Objective To study the imaging findings of cerebral venous sinus occlusion and to improve the knowledge of this disease.Methods CT,MRI and DSA data in thirty six cases with cerebral venous sinous occlusion were retrospectively reviewed.There were 15 male and 21 female,ranged in age from 23 to 59 years old.Results On T_1WI and T_2WI,abnormal signals in cerebral parenchyma were found in 26 cases,of that there were brain hemorrhage with abnromal long T_1 and long T_2 signal in 16 cases,only abnromal long T_1 and long T_2 signal in 6 cases,cerebral ventrical enlargment in 4 cases and brain swelling in 4 cases.The abnormal venous enhancement was found in 25 cases on contrast-enhanced MRI.On CT scan,low density in cerebral parenchyma was found in 10 cases,it might be edema or ischemia,astime goes by,the density of cerebral venous sinus became slightly high density to isodensity.DSA showed dural sinus occlusion includingsuperior sagittal sinus in 15 cases,transverse sinus in 8 cases,sigmoid sinus in 7 cases,straight sinus in 4 cases and inferior sagittal sinus in 2 cases.Conclusion The venous sinus occlusive disease is distinctively different from arterial occlusive disease.CT and MR imaging is very important in diagnosing the cerebral venous sinus occlusive disease,but DSA is still the gold standard.

Objective To investigate the manifestations of MR imaging and histopathology of early postoperative normal brain, and to define the correlation between MRI and histopathology. Methods Thirty six New Zealand rabbits weighing 2.0 to 3.0 kg were divided into 10 groups according to the different postoperative days: 1 to 10 day. Six animals were in groups 3, 5, 7, 10, and 2 were in the other groups. A partial resection of the parietooccipital region was performed under the usual aseptic conditions after the animals were anesthetized intravenously with 3% pentobarbital (30 mg/kg). MR imaging procedures consisted of pre and postcontrast scanning were carried out on postoperative 1 to 10 day respectively. Brain tissue samples were obtained to be prepared for examinations immediately after MR scanning. Histopathological study was made under microscope and electron microscope. The findings of MRI were compared with pathology findings. Results (1) Surgical margin contrast enhancement on MR images could be seen 24 hours after surgery. (2) The degree of contrast enhancement increased gradually before 5 days postoperatively, and no remarkable changes were present from 5 to 10 days. (3) The disruption of blood brain barrier(BBB) is the main cause of contrast enhancement during the postoperative 3 days. After that period, mechanism responsible for contrast enhancement is the formation of neovascularity and broken BBB, an increase in the number of neovascularity play a predominant role in the contrast enhancement in normal postoperative brain tissue. Conclusion The characteristics of enhanced MRI present at the surgical margin followed a typical time course during the early postoperative period. The role of neovascularity and BBB disruption in the formation of contrast enhancement at surgical margin vary with time. Knowledge of the characteristics on postoperative MR images of the normal brain can help in differentiating benign changes from malignant gliomas residual.

Objective: To study magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) technique. Methods: An external force actuator was developed, the imaging pulse sequence of MRE was designed,and tissue simulating phantoms were constructed. The actuator controlled by the pulse sepuence produced shear waves at low frequency on the surface of the phantoms. A modified gradient echo sequence was developed with motion sensitizing gradient (MSG)imposed along X,Y or Z direction.Cyclic displacement within the medium induced by shear waves caused a measurable phase shift in the received MR signal.From the measured phase shift,the displacement at each voxel could be calculated,and the propatating shear waves within the medium were directly imaged. By adjusting the phase offsets,the dynamic propagation of shear waves in a wave cycle was obtained.The phase images were processed to aquire quantitative elasticity image using local frequency estimation(LFE)method. The experiments were implemented with 1.0% and 1.5% tissue simulating agarose gel. Shear waves at frequency of 150 Hz,200 Hz,250 Hz,and 300 Hz were applied. Results: The phase images of MRE directly imaged the propagating shear waves within the phantoms.The wavelength of shear waves varied with the change of exciting frequency and stiffness of the phantoms. The wavelength of shear waves was exactly proportional to the frequency and stiffness of the phantom. The contrast of elasticity in agarose gel with two concentrations was clearly demonstrated on elasticity images.Conclusion: The phase images of MRE can directly visualize the propagation of shear waves in the medium. The elasticity image of MRE can quantitatively image the elastic modulus of the medium

Objective To explore the expression and effect of MP0 and TGF-β1 in ulcerative colitis tissues.Methods The expressions of MPO and TGF-Bl in colonal tissue specimens were determined by immunohistochemistry(two step method)in 37 cases of ulcerative colitis,10 crohng disease and 20 normal mucosa.Results The positive rates of MPO and TGF.B1 were 10％and 20.0％in the normal mucosa,55.0％and 35.O％in crohn's disease,and 89.2％and 86.5％in ulcerative colitis.Expression of MPO and TGF-β1 in the ulcerative colitis were higIIer than that in crohn's disease and normal mucosa(P<0.05),there was correlation between MPO and TGF-β1(r=O.51,P<0.05).Conclusion MPO and FGF-β1 are involved in the pathology of UC,and detection of MPO and TGFβ1 can provide some value to evaluate the conditions of UC.

OBJECTIVESTo investigate the findings of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and histopathology in early postoperative normal brain, and to define the correlation between MR images and histopathology.

METHODSThirty-six New Zealand rabbits weighing 2.0 to 3.0 kg were divided into 10 groups according to different postoperative days: 1 to 10 days. A partial resection of the parietooccipital region was performed under usual aseptic conditions after the animals were anesthetized intravenously with 3% pentobarbital (30 mg/kg). MR imaging procedures consisted of pre- and postcontrast scanning and were carried out on postoperative days 1 to 10. Brain tissue samples were prepared for examination immediately after MR scanning. Histopathological examination was done under light both and electron microscopes. The findings of MR imaging were compared with histopathologic findings.

RESULTSSurgical margin contrast enhancement on MR images could be seen 24 hours after surgery. The degree of contrast enhancement increased gradually up to 5 days postoperation, and no remarkable changes were present from days 5 to 10. Disruption of the blood brain barrier (BBB) was the main cause of contrast enhancement during the first 3 postoperative days. After that period, the mechanism responsible for contrast enhancement was the formation of neovascularity and a broken BBB. An increase in the amount of neovascularity played a predominant role in contrast enhancement in normal postoperative brain tissue.

CONCLUSIONSThe features of enhanced MR images present at the surgical margin followed a typical time course during the early postoperative period. The role of neovascularity and BBB disruption in the formation of contrast enhancement at the surgical margin varies with time. Knowledge of the features of contrast enhancement in postoperative MR images of normal brain can help in differentiating benign changes from residual malignant glioma.

Animals ; Brain ; pathology ; surgery ; ultrastructure ; Dura Mater ; pathology ; ultrastructure ; Edema ; pathology ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; methods ; Microscopy, Electron ; Rabbits

Objective To investigate nursing students′ attitudes, knowledge and career preference toward elder people and analyze its influencing factors, so as to provide references for teaching reform of undergraduate geriatric nursing education in universities of traditional Chinese medicine. Methods A total of 187 nursing undergraduates were investigated by facts on aging quiz ( FAQ1 ) , Kogan′s attitudes toward old people scale ( KAOP ) and employment intention scale of nursing students about nursing students′ attitudes, knowledge and career preferences toward elder people, from March to April 2015. Results The total score of KAOP scale of nursing students was (139.39±14.50); the mean score of FAQ1 scale of nusing students was (15.37±2.92), and the pass rate was 59.68%. 9.4% of nursing students selected the geriatric nursing positions among the top 3 jobs that nursing students want most. There were significant differences in nursing students′attitudes toward the elderly based on factors such as: being the only child or not, the relation between parents and the elderly, having experience in dealing with the elderly, and having intention to communicate with the elderly or not (P<0.05). According to the multiple regression analysis, nursing students′ attitude toward the elderly was influenced by being the only child or not, the relation between parents and the elderly, and having intention to communicate with the elderly or not (P<0.05).Conclusions Few nursing students would like to choose geriatric nursing work. The experimental teaching contents and methods should be improved in geriatric nursing, and the chance of nursing students should be increased for actual contact with the elderly.

Objective To evaluate the value of DTI in mild articular cartilage injury in patellofemoral joint.Methods The DTI and arthroscopy data of 82 patients wih routine MRI diagnosed as mild articular cartilage injury were analyzed retrospectively.According to the results of arthroscopy,40 cases of mild articular cartilage injury with Outerbridge classification Ⅰ or Ⅱ were divided into experimental group,and 33 cases with normal patellofemoral articular cartilage were divided into control group.There were 8 articular cartilage injury patients with Outerbridge classification Ⅲ or Ⅳ in patello-femoral join were excluded.The DTI data were analyzed compared with arthroscopy.Results Arthroscopy detected 62 lesions of cartilage injury in experimental group.Totally 49 lesions (49/62,79.03 ％) were detected by ADC pseudocolor image and 51 lesions (51/62,82.25 ％) were detected by FA pseudocolor image.The DTI pseudocolor images of articular cartilage injury showed uneven levels.The red or pink levels can been observed.Compared with the control group,ADC value increased and FA value decreased significantly in experimental group (both P＜0.05).Conclusion DTI can clearly display and detect mild articular cartilage injury in patellofemoral joint,which provide valuable information for early cartilaginous injury.

Objective: To explore the relationship among self-regulatory focus and depression, anxiety symptoms and suicidal risks of medical college students. Methods: A total of 2 251 freshmen were recruited from a medical university by convenienee sampling methood. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey using Regulatory Focus Questionnaire (RFQ), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), Psychache Scale (PAS), and Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R) was conducted. Results: The prevalence rate of freshmen’s depression symptoms was as high as 20.4%, the prevalence rate of anxiety symptoms was 11.2%, and the risk of suicide increased by 5.85 times among students with depression-anxiety comorbid symptoms. Girls reported higher prevention focused scores than boys, as well as higher anxiety symptoms and suicidal risks(t=4.84,2.18,5.57,P<0.05). College students with a prevention focused self-regulation style had significantly higher scores on depression, anxiety symptoms and suicidal risks than those with a promotion focused regulatory style, the effect sizes of the differences were moderate or large (Cohen’s d>0.50). Conclusion Self-regulatory focus plays an important role in emotional health. The pursuit of promotion goals is beneficial to mental health, while the pursuit of prevention goals is more likely to be associated with depression, anxiety symptoms and a higher risk of suicide.

Objective:To explore the relationship between emotional trauma and depressive symptoms.Methods:In November 2021, a total of 1 650 university students were assessed using scales including childhood trauma questionnaire (CTQ), distress tolerance scale (DTS), rumination response scale (RRS) and the depression anxiety stress scale (DASS). SPSS 20.0 and AMOS 25.0 software were used to analyze the data with Spearman correlation analysis, Mann-Whitney U test and mediation analysis. Results:The differences of DTS, RRS and DASS were significant between high and low trauma group(all P<0.01). Emotional trauma (16.70(6.09)) was negatively correlated with distress tolerance(10.95(2.15)) ( r=-0.26, P<0.01), and positively correlated with rumination(39.51(10.74)) and depression(4.93(5.76)) ( r=0.31, 0.38, both P<0.01). The testing of mediating effect indicated that emotional trauma had direct effect ( β=0.20, P<0.001) and indirect effect on depression through distress tolerance and rumination. Conclusion:Emotional trauma, distress tolerance and rumination are important factors influencing depression, and it could provide guidance for undergraduate psychological intervention of depression.

Objective To elucidate the transmission dynamic and epidemic trend of bancroftian filariasis occurred under the condition with no control measure taken 5 years after elimination of filariasis.Methods A 10-year longitudinal observation (from 1984 to 1994) was made in Huayuan Village in Shengli Township of Tancheng County, which used to be a high bancroftian filariasis-endemic area in southern part of Shandong Province.Results The microfilarial rate decreased from 0.56% before the study to 0.12% after the study and 8 out of the 9 previous microfilaria-positive cases became negative gradually. During the study period, 6 new microfilaremia cases were detected, 5 of which became negative naturally within 3 to 4 years. Eighty-eight point eight nine per cent of the detected patients with microfilaremia converted into IgG4-negative after 10 years. The natural infective rate of vectors decreased year by year and became zero by the tenth year of the study, the annual transmission potency decreased also from 3.47 to zero by the tenth year.Conclusions It showed that under the local natural environment the biting rate representing the vector density which was obtained by capture method was from 24.1 to 52.5 person/night among the residents who did not use mosquito nets,and 13.5 to 21 person/night among the residents who used mosquito nets. The microfilarial rate of 0.56% in population with the average microfilarial density of 6.6 to 20.7 capita/60 μl ear blood of residual microfilaria-positive patients might be considered as the terminal threshold of transmission.