Objective To apply 3 .0T MRI in diagnosing injuries of anterior bundle of medial collateral ligament after elbow dislo‐cation .Methods The MRI features of the injuries of medial collateral ligament anterior bundle were analyzed retrospectively in 20 patients with elbow dislocation .The coronal ,sagittal ,axial and lamina oblique coronal were scanned routinely with SE T1WI ,T2WI‐FS sequences .Results Varying degrees of anterior bundle injuries of medial collateral ligament were observed in all the 20 patients ,in‐cluding the mild injury(n=8) ,part avnlsion(n=5) ,completely rupture(n=7) .Furthermore ,concomitant injuries including lateral collateral ligament(n=11) ,ringlike ligament(n=5) ,flex/stretch muscle tendon(n=9) ,and the fracture(n=7) were also observed . Conclusion The injuries of medial collateral ligament anterior bundle after elbow dislocation could be diagnosed accurately with 3 .0T MRI and the degree of injuries could also be defined on image .The 3 .0T MRI could be recommended as regular examination to pa‐tients with elbow dislocation .

Objective To retrospectively analyze and compare the clinical application value of core-needle biopsy (CNB) histology and fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology in diagnosing malignant thyroid nodules. Methods A total of 134 patients with 137 thyroid nodules (93 malignant nodules and 44 benign nodules) were included in this study. Under ultrasound guidance, successive use of 22 G fine needle and18 G core-needle to puncture each nodule was performed for sampling of thyroid nodule. Surgical findings and pathological manifestations were compared with clinical follow-up results. The success rate of sampling and the diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity as well as specificity for malignant thyroid nodules were compared among FNA, CNB, and CNB/FNA. Results The success rate of puncture sampling with FNA, CNB and FNA/CNB for thyroid nodules was 89.1％, 97.8％ and 100％ respectively. For malignant thyroid nodules, the diagnostic accuracy of FNA, CNB and FNA/CNB was 79.6％, 91.9％ and 96.4％ respectively, the sensitivity was 81.7％, 94.6％ and 97.8％ respectively, and the specificity was 75.0％, 86.4％ and 93.2％ respectively. The success rate of puncture sampling by using CNB or FNA/CNB was significantly higher than that by using FNA (P<0.01), moreover, the diagnostic accuracy and sensitivity for malignant thyroid nodules by using CNB or FNA/CNB was also remarkably higher than those by using FNA (P<0.01) . Conclusion In making diagnosis of malignant thyroid nodules, CNB is accurate, safe and reliable. CNB can be used as a complementary or alternative technique to FNA in clinical practice.

Objective:To explore the relationship between pathogens in the olfactory cleft area and olfactory disorders in patients with upper respiratory inflammation (URI) during the prevention and control of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).Methods:A total of 234 URI patients including acute upper respiratory infection, chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), allergic rhinitis (AR) were continuously selected from September 2020 to March 2021 in Beijing Anzhen Hospital and 98 healthy adults were enrolled as controls. The secretions from the olfactory cleft of all subjects were collected with nasal swabs under nasal endoscopy. Multiple real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction detection method was used to detect nucleic acids of 33 types of respiratory pathogenic microorganism. Sniffin′ Sticks olfactory test was performed on all patients with URI. URI patients with olfactory dysfunction were followed up for 9 (8, 10) months ( M ( Q1, Q3)). SPSS 20.0 software was used for statistical analysis. Results:Among the 98 controls, 9 (9.18%) were positive for pathogenic microorganisms, including 1 (1.02%) rhinovirus, 1 (1.02%) parainfluenza virus type 3, 3 (3.06%) enterovirus, 1 (1.02%) staphylococcus aureus and 3 (3.06%) Moraxella catarrhalis. Among the 234 URI patients, 111 (47.44%) had olfactory disorders and 123 (52.56%) had normal sense of smell. In the olfactory disorder group (111 cases), 38 cases (34.23%) were positive for pathogenic microorganisms, and 4 cases (3.60%) were mixed infection, including 11 cases of rhinovirus (9.91%), 5 cases of coronavirus 229E (4.50%), 2 cases of coronavirus OC43/NL63 (1.80%), 3 cases of parainfluenza virus type 1 (2.70%), 2 cases of enterovirus (1.80%), 1 case of influenza B virus type BV (0.90%), 11 cases of Staphylococcus aureus (9.91%), 7 cases of Moraxella catarrhalis (6.31%), and 1 case of Klebsiella pneumoniae (0.90%). In the normal smell group (123 cases), 18 cases (14.63%) were positive for pathogenic microorganisms, and 1 case (0.81%) was mixed infection, including 3 cases of rhinovirus (2.44%), 4 cases of coronavirus 229E (3.25%), 1 case of Influenza virus type 3 (0.81%), 3 cases of enterovirus (2.44%), 3 cases of Staphylococcus aureus (2.44%), 4 cases of Moraxella catarrhalis (3.25%), and 1 case of Klebsiella pneumoniae (0.81%). Univariate analysis between the two groups found that there were significant differences in the detection rate of pathogenic microorganisms, rhinovirus and Staphylococcus aureus between the groups (all P<0.05). The detection rate of parainfluenza virus type 1, Staphylococcus aureus, and rhinovirus were different between the patients with olfactory disorder and normal olfactory function in the three subgroups of acute upper respiratory tract infection, CRS and AR, respectively (χ 2 value was 3.88, 4.53 and 4.73, respectively, all P<0.05). During the follow-up period, among the 111 patients with olfactory disorder, 71 (63.96%) patients′ olfactory function returned to normal, 32 (28.83%) patients′ olfactory function improved but not completely returned to normal, 8 (7.21%) patients′ olfactory function did not improve. Conclusions:During the prevention and control of COVID-19, rhinovirus or Staphylococcus aureus infection or colonization of URI patients is closely related to olfactory disorders. Parainfluenza virus type 1 infection can cause relatively persistent olfactory disorders in patients with acute upper respiratory tract infection. Staphylococcus aureus and rhinovirus colonization are related to the occurrence of olfactory dysfunction in CRS and AR patients respectively.