Objective To study MR imaging features of bone marrow after priming.Methods 11 cases with lymphoma or myeloma alleviated after treatment were administration of recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor(rhG-CSF)injection.Two regions of bone marrow in L3 and iliac were followed up with T1WI,and STIR fat saturation before treatment(0 week),and 1 week,2 weeks and 4 weeks after treatment respectively.MRI features were observed by three experienced doctors independently and the average results acted as the final result.In the meantime,CNR of marrow and fat were calculated and paired sample test.Statistical process was performed in SPSS 10.0 for Windows.Results In comparison with 0 week,the signal intensity of bone marrow was no changed in all cases one week after intensive chemotherapy,slight high in 5 cases 2 weeks later and obvious low signal intensity in all cases three weeks after priming with rhG-CSF.In comparison with 0 week,CNR was no any different significance at 1 week,2 weeks and 4 weeks.Bone marrow changes in lumber and iliac were parallel except one case at 2 weeks and one case at 4 weeks.Conclusion Obvious low signal intensity of bone marrow is found three weeks after priming with rhG-CSF.

Objective To investigate clinical usefulness of intracranial lesions in pre-and post-operation by functional MRI with blood oxygen level dependent(BOLD)technique.Methods Common MRI and Motor hand area functional MRI examinations were performed in 45 patients (fMRI group)with intracranial lesions adjacent to the motor cortex before and after operation. As contrast group, 20 patients with occupying position lesions were made a routine MRI examination without fMRI before surgery. A 1.5 T signa super conducting system was employment (GE company ,America). Results The focal transactivation domain of cerebration was seen on fMRI in all cases of fMRI group. The cortical motor hand area shown displacement in 22 cases with abnormal size and shape and found not displacement in 23 cases. The distribution of transactivation domain was not changed in different disease . There was positive correlation between the distance from lesions to the domains and myodynamia in preoperation(r=0.553,P0.05). Our data indicated that there was negative correlation between the distance and the difference of myodynamia (r=-0.570,P

Objective To study the abnormal findings and metabolic alterations of the brain in chronic hepatic disease with MRI and 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) for better understanding the clinical significance of pallidal hyperintensity and the role in the diagnosis and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) . Methods Brain MRI and 1H-MRS examination were performed in 50 patients with chronic hepatic disease and 20 healthy volunteers. The pallidus index (PI) was calculated and the height of resonance peaks of Glx was measured. The correlation between PI and Child/Pugh classification, and the association between blood ammonia and the spectroscopic alterations were studied. Pre-and post-therapeutic comparative study was also conducted in 5 cases with chronic HE. Results PI was gradually increased from healthy volunteers to patients with chronic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis (1.01?0.04, 1.06?0.09, and 1.18?0.09), and the differences in PI value among them were significant (F=22.294, P

Objective To determine the content of Puerarin in Jiangzhijianfei Granules by high performance liquid chromatography.Methods The determination was conducted by HPLC using a Shim-pack-C18 column(5?m,150 mm?4.6 mm)and a mobile phase of methanol-0.1%Phosphoric acid water(25.3∶74.7).The flow rate was 0.9 mL/min and the detection wavelength was 250 nm.Results Good linear relationship between area and amount was noted for 0.114～0.570?g of Puerarin,with a correlation coefficient of 0.999 6.The average recovery of was 98.74%,RSD was 0.67%.Conclusion The established method is simple,accurate,sensitive and can be applied to the quality control of the preparation.

0.05).Singnificant difference of p21 positive rates was showed between tumor lack of blood supplies and arterial blood (?

Objective To study the relationship among SCT features of tumor margin and tumor size, immunohistochemical findings, grade of cell differentiation, and to explore the potency of tumor marginal features on multiphase spiral CT for evaluating biological behavior of small hepatocellular carcinoma (SHCC).Methods Multiphase spiral CT scans were performed in 30 patients with 33 lesions of SHCC (≤3.0 cm in diameter) confirmed histopathologically. Of these patients,26 were male and 4 were female. Immunohistochemical and HE staining were performed in surgical samples of all patients with SHCC. All samples' size was measured and the number of masses in each patient was counted.Results Of all masses, 6 were complete capsule, 15 incomplete capsule and 12 non-capsule. In multiple linear regression analysis, the pseudocapsula presentation and completion of SHCC on SCT were positively related with tumor size and VEGF expression, negatively with CD34 and p21, and were not in association with p53 and histological grade. Tumor size was the strongest contributor to pseudocapsula completion(R=0.5115), and then VEGF(R=0.2917), CD34(R=-0.2981) and p21(R=-0.2726), which had the similar standardized regression coefficients.Conclusion Tumor size is the strongest relative factor that influenced pseudocapsula presentation and completion of SHCC. VEGF always expressed positively in SHCC with complete pseudocapsula, and negatively in the group of SHCC with incomplete pseudocapsula or without pseudocapsula. In the group of SHCC with incomplete pseudocapsula or without pseudocapsula, p21 always express positively. Neither p53 expression nor histological grade is in association with the pseudocapsula presentation and completion of SHCC on SCT.

