1.Design of noninvasive measuring system of isovolumetric bladder pressure based on penile cuff pressure.
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2009;26(1):181-183
Seeing that the invasive measuring technique has many disadvantages, we have designed a noninvasive technical system for measuring isovolumetric bladder pressure by controlled inflation of a penile cuff. This system is easy-to-use and the measuring result provides quantitative information on isovolumetric bladder pressure during voiding. The doctor can discriminate obstruction from non-obstruction according to the data of measurement and flow rate.
Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Penis
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physiology
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Pressure
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Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
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Urinary Bladder
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physiopathology
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Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction
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diagnosis
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physiopathology
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Urodynamics
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Urology
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instrumentation
2.Acupuncture and moxibustion based on meridian differentiation for cervical spondylosis radiculopathy:a randomized controlled trial.
Yani ZHOU ; Yuelian HUANG ; Guangqiang YI ; Binbin ZHOU ; Ge WU ; Zhuo FENG ; Hanxi WEI ; Qing LU
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2016;36(6):587-590
OBJECTIVETo observe the difference of clinical effects of acupoints selected based on meridian differen-tiation and conventional method for cervical spondylosis radiculopathy(CSR) treated with acupuncture and moxibustion.
METHODSSixty patients with CSR were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group,30 cases in each one.points of the injured meridians in the neck,namely six-points,were selected in the observation group,matched with-connecting points of the injured meridians on the same side and the interiorly-exteriorly correlated meridians on the opposite side. Conventional acupuncture was used on Fengchi(GB 20),Jiaji(EX-B 2) of the neck,Tianzhu(BL 10),Jianjing(GB 21),Houxi(SI 3),Hegu(LI 4) and Waiguan(TE 5) on the affected side in the control group. Treatment was given once every other day,three times a week and total 12 times in the two groups. Twenty subscales for CSR and visual analogue scale(VAS) were observed before and after treatment,and total effects were evaluated after treatment.
RESULTSThe effective rate of the observation group was 93.3%(28/30),which was better than 66.7%(20/30) of the control group(<0.05). The scores of 20 subscales and VAS after treatment were all improved compared with those before treatment in the two groups(all<0.01),with more apparent change in the observation group(both<0.05).
CONCLUSIONSThe effect of acupuncture and moxibustion based on meridian differentiation is obvious,and superior to that of conventional acupoints selection.