining and promoting the computer-aided clinical decision-making.

Objective To investigate and summarize the clinical and high-resolution computed tomography(HRCT) characteristics of invasive pulmonary fungal infections(IPFIs)in children.Methods Clinical and HRCT data of 35 cases with IPFIs admitted in our hospital between March 2007 and July 2015 were retrospectively analyzed.The clinical and HRCT characteristics were summarized.Results Thirty-five patients consisted of 23 boys and 12 girls with mean age of(3.2±1.9) years.Host factors included acute leukemia (n=12),primary immunodeficiency disease (n=4),congenital heart disease (n=2),cerebral palsy (n=2),severe influenza A infection (H1N1) (n=2),ichthyosis (n=1),acquired immunodeficiency syndrome(n=1),systemic lupus erythematous (n=1),tubercular meningitis(n=1),mechanical ventilation(n=2).All patients were treated with broad-spectrum antibiotic,ranking by descending order:third-generation cephalosporins (28 cases),carbapenems(19 cases)and vancomycin (18 cases).Seventeen cases were treated with corticosteroids systemically and 12 cases with acute leukemia took antineoplastic medicine.The symptoms of IPFIs were intermittent or persistent fever,cough and rales.HRCT results:nodules (n=25,71.4％),subpleural patchy opacities (n=24,68.6％),mass (＞3cm) (n=4,11.4％),halo sign (n=27,77.1％),cavities (n=8,22.9％),air crescent sign (n=4,11.4％),miliary nodules (n=2,5.7％),pleural effusion (n=14,40％).Conclusion There are certain specific characteristics of IPFIs in children in clinical and HRCT aspects.The possible diagnosis of IPFIs can be made based on clinical and HRCT features.

Objective To discuss the time-dependent changes of facet joint asymmetry in patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH). Methods A total of 54 patients with LDH were prospectively analyzed. CT was used to judge whether there existed small joint facet asymmetry and to measure the facet joints. The present results were compared with the results that would be investigated two years later. Results The sagittal process of small facet plane accounted the majority in patients with LDH after two years, with no statistical difference compared with the results before two years (P ＞ 0.05). During 2-year period, the facet joint asymmetry disappeared in seven patients, while the facet joint asymmetry occurred in other seven patients, with no statistical difference (P ＞ 0.05). Conclusions Facet plane and the asymmetry will change with time. Observation of the relationship between facet joint asymmetry and LDH should be carried out in a period of time rather than at a time point.

Objective To explore the MRI features of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) in central nervous system (CNS) in children. Methods Clinical and MRI data of 25 cases with LCH in CNS from three children's hospitals between January 2009 and December 2014 were retrospectively studied. All cases were confirmed by surgery or biopsy. All cases underwent non?contrast and contrast pituitary and/or cranial MRI examinations. The location, morphology, MRI signal and enhanced patterns of LCH lesions were observed and analyzed. Result A total of 17 cases had hypothalamic-pituitary LCH, with 2 of them complicated with pineal cyst, 2 complicated with brain parenchymal lesions, and one complicated with both pineal cyst and brain parenchymal lesions. MR images showed that neurohypophysis lost its original hyper?intensity on T1WI, and nodular or homogeneous thickening was seen in the pituitary stalks. Dura matter was involved in 3 cases, 2 of them had single lesion, and the other one got multiple lesions. Neoplasm in choroid plexus was seen in trigone of left lateral ventricles in one case. Three cases with pineal gland involved demonstrated cystic change. Four cases had gray matter involved, with cerebellar dentate nuclei involvement in 2 cases, and both thalamus and basal ganglia involvement in the other two cases. Three cases showed white matter involvement without obvious Virchow-Robin space enlargement and brain atrophy. Conclusions MR imaging of LCH in CNS shows certain specific characteristics. The diagnosis can be made comprehensively based on both clinic features and other imaging findings.

