Acupuncture Therapy ; Adult ; Alcoholism ; therapy ; Humans ; Male ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Middle Aged ; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases ; therapy

Objective It describes procedures for designing an analyzing a method comparison experiment for serum albumin(ALB) assay and determining the relative bias between two methods using split patient samples.Method According to the procedure described by the NCCL approved guideline: method comparison and bias estimation using patient samples; 40 patient samples were analyzed in 5 operating days, analyze each patient sample in duplicate using both BCG and BCP method. The duplicates were assessed for each method within the same run. The coefficient of correlation was calculated as well as the bia between the methods.Results In the patient′s serum sample, the bias between BCG and BCP methods were 1.8% at 50g/L or 5.5% at 40 g/L or 11.6% at 30 g/L for albumin. In the commercial quality control serum products, the bias between the two methods varied up to 36%.Conclusion In determination of the patient′s ALB, the bias between BCG and BCP goes up when the concentration of ALB is decreased. But the bias between the two methods varies up to 36% when the quality control serum is determined.

Objective To observe and evaluate the clinical effect of Dentium planting system by once procedure.Methods A total of 45 patients who had 55 Dentium implants implanted were followed up for one year. Permanent restorations were finished 12 weeks after once procedure.Clinical effects were evaluated through clinical and imaging examination.Results Through the 55 Dentium implants of 45 patients,the success rate was 100%.All patients were satisfied with aesthetics and occlusal function.Conclusion Dentium implant completed by once procedure is safe and reliable with once procedure on clinical application.Both the survival rate and successful rate of implants were 100%.High degree of satisfaction from patients was achieved.Both bone tissue and soft tissue are well preserved.This system can obviously reduce bone resorption and improve aesthetic effect.

Animals ; Cells, Cultured ; Dioxins ; pharmacology ; Insulin-Like Growth Factor II ; genetics ; metabolism ; Osteoblasts ; drug effects ; metabolism ; RNA, Messenger ; genetics ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar

Adult ; Chylothorax ; etiology ; Female ; Humans ; Neck Dissection ; adverse effects

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the radiation dose caused by 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in PET/CT examination and to optimize the concerned radiation protection. Methods Thirty patients from our conventional PET/CT examination were simple randomly selected, and they all underwent whole body PET/CT imaging. The radioactive dose of injected 18F-FDG was recorded. The internal radiation dose was calculated and the external radiation dose from patients was measured with the 451P-DE-SI ion chamber survey meter. The staff's dose was recorded with thermoluminescent detector (TLD). All dosimetry data were processed and analyzed statistically with Excel 2003. Results The injected radioactive dose of 18F-FDG was (432.9±51.8) MBq, and effective dose equivalent received per patient was (8.23±0.99) roSy. The correlation coefficient (r) of the dose equivalent rate and distance was-0.994 by power function curve fitting, and that of dose equivalent rate and time was - 0.988 by exponential curve fitting. The staff's dose was lower than the annual dose limit. Conclusions The patient's internal radiation dose caused by 18F-FDG in PET/CT examination is low, nonetheless, the clinician should always consider optimizing and minimizing the necessary radiation received by the patients. The patients having been injected with 18F-FDG should stay in one place to decrease their radiation to the public. From the medical point of view in optimizing radiation exposure, there may still be a potential to lower the injected 18F-FDG activity.

Child ; China ; epidemiology ; Continuous Positive Airway Pressure ; Humans ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ; diagnosis ; epidemiology ; therapy ; Tonsillectomy

Adult ; Aged ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; metabolism ; pathology ; Female ; Humans ; Hyaluronic Acid ; metabolism ; Laryngeal Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Staging

Objective: To review the efficacy of nutrition support and operation in management of chylothorax.Methods: 6 patients underwent conservative way(fat-free enteral nutrition+PN+ somatostatin) and 3 patients then received the operation.Results: 3 patients were cured with only conservative way,but 3 others were cured under operation.Conclusion:The conservative way(fat-free enteral nutrition+PN+ somatostatin) is a effective method in patients with chylothoral,and the operation is needed in some patients.

Objective To evaluate the reproducibility and agreement in the measurement of liver volume with multi-slice spiral computed tomography(CT).Methods Spiral CT was performed in 20 cases(14 healthy volunteers and 6 patients with cirrhosis).Images were transferred to a workstation,and volumes were measured by three observers with 5-year abdominal CT experience.Each observer performed the measurements in all subjects twice.Intra-observer and inter-observer variability was calculated using analysis of variance of the repeatedly measured results.The agreement was analyzed with the intra-class correlation coefficient(ICC).Reliability analysis in inter-observer was performed with Cronbach's alpha coefficient.Results Data measured by Observer A were(1 265.53?421.43)cm3 and(1 272.30?414.73)cm3 [difference:(0.80?2.20)%,P=0.15,ICC=0.998 8],Observer B(1 299.97?403.48)cm3 and(1 310.23?404.04)cm3 [difference:(0.90?1.90)%,P=0.07,ICC=0.998 3],Observer C(1 282.18?425.91)cm3 and(1 289.73?424.66)cm3 [difference:(0.70?2.60)%,P=0.19,ICC=0.998 3],respectively.The mean liver volumes by the three observers were(1 268.91?418.07)cm3,(1 305.10?403.59)cm3,and(1 285.97?425.10)cm3,respectively(P=0.07,ICC=0.986 9,Cronbach's alpha coefficient=0.995 6).Conclusion High reproducibility and agreement in the measurement of liver volume can be achieved with multi-slice spiral CT.