1.Diagnostic value of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI in the staging of endometrial cancer
Ting ZHANG ; Ailian LIU ; Meiyu SUN ; Heqing WANG ; Ping PAN ; Jinzi XING ; Qingwei SONG
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2013;47(10):898-902
Objective To explore the relationship between the characteristics of dynamic contrastenhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) and the stages of endometrial cancer.Methods A retrospective analysis of DCE-MRI manifestation in 55 patients with scratch-pathologically confirmed endometrial cancer was performed.All patients were divided into different groups according to differentiation,muscle layer infiltration,cervix involvement and metastasis.The enhanced rate,including the arterial phase relative signal increase ratio (ARSI%),the maximal relative signal increase ratio (MRSI%) and the signal enhancement ratio (SER%),was calculated at different time (i.e.16 s,32 s,48 s,64 s and 300 s),respectively.Time-intensity curves (TIC) of lesions were also obtained and divided into 4 subtypes.Two sample t test was performed to compare the MRSI% among groups,and the Mann-Whitney U test was performed in ARSI% and SER% as well.Results The early phase enhanced rate of normal tissue was 894 ± 355,higher than that of tumor 716 ± 215 (t =-2.911,P < 0.01).The delayed phase enhanced rate of normal tissue was 1111 ± 289,higher than that of tumor 803-± 289 (t =-4.926,P < 0.01).ARSI% of low differentiation group (n =16,M =1.07%) was higher than that of middle to high differentiation group (n =39,M=0.36%).ARSI% of deep muscle layer infiltration group (n =19,M =0.76%) was higher than that of no muscle layer infiltration group (n =36,M =0.32%).ARSI% of cervix involvement group (n =27,M =0.84%) was higher than that of no cervix involvement group (n =28,M =0.25%).SER% of cervix involvement group (n =27,M =2.90%) was higher than that of no involvement group (n =28,M =1.40%) and SER% of parauterine involvement and metastasis group (n =7,M =2.03%) was higher than that of uterine involvement group (n =48,M =1.60%).The differences between these groups were statistically significant (Z =-2.038,-2.260,-2.172,-2.695 and-2.621 respectively,P < 0.05).Based on the TIC types,type Ⅰ occurred in 13 tumors (23.6%),type Ⅱ in 22 tumors (40%),type Ⅲ in 9 tumors (16.4%),and type Ⅳ in 11 tumors (20%).Conclusions Based on TIC curves,most of endometrial cancers showed significant enhancement which reflected of their rich blood supply.The parameters of DCE-MRI is helpful in staging of uterus tumors.
2.Influence of Obesity on Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients
Qiang WANG ; Rong SUN ; Tong ZHANG ; Xiaoxia DU ; Jinzi LICHAO ; Lin XIAO ; Luping SONG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2015;21(5):557-561
Objective To study the influence of obesity on outcome of rehabilitation for the hemiplegic post stroke. Methods 118 hospitalized stroke patients were divided into the normal weight, overweight and obesity groups according to the Body Mass Index. All the patients received rehabilitation for 12 weeks. They were assessed with National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA), Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and modified Barthel Index (MBI) before and after rehabilitation. Results The scores of NIHSS, FMA, BBS and MBI improved significantly after rehabilitation in all the groups (P<0.001), and improved the lest in the obesity group in the scores of NIHSS, BBS and MBI (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in FMA score among groups (P>0.05). Conclusion Obesity influences the outcome of rehabilitation, results in poor functioning.