Objective To investigate the objective factors that affect the image quality of infant cranial CT using different mAs. Materials and Methods Ninety infants were divided into three groups randomly. The maximum anteroposterior diameter (MAPD) of skull of each infant was measured. Three reference levels, cerebellar, basal ganglia and centrum semiovale levels were selected respectively. Only one level was studied in each group and scanned with 150, 100 and 80 mAs. The subjective quality grade and the objective noise of all images were recorded and analysed statistically. Result The average MAPD of ninety patients was (148.0 ± 17.4)mm. On the cerebellar level, the subjective quality grade was lower than the other two levels, which were 6.3% , 9.4% and 22.9% respectively when mAs were 150, 100 and 80 mAs. Both quality grade of image and objective noise were significantly correlated with MAPD.Conclusion The inherent high noise of cerebellar level and MAPD were the objective factors that affect the image quality of low-dose cranial CT of infant.

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia(BPD)is a chronic respiratory disease characterized by alveolar and pulmonary microvascular dysplasia.It happens in premature infants, which is a major cause of death and long-term complications in premature infants.Chest radiology examination is essential for BPD, which not only reveals main radiological features such as pulmonary hyperinflation, pulmonary fibrosis and atelectasis, but also evaluates the severity and progression.These provide significant information for clinical treatment and follow-up study of children with BPD.

Molecular nuclear medicine is a new subject that uses nuclear medicine technology to study the changes of molecular level in organisms in order to understand their functional changes. 2021 Radiological Society of North America annual meeting has more than 40 academic reports on molecular nuclear medicine. The main content includes new tracers and new imaging methods in tumors (prostate cancer, breast cancer, rectal cancer, etc.) and other diseases (Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Alzheimer′s disease, Parkinson′s disease, etc.). This article reviews the relevant research progress.

Hypothalamic neuronal hamartomas are rarely congenital developmental neuronal masses.They often attach to the third ventricle floor,mammillary bodies and tuber cinereum,and they are composed ofheterotopic gray matter,neurons,glia and myelinated fibers.This article summarizes the etiologies,pathologies,clinical manifestations and classifications,imaging features and therapy methods ofhypothalamic neuronal hamartomas.

OBJECTIVETo study the pathology, imaging and clinical features of a child with trisomy 21 syndrome associated interstitial lung disease.

METHODData of a case with trisomy 21 syndrome associated interstitial lung disease confirmed by lung imaging and pathology were collected, analyzed and the related reports in literature were reviewed.

RESULTThe patient was a one year and 7 months old boy who suffered from severe pneumonia and recurrent infection during his hospital stay. When his disease was stable, he did not have shortness of breath and cyanosis, but a chest computed tomography (CT) showed ground-glass opacity, regional emphysema, band-like change in lung parenchyma, which indicated interstitial lung diseases. Unequal air inflation in bilateral lungs and diffuse over-distension of peripheral air spaces in lung surface were seen through thoracoscope. Pathological examination indicated that alveolar, alveolar ducts and alveolar sac were enlarged, alveolar septa was expanded. There were two reports in lung pathology of trisomy 21 syndrome, alveolar growth abnormalities was seen in 86%-88% cases. The multiple subpleural cysts in chest CT was characteristic. Clinically, trisomy 21 syndrome had high morbidity of respiratory tract infection and progress to respiratory failure frequently. Prolonged postoperative desaturation was constant which required long duration of respiratory support.

CONCLUSIONTrisomy 21 syndrome associated alveolar growth abnormalities were confirmed, which manifest as alveolar simplification in pathology and interstitial lung diseases in imaging. The risk of respiratory failure in these cases caused by infection and surgery should be considered.

Cysts ; pathology ; Down Syndrome ; complications ; Humans ; Infant ; Lung ; pathology ; Lung Diseases, Interstitial ; diagnosis ; etiology ; Male ; Postoperative Period ; Pulmonary Alveoli ; pathology ; Respiratory Insufficiency ; Respiratory Tract Infections ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed