Objective To compare gross tumor volume (GTV) of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) according to MRI and FDG PET/CT and to investigated four fixed threshold methods to delineate the GTV using FDG PET/CT.Methods Fifty patients with primary biopsy-proven NPC were prospectively were enrolled into the study.FDG PET/CT scans and MRI were carried out within one week prior to pretreatment,respectively.The GTV was named GTV-MRI (GTV were delineated according to MRI),GTV-PETvis,GTV-PET30,GTV-PET40,GTV-PET50 (GTV was delineated according to the PET-based GTVs obtained by visual interpretationor,by percentage of the SUVmax (30％,40％,50％) thresholds,respectively).The differences were compared among the GTV-MRI,GTV-PETvis,GTV-PET30,GTV-PET40 and GTV-PET50 in different by Wilcoxon test.Results Of 50 patients,the median of volume descending order were: GTV-MRI 27.8 cm3,GTV-PETvis 22.2 cm3,GTV-PET30 22.7 cm3,GTV-PET40 14.4 cm3 and GTV-PET50 9.0 cm3.However,there was no significant difference between GTV-PETvis and GTV-PET30 (Z=-0.05,P=0.958),as well as GTV-MRI and GTV-PETvis or GTV-PET30 in 25 patients who were T1-2 stage (Z =-0.93,-0.93,P=0.353,O.353),the other GTVs were all different in 50 patients' (Z=-5.74-2.09,P =0.000-0.037).Conclusions All the GTVs delineated by the different methods of using FDG PET/CT were less than the GTV delineated by MRI.The potential advantages with the GTV-PETvis or GTV-PET30 delineated by FDG PET/CT are reduction of biological metabolic tumor volume in GTV delineation and reduction of the size of the GTV in NPC patients.

Objective To investigate the imaging characteristics of USPIO-enhanced and Gd-enhanced MRI in atherosclerosis and to compare the detection rate of atherosclerotic plaque between them. Methods Thirty-five healthy male rabbits were assigned to experimental group (n=30) to establish a model of atherosclerosis by damaging aortic tunica intima with Foley′s tube in combination with a high fat diet and 5 to control group without any intervention. At week 12, USPIO-enhanced and Gd-enhanced MRI scanning were conducted to compare the signal changes of atherosclerotic plaque before and after enhancement with the 2 contrast media. Ninety seven pictures were randomly selected respectively from the pictures enhanced by the 2 contrast media to compare the detection rate plaque between them. Pthology examination was used for detection standard. For the control group , pictures were randomly selected. Results In the experimental group, 7 rabbits died of Foley′s tube damaging, 2 died of raising and 1 died of anesthesia. All 5 rabbits in control group survived. A total of 172 pathological sections were made with 134 plaques and 72 vulnerable plaques pathologically confirmed. In pictures enhanced by USPIO , 84 plaques were confirmed by HE staining with a detection rate of 86.6%. In pictures enhanced by Gd, 72 plaques were confirmed by HE staining with a detection rate of 74.2%. Detection rate of USPIO-enhanced MRI in atherosclerosis plaque was significantly higher than that of Gd-enhanced MRI (X2=3.96, P=0.046). Conclusion USPIO shows its superiority as a new contrast medium in detection of atherosclerosis plaque.

Objective:To investigate the efficacy of internal fixation with common intramedullary nail versus bone cement reinforced antirotation intramedullary nail in the treatment of femoral intertrochanteric fracture. Methods:A total of 106 patients with femoral trochanteric fractures who were surgically treated in Weihaiwei People's Hospital from January 2018 to January 2019 were selected and divided into a control group and an observation group with 53 patients in each group. The control group received internal fixation with common intramedullary nails. The observation group was fixed with bone cement reinforced anti-rotation intramedullary nails. The therapeutic effects were compared between the two groups.Results:There were no significant differences in the amount of blood loss, postoperative Visual Analogue Scale score, amount of fluid drainage, postoperative time to get out of bed, and postoperative hospital stay between the two groups ( t = 1.33, 0.19, 0.34, 0.58, 0.37, all P > 0.05). Operative time in the observation group was significantly longer than that in the control group [(80.21 ± 6.52) minutes vs. (75.92 ± 8.15) minutes, t = 2.99, P < 0.05]. Time to fracture healing in the observation group was significantly shorter than that in the control group [(9.25 ± 1.12) weeks vs. (10.05 ± 1.31) weeks, t = 3.37, P < 0.05]. The incidence of complications in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group [3.77% (2/53) vs. 16.98% (9/53), χ2 = 4.97, P = 0.025]. At 6 and 12 months after surgery, Harris hip scores in the observation group were (82.84 ± 6.58) points and (85.55 ± 7.91) points, respectively, which were significantly higher than (78.35 ± 7.54) points and (79.92 ± 9.94) points in the control group ( t = 3.26, 3.22, both P < 0.05). Conclusion:Internal fixation with bone cement-reinforced anti-rotation intramedullary nails for treatment of femoral trochanteric fractures can shorten the time to fracture healing, reduce complications, and improve hip joint function.