BACKGROUND:To decrease operation amount of finite element analysis and increase its clinical practice,previous studies explored the material properties and 10 kinds of material attributes were assigned,which met the requirements of finite element analysis.Moreover,it can be used to calculate bone density.OBJECTIVE:To explore a method for measurement of bone density based on three-dimensional reconstruction and finite element analysis.METHODS:A total of 11 specimens of femoral superior segment were selected.The mass of control group was firstly measured.The experimental groups were treated with thin-slice high resolution CT scan and three-dimensional reconstruction in Mimics 10.0,volume meshing in Ansys,assigned with 10,100 and 400 kinds of material attributes Mimics,exported to Ansys to calculat the volumes of the block elements of every types of material attributes.The mass and the density of the specimens was harvested according to the empirical formula concerning the gray value and the bone density.All results were treated with one-way ANOVA.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:One-way ANOVA showed that there were no significant differences between control group and experimental groups assigned with 10,100 and 400 kinds of material attributes (P＞0.28),and there were no significantly among the experimental groups (P＞0.8).Results show that the method was able to measure the mass and the density of bone quantitatively,as well as the proportion between compact bone and cancellous bone;to assign 10 kinds of material attributes to three-dimensional model of femur could match the needs for measurements.The results can be used as an initial preparation for the unification of bone density and finite element analysis for osteoporosis.

BACKGROUND:Based on previously theoretical derivation,it thought that assignment with 10 kinds of material attributes to three-dimensional model of bone can match the needs of finite element analysis,however,whether the results is consistent with actual needs to be validated by experimental results.OBJECTIVE:Twelve specimens of femoral superior segment were used for finite element analysis,which were verified with results of biomechanical testing,to explore a reasonable method for material assignment of bone.METHODS:All 12 specimens of femoral superior segment were treated with CT scan,three-dimensional reconstruction in Mimics 10.0 and volume meshing in Ansys.The finite element analysis group was divided into 2 kinds (compact bone and cancellated bone),10,50,100,200,400 kinds of material attributes groups based on the gray value.All models were assigned with material attributes and tested in Ansys for mechanics data of nodes on surface of femoral neck.In biomechanical testing group,12 specimens of femoral superior segment were treated with compressed testing to harvest mechanics data of measuring point same as that of finite element analysis group.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The one-way analysis of variance showed that the differences between the biomechanical testing group and finite element analysis group of 2 kinds of material attributes had no obvious significance (P=0.082).Compared to the 10,50,100,200,400 kinds of material attributes group,the difference had no significance (P > 0.39).However,the differences between the 2 kinds of material attributes and the 10,50,100,200,400 kinds of material attributes in the finite element analysis group were obviously difference (P< 0.05),which was no difference in the 10,50,100,200,400 kinds of material attributes (P>0.9).The results demonstrated that to assign 10 kinds of material attributes to three-dimensional model of bone can match the needs of finite element analysis.

Objective To observe the clinical effect of combination of Tongxiening granule and Mesalazine on treating mild and moderate ulcerative colitis(UC) .Methods Totally 380 patients with mild‐to‐moderate UC diagnosed through endoscopy were allocated to the control group (n=190) and observation group(n=190) .For the observation group ,patients were remedied with the combination of Tongxiening Granules and the Mesalazine by oral administration for eight weeks ,meanwhile the control group only received the Mesalazine for eight weeks .The total effective rate of the two groups were statistically analyzed ,and the levels of ser‐um MMP‐2 and MMP‐9 before and after treatment in the two groups were measured .The expression of S100A12 and RAGE were detected by immunohistochemistry SP method .Results The total effective rate of the observation group and the control group was 94 .74% and 89 .47% respectively ,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0 .01) .After treatment ,the expression levels of MMP‐2 and MMP‐9 in the two groups were decreased ,additionally the expression levels in the observation group was lower than those in the control group ,and the difference was statistically significant (P< 0 .01) .After treatment ,the expression levels of RAGE and S100A12 in the observation group were decreased ,and there was a significant difference when compared with the control group(P<0 .01) .Conclusion Combined application of Tongxiening Granules and Mesalazine in treating patients with mild‐to‐mod‐erate UC could better improve clinical symptoms and bring better therapeutic effect than single use of Mesalazine .

Objective To evaluate the impact of steatotic hepatic grafts on postoperative early liver function and prognosis.Methods Clinical data of 35 cases receiving steatotic liver grafts in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed.The donor liver grafts were divided into 3 groups based on the degree of fatty infiltration(＜20%group,20%～40%group,≥40%group).Results were compared with that from control normal grafts(41 cases).Liver function parameters including AST,ALT,TB,PT on the day of surgery and 1,2,3,7 days later were monitored among the 4 groups,as well as the incidence of delayed nonfunction (DNF),and 3 and 6 months patient survival rate.Analysis of the correlation between degree of donor steatosis and liver function after operation was carried out.Resuits There was significant difference in postoperative ALT、AST、TB、PT level between≥40%group and 20%～40%group,and between 20%～40%and group＜20%group.There was no significant difference among the groups in DNF occurrence rate and 3 month.6 month patient survival rate.Correlation analysis suggested that the degree of donor steatosis was positively correlated with the damage of liver function.Conclusions Grafts with≤20% steatosis was safe,whereas≥20% especially ≥40% steatosis carries a high risk of posttransplant liver dysfunction even delayed nonfunction.

Objective To analyze the related factors that influence the stone free rate ( SFR) in flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy ( FURL ) and develop a stone free index ( SFI ) model to estimate and predict the outcome of FURL.Methods A total of 393 patients receiving FURL were included in this study from May 2013 to August 2014.All patients′and calculous characteristics were recorded.It was evaluated the correlation of one-stage SFR with body mass index, the degree of hydronephrosis, the sterile urine, the renal insufficiency, the stone location, the stone number, the cumulative stone diameter ( CSD) , the stone density, the average of CT values, the minimum angle of pelvis ureter long axis with lamp long axis, the average length of stone located calyx-neck, and the minimum ratio of stone located calyx-neck′width with calyx′width.Multivariate regression analysis was used to analyze the relationship between preoperative characteristics and the SFR.Results The one-stage postoperative SFR in our study was 92.4% ( 363/393).We found that the staghorn stone, bacteriuria, CSD, average of CT values, the average length of stone located calyx-neck, the minimum ratio of stone located calyx-neck′width with calyx′width were significantly correlated with the postoperative SFR ( P <0.05 ) .We used logistic regression analysis to determine statistical significant variables and to create predictable mathematical model.The SFI system was consist of four stone characteristics, including the staghorn stone, the cumulative stone diameter, the average length of stone located calyx-neck, and the minimum ratio of stone located calyx-neck′width with calyx′width.The SFI had a high ROC curve (AUC=0.867) for predicting the one-stage postoperative stone free outcome.SFI score >7.5 meant a relatively high SFR ( SFR>85%) of FURL.Conclusions A SFI model using preclinical data was developed to predict the postoperative outcome of FURL, as well as the one-stage SFR.This model needs further prospective studies in the future.

The shape of dental arch for orthodontic diagnosis and treatment is of great significance. This paper presents an automated method for detecting the dental arch form. Firstly, 3D teeth data model is retrieved by the 3D-optical measuring system. Secondly, the occlusal plane is computed by interactively picking up four feature points. Thirdly, the feature point set is filtered by the rule and two-step curve fitting method is used to obtain the dental arch form. Finally, some examples are tested in this work and the results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm is effective and feasible.
Computer Graphics ; Computer Simulation ; Dental Arch ; anatomy & histology ; Dental Models ; Humans ; Imaging, Three-Dimensional ; methods ; Malocclusion ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Pattern Recognition, Automated

