Conventional magnetic resonance (MR) pulse sequences typically have an echo time (TE) of 1 ms or longer, providing an excellent contrast between different soft tissues. However, some short T2 tissues appear dark in conventional MR images because the signal from these tissues has decayed to nearly zero before the center of k-space is acquired. Because of the ability of directly imaging short T2 tissues, ultrashort echo time technique has been widely studied in recent years. An overwhelming majority of the studies were carried out at high fields, while many low- field scanner systems are still used in developing countries. To investigate the effects of the delay between analog-to-digital converter sampling and the readout gradient, the TE of the second echo used to calculate the R2 * map, and the undersampling ratio on the results of three-dimensional (3D) ultrashort echo time imaging at a low field, we implemented a 3D ultrashort echo time sequence on a 0. 35T scanner. Different parameters were used and the reconstructed images and R2 * maps were compared. Images reconstructed with slightly varying delays appeared quite different. Different contrast between short and long T2 tissues were found in R2 * maps calculated with different echoes. The result of undersampling study indicated that excessive undersampling could cause unwanted blurring, making it difficult to better visualize the short T2 tissues in the R2 * map. The results suggested that cautions should be taken in the choice of these parameters in 3D ultrashort echo time imaging. Short T2 tissues can be visualized with appropriate imaging parameters at this low field.
Humans ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted ; Imaging, Three-Dimensional ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; methods

OBJECTIVE:To study the effects of different extraction methods on the content of cholalic acid from Artificial Bezoar. METHODS: Artificial Bezoar from 3 different habitats was used to extract cholalic acid by hydrolization vs. hydrolization-free method, and the content of cholalic acid was determined by HPLC-ELSD(high performance liquid chromatography with evaporative light scattering detection). RESULTS: The content of cholalic acid in the hydrolyzed sample was higher than that in the non-hydrolyzed sample of the same batch. CONCLUSION: Through hydrolization, the binding cholalic acid in the artificial bezoar was transformed into free cholalic acid so that the content of cholalic acid was increased. Therefore, it is more reasonable to control the quality of Artificial Bezoar by taking the contents of total cholalic acid and free cholalic acid as indexes.

Objective To investigate the early rehabilitation for elbow joint dysfunction after trauma.Methods26 cases who accepted rehabilitation 7～30 d after trauma were determined as Group A,other 20 cases who accepted rehabilitation more than 30 d after trauma as Group B.They were evaluated with Mayo Elbow-Performance Score and range of motor(ROM)after systematic rehabilitation.ResultsThe scores of Mayo Elbow-Performance Score and the ROM were better in group A than in group B(P<0.05).ConclusionEarly rehabilitation is important for the elbow joint function recovery after trauma.

Objective To investigate the role of proteoglycan autoimmunity in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Human Aggrecan G1 domain cDNA was cloned from human cartilage, and recombinant aggrecan G1 domain (rAG1) protein was synthesized in a Baculovirus expression system. Synovial fluid monocytes from RA patients were stimulated with rAG1. Harvested cells' radioactivity was quantified in a ?-scentillation counter and the stimulation index (SI) was calculated. Cells with SI over 3 were taken as rAG1 specific T cells. Three well-characterized AG1-specific T cell lines were injected intraperitoneally into 8 SCID Beige mice. At the same time, rAG1 was injected intraarticularly into left knees of these mice. On day 8, mice were sacrificed and histological examination of the knee joints was performed. Results Human rAG1 specific T cell lines were generated from synovial fluid of RA patients. Most of these cells were CD4~+CD8~- T cells secreting Th1 cytokine (interferon-?). A pronounced capsular and synovial infiltration of mononuclear cells with early synovitis and cartilage erosion was observed in some left knees of the mice treated with rAG1-specific T cells. Conclusion Human rG1-autoreactive T cells injected intraperitoneally have homed to left knee where its epitope rAG1 was injected, and they participated in the development of inflammatory arthropathy.

