The method and developing progress on 3D reconstruction technology based on medical image are introduced.Because 3D reconstruction technology is applied in observing bone tissue,cavum viscera and nerve tissue in clinic medicine,clear and vivid images in three dimensions can be reconstructed for clinical diagnosis.The 3D reconstruction technology based on medicine image has great application value in the course of diagnosis and therapy.[Chinese Medical Equipment Journal,2008,29(2):34-36]

In order to achieve real-time data acquisition and process, a signal acquisition and process system was designed based on USB2.0., in which DSP (Digital Signal Processor) acted as the core. Utilizing the powerful data processing capability of DSP, this system can extract biomedical signals from weak signals and then analyze them. At the same time, it realizes a high-speed and dependable transmission of data between DSP and PC.

Objective To expand peripheral memory of DSP by using FMl8L08.Methods Because FMl8L08 not only can be randomly read in high speed,but is non-volatile and compatible with the pins of SRAM,the interface to TMS320F2812 was designed based on FMl8L08.Results FMl8L08 is used as TMS320F2812 peripheral memory expansion,instead of traditional separate ROM and RAM design,and be applied to the 12-lead ECG development.Conclusion This scheme can predigest software and hardware design complexity,enhance the system stabilization and decrease the power consumption.

The conventional invasive tissue blood oxygen content measurement is poor in continuity.The weakness of the signal,strong interference and random transmission of the photon in tissues make the measurement difficult.Recently,near infrared spectrum technology has been applied to tissue blood oxygen content measurement.This paper presents a hardware design method for tissue blood oxygen content measurement by near infrared spectrum technology.

Objective To realize excellent remote medical treatment for patients.Methods The ECG monitoring module based on Bluetooth technology was designed.The ECG module and Bluetooth radio-frequency module,which possessed the function of data acquisition and simple processing,were connected through data wire to act as ECG terminal.By using C8051F020 and ROK 101 007 Bluetooth module,ECG Bluetooth transmission module read in HCI command through serial port,thus realizing mutual communication.VC++6.0 was used as developing tool to edit remote monitoring server programme running on the computers in monitoring center.Results ECG monitoring module could acquire ECG data in real time and transmit it to personal computers,and then send it to the monitoring center through Wide Band.In this way,real-time information exchange between doctors and users was realized.Conclusion This module makes full use of the advantages of Bluetooth technology and has strong practicability.

