1.The value of MR diffusion tensor imaging in evaluating diffuse axonal injury
Kun SONG ; Hua WANG ; Ruijun NI ; Zengxin LU
Journal of Chinese Physician 2016;18(4):524-526
Objective To investigate the clinical value of MR diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in evaluating diffuse axonal injury (DAI).Methods The DTI imaging data of DAI patients and healthy volunteers were analyzed retrospectively.Fractional anisotropy (FA) values were measured in corpus callosum,etc.The serum myelin basic protein (MBP) was detected.Results Compared to the control group,the FA values were lower in genu of corpus callosum,splenium of corpus callosum,anterior limb of the internal capsule,posterior limb of the internal capsule and thalamus in DAI group (P < 0.01,P < 0.05).The mean FA values of two groups were negatively correlated with serum MBP levels (r =-0.755,P =0.001).Conclusions DTI can noninvasively reflect the damages of white matter fibers in DAI patients,and it has importantly clinical significance in evaluating prognosis and therapeutic effect of DAI patients.
2.Application of 3.0T magnetic resonance diffusion weighted imaging in evaluating the effect of advanced gastric cancerˊs neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Zengxin LU ; Zhenhua ZHAO ; Aijing SUN ; Feng TAO ; Jieqing LYU
Cancer Research and Clinic 2015;(7):453-457
Objective To evaluate the clinical value of 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) on evaluation effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in advanced gastric cancer. Methods 3.0 T MRI DWI examination was performed in 42 cases of advanced gastric cancer diagnosed by gastroscopy and pathology, including 32 patients were examined with DWI both before and after chemotherapy. Lymph nodes of gastric cancer lesions and display ability of stomach were measured, and the area of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values in normal stomach and tumors were compared. ADC values were compared in the same patients before and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and analyzed along with postoperative pathological examinations. Results In a total of 40 patients who received 74 DWI examinations, ADC values in tumor and lymph nodes were significantly higher than those in normal tissue. The ADC value in tumors was (1.348 ±0.278) ×10-3 mm2/s, and in 12 cases of stomach lymph node enlargement was (1.329±0.188) ×10-3 mm2/s. However, the average ADC value of normal stomach was (2.081± 0.189) ×10-3 mm2/s with significantly lower DWI than that of the former (P< 0.001). After chemotherapy, the ADC value in tumors was increased, which was (1.572 ±0.261) ×10-3 mm2/s (P< 0.001). After neoadjuvant chemotherapy, 16 patients received gastric cancer radical prostatectomy, and postoperative pathological TRG ratings of tumor were decreased with different extent. Tumor cell density (TCD) before treatment with an average of 4.45 ×10-5 / px2, which was downgraduated to 2.48 ×10-5 / px2 after chemotherapy and surgery. Negatively correlation between TCD values and ADC values were observed. Conclusion MRI DWI examination can effectively detect advanced stomach cancer and the associated lymph node enlargement. Comparison of tumor morphology and ADC values in advanced gastric cancer before and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy has clinical value in prognosis.
3.Diagnosis and treatment for rupture and bleeding of accessory hepatic aneurysms
Zengxin LU ; Jianwei ZHOU ; Jianguo KONG ; Zhouye LUO
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2021;20(2):246-249
Rupture and bleeding of accessory hepatic aneurysms is clinically rare. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) or multislice reconstruction can provide reliable basis for clinical diagnosis. Interventional surgery is the main treatment method. A successful case of interventional embolization of ruptured accessory hepatic aneurysm in our hospital was reported. The accessory hepatic artery variation of this patient belongs to Michels type 4. The bleeding site of the variant artery was identified by CTA and digital subtraction angiography. Satisfactory results were obtained after interventional embolization and follow-up.
4.The surgical treatment of tetralogy of fallot in adults
Xuhua JIAN ; Jingfang ZHANG ; Zengxin CAI ; Ruoshan WU ; Xuejun XIAO ; Cong LU
Journal of Chinese Physician 2001;0(04):-
Objective To summarize the experience of radical treatment of tetralogy of fallot in adults.Method Between Nov. 1985 and May 2005,115 patients over 18 years of age with tetralogy of fallot underwent total surgical correction.Longitudinal or oblique right ventriculotomy was used to ensure complete release right ventricular outflow obstruction and complete ventricular septal defect closure.Transannular patches were used in 74 patients,right ventricular outflow tract(RVOT) patches in 37 cases,primary closure of right ventricle in 5 cases,respectively.One patient had separate pulmonary main artery and RVOT enlargement.Results Seven patients had residual septal defect and 3 cases suffered from residual RVOT obstruction.Severe cardiac output syndrome occurred in 10 patients and 6 patients died early postoperatively with the mortality rate of 5.22%.Conclusion By careful surgical management,the treatment of total correction in adult patients may result in good effectiveness.