Objective:To study the effect of totally endoscopic surgery and Miccoli surgery for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma. Methods Totally 64 patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma from April 2013 to April 2014 in our hospital were divided into the ob-servation group and the control group according to a random number table.And the intraoperative and postoperative situation of the two groups were compared.Results The number of lymph node dissection,postoperative hospital stay,hospital costs of the two groups had no sig-nificant difference (P >0.05).The blood loss,operative time,drainage time,amount of drainage,incision length,time of postoperative recov-ery of the observation group were significantly less than those of the control group with statistical significance (P <0.05).But the cosmetic score of observation group after operation was lower than that of the control group,and there was a significant difference (P <0.05).Postop-erative pain grade of the observation group was better than the control group with statistical significance (P <0.05).The complication rate of control group was significantly higher than the observation group (P <0.05).Conclusion Miccoli surgery for papillary thyroid microcarci-noma has more advantages compared with totally endoscopic surgery in terms of blood loss,operative time,drainage time,amount of drainage, incision length,time of postoperative recovery,and degree of pain.Moreover,it has a lower complication rate and high security,which should be the first choice in clinic surgery.

Objective Inquiring into the clinical curative effect about fog turns to inhale Chuan Le Ning to cure the child′s asthma. Methods Stochastically to divide the 79 examples of acute asthmas into the observation groups(44 examples) with the contrast(35 examples).Two all go the normal regulations for breathe heavily,the ant-infection and handle to the disease.The observation group atomizes to breathe Chuan Le Ning in the foundation. Results FVC,FEV and PEF numbers show the remarkable improvement before the treatment(P

Objective:To investigate the expression of CXCL1 2 and CXCR4 in adenoid cystic carcinoma(ACC)and to explore its re-lationship with clinicopathologic characteristics and prognosis of the patients.Methods:The expression of CXCL1 2 and CXCR4 in af-fected tissue was detected immunohistochemically in 62 cases of ACC.Both of the two factors and clinicalpathology factors were pro-cessed in accordance with the Kaplan-Meier method and the COX regression model.Results:The positive rates of CXCL1 2 and CX-CR4 expression were 54.8%(34/62)and 77.42%(48/62)respectively.Patients with the 2 factor expression had a shorter survival time than those without them(P<0.05).Multivariate analysis revealed that CXCR4 expression,clinical stage,histological differentia-tion and metastasis/recurrence were independent risk factors for the prognosis of ACC patients.Conclusion:The expression of CXCR4 may be correlated with the malignancy of ACC.CXCR4 expression,clinical stage,metastasis/recurrence and histological differentia-tion can indicate the prognosis of ACC patients.

AIM:To determine the optimal extraction of effective component from Swertia chirayita(Roxb.ex Flemi) Karsten in Tibet. METHODS: HPLC method was used to determine the yield rate and mango glucoside content,the preference extract methods,extraction solvents and extraction method of Swertia chirayita(Roxb.ex Flemi) Karsten were chose by parallel comparative method. RESULTS: 75% ethanol was used to extract medicine materials by Percolate,the flow rate was 4 mL/min/kg,collecting 6 times liquor after percolate. CONCLUSION: The extraction method is simple and convenient,furthermore the extract stability is good too.

A method for the determination of B6-pyridoxamine (PAM), pyridoxal (PAL) and pyridoxine (POL) by RPLC was proposed. The procedure included the addition of 0.1M H2SO4 to the sample, hydrolysis for 30 min at 120℃, centrifuging, filtration and direct analysis by ODS Cl8 column. PAM, PAL and POL were completely separated, when the flow rate of the mobile phase (pH2.0-2.1) was 1.0-1.5ml/min. Quantitation by a fluorescent detector was performed with Exc: 293 nm and Em: 395 nm. The recovery ranged from 99 to 103% with CV 5.0-5.3%. The method was simple, rapid, sensitive and reproducible.

Objective: A high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) procedure with a fluorescence detector was developed to rapidly separate ?,?,?,?- tocopherol isomers in human serum Methods: The HPLC system consisted of Inertsil silica column (100-A, 3?m,4.6mm?250mm) and 7% (v/v) methyl-tert- butyl ether in n-hexane as mobile phase . Prior to HPLC, the serum sample wa deproteined by ethanol (BHT 0.0625%) and the tocopherol isomers were efficiently extracted in thei original isomeric conformations using n-hexane-ethyl acetate (5:1) in the presence of 2,6-bi-buty p-methylphenol (BHT). Result: The quantification limits, defined as the lowest quantitatively measurable concentration of the different compounds (ng/ml) are calculated according to the experiment:?-tocophero 1.0,?-tocopherol 1.0,?-tocopherol 0.5,?-tocopherol 0.5. The recovery rates are between 95%~105% Correlation coefficients are over 0.999 when the concentration is between 5 ng/ml~5 ?g/ml. Conclusion This technique is suitable for assay of tocopherol isomers in human serum at all ages.