CT venography becomes more and more important in diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in lower extremities with the development of multi-slice CT.There are various methods of CT venography,including indirect CT venography,direct CT venography,bi-directional CT venography and CT pulmonary angiography-CT venography,and so on.CT venography is superior in diagnosis of DVT in lower extremities to other imaging technologies.The development of CT venography in diagnosis of this disease was reviewed in this article.

Objective To explore a new and effective minimally invasive procedure in the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in senile patients. Methods Transurethral vaporization of the prostate (TUVP) with prying-up technique was performed in 68 patients above the age of 80 with BPH. Results The mean procedure duration was 60 min, and the mean weight of resected prostate was 37.6 g. The mean intraoperative blood loss was 65 ml, and the mean hospital stay, 6 days. Postoperative ~follow-up for 0.5~2 years showed the international prostate symptom score (IPSS) decreased from 23.5?4.2 to 6.5?2.1, the quality of life index (QOL) was reduced from 4.6?0.6 to 2.2?0.2, the maximum flow rate (Qmax) elevated from 8.7?4.3 ml/s to 18.0?2.2 ml/s, and the residual urine (RU) dropped from 176.0?86.7 ml to 12.2?2.4 ml. As compared with preoperative values, all the parameters were significantly improved 6 months after the procedure (P

Objective To analyze the application value of multislice spiral CT in diagnosis of children malformation of large blood vessels outside the heart.Methods The diagnosis results were compared between echocardiography and multislice spiral CT in 110 children with congenital heart disease,and the children had been confirmed by operation.Congenital heart disease was divided three kinds according to the region:heart,connections between heart and large blood vessels and large blood vessels outside the heart.Results One hundred and ten children with congenital heart disease were selected,and they had 366 malformations.The accuracy rates of echocardiography and multislice spiral CT were 90.7％ (332/366) and 95.6％ (350/366) respectively,and there was no statistical difference (x2 =3.284,P =0.070).In 366 malformations,160 malformations were in heart region.The accuracy rates of echocardiography and multislice spiral CT were 98.1％ (157/160) and 97.5％ (156/160) respectively,and there was no statistical difference (x2 =0.776,P =0.378).There were 55 malformations in connections between heart and large blood vessels.The accuracy rates of echocardiography and multislice spiral CT were 94.5％ (52/55) and 100.0％ (55/55) respectively,and there was no statistical difference (x2 =3.083,P =0.243).There were 151 malformations in large blood vessels outside the heart.The accuracy rates of echocardiography and multislice spiral CT were 81.5％(123/151) and 92.1％ (139/151) respectively,and there was statistical difference (x2 =7.377,P =0.01).Conclusion Multisltce spiral CT has great application value in diagnosis of children congenital heart disease,especially in malformation of large blood vessels outside the heart.

ObjectiveTo investigate the diagnostic value of multi-slice spiral CT (MSCT) 3D reconstruction and virtual endoscope technology on ear temporal diseases.MethodsOne hundred and forty patients suspected with ear temporal diseases were examined with MSCT,and all the scanned images were 3D reconstructed and processed by virtual endoscopy.ResultsIn 140 patients,97 cases were detected with ear temporal disease,including 58 cases with acute and chronic otitis media,20 cases with artificially cochlear placement evaluation,2 cases with concha and middle ear malformations and 17 cases with temporal bone injury.MSCT 3D reconstruction and virtual endoscope technology could clearly show the location,scope and form of the lesions and structure relationships with nearby tissues.ConclusionsMSCT 3D reconstruction and virtual endoscope technology have important value on diagnosing ear temporal diseases.

