1.Value of histogram analysis of susceptible signal intensity in differentiating papillary from chromophobe renal cell carcinoma
Jie CHEN ; Liang PAN ; Jun SUN ; Jinggang ZHANG ; Wei XING
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2017;51(9):669-672
Objective To evaluate the feasibility of histogram analysis of susceptible signal intensity in differentiating papillary (pRCC) from chromophobe renal cell carcinoma(ChRCC). Methods Thirteen cases with pRCC and 9 cases with ChRCC, who underwent susceptible-weighted imaging(SWI), MR common scanning and enhancement, were assessed retrospectively. The histogram parameters of susceptible signal intensity were measured, including maximum, minimum, mean, median, skewness and kurtosis. The independent samples t test(normal distribution) and Mann-Whitney rank sum test(skewed distribution) were used to compare the differences in SWI parameters between pRCCs and ChRCCs. Receiver operating characteristic curve was used to evaluate the efficiency of the whole-tumor SWI parameters in differentiating pRCCs from ChRCCs. Results The significant differences of the minimum, mean, median and skewness between pRCCs and ChRCCs were present(P<0.05), and there was no significant differences in maximum and kurtosis between between pRCCs and ChRCCs(P>0.05). In all the histogram parameters, the area of ROC curve of mean value was largest(0.80). The sensitivity of minimum value (84.62%) was the highest and and the specificity of skewness(100.00%) was the highest. Conclusion Histogram analysis of susceptible signal intensity can help differentiate pRCCs from ChRCCs.
2.Combined use of the Solitaire stent and Neuro 053 delivery catheter for mechanical thrombectory of acute intracranial vessel occlusion
Ya PENG ; Jinggang XUAN ; Ronghua CHEN ; Xucheng ZHU ; Huaming SHAO ; Jie CAO ; Yilin YANG
Chinese Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2015;(3):144-147
Objective To investigate the preliminary experience of mechanical thrombectomy with a tri-axial system of the Solitaire AB stent through a Neuro delivery catheter to treat intracranial large artery occlusion. Methods A tri-axial system was used to deliver the Solitaire AB stent through a Neuro delivery catheter to provide intracranial aspiration in close proximity to the stent. This technique was used in 1 case of acute middle cerebral artery occlusion and 1 case of acute basilar artery occlusion. Results Successful revascularization was achieved in these 2 cases. Thrombolysis in cerebral infarction (TICI)score was 3. The clot length of acute middle cerebral artery occlusion was 3 cm and the modified Rankin Scale (mRS)score of this case was 3 at 90 days follow-up. Another patient with acute bilateral vertebral occlusion was revealed successful recanalization by angiography. Conclusion The results suggest that this technique of a tri-axial system used of the Solitaire stent through a Neuro delivery catheter can effectively retrieve clots from the occlusive artery and minimize the chance of antegrade blood flow dislodging the thrombus.
3.The value of susceptibility weighted imaging in evaluating ischemia-reperfusion injury of the rabbit kidney
Jinggang ZHANG ; Zhaoyu XING ; Jie CHEN ; Tingting ZHA ; Xiaoxia XU ; Liang PAN ; Haitao LU ; Shijun XING
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2016;(1):47-51
Objective To explore the value of susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI) in the quantitative analysis of ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) of the rabbit kidneys . Methods Thirty New Zealand white rabbits were randomly assigned to IRI group (n=24, operation with clamping) and Sham group (n=6, operation without clamping). Left renal ischemia-reperfusion was performed by occlusion (calmping) of the left renal arterial for 60 minutes, followed by reperfusion. All the rabbits underwent MRI including T2WI and SWI before and 0.5 h, 12 h, 24 h and 48 h after the establishments of models . Three rabbits in IRI group were randomly sacrificed 0.5 h, 12 h, and 24 h after the establishment of model. The rest of the rabbits in IRI group and 6 rabbits in sham group were sacrificed for pathological examination 48 h after the establishment of model All specimen were cut into slices and stained with hematoxylin-eosin (HE). Region of interest ( ROI) was manually created by outlining the inner medulla, inner stripe of outer medulla, outer stripe of outer medulla, and cortex, then relative signal-to-noise ratio of the kidney (rSNR) to muscle in SWI sequence was recorded. and compared with histopathologic features. One-way ANOVA was performed to compare difference of rSNR to muscle in respective location at 5 time-points between Sham group and IRI group, and the differences between groups were tested using repetitive measure analysis of variance, repetitive measure analysis of variance was performed to compare difference of rSNR to muscle in respective location at respective time-points between Sham group and IRI group. Results rSNR value in the inner medulla 0.5 h, 12 h, 24 h and 48 h after the establishments of models were 0.28 ± 0.04, 0.98 ± 0.14, 0.69 ± 0.07, 0.57±0.06, 0.43±0.03, respectively (F=69.82,P<0.01), the inner stripe of outer medulla at the five time-points 0.08 ± 0.03, 0.57 ± 0.05, 0.32 ± 0.07, 0.16 ± 0.02, 0.04 ± 0.01, respectively(F=16.59,P<0.01), the outer stripe of outer medulla were 0.31 ± 0.04, 0.86 ± 0.09, 0.65 ± 0.07, 0.55 ± 0.06 0.43 ± 0.04(F=67.52,P<0.01), respectively,the cortex 0.05±0.01, 0.80±0.04, 0.68±0.07, 0.47±0.07, 0.36±0.08, respectively(F=118.96,P<0.01). The difference of the rSNR was statistically significant in the inner medulla, inner stripe of outer medulla, outer stripe of outer medulla, and cortex at the five different time-points. The differences between two groups were significant (F=206.29, 14.25, 42.8, 39.12, P all<0.05). The pathological findings in Sham group included normalglomerular structure l, clear cavity of tubular, no interstitial hyperemia and edema. The pathological findings in IRI group demonstated, at 0.5 h after IRI, Bowman's capsule cavity expansion, glomerular shrinkage, swelling of renal tubular epithelial cells, vacuoles degeneration, the tube cavity expansion, interstitial edema and congestion ecta became slender, andat 12 h after IR, Bowman's capsule expansion became more obvious, foam degeneration of renal tubular epithelial cells, apoptosis, partial loss of the brush border of the proximal convoluted tubule, formation of protein cast, and a small amount of inflammatory cells appeared in the renal interstitium, swelling of endothelial cells of the vasa recta, congestion of small vessels, and at 24 and 48 h after IRI, more serious injury of renal tubular in the outer stripe of outer medulla , massive necrosis of renal tubular epithelial cells, apoptosis, parts of the renal tubular had the contour lines, and renal tubular outline, increment in inflammatory cells, red cell and protein cast. Conclusion rSNR of SWI in the inner medulla, inner stripe of outer medulla, outer stripe of outer medulla, and cortex of the kidney varies with the degree of IRI over time, and is consistent with corresponding pathological feature, suggesting SWI is useful imaging tool to detect early damage of renal IRI quantitatively.
4.Application value of ultrasound guided lumbar plexus sciatic nerve block anesthesia in elderly patients with hip replacement
Peihong XU ; Jianwei XIE ; Jinggang CHEN
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2018;25(23):3020-3023
Objective To investigate the effect of ultrasound guided lumbar plexus sciatic nerve block anesthesia in elderly patients undergoing hip replacement.Methods From June 2015 to June 2016,84 elderly patients in Taizhou Bone Injury Hospital received hip replacement were randomly divided into 2 groups according to the digital table,with 42 patients in each group.The control group received epidural anesthesia ,the observation group received ultrasound guided lumbar plexus sciatic nerve block anesthesia .The occurrence of adverse reaction ,hemody-namic changes and the effect of anesthesia were observed in the two groups .Results In the control group,the SBP, DBP levels at T2,T3,T4,T5 were lower than those at T0 (t=3.998,4.042,3.768,3.974,4.505,4.276,4.022, 4.076,all P<0.05).In the observation group,the SBP,DBP levels at different time had no statistically significant changes(all P>0.05).The SBP,DBP levels at T2,T3,T4,T5 in the observation group were higher than those in the control group (t=3.667,3.839,3.997,3.654,3.330,3.675,3.759,3.885,all P<0.05).The excellent and good rate of anesthesia effect in the observation group was 95.24%,which was significantly higher than 78.57% in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant (χ2=12.209,P <0.05).Conclusion Ultrasound guided lumbar plexus sciatic nerve block anesthesia for elderly patients underwent hip replacement has good effect , and has no obvious influence on hemodynamics ,and with less adverse reactions.
