1.Technological progress of computer-aided detection and diagnosis of lung nodule based on CT image analysis
International Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2009;32(5):283-286,309
Lung nodules are one of the most common pathological changes, thus early detection of lung nodule is very important for the diagnosis medical treatment of lung eancer. In recent years, as the application of multi-slice spiral CT(MSCT), high-resolution CT(HRCT) and low-dose chest CTCLDCT), computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system will be more essential and more important. Since CAD system can improve the working efficiency of doctors and provide service to more patients, has become the research hotspot and achievement has been made in relevant area internationally recently. This review summarizes the basic methods and applieations of computer-aided detection and diagnosis of lung nodule based on CT image.
2.Implication of serum immunoglobulins and C3 in disease condition evaluation and prognosis of childhood primary nephrotic syndrome
Chongqing Medicine 2014;(26):3431-3433
Objective To understand the clinical significance of serum immunoglobulins and C3 at the initial episode on the treat-ment and prognosis of childhood primary nephrotic syndrome(PNS) .Methods 426 children patients with first episode of PNS ad-mitted to the nephrology department of our hospital from January 1 ,2003 to December 30 ,2012 were retrospectively analyzed .The clinical data were collected for conducting the analysis on the immuneglobulins and C 3 levels in different age groups ,clinical classifi-cation ,hormone response ,recurrence ,prognosis and correlation among various pathological types .Results (1)Compared with the healthy children ,the peripheral blood IgG level in childhood PNS was significantly decreased ,while the IgM and IgE level were sig-nificantly increased .(2)The IgE level in steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome(SSNS) was higher than that in steroid-resistant ne-phrotic syndrome(SRNS);which in frequent recurrence nephrotic syndrome was higher than that in non-recurrence nephrotic syn-drome .(3) The C3 level in the PNS children patients aged over 1 years and nephritis nephrotic syndrome(NNS) was lower than that in simple nephrotic syndrome(SNS) .Conclusion PNS is correlated with the immune dysfunction .Serum IgE level increase clinically manifests by the steroid sensitivity and frequent relapse ;the lower the C3 level ,the poorer the prognosis .
3.Analysis of 15 case with Bartter syndrome and literature review
Journal of Clinical Pediatrics 2014;(8):785-788
Objective To investigate the clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of Bartter syndrome in children. Methods Clinical data of 15 patients with Bartter syndrome in Children`s Hospital Afifliated to Chongqing Medical University was analyzed, and pertinent literatures were reviewed. Results Bartter syndrome is an autosomal recessive inherited renal disorder characterized by hypokalemia, hypochloremia, metabolic alkalosis, vomiting, growth retardation, the activation of the renin-aldosterone axis, normal blood pressure. Genetic analysis is the most reliable way for diagnosis. Comprehensive therapy with antisterone, indomethacin, catopril and potassium have remarkable effect. Conclusions Bartter syndrome should be considered when children have unreasonable continuous hypokalemia, hypochloremia, metabolic alkalosis and growth retardation. It can be clinically diagnosed by clinical manifestation and hydrochlorothiazide test, and genetic analysis is the most reliable way. It can be ameliorated by potassium and magnesium supplementation, antialdosterone medications, prostaglandin inhibitors and antisterone. Considering the following electrolyte disturbances, infections, growth retardation, kidney failure and even death,Bartter syndrome need lifelong treatment, early diagnosis and treatment is of the most importance.
4.Clinical,pathologic and prognostic analysis in children with steroid-resistant nephritic syndrome
Chongqing Medicine 2014;(30):4025-4027
Objective To study the features of clinic ,pathology and prognosis in children with steroid-resistant nephritic syn-drome(SRNS) .Methods Children with SRNS hospitalized in Division of Nephrology and Immunology in our hospital from January 2003 to December 2012 were analyzed retrospectively in clinic ,pathology and prognosis .Results 162 patients were investigated , which accounted for 10 .8% of children with Primary nephritic syndrome(PNS) ,and the mean age of onset was 6 .9 ± 3 .8 years old . Renal biopsy was performed in 132 patients ,60 of them showed mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis(MsPGN) ,30 showed fo-cal segmental glomerulosclerosis(FSGS) ,19 showed minimal change disease(MCD) ,8 showed membranoproliferative glomerulone-phritis(MPGN) ,5 showed membranous nephropathy(MN) ,1 showed proliferative sclerosis glomerulonephritis(PSGN) .Patients with non-minimal change disease(non-MCD)had a significant prevalence of hematuria .The distribution of pathologic type among age groups and clinical classification was significantly different ,respectively(P<0 .05) .(2)132 patients were followed up ,58 of them were in complete remission ,26 were in partial remission ,15 were not in remission ,8 were dead ,and the mean time for com-plete remission was 15 months(3-84 .Prognosis correlated with pathologic type(P<0 .01) .Conclusion (1)There is a preponder-ance of non-MCD in children with SRNS ,and MsPGN and FSGS is the major pathologic type .Hematuria is a predictor of glucocor-ticoid resistance .(2)Children with SRNS have a long time proteinuria and poor prognosis .FSGS has a poor prognosis ,when com-pared with MsPGN .
