1.Comparison of breath-hold and respiratory-triggered proton MR spectroscopy in quantification of liver fat content
Chulan LIN ; Guihua JIANG ; Jinwu LIU ; Wuming LI ; Jianhao YAN ; Lianbao LIANG ; Xianyue QUAN
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2015;(12):1951-1953
Objective To compare the consistency and correlation of multiple breath-hold (BH) with respiratory-triggered (RT) 1H-MRS for quantification of hepatic lipid content. Methods Sixty subjects were underwent RT 1H-MRS of the liver (Couinaud segment VII) and BH 1H-MRS at 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonace Imaging (MRI). The peak areas of water and methylene obtained on RT and BH 1H-MRS were recorded respectively and the liver fat fraction was calculated. Pearson correlation coefficient , Bland-Altman 95% limit of agreement, and concordance correlation coefficient were calculated. Results Mean liver fat fraction measured in RT and BH 1H-MRS were (8.6 ± 8.7)% and (9.4 ± 9.3)% respectively. There was a strong correlation between RT and BH 1H-MRS(r = 0.973, P < 0.000 1, concordance correlation coefficient = 0.95). With the Bland-Altman method, 91.7% data points were within the 95% limits of agreement. Conclusion RT and BH 1H-MRS are alternative tools for intrahepatic lipid quantification. These two methods have a strong correlation and perfect consistency.
2.The establishment and preliminary verification of a risk model for the prediction of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes
Zhe LYU ; Yiqi CHEN ; Lijun SHEN ; Li LIN ; Lifeng CHEN ; Liang LI ; Hanfei WU ; Chulan LI ; Jianbo MAO
Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases 2017;33(3):257-261
Objective To establish a risk prediction model of diabetic retinopathy (DR) for type 2 diabetic patients (T2DM).Methods A total of 315 T2DM patients (600 eyes) were enrolled in the study.There were 132 males (264 eyes) and 183 females (366 eyes).The mean age was (67.28± 12.17) years and the mean diabetes duration was (10.86 ± 7.81) years.The subjects were randomly assigned to model group and check group,each had 252 patients (504 eyes) and 63 patients (126 eyes) respectively.Some basic information including gender,age,education degree and diabetes duration were collected.The probable risk factors of DR including height,weight,blood pressure,fasting glucose,glycosylated hemoglobin (HbAlc),blood urea,serum creatinine,uric acid,triglyceride,total cholesterol,high-density lipoprotein,low density lipoprotein cholesterol and urinary protein.The fundus photograph and the axial length were measured.Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the correlative factors of DR and establish the regression equation (risk model).Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to determine the cut-off point for the score.The maximum Youden Index was used to determine the threshold of the equation.The check group was used to check the feasibility of the predictive model.Results Among 504 eyes in the model group,170 eyes were DR and 334 eyes were not.Among 126 eyes in the check group,45 eyes were DR and 81 eyes were not.Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that axial length [β=-0.196,odds ratio (OR)=0.822,P<0.001],age (β=-0.079,OR=0.924,P<0.001),diabetes duration (β=0.048,OR=1.049,P=0.001),HbAlc (β=0.184,OR=1.202,P=0.020),urinary protein (β=1.298,OR=3.661,P<0.001) were correlated with DR significantly and the simplified calculation of the score of DR were as follows:P=7.018-0.196X 1-0.079X2+0.048X3+0.148X4+ 1.298X5 (X1=axial length,X2=age,X3=diabetes duration,X4=glycosylated hemoglobin,X5=urinary protein).The area under the ROC curve for the score DR was 0.800 and the cut-offpoint of the score was-1.485.The elements of the check group were substituted into the equation to calculate the scores and the scores were compared with the diagnostic threshold to ensure the patients in high-risk of DR.The result of the score showed 84% sensitivity and 59% specificity.ROC curve for the score to predict DR was 0.756.Conclusion Axial length,age,diabetes duration,HbA1c and urinary protein have significant correlation with DR.The sensitivity and specificity of the risk model to predict DR are 84.0% and 59.0% respectively.The area under the ROC curve was 0.756.
3.Correlation of neurocognitive impairment and metabolic changes of thalamus in patients with chronic liver cirrhosis
Junping PENG ; Guihua JIANG ; Xiaofei LYU ; Junzhang TIAN ; Huanhuan SU ; Chulan LIN ; Mingwu LOU
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology 2018;34(6):822-825
Objective To analyze the relationship of neurocognitive impairments and 1 H MRS changes of the thalamus in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus related cirrhosis (HBV-RC).Methods Totally 28 patients with HBV-RC (cirrhosis group) and 28 well-matched healthy subjects (control group) were enrolled.All subjects underwent number connection test A (NCT-A) and the digit symbol test (DST) before MRS scanning.The ratios of peak area to each metabolite,including N-acetylaminosuccinic acid (NAA),choline (Cho),glutamine and glutamate (Glx),myoinositol (mI) and creatine (Cr) were calculated,respectively.Results Compared with control group,patients in cirrhosis group showed lower Cho/Cr and mI/Cr,higher Glx/Cr,prolonged NCT-A time and decreased DST scores (all P<0.001).NCT-A completion time was negatively correlated with Cho/Cr and mI/Cr (r=-0.477,P =0.001;r=-0.695,P<0.001) and positively correlated with Glx/Cr (r=0.665,P<0.001).DST scores were positively correlated with Cho/Cr and mI/Cr (r =0.478,P =0.001;r=0.632,P<0.001),and negatively correlated with Glx/Cr (r=-0.572,P<0.001).Conclusion The neurocognitive impairments may be related to metabolic changes of the thalamus in patients with HBV RC.
4.Nursing Ethics from the Perspective of Moral Injury
Chulan XIAO ; Lin LI ; Siping LU ; Yunli CHANG
Chinese Medical Ethics 2023;36(8):890-896
Due to the specialty of the profession, nursing staff often face more traumatic events in which their self-moral cognition is contrary to the reality, and gradually turn to moral injury on this basis. The level of nursing ethical literacy of nursing staff greatly affects their differences in moral cognition and the strength of moral resilience, thus determining the development and recovery of moral injury. The latest ethical code for nurses, the Expert Consensus on Nursing Ethics for the Prevention and Control of Major Infectious Diseases, has improved the rights and interests of nursing staff. The active practice of this code can help nursing staff effectively respond to the endogenous and exogenous injury sources brought about by the epidemic, eliminate negative moral cognition, improve the moral resilience of nursing staff, as well as has positive effects on the prevention of moral injury for nursing staff.