5.Effect of Extracorporeal Liver Alloperfusion in Treatment of Acute Liver Failure in Pigs
Guoxun LI ; Yongheng ZHAO ; Ximo WANG ; Gang LONG ; Zhongkui JIN ; Jinggang ZHU ; Jialin WANG ; Honglei WANG ; Ping WANG ; Gang LI ; Yu ZHANG ; Jin GONG ; Tao JIANG ; Shi CHEN
Chinese Journal of Bases and Clinics in General Surgery 2004;0(01):-
Objective To evaluate the feasibility and curative effect of extracorporeal liver perfusion (ECLP) in treatment of acute liver failure (ALF) in pigs. Methods The experiments were carried out in healthy pigs (weight 20-30 kg) under general anesthesia. All of the pigs were randomly divided into 3 groups. ALF model was established by liver blood supply obstructing and portal-systemic shunting. ALF group (n=5): ALF pigs were killed 8 h after establishing. ALF+ECLP group (n=5): ALF pigs were perfused with ECLP for 4 h and killed 8 h after establishing. Normal liver+ECLP group (n=4): normal pigs were dealt with just as ALF+ECLP group. The data of PT, AST, TNF, blood ammonia were collected in all groups. Pathologic changes in liver and brain were detected. Results The levels of PT, AST, TNF, blood ammonia, RBC and HCT in the ALF+ECLP group were lower than those in the ALF group (P
6. Effect of early mobilization on gastrointestinal function and delirium in patients with mechanical ventilation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Jinggang LIU ; Guizhen ZHANG ; Shuang CHEN ; Suqiu MENG ; Jihua LIU ; Shengqiang YANG
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2019;26(17):2057-2060
Objective:
To investigate the effect of early mobilization on gastrointestinal function and delirium in patients with mechanical ventilation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD).
Methods:
A total of 87 mechanically ventilated patients with COPD who met the inclusion criteria were selected as subjects from April 2017 to March 2018 in intensive care unit(ICU) of Huxi Hospital Affiliated to Jining Medical College.The patients were divided into treatment group (44 cases) and control group (43 cases) by the random number table method.On the basis of the same conventional treatment, the treatment group received early mobilization.The incidence of acute gastrointestinal injury(AGI), duration of AGI, incidence of delirium, duration of delirium, days of mechanical ventilation and 28-day mortality were compared between the two groups.
Results:
The incidence rate of AGI in the treatment group was lower than that in the control group[40.9%(18/44) vs. 62.7%(27/43)], and the duration in the treatment group was shortened[(3.95±1.62)d vs. (5.23±2.03)d], and the incidence rate of delirium in the treatment group was lower[54.5%(24/44) vs. 76.7%(33/43)], the duration of delirium in the treatment group was shortened[(2.36±0.9)d vs. (3.25±1.27)d], the mechanical ventilation time in the treatment group was decreased[(6.39±1.76)d vs. (7.56± 1.49)d], the differences were statistically significant(χ2=4.17,
7.Effect of hyperglycemia at admission in patients with acute ischemic stroke on endovascular treatment outcome
Ya XUE ; Jie CAO ; Ronghua CHEN ; Xucheng ZHU ; Huaming SHAO ; Jinggang XUAN ; Ya PENG
Chinese Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2018;15(3):124-128
Objective To investigate the effect of hyperglycemia at admission in patients with acute ischemic stroke on endovascular treatment outcome.Methods From May 2012 to December 2016,200 consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke (excluding patients with diabetes mellitus) underwent endovascular mechanical thrombectomy at the Department of Neurosurgery,the First People's Hospital of Changzhou were enrolled retrospectively.They were divided into either a hyperglycemia group (hyperglycemia was defined as glucose >7.8 nmol/L at admission,n =57) or a non-hyperglycemia group (n =143) according to the blood glucose levels at admission.The neurological function of the patients was evaluated by the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) at admission and discharge.The modified thrombolysis in cerebral infarction (mTICI) grade was used to evaluate the degree of recanalization.The modified Rankin scale (mRS) was used to evaluate the prognosis of the patients at 90 d after procedure.The general information of the patients were analyzed,including sex,age,past history,hospitalization time,onset to recanalization time (ORT),TOAST classification of cerebral infarction,and recanalization.The endovascular treatment outcomes of both groups were compared.Results (1) There were no significant differences in TOAST classification,age,hypertension history,atrial fibrillation history,stroke history,coronary heart disease history,ORT,NIHSS at admission between the patients of the two groups (all P > 0.05).(2) There were no significant differences in days of hospitalization,mTICI grade,and number of thrombectomy between the patients of the two groups (P >0.05).(3) The discharge mortality and incidence of in-hospital neurological deterioration in the patients of the hyperglycemia group were 28.1% (16/57) and 31.6% (18/57) respectively,while those in the non-hyperglycemia group were 14.7% (21/143) and 18.2% (26/143) respectively.There were significant differences between the two groups (P =0.028 and 0.039 respectively).Conclusion Hyperglycemia at admission may have adverse effects on the prognosis in patients after receiving mechanical thrombectomy.
8.Clinical application of nasal high flow cannula in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Ke ZHANG ; Yan LIU ; Hui FENG ; Dan CHEN ; Fengxia LIU ; Jinggang LIU
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2020;43(4):289-293
Objective:To explore the clinical value of nasal high flow oxygen therapy in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Methods:From June 2017 to June 2018, 61 patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) admitted to the Huxi Hospital (Shanxian Central Hospital) Affiliated to Jining Medical College were taken as the clinical research objects. The patients were divided into control group and treatment group by using the random number table method with 31 patients in control group and 30 patients in treatment group. They all treated with anti-infection, anti-inflammation, expectoration, spasmolysis, asthma relief, anticoagulation and nutritional support. The control group was given conventional low flow oxygen therapy, while the treatment group was given nasal high flow oxygen therapy. The changes of partial pressure of oxygen (PaO 2), partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO 2), pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PSAP), right ventricular pressure maximum rise rate (dp/dt) and the application rate of non-invasive and invasive mechanical ventilation within 7 d were observed before and 12, 24, 48 and 72 h after treatment. Results:Before treatment, PaO 2, PaCO 2, PSAP and dp/dt of patients in the two groups showed no statistical difference, indicating comparability between groups. Compared with the control group, the PaO 2 in the treatment group decreased at all time points after treatment [(54.37 ± 5.39) mmHg (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa) vs. (57.77 ± 6.06) mmHg, (61.87 ± 5.20) mmHg vs. (65.03 ± 4.91) mmHg, (66.93 ± 6.59) mmHg vs. (72.58 ± 7.13) mmHg, (70.20 ± 8.18) mmHg vs. (75.55 ± 7.37) mmHg, P<0.05]. PaCO 2 decreased [(57.97 ± 6.18) mmHg vs. (61.84 ± 6.20) mmHg, (51.27 ± 4.53) mmHg vs. (55.77 ± 5.87) mmHg, (48.57 ± 5.37) mmHg vs. (51.55 ± 4.62) mmHg, (44.70 ± 5.40) mmHg vs. (47.68 ± 5.86) mmHg, P<0.05]. PSAP all decreased [(50.80 ± 6.94) mmHg vs. (54.55 ± 6.58) mmHg, (48.70 ± 6.22) mmHg vs. (52.55 ± 6.91) mmHg, (45.33 ± 7.51) mmHg vs. (49.19 ± 6.40) mmHg, (41.23 ± 9.22) mmHg vs. (45.94 ± 7.35) mmHg, P<0.05]. Dp/dt all increased [(403.77 ± 109.43) mmHg/s vs. (345.39 ± 112.50) mmHg/s, (429.83 ± 102.56) mmHg/s vs. (369.77 ± 110.55) mmHg/s, (483.43 ± 105.20) mmHg/s vs. (426.48 ± 107.27) mmHg/s, (532.43 ± 107.01) mmHg/s vs. (473.74 ± 105.00) mmHg/s. P<0.05]. The application rate of non-invasive/invasive mechanical ventilation in the treatment group was lower than that in the control group within treated for 7 d ( P<0.05). Conclusions:Transnasal high-flow oxygen therapy has a better clinical effect on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and is helpful to improve the right heart function.
9.Quantitative evaluation of renal injury in the early diabetic nephropathy with quantitative susceptibility mapping
Jiayuan SHAN ; Jinggang ZHANG ; Jie CHEN ; Min YANG ; Yun ZOU ; Shusu LIU ; Zuhui ZHU ; Wei XING
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2021;55(12):1301-1307
Objective:To explore the value of quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) in evaluating renal injury in patients with early diabetic nephropathy (DN).Methods:From October 2019 to December 2020, 32 patients with early DN were prospectively enrolled in the Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University. According to the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), they were divided into three groups: DN1 (eGFR≥90 ml·min -1·1.73 m -2, 11 cases), DN2 (60-<90 ml·min -1·1.73 m -2, 11 cases) and DN3 (30-<60 ml·min -1·1.73 m -2, 10 cases). At the same time, 32 normal volunteers were recruited as the control group. Both kidneys were scanned by QSM to measure the susceptibility of renal cortex and medulla. Paired samples t-test was used to compare the differences of the susceptibility between left and right kidneys and between cortex and medulla. One-way analysis of variance was performed to compare the differences of corresponding susceptibility values among different groups, and LSD- t was used for the pairwise comparison. Pearson correlation test was performed between the susceptibility value of the medulla and eGFR. The ROC curve was used to analyze the diagnostic efficacy of QSM parameters in the diagnosis of DN and different degrees of severity of DN. Results:The susceptibility values of bilateral renal medulla in normal volunteers and patients with DN were lower than those of renal cortex (all P<0.001). There was no significant difference in the susceptibility value between left and right renal cortex (all P>0.05). There was significant difference in the susceptibility value between left and right medulla (all P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the susceptibility value of bilateral renal cortex among the control group and the DN1-DN3 groups (both P>0.05). The susceptibility values of left renal medulla in control group, DN1, DN2 and DN3 groups were (-4.46±1.16)×10 -2, (-5.96±0.97)×10 -2, (-7.97±1.25)×10 -2, (-9.58±1.45)×10 -2 ppm, of right renal medulla were (-3.70±0.65)×10 -2, (-5.06±1.28)×10 -2, (-7.33±1.46)×10 -2, (-9.09±2.22)×10 -2 ppm, respectively. The overall difference of the susceptibility value of bilateral renal medulla was statistically significant (both P<0.05), and there were significant differences between each two groups (all P<0.05). The linear positive correlation were found between the susceptibility values of renal medulla and the corresponding eGFR (left kidney r=0.732, P<0.001; right kidney r=0.684, P<0.001). The areas under the ROC curve (AUC) of left and right renal medulla susceptibility value in diagnosis of normal and DN were 0.931 and 0.943, of DN1 and DN (2 and 3) were 0.952 and 0.883, of DN (1 and 2) and DN3 were 0.888 and 0.831, respectively. Conclusion:The susceptibility value of QSM quantitative parameter has a certain value in the staging and differential diagnosis of early DN, among which the susceptibility value of renal medulla has higher diagnostic efficiency.
10.Efficacy of endovascular treatment in acute cardioembolic large vessel occlusion of anterior circulation and its influencing factors
Jiaming CAO ; Ya PENG ; Jinggang XUAN ; Ronghua CHEN ; Huaming SHAO ; Xucheng ZHU ; Jie CAO
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2017;16(5):491-497
Objective To investigate the efficacy of endovascular treatment (EVT) in acute cardioembolic large vessel occlusion (LVO) of anterior circulation and its influencing factors.Methods The clinical data of 83 patients with acute cardioembolic LVO of anterior circulation treated with EVT during June 2014 to June 2016 were analyzed retrospectively.The neurological outcomes in these patients were evaluated by National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) on admission;cerebral vascular re-canalization after procedure was classified according to thrombolysis in cerebral infarction (TICI) grading;the recovery of neurological outcomes was classified by modified Rankin scale (mRS) at discharge.According to the mRS scores at discharge,these patients were divided into two groups:good curative effect group and poor curative effect group.Single factor analysis was performed on all clinical parameters that might influence the surgical outcomes;in addition,the influencing factors of surgical outcomes were analyzed by multiple factor Logistic regression analysis.Results Eighty-one patients (97.59%) had good re-canalization (TICI grading 2b-3) after EVT;41 patients (49.40%) had better curative effect (mRS scores ≤3 at discharge),and 42 patients (50.60%) had poor curative effect (mRS scores ≥4 at discharge);postoperative hemorrhagic transformation appeared in 26 patients,and 16 patients (19.28%) accepted decompressive craniectomy resulting from massive cerebral infarction,severe encephaledema or hemorrhagic transformation,and had poor curative effect.The single factor analysis showed that the differences of NIHSS scores on admission,occlusion site,angiographic re-canalization,time from the symptom onset to the vessel re-canalization and whether hemorrhagic transformation after operation between the good curative effect group and poor curative effect group were statistically significant (P<0.05);multiple factor Logistic regression analysis showed that NIHSS scores on admission,angiographic re-canalization,time from the symptom onset to the vessel re-canalization and whether hemorrhagic transformation after procedure were significantly correlated to the treatment efficacy (OR=1.171,95%CI:1.028-1.333,P=0.017;OR=3.623,95%CI:0.931-14.095,P=0.063;OR=l.012,95% CI:1.003-1.021,P=0.008;OR=3.146,95%CI:0.875-11.309,P=0.079).Conclusions Endovascular thrombectomy is an effective approach for cardioembolic acute anterior circulation stroke.Furthermore,the influential factors of surgical treatment are NIHSS scores on admission,angiographic re-canalization,time from the symptom onset to the vessel re-canalization and whether hemorrhagic transformation after procedure.