0.05). Homogenous or inhomogenous high signal in aplastic anemia were detected with decreased T 1 value. Homogenous iso-intensity was revealed in acute pure red cell aplasia with normal T 1 value. Aplastic anemia and acute pure red cell aplasia had a homogenous signal on T 2WI, their T 1 value showed significant difference (P

Objective To evaluate the MRI in the diagnosis of aplastic anemia (AA) and MRI changes after therapy. Methods MR imaging of lumber spine in 16 patients with AA proved pathologically were performed on 0.5 T superconductive MR unit with T 1WI, T 2WI, and STIR, slice thick 5 mm, slice gap 1 mm, matrix 180?256. Thirty cases of normal volunteers were examined as control group. Lumber spines of the two groups were studied by observation of MRI findings, measurement of the T 1 relaxation value. In AA group, the percentage of the hypointense signal areas in the centrum was calculated. Results Three patterns were classified by MR appearance in lumber spine of our cases. MR findings of pattern 1 (2 cases) were hyperintense on T 1WI, isointense on T 2WI, and hypointense on STIR, and all two cases were acute aplastic anemia (AAA). In pattern 2 (7 cases), a few irregular hypointense signals appeared in the background of hyperintense signal on all 3 sequences, and 5 of them were AAA. Pattern 3 (7 cases) demonstrated mixed irregular shape of hyperintense and hypointense signals, all 7 cases were chronic aplastic anemia (CAA). The percentage of the area of hypointense signal in AAA was significantly smaller than that in CAA (t=30 00, P

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of MRI and X ray and to analyze MRI and X ray characteristics in Med anemia Methods MRI was performed in thoracic spine,lumbar spine, sacral spine,pelvis,and superior femurs in 15 patients with pathologically proved Med anemia with T 1WI and T 2WI Seven of them were examined on X ray Twenty volunteers were examined on MR as control group The authors analyzed the manifestations of MRI in the Med anemia, including abnormality of signal intensity of bone marrow,T 1 value,vertebral alteration of size and shaped, spinal cord compression due to epidural extramedullary haematopoiesis, and compared with the findings of bone on X ray Results In the control group, bone marrow showed an inhomogeneous iso signal intensity with band shaped, triangular or motley high signal intensity in the middle or back part of the vertebra, neck of the femur on T 1WI and a homogeneous iso signal intensity on T 2WI in the vertebra, pelvis, and superior femur All cases with Med anemia had low homogenous signal intensity in the bone marrow of the vertebra, pelvis and superior femur on T 1WI but had no alterations on T 2WI The spinal cord was constricted resulting from protruding crushed vertebra with bullet like shape in 4 cases The soft tissue masses, confirmed as extramedullary haematopoiesis by operation, were demonstrated in 4 cases Among 7 cases with X ray examinations, 2 cases showed normal on X ray but abnormal bone marrow on MRI, another 5 cases demonstrated bone alteration including osteoporosis, widening of striations, enlargement of ribs and vertebras T 1 value showed (897 4?75 43)ms in the Med anemia group and (401 5?28 1)ms in the control group with significant statistical difference ( P

Objective To explore the diagnostic index of the obesity with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry(DEXA).Methods The total and local parameters(the fat composition of the arm,leg,trunk and total body) in obesity group (135 cases) and the control group(75 cases) were measured with DEXA scan.The fat composition and distribution of body in the obesity and the healthy subject in different age and sex were analysed.The diagnostic index of obesity and healthy persons determined by DEXA.Results There was no significant difference between DEXA and the platform scale to weigh all the subjects.The fat content of the arm,leg,trunk and total body in the control group and the obesity group were respectively got.The P_5(the lowest limit of 95% confidence interval of obesity fat percentage)value of the obesity male was 23(P_5=23),while the female was 29(P_5=29)).There was no significant difference between DEXA and the BMI method in the positive result of the obesity.The total body fat content in the obesity group was higher than that of the control group in each age and sex group.The fat content of the female was higher than that of the male regardless of obesity group or control group.Conclusion The obese cut off point is 23% in male and 29% in female in the total body fat content.