Objective To study X-ray, CT and MRI features of the spinal giant cell tumors (GCT)and to assess the clinical applied value.Methods Thirty cases of GCT of spine (13 males and 17 females with ages ranging from 17 to 69 years) were reviewed. Allcases underwent radiography,CT was done in 22 patients and MRI was performed in 16 cases.Results One lesion localized in cervical spine,10 in thoracic, 6 in lumbar and another 13 lesions in the sacrum.Osteolytic destruction and vertebral compression were seen on X-ray film. The main CT signs were expanding bone destruction and soft tissue mass. MRI showed low to intermediate signal intensity on T_1WI while high signal on T_2WI.Conclusion X-ray, CT and MRI are of significant value in diagnosis of the spinal GCT, and play an important role in surgical planning.

Objective To explore the value of quantitive tissue velocity imaging(QTVI) in assessing the systolic myocardial function of adriamycin cardiomyopathy.Methods Conventional echocardiography and QTVI were performed in 7 rabbit models with adriamycin cardiomyopathy and 5 health rabbits as control.The basic segments of interventricular septum of apical 4-chamber view and left ventricular post wall of parastenal left ventricular long axis view were sampled to measure maximal velocity(VIVS,VLVPW),displacement(DIVS,DLVPW),strain rate(SRIVS) and strain(?IVS) in systole.Pre-eject period(PEP) and ratio of pre-eject period and eject time(PEP/ET) were measured with electrocardiography and Doppler spectrums of mitrial and aortic orifices.Results Compared with control,VIVS,DIVS,SRIVS,?IVS and VLVPW,DLVPW decreased(P0.05).Conclusions The indices of QTVI are more sensitive to evaluate systolic function changes than EF,and QTVI may be an optimal method to early diagnose and access of adriamycin cardiomyopathy.

Tissue engineering of oral and maxillofacial surgery is a newly subject and animportant branch of tissue engineering. The study is to evaluate fundamental medical ethics principle in the tissue engineering of oral and maxillofacial surgery on the view medical ethcs. Strengthening the ethical education on oral and maxillofacial surgeon and right education on patients are in favor of development of tissue engineering in the oral and maxillofacial surgery.

BACKGROUND: Cicatricial alopecia always occurs following the scalp trauma, and the optimal repairing method is scalp soft tissue expansion. OBJECTIVE: To verify the repairing effect of scalp soft tissue expansion therapy on the large-scale cicatricial alopecia. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: A case report was carried out in the Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery at the 180 Hospital of Chinese PLA (Quangzhou, Fujian, China) between January 1996 and April 2008. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-six patients of cicatricial alopecia were adopted, with the size arranging 15 cm?9 cm to 24 cm?14 cm. METHODS: Scalp soft tissue expansion was performed in 36 cases of cicatricial alopecia. In later stage, the residual alopecia with small area was removed by scar excision plus suture for several times, treated with transposition repair of local flap and autologous hair transplant carrying hair follicle. The largest area to repair alopecia reached 336 cm2. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Postoperative complications, repairing effect and cicatrix restitution were observed after operation; The elimination of alopecia area, hair density and appearance were detected during follow-ups. RESULTS: Psilotic scar eliminated in all cases, but 11 cases underwent scalp scar excision, transposition of local flap and autologous hair transplant because of wide incisional scar or residual small alopecia. No obvious complications occurred. It was found by a postoperative follow-up of 1-3 years that hair growth was good. CONCLUSION: Skin soft tissue expansion is an ideal method to repair cicatricial alopecia with large area. In later stage, the combination of simple repair methods can obtain better curative effect.

Objeetive To explore routine magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of newborn bilirubin encephalopathy(NBE).Methods MRI features and clinical data of 17 patients with Newbern bilirubin encephalopathy were retrospectively analyzed, globus pallidus (GP)and subthalamic signal intensity was evaluated.The increase of GP signal intensity and serum total bilirubin peak value were analyzed using pearson correlation analysis.Serum total bilimbin peak value between patients with high signal in the subthalamic nuclei on T1 WI and patients without high signal in the subthalamic nuclei were compared statistically.Results The main MRI presentation in the NBE group Was abnormally increased signal intensity in the GP on T1 WI,which was not apparent on T2 WI One patient showed abnormal high signal intensity in the postemmedial part of GP.Nine patients had high signal in the subthalamic nuclei on T1 WI and normal signal on T2 WI Four patients showed hiigh signal in the brainstem with sparing of dorsal pontine.The increase in value of GP signal intensity was 249.0-423.8 in 12 patients and their serum total bilirubin peak values were 366.0-983.3μmol/L A positive correlation Was found between increase of GP signal intensity and serum total bilirubin peak value.The serum total bilirubin level of abnormal subthalamic group and normal subthalamic group were 660.7±192.4 μmol/L and 513.3±107.5μmol/L respectively.The difference between the two groups was not statistically significant(t=1.914,P＞0.05).Conclusion The routine MRI has some characteristics and is useful in the diagnosis of newborn bilirubin encephalopathy.

spectrum beta-lactamase genes:blaOXA-128 and blaOXA-129.