5.Value of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI parameters of Extended Tofts and Exchange model in the differential diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatic metastases
Yu ZHANG ; Zhenhua ZHAO ; Li ZHAO ; Jianfeng YANG ; Liming YANG ; Ting WANG ; Zengxin LU ; Baochun LU ; Hongjie HU
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2015;(9):656-660
Objective To analyze the value of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI(DCE-MRI) parameters of Extended Tofts and Exchange model in the differential diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and hepatic metastases of colorectal cancer. Methods A retrospective analysis of 40 pathologically confirmed cases was conducted , including 25 cases of HCC and 15 cases of hepatic metastases of colorectal
cancer,all patients underwent DCE-MRI. Applying liver double blood supplement model , and respectively using Extended Tofts two-compartment model and Exchange model liver microvascular permeability parameters [volume transfer constant of the contrast agent(Ktrans), efflux rate from extracellular extravascular space to plasma(Kep), extravascular extracellular volume fraction(Ve)and blood plasma space volume fraction (Vp)] and the perfusion parameter hepatic arterial perfusion index(HPI) in the lesion parenchyma of HCC and metastases were calculated. We used t test to compare the differences of the parameters measured from the two types of tumors , statistically significant parameters between HCC and metastases were screened which compared with the gold standard of pathological findings in order to draw the ROC curves to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of different model parameters, using χ2 test compared the diagnostic accuracy of optimal parameters between the two models. Results By using Extended Tofts and Exchange model , Ktrans value of HCC were (0.661 ± 0.402)/min and (0.604 ± 0.316)/min respectively, Ktrans value of hepatic metastases were (0.196±0.175)/min and (0.179±0.135)/min respectively;Vp value of HCC were (0.334±0.217) and (0.294± 0.098), Vp value of hepatic metastases were (0.089 ± 0.015) and (0.089 ± 0.022),respectively; HPI value of HCC were (0.680±0.281) and (0.769±0.245) , HPI value of hepatic metastases were (0.326±0.216), (0.373± 0.298), respectively. There were significant differences between HCC and hepatic metastases in Ktrans, Vp and HPI values in both models(P<0.05). There was not statistically significant difference between HCC and hepatic metastases in Kep, Ve values(P>0.05).Drawn ROC curves of Ktrans, Vp, HPI , the Ktrans value (area under the curve of 0.869) among Extended Tofts model parameters was selected as optimal parameter to identify HCC and hepatic metastases; the HPI value (area under the curve of 0.845) among Exchange model parameters was selected as optimal parameter to differentiate these two types of tumors.The diagnostic accordance rate of Extended Tofts model and Exchange model were 80.0%(32/40), 82.5%(33/40), respectively ; There was no significant difference between them(χ2=0.082,P=0.775). Conclusions Parameters including Ktrans, Vp, HPI of the Extended Tofts model and Exchange model in DCE-MRI perfusion can be used to identify HCC and hepatic metastases of colorectal cancer. Among these parameters, Ktrans of Extended Tofts model and HPI of Exchange model have higher diagnostic value in differentiating HCC and hepatic metastases of colorectal cancer.
6.Quantitative perfusion histogram parameters of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI to identify cellular leiomyoma
Li LI ; Zhenhua ZHAO ; Jianfeng YANG ; Ting WANG ; Zengxin LU ; Yaping ZHANG ; Yawen RUAN ; Cheng WANG ; Hongjie HU
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2018;52(11):852-857
Objective To evaluate the value of histogram parameters of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) in the diagnosis of cellular leiomyoma. Methods Seventy one patients with leiomyomas confirmed by pathology who underwent preoperative DCE-MRI were enrolled in this retrospective study. Quantitative perfusion histogram parameters (including median, mean, skewness, kurtosis, energy, entropy) were measured for each patient. Leiomyoma was divided into degeneration, ordinary and cellular types according to pathology. One-way analysis of variance and Least significant difference were used to compare the differences among the parameters of the three groups which were normal distribution and equal variances, while Kruskal-Walls test and Mann-Whitney U test were used to compare the parameters that did not conform to normal distribution or variance. ROC curves were drawn to evaluate the diagnostic efficiency of different parameters. Results Among the three groups,the values of Ktrans(median, mean, kurtosis, energy, entropy), Kep(median, mean, skewness, kurtosis, entropy), Ve(median, mean, skewness, kurtosis) and Vp(median, mean, skewness, kurtosis, energy, entropy) had statistical difference (all P<0.05). The values of Ktrans, Kep, Vp (median, mean) and Ktrans (entropy) of the cellular group were higher than those of the degeneration and ordinary groups. While the values of Ktrans (kurtosis, energy) and Kep (skewness) of the cellular group were lower than the other two groups;then the value of Kep (kurtosis) of the cellular group was lower than the ordinary group and the value of Kep (entropy) of the cellular group was higher than the ordinary group;and the values of Ve (median, mean, kurtosis) and Vp (entropy) of the cellular group were higher than those of the ordinary group. The values of Ve (skewness) and Vp (skewness, kurtosis and energy) of the cellular group were lower than those of degeneration group. ROC curves found that when Ktrans(median)was 0.994/min, its sensitivity was 100.0%, the specificity was 73.8%, and the area under ROC was 0.905;when Ktrans(mean) was 1.170/min, its sensitivity was 90.0%, the specificity was 85.2%, the area under ROC was 0.921. And the areas under ROC of Ktrans (kurtosis, energy, entropy), Kep (median, mean, skewness, kurtosis, entropy), Ve (median, mean, skewness), Vp (median, mean, skewness) were also high (ranging from 0.711 to 0.872). Conclusion Histogram analysis of DCE-MRI quantitative perfusion is applicable for identification of cellular leiomyoma.