1.Identification of right-side imaging by three-dimensional echocardiography
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2000;9(3):148-149,封3
Objective Because a three-dimensional reconstucted imaging resulting from any site or orientation was acquired,the useful and helpful images for diagnosis should be identified.The present study is to identify a series of right-sided three-dimensional echocardicgraphy over transesophageal two-dimensional echocardicgraphy.Methods Three-dimensional echocardiography was performed in 5 normal subjects and 10 patients.With transesophageal echocardiography,the transducer was inserted into esophagus in different depth which can be visualized right atrium,tricuspid valve and right ventricular cavity.In these different depth,ninety rotational(2 degree interval)sector images of the heart were separately collected and digitized with the echo-scan system.After the images were processed,a three-dimensional data set was established.Any desired right-sided three-dimensional echocardiography could be computed,volume rendered and displayed in monitor.Results The images Of right-sided three-dimensional echoeardiography were reconsturcted in all subjects.A series of useful and helpful right-sided three-dimensional echocardiography were identified for diagnosis as following:①The image of sagital SVC and IVC.②IAS visualized from right atrium.③TV displayed from right atrium.④IVS rendered frma right ventricle.⑤IVS visualized from fight ventricle.⑥RA,TV,RV and RVOT entire appearance.(Z) RARVOT.PV and PA image.⑧The image of free wall of right ventride.⑨IAS,TV,IVS and RVOT entire appearancL Conclusions Three-dimensional eehocardiography is clinically feasible and useful.The images of richt-sided three-dimensional echocardiography identified with be helpful to diagnose the right-sided heart diseases.
2.Assessment of cardiac intervals with tissue velocity imaging in normal subjects
Tiangang ZHU ; Dayi HU ; Xin QUAN ; Xin WANG ; Long WANG
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2003;0(07):-
Objective To quantitatively assess cardiac intervals with tissue Doppler imaging(TDI) and normal reference values. Methods Apical 4 chamber, 2 chamber and long axis views of two-dimensional TDI were acquired in 29 healthy individuals(using GE Vivid 7 commercially ultrasound machine). The basal and middle segments in left ventricle(anterior septal, anterior, lateral, posterior, inferior and septal wall) and in the free wall of right ventricle were analyzed with tissue velocity imaging(TVI) model.Cardiac intervals of each segment, which included the isovolumic contraction time, contraction to peak time, insovolumetric relaxation time, rapid filling time and artrial contraction time were measured using TVI in the left ventricle and free wall of the right ventricle. Results The successful rate of sample was 100% in basal segment of each wall. There were significant differences between the left and right ventricle in the isovolumetric contraction time, the systolic accelaration time, contraction to peak time, isovolumetric relaxation time, early diastolic time, diastasis and artrial contraction( P
3.Characterization of tissue velocity imaging in patients with heart failure
Xin WANG ; Tiangang ZHU ; Xin QUAN ; Yuqing QI
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2003;0(05):-
Objective To quantitatively assess the regional myocardial function in the patients with heart failure by tissue Doppler imaging. Methods The apical 4 chamber, 2 chamber and long axis view of two-dimensional tissue Doppler imaging were acquired in 30 healthy individuals and 18 patients with heart failure by GE Vivid 7 commercially machine.The basal and middle segments in left and right ventricle were analyzed in tissue velocity imaging model. The following cardiac intervals and velocities were measured in each segment, including the isovolumetric contraction time(IVCT), the ejection time, the isovolumetric relaxation time(IVRT); the rapid filling time, the artrial systolic time, the peak velocity and acceleration of Sm, the peak velocity and acceleration of Em, and the peak velocity and acceleration of Am. Results Compared with control group, IVCT, IVRT and atrial contraction time were prolonged, the ejection time and rapid filling time were shorterned, peak velocity and acceleration of Sm, Em, and Am were reduced in heart failure group. Conclusions There were characteristic changes on tissue velocity imaging in the patients with heart failure which include the delay of IVCT and IVRT and reduction of velocity in Sm, Em, and Am.
4.Assessment of Left and Right Ventricular Mechanical Sequence by Dual Doppler Echocardiography in Normal Subjects
Dongyue LIU ; Tiangang ZHU ; Haiyan CHEN ; Zhilong WANG
Chinese Circulation Journal 2017;32(3):270-273
Objective: To observe left and right ventricular mechanical sequence in systole and diastole by dual Doppler Echocardiography in healthy subjects. Methods: Dual Doppler echocardiography was performed in 100 normal subjects with dual-outflow-tract-view and apical four chamber view to simultaneously record the spectrum of left/right ventricular outlfow tract (LVOT)/(RVOT) and left/right ventricular inlfow tract (LVIT)/(RVIT) at the same cardiac cycle. The time cycles of blood lfow spectrum from the peak of QRS complex to aorta, pulmonary artery, mitral valve (MV) and tricuspid valve (TV) were measured, the starting time differences for blood lfow spectrum of aorta and pulmonary artery, MV and TV were calculated to assess the mechanical sequence of left and right ventricle in systole and diastole respectively. Results: There were 48/100 (48%) subjects having LV ejection preceded than RV (95% CI 0.38-0.58), 46 (46%) having RV ejection preceded than LV (95% CI 0.36-0.56) and 6 (6%) having LV, RV simultaneous ejection (95% CI 0.01-0.11). There were 96/100 (96%) subjects having RV iflling prior to LV (95% CI 0.90-0.99), 3 (3%) having LV iflling prior to RV (95% CI 0.01-0.08) and 1 (1%) having LV, RV simultaneous iflling (95% CI 0.00-0.05). Conclusion: There is a regular pattern for mechanical sequence of LV and RV in systole and diastole in healthy subject; in systole, the sequence of LV varies from person to person, while in diastole, RV is always preceded. Based on normal ventricular mechanical sequence, optimizing programming parameter of pace maker and choosing cardiac sequence in diastole might be the ifnal criteria for cardiac resynchronization therapy in the future.
5.Determination of Perfluorinated Compounds in Water by Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Combined with Hollow Fiber Membrane Extraction
Yao YAO ; Jiewei DENG ; Yunyun YANG ; Ling FANG ; Haiyun ZHOU ; Hongtao LIU ; Xiaowei WANG ; Tiangang LUAN
Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry 2015;(7):1053-1057
In this study, hollow fiber membrane extraction combined with ambient ionization mass spectrometry ( AMS) was developed for the simultaneous determination of 7 perfluorinated compounds ( PFCs) in aqueous solution, including perfluoroheptanoic acid ( PFHpA ) , perfluorooctanoic acid ( PFOA ) , perfluorooctane sulfonate acid ( PFOS ) , perfluorononanoic acid ( PFNA ) , perfluorodecanoic acid ( PFDA ) , perfluoroundecanoic acid ( PFUdA) , and perfluorododecanoic acid ( PFDoA) . PFCs were detected in negative ion mode using selective reaction monitoring ( SRM) mode. The extraction time and the pH value of extraction solution were optimized. 13 C4-PFOS and 13 C4-PFOA were used as internal standards for quantitative analysis. The method showed good linearity with correlation coefficient values ( r2 ) greater than 0. 991 for the seven target PFCs. With the exception of PFHpA, the limit of detection ( LOD) for other six PFCs was within ranges from 0. 8 to 2. 7 ng/L while the limit of quantitative (LOQ) was from 2. 7 ng/L to 8. 9 ng/L. The enrichment factor of five PFCs was more than two hundred. The developed method was applied to detect the seven PFCs in tap water and Pearl River water, and they were all not detected. The recoveries were within the ranges of 88. 5%-108. 3% and 94. 2%-116. 7% when 40 ng/L and 400 ng/L PFCs were spiked into tap water, respectively. In terms of the Pearl River water, the recoveries were within the ranges of 75. 0%-102. 6% and 81. 2%-97. 6% when 40 ng/L and 400 ng/L PFCs were spiked, respectively.
6. Assessment of left ventricular systolic function by echocardiography
Zhilong WANG ; Wenying JIN ; Tiangang ZHU
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2018;17(8):661-664
Assessment of left ventricular systolic function is the basis of clinical decision making for heart diseases, and is the most common application of echocardiography. Understanding and mastering the methods of left ventricular systolic function assessment is the basic requirement for learning echocardiographic techniques. This article describes the assessment of global systolic function and local systolic function of left ventricle with echocardiography.
