Objective To explore 18F-FDG PET-CT in the detection of malignant tumors of the gastrointestinal tract.Methods 39 patients with gastrointestinal tumors who was diagnosed with operation,pathological examination,clinical and imaging follow-up undertake the whole-body 18F-FDG PET-CT.Results The sensitivity and specificity were both 100.0 ％ for primary malignant tumors.Gastric metastases sensitivity,specificity and accuracy were 80.0 ％ (4/5),90.9 ％ (10/11),87.5 ％ (14/16),and the colorectal metastases sensitivity,specificity,accuracy of diagnostic results were 88.9 ％ (8/9),92.9 ％ (13/14),91.3 ％ (21/23).The gastric cancer lymph node metastasis sensitivity,specificity and accuracy were 50.0 ％ (3/6),90.0 ％ (9/10),75.0 ％ (12/16),in the diagnosis of colorectal local lymph node metastasis the sensitivity,specificity and accuracy were 71.4 ％ (5/7),93.8 ％ (15/16),87.0 ％ (20/23).Conclusion The 18F-FDG PET-CT imaging for gastrointestinal malignant tumor diagnosis and residual lesions recurrence or lesions metastases of detection is of important value and better than traditional examination methods.

Objective To investigate the factors influencing the prevalence of echinococciasis in Gansu Province.Methods With the method of stratified random sampling,all the administrative villages in pastoral areas,half pastoral areas,agriculture and urban areas in the 72 counties in Gansu Province were selected;according to the layers of the population of the county population proportion calculated,the layer investigation numbers were determined,and a total of 16 administrative villages were selected in each county.In the 16 administrative villages,more than 200 people of permanent residents were surveyed in each village (shortage was made up from a nearby village),at least 3 200 people were investigated in a county.By using the combined method of inquiry and field observation,natural factors,such as drinking water,farming and animal husbandry production data were surveyed.All data were analyzed using SPSS 19.0 statistical software.Unauy linear and multiple linear regression analysis of influencing factors and the relationship between the prevalence were analyzed.Results Unary linear regression analysis showed that longitudes,latitudes,altitudes,average annual temperature,annual rainfalls,secondary industries,animal husbandry towns,drinking water sources,the number of epidemic towns,epidemic villages,per capita net incomes in animal husbandry regions,the total number of livestock and the number of sheep were factors influencing the prevalence of echinococciasis (F =4.705,P ＜0.05).Latitude,altitude,animal husbandry towns,the number of epidemic towns,epidemic villages,per capita net incomes in animal husbandry regions,the total number of livestock and the number of sheep and the prevalence of echinococciasis was positively correlated (r =0.282,0.285,0.387,0.508,0.540,0.317,0.475,0.594,all P ＜0.05);longitude,average annual temperature,annual rainfall,secondary industries,drinking water sources and the prevalence of echinococciasis was negatively correlated (r =-0.311,-0.244,-0.244,-0.389,-0.311,all P ＜0.05).Multiple linear regression analysis showed that differences of interactions of annual rainfalls,drinking water sources,epidemic villages,per capita net incomes of herdsmen,secondary industries and the total number of livestock between groups were statistically significant (t =-1.822,-3.920,3.013,1.715,-1.609,3.264,all P ＜0.05).Conclusion The factors influencing the prevalence of echinococciasis in Gansu Province are correlated with annual rainfalls,drinking water sources,epidemic villages,per capita net incomes of herdsmen,secondary industries and the total number of livestock.

Objective To investigate the burden status quo of caregivers in stroke patients with home enteral nutrition and to analyze the factors influencing the caregivers burden.Methods A total of 202 direct caregivers in stroke patients with enteral nutrition treatment during hospitalization period in this hospital and continued home enteral nutrition after discharge from hospital were collected as the study subjects.The Caregiver Burden Inventory,Self—Rating Anxiety Scale,Self—Rating Depression Scale,patients and caregivers general condition questionnaire were adopted to conduct the survey.The burden level status of caregivers and its related influencing factors were statistically analyzed.Results The results showed that the burden total score in 202 caregivers receiving the investigation was (50.17± 9.75) points.The univariate analysis results showed that that the age of caregivers,family income per capita level,whether caregivers having negative emotions (anxiety or depression),care time,NIHSS scores of patients and feeding mode burden score had statistical differences (P＜0.05).The multivariate analysis results showed that the care time of caregivers,feeding mode,accompanying anxietyor depression in caregivers,NIHSS scores of patients were the main influencing factors of caregivers burden(P＜0.05).Conclusion The caregivers have a great burden in caring the patients,which should arouse attention.

Objective:To analyze and predict the transmission risk of visceral leishmaniasis in Gansu Province based on an ecological niche model, providing a basis for the development of precise prevention and control measures and epidemic surveillance.Methods:The information of reported cases of visceral leishmaniasis in Gansu Province from 2015 to 2021 were collected from the National Infectious Disease Reporting Information Management System, and the longitude and latitude coordinates of the distribution points of cases and the data of 19 climate variables, 5 geographical variables and 2 socio-economic variables within the region were obtained. Based on an ecological niche model, a model for predicting the transmission risk of visceral leishmaniasis was constructed using the maximum entropy algorithm (MaxEnt), and its performance was evaluated by the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC). Then the importance of each environmental variable of the model was evaluated, and the distribution area of visceral leishmaniasis transmission risk in Gansu Province was predicted.Results:A total of 368 cases of visceral leishmaniasis were reported in Gansu Province from 2015 to 2021, of which 89.13% (328/368) were from Longnan City and Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Gannan Prefecture). The number of cases peaked in 2017 (79 cases, 21.47%). The model had high prediction accuracy (AUC = 0.985). The results of model analysis showed that the important climate variable affecting the distribution of visceral leishmaniasis was the average temperature in the coldest quarter (contribution value of 3.1), the geographical variables were land use type (contribution value of 52.6) and vegetation cover type (contribution value of 8.5), and the socio-economic variable was population size (contribution value of 14.3). The distribution results of transmission risk showed that high, medium and low risk areas exhibited a gradual transition from the southern part to the northwest part of Gansu Province. The high risk areas were mainly located in the central and southern parts of Longnan City and the southern part of Gannan Prefecture, accounting for 0.18% of the total area of the province. Medium and low risk areas accounted for 0.48% and 2.47% of the total area of the province, respectively; and areas with no risk accounted for 96.87%.Conclusions:The ecological niche model predicts that the spread of visceral leishmaniasis in Gansu Province is characterized by point like dispersion and local high aggregation distribution. It is necessary to strengthen monitoring and prevention and control of high-risk areas such as Longnan City and Gannan Prefecture.

Objective:To analyze the epidemic status and spatial and temporal cluster distribution of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Gansu Province, and to provide evidence for making precise prevention and control measures and epidemic surveillance.Methods:The data of VL cases in Gansu Province reported in the China Disease Prevention and Control Information System Infectious Disease Reporting Information Management System from 2015 to 2021 were collected, descriptive epidemiology analysis was performed (three distribution of the disease). SaTScan v9.6 and ArcMap 10.7 were used for spatio-temporal cluster analysis.Results:A total of 368 VL cases were reported from 2015 to 2021, 89.13% (328/368) were concentrated in Longnan City and Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The number of VL cases increased year by year from 2015 to 2017, reaching a peak in 2017 (79 cases, accounting for 21.47%), and had decreased year by year since 2018. There were cases every month throughout the year, and the peak was in April in spring (38 cases). The ratio of male to female patients was 1.3 ∶ 1.0 (208/160). Scattered children aged less than 5 years old were more common (41.30%, 152/368). The spatio-temporal cluster analysis showed that both the spatial and temporal aggregation zones of VL in Tanchang County and Chengxian County were of statistical significance ( P < 0.05). Conclusion:The incidence of VL in Gansu Province is showing a low epidemic trend, having spatio-temporal aggregation, and precise monitoring and prevention and control should be strengthened in epidemic areas with different prevalence levels.

Objective:To investigate the diagnosis and treatment value of intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS) in video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) of small solitary pulmonary nodule (SSPN).Methods:Of the 35 SSPN patients who received VATS in Tianjin Third Central Hospital from January 2016 to January 2020, the visual and touch examination (VTE) and IOUS method were used to locate pulmonary nodules during the operation. The differences between the two methods in the locating success rate and locating time were compared. The imaging findings of SSPN were classified and the sonographic characteristics of SSPN were summarized by univariate analysis.Results:The success rate of IOUS locating was 91.43%(32/35), which was higher than that of VTE 48.57%(17/35), and the difference was statistically significant (χ 2=15.310, P<0.001). The time of IOUS locating (6.23±1.93)min was shorter than that of VTE(9.98±1.56)min, and the difference was statistically significant ( t=6.940, P<0.001). The sonograms of 32 SSPN(17 malignancy and 15 benign) patients were all hypoechoic, univariate analysis showed that heterogeneous echo (χ 2=10.615, P=0.01) and unclear borderline (χ 2=10.041, P<0.001) were helpful to judge the benign or malignant. Conclusions:In video-assisted thoracic surgery, using IOUS could quickly and accurately locate and diagnose SSPN, which can shorten the operation time, improve the resection efficiency and guide the operation.