BACKGROUND:Bone marrow stem cell transplantation can improve heart function and prevent ventricle remodeling.At present,the adult bone marrow stem cells used for transplantation primarily included bone marrow mononuclear cells (BM-MNCs) and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs),and endothelial progenitor cells.The curative effects and precise mechanisms of transplantation of various bone marrow stem cells remain unknown.OBJECTIVE:To compare the effects of transplantation of autologous BM-MNCs and MSCs via the coronary artery on ventricle remodeling subsequent to acute myocardial infarction (AMI). DESIGN,TIME AND SETTING:Randomized controlled animal experiment performed at the Center for Clinical Research,Hebei Provincial People's Hospital,Electron Microscope Room,Hebei Medical University between March 2005 and December 2006.MATERIALS:Thirty-six male Jizhong pigs,were randomly divided into 4 groups:control group (n = 6),infarct model group (n = 10),BM-MNC group (n = 10),and MSC group (n = 10).METHODS:Porcine autologous BM-MNCs were isolated by gradient density centrifugation,and MSCs were obtained by adherence method.Prior to transplantation,both BM-MNCs and MSCs were colloidal gold labeled.Except the infract model group,pigs in the other 3 groups were developed into AMI models by oppressing the left anterior descending branch with balloon catheter.Ninety minutes after modeling,(6.0±1.3)×107 autologous BM-MNCs and (4.5±2.1)x 107 MSCs were respectively transplanted into pigs in the BM-MNC group and the MSC group via the coronary artery and cultured for 28 days.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Observation of pathological changes of cardiac muscle tissue by light and electron microscope;Examination of cardiac function by ultrasonograph;Detection of the number of blood vessels and apoptotic myocardial cells,and expression of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and troponin Ⅰ and its correlation to cardiac function by immunohistochemistry;Detection of mRNA expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in the cardiac tissue as well as its correlation to cardiac function by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).RESULTS:In the MSC group,there was proliferation of a great deal of blood vessels as well as growth of abnormal cell masses around the coronary vessels,while the BM-MNC group exhibited the "budding" of many capillary vessels.Prior to transplantation,cardiac function indices were basically similar among each group (F = 1.550,P＞0.05).Twenty-eight days after transplantation,left ventricular ejection fraction was significantly lower in the control,BM-MNC,and MSC groups than in the infarct model group (F = 5.30,P＜0.05),while endocardial fractional shortening was significantly higher (F = 10.67,P＜0.01).Compared with the infarct model group,the number of blood vessels in the infarct zone and infarct border zone was increased in the BM-MNC group (F=29.56-34.87,P＜0.01) and had no apparent change in the MSC group.In the BM-MNC and MSC groups,apoptotic myocardial cells in the infarct zone and infarct border zone were significantly reduced (F=14.31-35.34,P＜0.01 ) and troponin I expression rate was significantly increased (F=19.05,P＜0.01 ),as compared with the infarct model group.In addition,NF-κB positive rate in the infarct border zone was significantly lower in the BM-MNC and MSC groups than in the infarct model group (F=19.05,P＜0.01).VEGF gene expression level in the infarct border zone was significandy higher in the BM-MNC group than in the infarct model group and MSC group (F = 49.41,P＜0.01).bFGF gene expression level in the infarct border zone was significantly higher in the MSC group than in the infarct model and BM-MNC groups (F=4.71,P＜0.01).LVEF was negatively correlated to myocardial cell apoptosis rate and NF-κB level (r=-0.441 1,P＜0.05;r=-0.579 6,P＜0.01 ).LVEF was positively correlated to number of blood vessels,VEGF and bFGF expression (r=0.775,P＜0.01;r=0.565 1,P＜0.05;r=0.573 5,P＜0.05).CONCLUSION:Transplantation of both autologous BM-MNC and MSC via coronary artery can improve the condition of left ventricular remodeling subsequent to myocardial infarction.The improvement of cardiac functions is related to the increase of blood vessels,VEGF and bFGF expression,the decrease of myocardial cell apoptosis and NF-κ B level in cardiac muscle tissues after stem cell transplantation.BM-MNC transplantation better promotes blood vessel proliferation and VEGF expression in the cardiac tissue but produces worse effects on bFGF gene expression than MSC transplantation.

Objective The aim of the study was to explore the influencing factors of exercise tolerance in patients with myocardial infarction (MI) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) revascularization in acute state. Methods A total of 112 patients with first MI undergoing PCI revascularization in acute state and completing cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) were enrolled. Exercise capacity was evaluated by peak oxygen consumption percentage (VO2 peak%) in CPET. Patients were divided into normal exercise capacity (NEC) group (n=40) and abnormal (AEC) group (n=72) according to VO2 peak% value. Clinical manifestations, histories of hypertension and diabetes, medications, coronary arterial angiography and echocardiography findings of patients were compared. The onsets of diabetes and blood glucose levels during the period of CPET were evaluated in the MI patients with diabetes. The patients were followed up for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) (admission due to chest pain, re?revascularization, re?infarction and all?cause death) within 24 months after PCI. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine influencing factors for exercise tolerance. Results The ratio of diabetes, type C lesions in the AEC group were higher than those in the NEC group (diabetes: 37.5% vs. 17.5%; type C lesions: 69.4% vs. 42.5%, respectively, all P<0.05). The left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in patients in the AEC group was lower than that in the NEC group [(60.6±10.0) % vs. (65.0±8.2) %, P=0.019]. Multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that history of diabetes and history of type C lesions were the independent risk factors for the declined exercise capacity in the MI patients after PCI revascularization ( OR=3.14, 95%CI 1.167-8.362, P=0.023; OR=3.32, 95%CI 1.444-7.621, P<0.01). Among the MI patients with diabetes, the duration of diabetes in the AEC group was significantly longer than that in the NEC group[ (7.7 ± 3.6)years vs. (5.0 ± 2.4)years] and the proportions of subjects reaching target levels of fasting plasma glucose (40.7% vs. 57.1%) and glycosylated hemoglobin A1c(HbA1c) (55.6% vs. 71.4%) in this group were significantly lower than those in the NEC group (all P<0.05). A multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that reaching HbA1c target was an independent predictor of improved exercise tolerance in MI patients with diabetes who received PCI ( OR=2.518, 95%CI 1.395-7.022, P=0.021). No significant differences were observed in incidence of admission due to chest pain, re?revascularization and re?infarction between the two groups within 24 months after PCI between the groups. Conclusions Diabetes and type C lesions are independent risk factors of declined exercise capacity in patients with first myocardial infarction who received revascularization in acute state. Reaching target HbA1c is independent factor of improved exercise capacity in patients with myocardial infarction and diabetes.

