Objective To explore the value of combined application of prenatal ultrasound and MRI in diagnosis of fetal agenesis of corpus callosum (ACC).Methods The fetal brain ultrasound and MRI examination were performed in 1 1 7 fetuses with enlarged posterior horn of lateral ventricle and diaphanous diaphragm reduction or disappearance,and compared with postpartum diagnosis.Results Among the 48 cases of postpartum ACC confirmed by MRI,40 cases were diagnosed by prenatal ultrasound and 45 cases by prenatal MRI,and the sensitivity of the two methods was 83.33%,93.75% respectively(P<0.05).The sensitivity of combined diagnosis was 95.83%. Conclusion Fetal craniocerebral ultrasound combined with MRI can accurately diagnose fetal ACC,especially improve the detection rate of partial corpus callosum deletion,and provide a reliable basis for clinical diagnosis.

To explore the optimal therapy time for the treatment of severe coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)by traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)and its influence on the therapeutic effect and prognosis. The clinical data,laboratory findings,and outcomes of 64 patients with severe COVID-19 treated with TCM and western medicine in Chongqing from January 20,2020, to March 11,2020 were retrospectively analyzed.Patients were divided into early intervention group[TCM was initiated within 3 days (including day 3) after the first diagnosis of severe type/critical type COVID-19]and late intervention group[TCM was initiated after 7 days (including day 7) after the first diagnosis of severe type /critical type COVID-19].The changes in clinical parameters during the course of disease were compared between the two groups. On day 14,the oxygenation index was 292.5(252.0,351.0)mmHg in the early intervention group,which was significantly higher than that in the late intervention group [246.0(170.0,292.5)mmHg](=0.005).The length of hospital stay [(18.56±1.11)d (24.87±1.64)d,=0.001],duration of ICU stay [(14.12±0.91)d (20.00±1.53)d,=0.000] and time to negativity [(16.77±1.04)d (22.48±1.66)d,=0.001] in the early intervention group were significantly shorter than those in the late intervention group.The intubation rate(7.3%)in the early intervention group was significantly lower than that in the late intervention group(30.4%)(=0.028). Early TCM therapy within three days after a diagnosis of severe COVID-19 can shorten the length of hospital stay,duration of ICU stay,and time to negativity and decrease intubation rate.
Betacoronavirus ; Coronavirus Infections ; drug therapy ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Pandemics ; Pneumonia, Viral ; drug therapy ; Prognosis ; Retrospective Studies