5.Report on recent advances on marginal zone lymphoma in the 54th ASH annual meeting
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2013;22(1):9-10
Marginal zone lymphomas include three subgroups of lymphoma,with differences on etiology,pathogenesis,molecular cytogenetics,prognosis,as well as involved sites.Based on the reports from the latest ASH annual meeting,the present article introduces the uptodate understanding on the three subtypes of MZL.The recent advances on etioloty,pathogenesis,diagnosis and differential diagnosis were reviewed.
6.Ultrasonographic diagnosis of deltoid contracture in children
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology 2009;25(7):1255-1257
Objective To explore the value of ultrasonographic diagnosis of deltoid contracture (DC). Methods A total of 37 children with bilateral asymmetric shoulder were reviewed retrospectively, and 8 cases with 9 shoulders were surgically confirmed DC. The results of the ultrasonography and surgery were compared. Results The sensitivity of ultrasonographic diagnosis of DC was 88.89% and specificity was 100%. No statistically significant difference of contracture thickness measurement was found between surgery and ultrasonography. Ultrasonographic findings of DC in children included hyperechoic areas (7 cases) or hypoechoic area (1 case). Conclusion Ultrasounogrphy is an effective method for diagnosis of DC in children.
7.The individualized treatment for DLBCL: inadequacies of ESMO guidelines
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2013;22(9):514-516
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is the most common histology of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is composed of clinically and pathologically heterogeneous group.The ESMO clinical practice guidelines stratified the diseases according to age,age-adjusted IPI and feasibility of dose-intensified approaches.While the regimens suggested by ESMO are almost the same:six to eight cycles of chemotherapy with CHOP combined with rituximah.This article discussed the inadequacies of the guideline according to the recent clinical and pre-clinical studies and the authors' personal experiences.Four deficiencies are outlined:new prognostic factors are not included for the stratification,no therapy adjustmett was advised according to the response,overload therapy for the very-low risk patient,and insufficient therapy for the young,high-risk patients.
8.Standardization of Adaptive Behavior Assessment System-II (6-18 Years Old) Chinese Version
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2016;22(4):378-382
Objective To standardize Adaptive Behavior Assessment System (ABAS)-II Chinese version to establish norm of ABAS-II Chinese version (6-18 years old). Methods International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and psychological mea-surement were taken. Results Chinese version of ABAS-II (6-18 years old) was developed. The norms of general scores, main domains scores and adaptive skill scores had been established. Conclusion Chinese version of ABAS-II (6-18 years old) can be applied for the evalu-ation of adaptive behavior for Chinese children aged 6-18 years. The standardized Chinese version of ABAS-II (6-18 years old) meets the re-quirement of reliability and validity of the US version.
9.The Clinical Value of Bloodβ-hydroxybutyric Acid and Urine Ketone in the Diagnosis of Diabetic Ketosis
Journal of Kunming Medical University 2016;37(6):101-104
Objective To investigate the clinical value of bloodβ-hydroxybutyric acid and urine ketone in the diagnosis of diabetic ketosis. Methods One hundred and fifteen patients with non-ketosis diabetics (NDK group), 85 patients with diabetic ketosis (DK group) and 105 healthy people (control group) were enrolled in Chengmai People's Hospital from May 2012 to May 2014. Blood β-hydroxybutyric acid, urine ketone and blood glucose were detected; the correlation index of blood β-hydroxybutyric acid, urine ketone and blood glucose in NDK group and DK group were analyzed. The receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was performed in determining the diagnostic value of bloodβ-hydroxybutyric acid for diabetic ketosis. Results The level of bloodβ-hydroxybutyric acid, positive rate of bloodβ-hydroxybutyric acid, urine ketone and level of blood glucose in DK group were higher than those in NDK group and NC group (P<0.01) . Blood β-hydroxybutyric acid was positively correlated with urine ketone and blood glucose (r=0.552,P=0.000;r=0.405,P=0.010) . When urine ketone was used as diagnostic standard, the area under curve of bloodβ-hydroxybutyric acid was 0.839, the best cutoff value ofβ-hydroxybutyric acid was 0.64 mmol/L with the sensitivity was 81.6%and specificity was 89.2%. Conclusions Examinations of bloodβ-hydroxybutyric acid and urine ketone have great significance for the diagnosis of diabetic ketosis. The co-monitoring of blood β-hydroxybutyric acid and urine ketone can reduce the rates of missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis. The best cutoff value of β-hydroxybutyric acid to diagnose diabetic ketosis was 0.64 mmol/L.
10.Molecular targeted therapy for esophageal cancer
Practical Oncology Journal 2015;(1):57-60
According to the 2012 estimates,esophageal cancer(EC)was the fifth commonly diagnosed cancer and the forth leading cause of cancer -related death .The incidence and mortality rates of EC have been increasing in China .Combined -modality therapy for EC is well accepted , and molecular targeted therapy be-comes a research area.Nowadays,multiple agents have been developed and studied in phase Ⅱ/Ⅲtrials,mainly including cetuximab,erlotinib,trastuzumab,bevacizumab.In this review,we focus on the development of molecular targeted therapy for EC .