3.Assessment of accuracy of parents’ perception of their 4-36 months old children’ s picky eating behavior
Ziyi LI ; Jinzi WANG ; Yarong ZHANG ; Kai YU ; Wenyou SITU ; Lili YOU ; Cheng CHEN ; Wenjun LI ; Peiyu WANG ; Yumei ZHANG
Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences) 2014;(3):383-388
Objective:To evaluate the accuracy of parents ’ perception of whether their child is a picky eater and the specific food category the children avoideating according to the food frequency question-naire.Methods:This research selected 1 663 infants aged 4-36 months receiving non-diary complimen-tary food from maternal, infants, nutrition and growth study (MING Study) in 8 Chinese cities in which a combination of systematic cluster random sampling and purposive sampling was used .The general infor-mation, dietary status and picky eating status were collected through a self-designed questionnaire from the caregiver of the children .According to the parents ’ perception , the children were classified into picky/non-picky groups or avoid/non-avoid to a specific food category groups .Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare between the groups .Results: The reported percentage of picky eaters increased from 7.37%in 4-6 months old infants to 36.20%in 25-36 months old infants .Most picky infants in 4-6 months and 7-12 months old infants avoided eating dairy food ( 25% and 24%); while most picky toddlers aged 13-24 months and 25-36 months avoided eating vegetables (26.92% and 47.46%). The infants aged 4-6 months and 7-12 months who were perceived as picky by their parents took more kinds of food (8 and 19.5 kinds) than those who were not (6 and 18 kinds), while the picky toddlers aged 13-24 months and 25-36 months took fewer kinds of food (28.5 and 34 kinds for picky eaters, 31 and 37 kinds for non-picky eaters ) .The parents of infants aged 4-6 months judged correctly in every category of food without any statistical significance;the parents of 7-12 months old infants judged cor-rectly only in dairy food and eggs with statistical significance;those of 13-24 months old infants judged correctly in every food category except for vegetables with statistically significant difference in the category of eggs;those of 25-36 months old toddlers misjudged in dairy , beans and grains with no statistically significant difference in every category .Conclusion: Parents tend to misjudge their children ’ s picky eating behavior before the first 12 months of the child , and tend to make a more accurate perception after the 12th month.
4.Research on ethical issues in diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer
Jinzi ZHANG ; Mei YIN ; Weishuai ZHANG
Chinese Medical Ethics 2024;37(2):199-203
Colorectal cancer(CRC)is one of the common malignant tumors,and its incidence rate and mortality rate in China are rising.As a high-incidence malignant tumor,in the process of screening,diagnosis,and treatment,CRC not only has universal ethical issues similar to other diseases,but also has its unique ethical problems,including the accessibility of CRC screening and medical insurance reimbursement,privacy exposure and the materialization of doctor-patient relationship during consultation and physical examination,the balance between"killing"and"nurturing"of cancer cells in excessive diagnosis and treatment,as well as the physiological and psychological issues of patients caused by enterostomy.This paper summarized and analyzed the special ethical issues in the diagnosis and treatment of CRC,and proposed corresponding countermeasures and suggestions.
5.Ethical Enlightenment of Foreign Rare Disease Treatment Guarantee System to China
Zezhao WANG ; Xiaolin SONG ; Jinzi ZHANG ; Mei YIN ; Ping WANG
Chinese Medical Ethics 2022;35(10):1088-1093
By summarizing the policies and regulations of foreign countries on rare disease research and drug research and development, referring to the relevant policy support of treatment guarantee system in the development of rare diseases abroad, and combining with China’s national conditions, this paper analyzed the feasible points that China can learn from, and then put forward some suggestions on the ethical problems existing in the current rare disease research, so as to provide reference suggestions for the relevant policy formulation of rare disease treatment guarantee in China: adjusting regional differences based on the principle of fairness, and establishing a national rare disease information collection center; improving the ethical quality of scientific research in pharmaceutical companies, and strengthening ethical supervision; and the government and society fulfill their obligations to protect the rights and interests of patients with rare diseases.
6.Ethical Enlightenment of Foreign Incentive Mechanism for Orphan Drugs Research and Development to China
Jinzi ZHANG ; Xiaolin SONG ; Zezhao WANG ; Ping WANG ; Mei YIN
Chinese Medical Ethics 2022;35(9):971-977
There are a large number of patients with rare diseases in China, and most of them are faced with problems such as no medicine to cure, and have drugs outside of China but not inside. This paper combed the incentive policies of orphan drugs in the United States and the European Union, including orphan drugs legislation and setting up special management institutions, orphan drugs qualification certification, government funding, tax reduction and agreement assistance in the research and development process, providing accelerated listing channels in the examination and approval process, giving market monopoly period in the circulation stage, and giving priority to review. On this basis, it also explored the incentive measures of non-profit organizations in the research and development of orphan drugs, including providing financial support, clinical research and so on. From the perspective of guaranteeing the right to life and health of patients with rare diseases, the fairness and accessibility of medication, and the subjects’ right to know and privacy in clinical trials, this paper provides reference for perfecting the incentive mechanism of orphan drugs research and development in China.