8.Application of transesophageal ultrasound-guided minimally invasive surgical closure for congenital heart disease
Yongfeng REN ; Zhou WANG ; Dehai CHEN ; Tiangang ZHU ; Jian LI ; Jing LU ; Shanshan WANG
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2019;18(8):772-774
The clinical data of 31 patients with congenital heart disease(CHD)receiving minimally invasive surgical closure through chest or femoral venous catheter from June 2016 to September 2017 were analyzed retrospectively.All patients were diagnosed with esophageal echocardiography before operation.During the operation,the insert of guide wire and the sheath tube,and the placement of the sealing parasol were monitored and guided by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).Satisfactory results were obtained in 30 patients.In 1 patients,the sealing parasol was detached,and open chest surgery was performed to remove the detached parasol and to repair the defect.TEE-guided minimally invasive surgical closure through chest or femoral vein catheter is safe and effective in the treatment of congenital heart disease and has certain clinical applicative value.
9.Clinical features of initially treated pulmonary tuberculosis patients with rifampin dependent mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv0341 antibody positive
Huan LI ; Xiaofeng YAN ; Jing WANG ; Kun YANG ; Tongxin LI ; Tiangang CHEN ; Chuanyu LIAO ; Chunfang QIAN ; Yu YAO ; Ming SHEN ; Min ZHONG
Chongqing Medicine 2016;45(33):4655-4657
Objective To investigate the clinical features of initially treated pulmonary tuberculosis(TB)patients with rifampin dependent mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv0341 antibody positive.Methods Forty two initially treated pulmonary TB patients with rifampin dependent mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv0341 antibody positive were included as the study group and 42 initially treated pulmonary TB patients with rifampin dependent mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv0341 antibody as the control group The aspects of clinical symptoms,X-ray imaging manifestations,positive rate in sputum culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampin dependent mycobacterium tuberculosis,treatment effects,etc.were compared between the two groups.Results The incidence rates of expectoration,hemoptysis and shortness of breath in the study group were significantly higher than those in the control group(P<0.05);the X-ray image manifestations in the study group showed that the lesions were much more involved in two lungs and multiple lung fields(P<0.05),while thlesions in the control group more confined to single lung and one lung field(P< 0.05),moreover the rate appearing pulmonary cavity in the study group was higher than that in the control group(P<0.05);the sputum culture positive rate of Mycobacterium tuberculosis had no statistical difference between the two groups(P>0.05),but the sputum culture positive rate of rifampin dependent mycobacterium tuberculosis in the study group was significantly higher than that in the control group(P<0.05);as for the treatment effects,the cure rate in the control group was higher than that in the study group(P<0.05),the ineffective ratio in the control group was less than that in the study group.Conclusion Initially treated pulmonary TB patients with rifampin dependent mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv0341 antibody positive have the characteristics of severe clinical symptoms,wide range lesions,easily appearing cavity,high culture positive rate of rifampin dependent mycobacterium tuberculosis and poor treatment effect.
10.Ultrasonic differential diagnosis of scar pregnancy and lower uterine cavity non-scar pregnancy
Bin MA ; Yixuan WANG ; Jie RAN ; Xiaoli LIU ; Yan LU ; Tiangang LI ; Lei YANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology 2018;34(5):729-733
Objective To investigate the value of two-dimensional and three-dimensional ultrasonography in differential diagnosing cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) and lower uterine cavity non-scar pregnancy.Methods Totally 67 patients with CSP (CSP group)and 29 patients with lower uterine cavity non-scar pregnancy (lower uterine cavity non-scar pregnancy group) were enrolled.Two-dimensional and three-dimensional ultrasonography were performed to observe the gestational sac implantation site,the relationship between gestational sac and cesarean section scar and the main source of blood flow,and the residual muscle thickness of cesarean section scar was measured as well.Logistic regression model was established,and the diagnostic efficacy was evaluated with ROC curve.Results Statistical differences of relationship between gestational sac and scar,the main source of blood flow and residual muscle thickness were found between CSP group and lower uterine cavity non-scar pregnancy group (all P<0.001).The area under the ROC curve of the Logistic regression model was 0.878 (P<0.001).Taking prediction accuracy of 0.680 as a cut-off value,the accuracy of this model in predicting was 86.46%,the sensitivity was 89.55% and the specificity was 79.31%.Taking gestational sac implanted scars and nourish the blood flow from the lower anterior wall of the uterus as the diagnostic criteria for CSP,the Kappa value of two-dimensional and three-dimensional ultrasonograpby in diagnosis CSP and non-scar pregnancy was 0.699 and 0.711,respectively.Conclusion Comprehensive analysis of the relationship between gestational sac and scars,the main source of blood flow and residual muscle thickness with Logistic regression model can improve differential diagnostic efficacy of CSP with lower uterine cavity non-scar pregnancy.