Objective: The aim of the study was to explore the influencing factors of exercise tolerance in patients with myocardial infarction (MI) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) revascularization in acute state. Methods: A total of 112 patients with first MI undergoing PCI revascularization in acute state and completing cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) were enrolled. Exercise capacity was evaluated by peak oxygen consumption percentage (VO_{2 peak}%) in CPET. Patients were divided into normal exercise capacity (NEC) group (n=40) and abnormal (AEC) group (n=72) according to VO_{2 peak}% value. Clinical manifestations, histories of hypertension and diabetes, medications, coronary arterial angiography and echocardiography findings of patients were compared. The onsets of diabetes and blood glucose levels during the period of CPET were evaluated in the MI patients with diabetes. The patients were followed up for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) (admission due to chest pain, re-revascularization, re-infarction and all-cause death) within 24 months after PCI. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine influencing factors for exercise tolerance. Results: The ratio of diabetes, type C lesions in the AEC group were higher than those in the NEC group (diabetes: 37.5% vs. 17.5%; type C lesions: 69.4% vs. 42.5%, respectively, all P<0.05). The left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in patients in the AEC group was lower than that in the NEC group [(60.6±10.0)% vs. (65.0±8.2)%, P=0.019]. Multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that history of diabetes and history of type C lesions were the independent risk factors for the declined exercise capacity in the MI patients after PCI revascularization (OR=3.14, 95%CI 1.167-8.362, P=0.023; OR=3.32, 95%CI 1.444-7.621, P<0.01). Among the MI patients with diabetes, the duration of diabetes in the AEC group was significantly longer than that in the NEC group[(7.7±3.6)years vs. (5.0±2.4)years] and the proportions of subjects reaching target levels of fasting plasma glucose (40.7% vs. 57.1%) and glycosylated hemoglobin A1c(HbA1c) (55.6% vs. 71.4%) in this group were significantly lower than those in the NEC group (all P<0.05). A multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that reaching HbA1c target was an independent predictor of improved exercise tolerance in MI patients with diabetes who received PCI (OR=2.518, 95%CI 1.395-7.022, P=0.021). No significant differences were observed in incidence of admission due to chest pain, re-revascularization and re-infarction between the two groups within 24 months after PCI between the groups. Conclusions Diabetes and type C lesions are independent risk factors of declined exercise capacity in patients with first myocardial infarction who received revascularization in acute state. Reaching target HbA1c is independent factor of improved exercise capacity in patients with myocardial infarction and diabetes.

This study investigated the development characteristics of Dermacentor everestianus under laboratory conditions. The time taken for D. everestianus to complete the whole life cycle was 110.2 days on average, and the average developmental durations of larvae and nymphs were 17.1 days and 29.5 days, respectively. The summation of the prefeeding, feeding, and preoviposition periods of females was 17.8 days, and the oviposition and egg incubation lasted for 18.1 days and 27.7 days, respectively. A highly positive correlation was observed between the weight of engorged female and the number of egg mass laid (r=0.947). The reproductive efficiency index and the reproductive fitness index were 7.1 and 6.1, respectively.
Dermacentor* ; Female ; Genetic Fitness ; Humans ; Larva ; Life Cycle Stages* ; Nymph ; Oviposition ; Ovum