Objective To investigate the current status of prevalence and its relative factors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in the elderly in urban community in Ningxia province and to compare the differences in prevalence of NAFLD between Han and Hui ethnicities.Methods 1046 residents aged 55 years and over from five communities were selected.Questionnaire survey and clinical examination were conducted in all subjects.Fasting vein blood samples were collected.The serum total cholesterol,triglyceride,high density lipoprotein cholesterol,low density lipoprotein cholesterol were detected.Results There were 1043 subjects with average age of (66.41 6.65) years finishing the whole examination,including 696 (66.7％) Han and 347 (33.3％) Hui people.The total prevalence of NAFLD was 27.0％ (286/1043),and there was a significant difference in the prevalence [23.4％ (94 cases) vs.29.9％ (192 cases),x2 =5.18,P=0.023]between male and female,but no difference between Han and Hui ethnicities [28.2％ (98 cases) vs.27.0％ (188 cases) x2 =0.17,P=0.675].Logistic regression showed that age(OR=0.96,95％ CI:0.94-0.99),BMI(OR=1.31,95％ CI:1.24-1.38),TG(OR=1.71,95％ CI:1.47-1.98),central obesity (CO)(OR=5.20,95％CI:2.21-12.23) were the factors correlating with NAFLD.Conclusions The prevalence of NAFLD in Hui elderly people was is similar to that in Han elderly people.The elderly people with overweight,central obesity and high serum level of triglyceride and high level TG have higher risk for NAFLD.

Objective:To explore value of 256-slice spiral CT pulmonary artery angiography (CTPA)evaluating right heart function in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (APE).Methods:According to death risk assessment of APE patients, a total of 67 APE patients were divided into high risk APE group (n=41)and non-high risk APE group (n=35).CTPA was used to analyze and compare CTPA obstructive index and right heart function indexes between two groups.Correlations among CTPA obstructive index and right heart function indexes were also analyzed.Results:Compared with non-high risk APE group,there were significant rise in CTPA constructive index [8.58% vs.24.69%],percentages of straight or left protruded ventricular septum (31.46% vs.73.17%)and bronchial artery dilation (5.71% vs.24.69%);Except the supe- rior vena cava diameter,the rest right heart function parameters had difference significance in two groups,P<0.05 or<0.01. Spearman correlation analysis indicated that CTPA obstructive index was significant positively correlated with right ventricular maximal short axis (RVMSA),RV:LV,diameters of main pulmonary artery,superior vena cava and azygos (r=0.684~0.954),and significant inversely correlated with LVMSA (r=-0.786),P<0.01 all.ROC curve analysis indicated that AUCs of CTPA RV:LV (0.949)was the biggest diagnosing APE severity.Conclusion:Right heart func- tion indexes measured by multi-detector CT are accurate and practical indexes evaluating APE severity,and it possesses im- portant significance.

Objective: To assess the clinicopathological and radiological imaging characteristics of patients with primary breast lymphoma. Methods: The clinical and imaging data of patients diagnosed with primary breast lymphoma in West China Hospital of Sichuan University from January 2011 to October 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. The imaging modalities were assessed by mammography, B-ultrasound and PET-CT. The clinicopathological features and radiological imaging characteristics of breast lesions were summarized and analyzed. Results: The fifty-three patients with 70 intramammary lesions were contained in this research. Most patients were females (n = 52, 98.11%), and the median age was 48 years old. Primary breast lymphoma were divided into non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) (n = 51, 96.23%) and Hodgkin lymphoma (HL)(n = 2, 3.77%). Among the patients with NHL, there were 33 cases (62.26%) of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, 5 cases (9.43%) of B-cell lymphoma, 5 cases (9.43%) of extranodal natural killer (NK)/T-cell lymphoma (nasal type), 2 cases (3.77%) of mantle cell lymphoma, 2 cases (3.77%) of follicular cell lymphoma, 2 cases (3.77%) of T-lymphoblastic lymphoma, 1 case (1.89%) of anaplastic large cell lymphoma, and 1 case (1.89%) of plasmacytic lymphoma. There was no statistical difference (all P > 0.05) in the maximum transverse diameter and the number of lesions among the pathological subtypes. The mammography showed that the most common manifestations were high density irregular lumps with indistinct edges. B-ultrasound showed that the lessions were presented as the irregular masses with hypoechoic pattern and circumscribed margins. PET-CT showed the majority of lesions were solitary or multiple intramammary masses with irregular shape and circumscribed margins. The percentages of lesions classified by mammography, PET-CT and B-ultrasound as breast imaging-reporting and data systems (BI-RADS) 4-5 were 100%, 94.50% and 86.10%, respectively. Conclusion: The imaging manifestations of primary breast lymphoma are varied and unique. PET-CT has good diagnostic value for the BI-RADS classification of primary breast lymphoma.

Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by the host disordered response to infections.As one of the most important innate immune cells in the body，macrophages can maintain the immune homeostasis by recruiting other immune cells，clearing pathogens，presenting antigens，and play important regulatory roles in infectious diseases such as sepsis by releasing inflammatory factors.As a critical neurotransmitter，dopamine not only participates in the neurological processes such as learning and cognition，but also regulates the immune processes，including regulating the activation，proliferation and functional changes of immune cells such as neutrophils，lymphocytes，monocytes and macrophages.Current studies demonstrate that during the infection and inflammation process of sepsis，the phagocytosis，polarization，and release of inflammatory factors of macrophages are regulated by dopamine.This review summarized the recent research progress on the regulatory functions and the underlying mechanisms of dopamine on macrophages in sepsis.

Objective:To evaluate the clinical significance of molecular detection testing multiple pathogens in children with viral central nervous system infections.Methods:We retrospectively included 176 children who were suspected with central nervous system infection at Shanghai Children′s Medical Center from January 2017 to May 2021.Film Array Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel(FA-M/E) was used to test cerebrospinal fluid samples of these children.The results were analyzed compared with clinical symptoms and cerebrospinal fluid indices.Results:There were 34 samples with positive FA-M/E virus detection(19.32%, 34/176). Among the 34 samples, enterovirus was the most common pathogen(27 cases, 79.41%). In different combinations, the sensitivity and positive predictive value were all less than 90%.The median time for antiviral drugs used in FA-M/E virus-positive and negative children was 4.5(0, 8.5)d and 2.6(0, 2.0)d, respectively.The difference was statistically significant( P<0.05). Conclusion:Molecular tests of multiple pathogens can quickly and sensitively detect pathogens.It can improve the efficacy of clinical diagnosis of viral central nervous system infection.

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to systematically evaluate the efficacy and adverse effects of Lobaplatin and Cisplatin in the treatment of malignant pleural effusion. METHODS: The databases of Medline (PubMed), Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane, Wanfang, CNKI and VIP were retrieved so as to search the studies about the randomized controlled clinical trials (RCT) that compared the Lobaplatin and Cisplatin for malignant pleural effusion. The main outcome indicators include objective response rate, complete response, partial response, nephrotoxicity, chest pain, gastrointestinal reaction, myelosuppression, fever response and hepatotoxicity. Relative risk was used as the effect size, which was expressed as 95% confidence interval. The meta-analysis was performed using Stata 14.0 statistical software. RESULTS: A total of 12 RCTs and 720 MPE patients were included. The results showed that the ORR (RR=1.27, 95%CI: 1.15-1.40, P<0.001), CR (RR=1.39, 95%CI: 1.09-1.78, P=0.007), PR (RR=1.21, 95%CI: 1.02-1.42, P=0.026) in LBP thoracic perfusion chemotherapy were significantly higher than those in DDP thoracic perfusion chemotherapy. The incidence of nephrotoxicity (RR=0.31, 95%CI: 0.13-0.71, P=0.005) and gastrointestinal reactions (RR=0.44, 95%CI: 0.31-0.62, P<0.001) in the LBP group were significantly lower than those in DDP group. CONCLUSIONS Compared with DDP pleural perfusion chemotherapy, the ORR, CR and PR of LBP pleural perfusion chemotherapy for MPE are significantly better than DDP, and its nephrotoxicity and gastrointestinal reactions are remarkably lower than DDP.
Antineoplastic Agents ; adverse effects ; therapeutic use ; Cisplatin ; adverse effects ; therapeutic use ; Cyclobutanes ; adverse effects ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Organoplatinum Compounds ; adverse effects ; therapeutic use ; Pleural Effusion, Malignant ; drug therapy ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic