Theauthor treated 148 cases of hiccup by finger-pressing Yifeng (TE 17). After one treatment, 97cases were cured; 34 cases were cured after 2-3 treatments, 6 cases were cured after over 4 treatments; and 11 cases obtained no effect. The total effective rate was 92.6%.

Objective To investigate the imaging findings with pathologic correlation in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome(AIDS).Methods Imaging findings,autopsy and pathological data were retrospectively analyzed in eight patients with AIDS.Routine CT scanning of different body parts was performed during their hospitalization.CT scanning was performed from the skull to the pelvis immediately following their death.After routine formalin fixing,7 cardevers were cross sectioned for autopsy in freezing state and 1 for gross autopsy.Tissues were obtained from each sections and organs for pathological examinations.Results The autopsy data showed parasitic infections(5 cases),bacterial infections (3 cases),fungal infections(2 cases),virus infections(2 cases),lymphoma(1 case)and cerebrovascular diseases(1 case)in eight patients with AIDS.The CT scanning demonstrated symmetrical ground glass liked shadows with pulmonary hilus as the center in 5 cases of pulmonary PCP infection; pulmonary patchy shadows,scattering distribution of nodular shadows,extensive military nodular shadows with even distribution and tuberculous pleurisy; cloudy shadows for 2 cases of fungi infection with multiple foci of chronic inflammation;pulmonary net-like parenchymal changes for 2 cases of pulmonary CMV infection;thickened intestinal wall and narrowed intestinal lumen for 1 case of intestinal tumor; low density shadows of brain tissue for 1 case of CMV encephalitis and MRI findings of high T_1 and high T_2 signals as well as MRA findings of broken vascular channels in liquefied areas of brain tissues; patchy low density areas inside a cyst of brain for one case of brain toxoplasmosis infection:multiple small patchy low density areas in cerebral basal ganglia for one case of brain cryptococcus infection.Conclusions In AIDS patients,infection and tumor may occur in various organs resulting in complex symptoms,which makes it more complicated and difficult to make accurate diagnosis.A correlative study of imaging findings and pathological manifestation of AIDS patients at autopsy could be helpful for clinical diagnosis.

Purpose To explore the methods of selectively visualizing hepatic portal vein by using three-dimensional fast imaging employing steady state acquisition combined with in-flow inversion recovery labeling pulse at 3.0 Tesla. Materials and Methods Ten healthy volunteers were examined under different TI (1200, 1400, 1600, 1800 ms), and the vessel-to-liver contrast ratio of the main portal vein, right portal vein, and left portal vein were measured. Results Non-contrast-enhanced MRA images of portal vein were obtained successfully in all ten volunteers. The signal intensity of peripheral portal branches gradually increased when TI increased from 1200 ms to 1600 ms, and the highest vessel-to-liver contrast ratio occurred when TI was 1400 ms. Conclusion Non-contrast enhanced magnetic resonance angiography of the hepatic portal vein can be successfully achieved at 3.0T high field MRI. A fixed TI of 1400 ms is preferable.

Objective To evaluate the effects of gender on the pharmacokinetics of propofol in patients.Methods Twenty ASA physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ patients of both sexes (10 male,10 female),aged 42-59 yr,weighing 46-76 kg,scheduled for elective surgery for gastrointestinal cancer,were randomly divided into 2 gender groups (n =10 each):male group and female group.Combined intravenous-inhalational anesthesia was performed during surgery.Anesthesia was induced with iv injection of 2％ propofol 2 mg/kg,remifentanil 1.5 μg/kg,and suxamethonium chloride 1.5 mg/kg.The patients were tracheally intubated and mechanically ventilated.Anesthesia was maintained with inhalation of the mixture of 1％-2 ％ isoflurane and nitrous oxide (N2 O ∶ O2 =1 ∶ 1.),iv infusion of remifentanil 0.2-0.3 μg/kg and intermittent iv boluses of atracurium.Blood samples were taken from the central vein before propofol administration,and at 1,2,3,4,6,10,15,30,45,60,90,120,180,240,360 and 720 min after propofol administration for determination of the plasma concentration of propofol by high-performance liquid chromatography.The blood concentration-time curve of propofol was drawn and the pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated.Results The blood concentrations of propofol were significantly lower at each time points within 10 rmin after administration of the single bolus of propofol in female group than in male group (P ＜0.05).The blood concentration-time curves of propofol were fitted to a three-compartment open model in the 2 groups.The central volume of distribution and clearance rate were significantly larger in female patients than in male patients (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion After iv injection of propofol,the blood concentration of propofol is lower,and the central volume of distribution and clearance rate are larger in female than in male,suggesting that gender has significant effect on pharmacokinetics of propofol.

The advantages of 4 common mobile technologies were assessed in view of the technological bottlenecks encountered in developing the mobile characteristic database in colleges and universities,the platform framework for developing WebApp-oriented mobile characteristic database in colleges and universities based on HTM15 was proposed with its developing steps,advantages and prospects described in detail in order to discover the new technologies for developing characteristic database in colleges and universities and promote its sharing.

Objective To evaluate the apparent diffusion coefficient(ADC) value of mono-exponential diffusion weighted imaging(DWI) and the true diffusion coefficient(D) value, related diffusion coefficient(D*) value, perfusion fraction (f) value of bi-exponential model DWI in reflecting the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).Methods Using immunohistochemical staining method to detect VEGF expression in the 28 cases of gastric carcinoma tissue section and the surrounding normal gastric tissue.The differences of ADC value, D value, D* value, f value in different VEGF expression grading and gastric carcinoma classification were analyzed respectively.Results The differences of ADC value, D value, f value between different VEGF grading were statically significant,as the higher VEGF grading accompanied wth the lower ADC values, D value and the higher of f value;and the differences of the parameters between high and low differentiated gastric carcinoma were also statically significant (P<0.05).Conclusion The ADC value of mono-exponential DWI and the D value,f value of bi-exponential model DWI could evaluate the expression of VEGF and reflect the gastric carcinoma angiogenesis.

Objective To explore the MRI T 1WI features of the hyperacute intracerebral hematoma by super-low-field MR.Methods 160 patients with hyperacute intracerebral hematoma were examined by using MR unit of 0.04T magnetic(WDLMW-400) and PS3D T 1WI(TR=125 ms,TE=25 ms).Results Hematomas located in basal ganglia(140 cases),cerebral lobe(13 cases),cerebellum(5 cases) and brain stem ( 2 cases) respectively.All of the hyperacute hematomas showed short T 1 signal intensity in PS3D T 1WI;the mass effects and perihematoma edema also can be found in all of the 160 cases.Conclusion This study shows that the super-low-field MRI is superior to medium and high field MRI in diagnosis of hyperacute intracerebral hematoma.

Objective To explore the value of high-resolution MRI(HR-MRI) on clinical application in the differential diagnosis between Moyamoya disease(MMD) and atherosclerosis-related Moyamoya syndrome (A-MMS). Methods Seventeen cases of patients with MMD and 18 cases of patients with A-MMS in our hospital from January 2014 to September 2015 were prospectively enrolled in the study. Record the clinical data and the proximal middle cerebral artery (M1 portion) performance on HR-MRI, the max-vessel area, the min-vessel area, the max-lumen area, the min-lumen area, the wall max-thickness, the styles of M1 portion thickening (eccentric or concentric), whether the wall was enhanced or not, and analysis the recorded data statistically, t test and χ2 test were used for the statistical analysis. Results The wall max-thickness of MMD group was (0.94 ± 0.17) mm, which was smaller than that in A-MMS group (1.23 ± 0.42) mm, there was statistic significance (t=-2.977, P=0.006). The cases of M1 portion non-enhancement was 15, slight enhancement 2, strong enhancement 0 in MMD group, and non-enhancement 5, slight enhancement 5, strong enhancement 8 in the A-MMS group, the difference was significant statistically (χ2=9.794, P=0.001). The cases of M1 portion concentric thickening was 16, 9 cases in the A-MMS group, there was statistic difference between them (χ2=6.317, P=0.012). Wall concentric thickening diagnose the MMD with a sensitivity of 94.1% (16/17), specificity of 50.0% (9/18), accuracy of 71.4%(25/35). Wall strong enhancement appear in the A-MMS with a sensitivity of 44.4%(8/18), specificity of 100%(17/17), accuracy of 71.4%(25/35).With a cut-off the maximum wall thickness of 1.2 mm could be used to noninvasively differential diagnose the MMD and A-MMS with a sensitivity of 55.6%(10/18), specificity of 88.2%(15/17), accuracy of 71.4%(25/35). Conclusion HR-MRI is a good tool for the differential diagnosis between MMD and A-MMS.

Objective:To evaluate the precision of quantitative CT (QCT) in measuring fat content of goose liver and to explore the influence of tube voltage on liver fat measurement.Methods:From January to March 2017, 22 Landes geese were selected to establish fatty liver models with overfeeding. The QCT was performed under 2 different tube voltages, 80 and 120 kV. In addition to the voltage, the other scanning parameters were the same. Three ROI were placed in the centre part of the left lobe, upper and lower half of the right lobe on the 3D reconstructed images. The volume percentage of goose liver fat (Fat% QCT) was calculated according to the formula provided by Mindways. Immediately after the QCT examinations, each goose was dissected, and the whole liver was removed. Then samples were taken in the corresponding areas of the ROI by QCT. The fat (triglyceride) content of the samples was measured by the biochemical extraction method. The Spearman correlation tests were used to determine the correlation between the QCT measurements of 80 kV and 120 kV groups and the results of biochemical extraction method. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was performed to compare Fat% QCT between 80 kV and 120 kV groups. Bland-Altman plots were used to assess agreement between the two groups′ measurements. Results:The Fat% QCT of both 80 kV and 120 kV group positively correlated highly with biochemical extraction ( r s=0.936, P<0.001, r s=0.927, P<0.001) respectively. No statistically significant difference of Fat% QCT was detected between 80 kV and 120 kV group ( Z=-0.141, P=0.888). Bland-Altman analysis showed a small difference of Fat% QCT between the 80 kV and 120 kV group, in which mean values were 0.20%. Conclusions:Using biochemical extracted triglyceride as the reference, under the conditions of low-dose 80 kV and standard 120 kV tube voltages, QCT measurement of fat content is accurate and reliable in goose liver.

Objective To analyze MRI and MRCP appearances of duodenal papilla adenocarcinoma with low biliary obstruction,in order to improve the diagnosis of this lesion.Methods The clinical data of 29 patients with duodenal papilla adenocarcinoma con-firmed by pathology were retrospectively analyzed.All cases were scanned by un-enhanced MR and MRCP,and the lesion shape,sig-nal characteristics and biliary obstruction of the lesion were analyzed.Results A soft tissue mass or nodule in the duodenal papilla region was showed in 29 cases.On non-enhanced T1 WI,1 9 lesions demonstrated slightly hypointense ,10 lesions were isointensity. On T2 WI,21 lesions were slightly hyperintense,8 lesions were isointensity.On DWI(b=800 s/mm2 ),the lesions were hyperintense or slightly hyperintense.On MRCP,the narrow at the distant end of the common bile duct was showed;20 lesions showed the expan-sion of intra-hepatic bile duct and common bile duct,and showed “soft rattan sign”,7 lesions showed the expansion of the bile duct inside and outside the liver and the pancreatic duct,and “double duct sign”could be seen.2 cases showed the expansion of the com-mon bile duct.Conclusion The combination of non-enhanced MR and MRCP can show duodenal papilla adenocarcinoma with low biliary obstruction .Definite MRI diagnosis of duodenal papilla adenocarcinoma is important for treatment.