Objective To investigate the application value of magnetic-controlled capsule endoscopy (MCE) for gastric diseases in physical examination of asymptomatic population.Methods Data of 211 asymptomatic individuals who received MCE examinations from July 2015 to December 2016 in Changhai Hospital were collected and rctrospectively analyzed.The tolerance and safety of MCE were studied by analyzing the detection rate for the focal lesions and the rate of endoscopy transfer.Results Among 211 patients,the detection rate of the gastric focal lesions was 9.5％ (20/211).The detection rate in male was higher than that in female (P＜0.05).All patients completed MCE examination successfully and no adverse event was reported.Conclusion MCE,a non-invasive endoscopic modality,is safe and better tolerated than conventional endoscopy,and can be used as a promising approach to screening the gastric diseases in asymptomatic population due to high detection rate of these diseases.

Objective Toexplorethevalueofdualvolumereconstructionininterventionalembolizationofwideneckedintracranial aneurysms.Methods Theclinicalandimagingdataof30patientswithintracranialwideneckaneurysmrupturedwerecollectedfrom June2016toDecember2017intheMeizhouPeople’sHospital.Thetreatmentoftheintracranialwideneckedaneurysm,theposition andopeningofthestentreleasing,therelatedcomplications,andfollow-upreviewafter6monthswereretrospectivelyanalyzed.Results Ofthe30patients,therewere35aneurysms(4 multipleaneurysms),inwhich26caseswerestentsassisted,with26stentsimplanted, and4caseswereballoonassisted.3D-DSAwasperformedimmediatelyafteroperationandevaluatedbydualvolumereconstructionon AdvantageWorkstation (AW)postprocessing workstation.(1)26casesofdenseembolism ofaneurysmswithouttumorneckor tumorresidual(86.7%),3casesofaneurysmcervicalresidual(10%)and1casesoftumorresidual(0.33%);(2)26stentswithaccurate locationsandcompletereleases(100%).(3)2caseswithvasospasmandstentthrombosisduringoperation,and1casewithsecond aneurysmruptureduringoperation.(4)DSAreexaminationsinhalfayearafteroperations:3casesrecurred (11.5%)inthe26cases ofdenseembolism;theresidualin2casesincreasedin4ofaneurysmalneckresidualand2oftumorresidual,andtherestremained;26stentsstayedinthesamepositionandthestentsin3caseswerenarrowed.2D-DSA,3D-DSAanddualvolumereconstructioncould clearlyshowthedegreeofembolizationofaneurysmsin20cases(66.7%),25cases(83.3%)and30cases(100%),respectively.The degreeofembolizationofaneurysmswassignificantlydifferentinthreeimagingmethods(P＜0.05).Conclusion Intheprocessof interventionalembolizationforintracranialwideneckedaneurysm, doublevolumereconstructioncanbeusedtoshowtheeffectof embolization,thelocationofthestentandtherelationshipwith theneckoftheaneurysm,whichprovidesanassessmentofthe situationofaneurysmembolism,thedevelopmentoftheauxiliarystentandtheobjectivefortheselectionofthesurgicalstrategy.

Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of dual shockwave lithotripter in treating urinary calculi.Methods Data of 371 cases treated with Direx-Magna dual shockwave lithotripter was retrospectively collected from July 2016 to June 2017,including 263 male and 108 female.Their age ranged from 15 to 66 years old (mean 36.5 ± 11.0).There was 117 patients with kidney stone,183 patients with upper ureteral and 71 patients with middle or lower stone.The average diameter of stones was (11.3 ± 1.5)mm (ranging 6.9-16.3 mm).The lithotripter was set at 60 times/min/head.Comparative analysis was made between 106 cases in dual mode and 265 cases in single mode.Comparative items included shock frequency,treating time,treating energy,pain scale,stone clear successive rate and complication.Patients were followed by KUB or NCCT at 1 and 2 weeks after the procedure.Stone clear successfully was defined as stone free or with fragment ＜4 mm.Results The overall success rate was 87.3％ (324/371).Among the patients who failed in first session,21 cases were successful with a second session,7 cases were treated with retrograde intrarenal surgery.There were 19 cases lost.Clavien grade Ⅲ complication rate was 0.8％ and no server grade complications.The average treating time was (25.2 ± 8.4) minutes and the average shock was (1419 ±440)times.The dual shockwave subgroup achieved higher success rate [93.4％ (99/106) vs.84.9％ (225/265),P ＜ 0.05] with less treating time [(15.7 ± 3.8) min vs.(29.0 ± 6.5) min],lower energy [(8.9 ± 2.0) kV vs.(10.7 ± 2.8) kV] and fewer shocks (833 ± 149 vs.1 654 ± 261),compared with that of the single shockwave subgroup (P ＜ 0.01).Also,pain scales and other complications were less than those of single shockwave subgroup (P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions Our study shows the new dual shockwave lithotripsy is safe and effective in both dual and single shock wave mode.Dual mode has higher success rate and fewer complications.

Objective To compare the safety and efficacy between flexible ureteroseope lithtripsy (FURS) and super-mini-percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (SMP) in the treatment of lower calyx calculus.Methods From Mar 2015 to Apr 2017,120 male and 75 female patients were accepted FURS (n =112)or SMP(n =83) in our hospital.Their average age was 45 years old,ranged from 19 to 68 years old.The cumulative stone diameter ranged from 15-24 mm (mean 20.3 ± 3.9 mm) in FURS group and ranged from 15-28 mm (mean 20.7 ± 3.2mm) in SMP group.There were no significant differences between the groups FURS and SMP in the stone size (P ＞ 0.05).Operative duration,postoperative hospital stay,complication rate,and stone-free rate(one day or one month after procedure) were recorded and compared.Results The operative time ranged from 28 to 62 min (mean 55.3 ± 7.3min) in FURS group and ranged from 15 to 55 min (mean 40.5 ± 6.8 min) in SMP group (P ＜ 0.05).One day after the operation,CRP was 7.4-29.1 (mean 17.2 ± 7.1) mg/L in group SMP,which was lower than that in group FURS 6.9-37.8 (mean 26.4 ± 6.4) mg/L (P ＜ 0.05).And the procalcitonin and peripheral leukocyte count was 0.1-1.2 (mean 0.6± 0.3)ng/ml and 6.3-18.1(mean 12.6± 3.2) × 109/L respectively,which was lower than that in group FURS O.2-1.4 (mean 0.9 ± 0.4) ng/ml and 9.5-21.7 (mean 14.8 ± 2.9) × 109/L respectively (P ＜ 0.05).One day after the operation,the stone free rate was 80.4％ (90/112) in group FURS,which was lower than that in group SMP 89.2％ (74/83) (P ＜ 0.05).And one month after the operation,the stone free rate was 85.7％ (96/112) in group FURS,which was lower than that in group SMP 96.4％ (80/83) (P ＜ 0.05).Postoperative hospitalization stay ranged from 2 to 5 days (mean 2.3 ± 1.2 days) and ranged from 3 to 6 days (3.7 ± 1.6 days) in FURS and SMP group,respectively (P ＜ 0.05).The scores of Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) ranged from 0 to 3 (mean 2.1 ± 0.4) and ranged from 0 to 3 (mean 1.9 ± 0.5) in FURS and SMP group,respectively (P ＜ 0.05).And the scores of Bruggrmann comfort scale (BCS) ranged from2to4 (mean 3.2 ±0.7) and ranged from 2 to4 (2.8 ±0.5) in FURS and SMP group,respectively(P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Both SMP and FURS are efficacy and safe surgical alteration for patients with renal and renal lower calyx calculus of CSD about 2cm.The SMP could have some advantages such as the better stone free rate and acceptable complieation rate.