Objective To explore the matrix effect on cyclosporine A (CsA) test by fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA) and enzyme-multiplied immunoassay technique (EMIT), explain the discrepancy of external quality control results between these two methods and find the corrective action.Methods One hundred whole blood samples with various concentrations were adopted and CsA levels were detected by FPIA and EMIT.The results were compared with each other.Moreover, the influence of residual metal ions upon immunoreactions was assessed by adding Cu2+ and Zn2+.The effect of non-whole blood matrix on extraction efficiency for quality control materials and CsA calibrator was evaluated by adding identical volume of Hb-rich reagents followed with re-extraction.Results There is good correlation between results measured with FPIA(X) and EMIT(Y) methods ( Y=0.926 8X -8.115,R2 =0.996 9).Neither FPIA nor EMIT was affected by residual metal ions ( P ＞ 0.05 ). Non-whole blood matrix decreased the extraction efficiency of two methods, but it could be corrected by supplementation of the Hb-rich reagents (≥30 g/L).Conclusions Non-whole blood matrix may be the main reason for the inconsistent results measured by FPIA and EMIT methods.It could be corrected by using Hb-rich reagents.In addition,we should consider the influence of low lib on CsA test,espocially for organ transplant patients with lower Hb ( ＜30 g/L).

Objective To evaluate the apparant diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of cerebellar and the middle cerebellar peduncles in the differential diagnosis of multiple system atrophy (MSA) and Parkinson disease (PD). Methods Conventional MRI and DWI were performed in 18 clinically proved MSA patients with 7 cases of early cases (early-stage MSA group), 19 PD patients (PD group) and 18 agematched normal controls (the control group). DWI was performed using a single shot-spin echo-echo planar imaging sequences, and ADC values were measured in the ROIs (0. 16 cm2) of the bilateral cerebellum, the middle cerebellar peduncles and cerebral white matter. Then one way ANOVA test was used for statistical analysis. Results Of the 18 MSA patients, 11 had MR abnormalities, 8 had hot-cross bun sign in the pens on T2-weighted images, 11 patients had pontine, cerebellar and medulla oblongata atrophy, 10 patients had atrophy of the middle cerebellar peduncles, 2 patients had hyperintense rim of the putamen and putaminal atrophy on T2-weighted images. The ADC values in the middle cerebellar peduncles were significantly increased in the MSA group[ (0. 98 ±0. 07) × 103 mm2/s] and early-stnge MSA group [ (0. 95 ±0. 05) ×103 mm2/s] as compared to PD group [ (0. 77 ±0. 04) × 103 mm2/s] and control group[ (0. 78 ±0. 04) ×103 mm2/s]. There was statistical significant difference among them (F = 91.049,55. 301, P ＜ 0.01 ).There was no overlap in the distribution of ADC values of the middle cerebellar peduncles among the MSA group [ (0.86-1.13 ) × 103 mm2/s ], early-stage MSA group [ (0. 86-1.02 ) × 103 mm2/s ] and PD group [ (0. 68-0. 84) × 103 mm2/s] and the control group [ (0. 69-0. 82) × 103 mm2/s]. The ADC values in the cerebellum were significantly increased in the MSA group[ (0. 95 ±0. 09) × 103 mm2/s] and early-stage MSA group [ (0. 92 ±0. 07) × 103 mm2/s] as compared to PD group [ (0. 78 ±0. 05) × 103 mm2/s] and control group[ (0. 79 ± 0. 05 ) × 103 mm2/s ]. Statistically significant difference was found among them (F =39. 274,18. 623 ,P ＜0. 01 ). There was overlap in the distribution of ADC values of the cerebellum [ MSAgroup(0. 80-1.10) × 103 mm2/s,early stage MSA group (0. 80-0. 99) × 103 mm2/s,PD group(0. 72-0. 90) × 103 mm2/s,control group (0. 71-0. 87) × 103 mm2/s]. There was no significant difference among the ADC values of MSA group, MSA group(early stages) and PD group and the control group in the cerebral white matter( P ＞ 0. 05 ). Conclusions ADC values in the cerebellum and the middle cerebellar peduncles have very important significance in differential diagnosis between MSA and PD.

Liver resection is the most effective treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging system is commonly accepted as a guideline for HCC treatment, but it only recommends liver resection for the patients with HCC at stage 0 to A1. The surgical indications of the BCLC staging system need to be re-evaluated. 120 HCC patients undergoing curative liver resection were retrospectively stratified to the BCLC staging system, and the survival of the patients at stages A, B and C was analyzed. The justification of the BCLC staging system was re-evaluated. Fifty-two patients were classified at stage A, 51 at stage B and 17 at stage C respectively. The hospital mortality of this cohort was zero and the morbidity was 24.1%. The 1-, 2-, 3-year overall survival rate of this cohort was 81.6%, 68.3%, and 57.5% respectively. There was no significant difference in the survival rate between the patients at stage A and B (P>0.05). If the treatment guidelines of BCLC staging system were followed, the majority of the patients at stages A and B (77.7%, 80/103) would not have been treated surgically. Our data suggest that the surgical indications of the BCLC staging system are not justified for HCC treatment. More studies may be needed as for how to further broaden the surgical indications of the BCLC staging system in the future.

Objective:To analysis the appearances and to evaluate the diagnostic value of X-ray CT and MR imaging in osteoid osteoma.Methods:22 cases 19 females and 3 males of osteoid osteoma proved by surgical pathology and their X-ray,CT and MRI were reviewed.The ability of X-ray,CT and MRI to demonstrate the nidus and surrounding reaction were analyzed.Results:The nidus were appeared as round or oval shape and the diameter was less than 2 cm.It was fomd in 17 cases of X-ray film，22 CT and 20 of MRI .There were different degree of bone sclerosis,periosteal reaction and soft tissues or bone marrow edema around the nidus.The diagnostic accuracy was 77.3% for X-ray，100% for CT and 90.9% for MRI.Conclusion:Most of osteoid osteoma have the typical appearances and is no difficult to make diagnosis.CT scan is the most accuracy method to demonstrate the nidus.It is possible to make misdiagnosis only with X-ray or MRI for the case that the hidus not be demonstodted.