Objective:To discuss the applied value of the ultrasonic light scattering imaging DOT technology in the diagnosis of early breast lumps. Methods: The data of 114 patients that were experted ultrasound imaging of light scattering and were with clear pathological diagnosis results were analyzed retrospectively in our department in three years. Diagnostic indicators (SDI), the mass of the total amount of hemoglobin (HBT), oxygen saturation (SO2), mass direction (Orien) form factor (Forml) and the posterior echo (Pecho) were recorded, and the diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, false negative rate and false positive rate were analyzed. The results were proceed and analyzed through SPSS 17.0. Results:There were significant differences in the SDI, HBT, Orien, Forml(t=-4.122,t=-2.275,t=-2.206,t=-2.927,P<0.05)The diagnostic sensitivity was 95.7%, specificity was 95.5%, positive predictive value was 93.8%, negative predictive value was 97.0%,false negative rate was 4.3%and false positive rate was 4.5%. Conclusion: Light scattering of ultrasound imaging use SDI, HBT, Orien, the Forml four quantitative indicators, qualitative evaluation can reach the masses, has a higher value in the differential diagnosis.

ObjectiveElectric stimulation of the central nervous system has been served as a treatment method for variety of neurological,psychiatric and sensory disorders.Despite considerable success in some applications,current stimulation techniques offer little control over which neuronal targets are activated by stimulation.This study aimed to present a new shape self-adaptive helix electrode for selective activation of optic nerve.MethodsThe geometric model of optic nerve and new helix electrode was elaborated with COMSOL Multiphysics.The new helix electrodes consist of silicone helix frame,which acted as support and insulation,and platinum contacts embedded within the frame.The activating function (AF) was introduced to characterize the stimulation effects,and the selectivity of activating optic nerve fascicle with new helix electrode was simulated by COMSOL Multiphysics,taking into account the variations of electrode contact locations.ResultsAssuming normalized AF threshold was 0.1 V/m2,the ratio difference of AF over threshold between new helix electrode and traditional electrode was only 1.2410％.With contacts in two ends of helix electrode closer to the middle contact,the small nerve fascicle was first activated and then the large one.ConclusionThe results show that the new helix electrodes have the same stimulation effects as that of traditional cuff electrodes.The new helix electrodes can selectively activate optic nerve fascicle with variations of electrode contact locations.

A rapid analytical method for the determination of dezocine and pethidine in hair samples using ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) was established.After cleaned hair was extracted by grinding with methanol and ultrasonic, the final solution was analyzed by UPLC-MS/MS.The targets were gradient eluted on a Waters Acquity BEH C18 (2.1 mm × 100 mm, 1.7 μm) column with 0.1% formic acid-water and methanol as mobile phase at a flow rate of 0.4 mL/min.The ESI+ ion source and multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) were used to select the qualitative and quantitative ion pairs of dezocine and pethidine.Dezocine and pethidine showed good linearity in the range of 0.01-8 ng/mg, with the limit of detection of 0.005 ng/mg and the LOQs of 0.01 ng/mg.The accuracy, precision, matrix effect, extraction recovery, and stability all met the requirements.The established method is simple, rapid, and accurate for the qualitative and quantitative determination of dezocine and pethidine in hair, which can be applied in the case analysis of dezocine and/or pethidine abuse.

Objective To explore the sensitivity and specificity of conventional eytogeneties(CC),nested-reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction(nested-RT-PCR) and dual-color and dual-fusion fluorescence in situ hybridization(D-FISH) technique in monitoring the tumor load of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) during treatment.Methods CC,nested-RT-PCR and interphase D-FISH were simultaneously carried out to detect the tumor load of 5 CML patients during treatment with interferon-Mpha(IFN-α).Results 24 specimens from 5 CML patients before and after IFN-α therapy were investigated and the results showed that 23 specimens were Ph+ with different positive ratios by CC.All specimens were bcl-abl mRNA (+) by RTPCR.The Ph-ber-abl+ specimen from case 2 after 75 months of post-treatment showed 4.5%bcr-abl+ cells by FISH.2 specimens from case 1 at 22 mortths,26 mortths of post-treatment.2 specimens from cage 5 after 12 months,16 menths of post-treatment and 2 specimens from case 4 after 6 menths,10 menths post-treatment with same Ph+ ratio respectively were investigated by FISH and showed 47.5% and 39.5%,74.0%and 60.5%,99.0% and 99.5% bcr-abl+ cells,respectively.Conclusion CC can be used as a basic tool to monitor the change of tumor load in CML during treatment. When CC can't evaluate precisely dynamic changes of tumor load and when tumor load in patient with treatment were too low to detect Ph bv CC while bcr-abl mRNA was still positive by RT-PCR,FISH Call be used to detect precisely tumor load and monitor dynamic change of the disease.More sensitive RT-PCR was used to monitor tumor load when it was negative to bcr-abl by FISH during treatment.

ObjectiveOptic nerve stimulation with penetrating electrode.is a new method for developing visual prosthesis.A simulation system was developed with computer software MATLAB to investigate its mechanism.MethodsVolume conductor model of optic nerve and optic nerve fiber model were developed.With the stimulation of monopolar penetrating electrode,the excitation thresholds of fibers at different depth were calculated.The activating function and activation region were employed to characterize the external stimulation effect.The impact of different parameters on stimulation effects were explored by changing the fiber diameter and the stimulation pulse width.Results Excitation thresholds increased as well as the percentage of activated fibers with the increase of electrode-fiber distance.Excitation threshold of the same depth fiber decreased as the fiber diameter increased,and the longer the electrode-fiber distance was,the more significant the drop was.Excitation threshold of the same depth fiber decreased as the pulse width of monophasic rectangle wave increased.The excitation threshold of the fiber at the same depth hardly changed for pulse durations greater than 0.5 ms.ConclusionThe simulation results indicates that optical nerve stimulation can be realized with penetratingelectrode,and different stimulation parameters can produce different activation effects.The present results providetheoretical guidance for the design of experiments.

ObjectiveIn this paper a new application of LABVIEW in neural electrophysiological simulation was applied to simulate axonal excitability.MethodsA variety of axonal excitability of the squid giant axon was modeled with LABVIEW,including action potential threshold,refractoriness,temporal summation,anode break excitation,repetitive firing and conduction velocity.ResultsThe LABVIEW program accurately described the permeability changes of Na+ and K+ and their effects on the action potential,and the membrane excitability had been well predicted.ConclusionThe graphical programming language of LABVIEW allows the user to complete the programming by dragging and dropping icons and connecting wires,the users can quickly and easily construct their own biological research systems.

In order to study the underlying electrode-nerve functional mechanism, optimize the electrode design and guide the prosthesis application, we applied finite element method to analyze the spatial distribution of electric field generated by optic nerve electrical stimulation with spiral cuff electrode. A macroscopic cylindrical model of optic nerve was elaborated, taking into account of electrode contact configurations and possible variations of the thickness of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). By building an appropriate mesh on this model and under some boundary conditions, the finite element method was applied to compute the 3D electric field generated by the electrode with finite element software COMSOL Multiphysics. The stimulation results indicated that, under the same conditions of stimulation, the longitudinal tripolar electrode structure could generate larger current density than that of biopolar electrode structure (located in the opposite of nerve trunk). However biopolar electrode structure requirs less leads, and is more easily implanted. By means of parametric sweep, the results suggest that, with the increase of the CSF thickness and a higher conductivity of CSF than those of other tissues, the distribution of electric field generated by electrodes is extended but scattered, and the diffuse current distribution makes nerve stimulation less effective.
Electric Stimulation ; Electrodes, Implanted ; Electromagnetic Fields ; Extracellular Space ; Finite Element Analysis ; Humans ; Optic Nerve ; cytology ; physiopathology ; Visual Prosthesis

Objective To explore the frequencies of MPL exon 10 mutations in JAK2 V617F-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms patients. Methods MPLW515K/L was processed through allele-specific PGR combined with direct sequence analysis. The mutations of others MPL exon 10 were detected by single strand conformation polymorphism PGR (PCR-SSCP) combined with direct sequencing. Results Of the 103 patients with JAK2 V617F-negtive myeloproliferative neoplasms patients, 1 carried MPLW515K mutation (TGG→AAG)in PMF; 1 was found to have new mutation (CTGGTGATCGCT insert) in ET and have homozygous mutation. Conclusion JAK2 V617F-negtive myeloproliferative neoplasms patients carried additional mutations in addition to W515K/L mutations in MPL exon 10, but its frequency of mutation is low.

Objective To investigate the effect of arsenic trioxide (As2O3) and buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) on inhibiting P-glycoprotein expression in multidrug-resistant cell-K562/ADM cell. To compare the effect of As2O3 and the combined group .To determine the effect of intracellular glutathione content on the arsenic effect. Methods To investigate the effect of the arsenic group (0.5 μmol/L, 2.0 μmol/L, 5.0 (μmol/L) and/or BSO (100 μmol/L) on K562/ADM cell. Intracellular GSH contents were measured using glutathione assay kit by spectrophotometry.P-gp expression were determined by flow cytometry. Mdr-1mRNA expression were directed by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. Results P-gp expression and mdr-1mRNA expression were inhibited in 24 hours in the combination of clinic dose arsenic group (0.5 (μmol/L, 2 μmol/L)and 880(100 μmol/L). In 48 hours, the mdr-1mRNA depressive effect of the combination group (clinic dose arsenic group) was obviously stronger than high dose arsenic group. In 72 hours, the P-gp depressive effect of the combination group (clinic dose arsenic group) was obviously stronger than high dose arsenic group.Conclusion The combination of clinic dose arsenic and BSO inhibit obviously P-gp expression and mdr-1mRNA expression in K562/ADM cell.

Objective To explore the clinical significance of expression of the CD20 in 96 adults B-lineage acute lyrnphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). Methods The CD20 expression of 96 acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients were determined by flow cytometry. The characteristics ,examination results and outcome were analyzed retrospectively. Results Out of the 96 patients, there were 29 (30.20 %) patients with CD20positive and 67 (69.79 %) patients with CD20 negative. The distribution of age, infiltration of liver, spleen, and lymphnodes, the expression of myeloid lineage marker, the incidence of Ph chromosome and bcr-abl fusion gene and the complete remission rate within 4 weeks between CD20 positive and negative groups showed no significant differences (P ＞ 0.05). The relapse rate and 3 year over survival rate of adults B-ALL in CD20 positive and negative groups were 54.55 % and 14.80 %, 29.63 % and 37.30 % respectively with a significant differences (x2 = 0.42, 5.31, P＜ 0.05). Conclusion The expression of CD20 in adult B-ALL appears to be not associated with clinical features and CD20 expression in adult B-ALL cells appears to be associated with poor prognosis.