Objective To examine the normal upper extremity arteries with the color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI) and do some measurements.Methods An examination was performed on 153 healthy volunteers and 306 upper extremity arteries.Each artery was divided into 7 segments.Hemodynamic and anatomical parameters in each segment were measured.Results The normal values of each segment were obtained successfully.The internal diameter and wall thickness of the upper extremity artery reduced and thinned,and the values of peak systolic velocity(PSV),acceleration(AC),pulsatility index(PI) decreased from the proximal arterial segments to the distal arterial segments ( P

Objective To investigate the value of pulmonary function tests in the diagnosis and treatment of children with refractory mycoplasmapneumoniae pneumonia.Methods The clinical data of 58 children with refractory mycoplasmapneumoniae pneumonia (RMPP) from May 2015 to February 2016 were retrospectively analyzed in the Department of Paediawics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University.They have done bronchoscopy and interventional therapy in the acute phase.Pulmonary function test was performed 24 hours before bronchoscope examinations.The endoscopic manifestation and pulmonary function data were analysed in the study.According to whether the mucosa of endoscopic manifestation is complete, fifty-eight cases were divided into mild group and severe group, record the pulmonary function indexes of each of the children.Results Severe group decreased than mild group, both of large airway pulmonary function in children with acute severe MPP (FVC, FEV1, PEF) and small airway index (FEF25, FEF50, FEF75, FEF25-75％), and the difference was significant(P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion In the acute phase, there may be different pulmonary function,such as, expressed as a normal, performance of the restrictive or obstructive ventilation dysfunction, performance ofrnixed ventilatory dysfunction, The most common one is the change of small airway function.The more severe of the endoscopic manifestation in RMPP acute phase, the more severe the same period of pulmonary function index decreased degree.The severity of RMPP in children can be predicted by the classification and severity of pulmonary function,it can be used as an important basis for the early identification of severe MPP.Pulmonary function indicators may further guide the need for bronchoscopy intervention treatment and to evaluate the curative effect.

To investigate the effects of electro-acupuncture at Shuigou (DU26) on latency and amplitude of motor evoked potential (MEP) in rats after cerebral infarction.

Objective To analyze the hemodynamic changes with color Doppler flow imaging(CDFI) after liver transplantation. Methods One hundred fifty-six patients with transplanted livers were included. Hepatic morphology and parenehyma was investigated with B-mode ultrasound, and the patency of hepatic anastomosis was assessed with CDFI. Hemodynamic parameters were also measured. Results It showed increased parenchyma echogenicity during the early period after liver transplantation. Hepatic hemodynamies changed as follows: peak systolic velocity of portal vein was high in the first day after operation, and then it progressively decreased; the peak systolic velocity of hepatic artery was not changed during the follow-up period;the resistance index of hepatic artery was a little higher in the first day after liver transplantation, then it decreased ( P<0.05 ). Conclusions CDFI is valuable in evaluating hepatic hemodynamic changes after liver transplantation.

Objective To explore the value of multislice CT (MSCT)in the diagnosis of complex congenital heart disease (FCHD)in children.Methods 41 children cases with clinical diagnosis of congenital heart disease were collected randomly.All the children were examined with MSCT and ultrasonic cardiogram(UCG)examination,and 20 cases were examined with cadioangiography(CAG) check.All the cases were confirmed by surgery.The results of Preoperative MSCT,UCG and the CAG heart examination diagnosis were compared with surgical diagnosis results.Results Surgery confirmed 225 deformities and 1 1 5 intracardiac malformations.In the intracardiacmal malformations,the accurate diagnostic rates of MSCT,UCG,the CAG were 92.2%,99.1% and 74.4%,respectively;With surgery confirmed 110 heart malformations,the accurate diagnostic rates of MSCT,UCG,the CAG were 98.2%,84.5%,96.2%,respec-tively.The combined use of MSCT and UCG confirmed 224 correct diagnoses,the diagnosis coincidence rate reached 99.6%;The check accuracy of MSCT was highter than UCG in congenital heart disease with heart malformations(χ2 =12.962,P <0.05),The differences has statistical significance.Conclusion The check accuracy of MSCT is better in the diagnosis of congenital heart disease.The joint application of MSCT and UCG can obviously improve the accuracy of the diagnosis of congenital heart disease and congenital anoma-lies.

Objective To evaluate the value of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography(CEUS)in the diagnosis of hepatic artery complications after liver transplantation.Methods Thirty-seven patients suspected of hepatic artery complications were examined by CEUS.Contrast agent was SonoVue and low mechanical index harmonic CEUS was performed.Results CEUS helped significantly improve flow visualization in hepatic artery(100%).After contrast agent injection,mean contrast material arrival time was(16.1±5.5)s in hepatic artery and(19.3±4.6)s in portal vein.The diagnostic accuracy of hepatic artery thrombosis(HAT)was improved from 86%(30/35)to 100%(35/35)with CEUS.In the HAT group,contrast material arrival time in portal vein was(13.6±4.6)s,shorter to that in group without HAT(P＜0.05).Hepatic artery pseudo-aneurysm was also showed in 2 patients with CEUS after liver transplantation.Conclusions CEUS is a useful technique in improving hepatic artery visualization,which contribute to diagnose hepatic artery complications after liver transplantation.

Objective To investigate the enhancement features of hepatic tumors between dynamic three-dimensional contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (3D-CEUS) and two-dimensional contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (2D-CEUS).MethodsTotally,65 patients with 67 focal liver lesions were examined with 2D-CEUS and dynamic 3D-CEUS.Enhancement patterns,sharpness or three-dimensional effect in different phases,definition of blood vessel in arterial phase and spatial relationships of tumor and vascularity of different hepatic tumors on the two imaging modes were compared statistically,the value of two modes in differential diagnosis of hepatic tumors was also evaluated.ResultsDynamic 3D-CEUS was similar to 2DCEUS with respect to enhancement patterns,sharpness or three-dimensional effect of tumor in arterial and portal phases( P ＞0.05).And there was no significant difference between the value of dynamic 3D-CEUS and 2D-CEUS in differential diagnosis of hepatic tumors:the sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value and negative predictive value were 98.0％,81.3 ％,94.3 ％ and 92.9％ for 3D-CEUS,and were 96.1％,81.3％,94.2％ and 86.7％ for 2D-CEUS,respectively.However,3D-CEUS was superior to 2D-CEUS in the display of definition of blood vessel in arterial phase,and spatial relationships of hepatic tumor and vascularity( P ＜0.05).ConclusionsDynamic 3D-CEUS is a useful technique in the differential diagnosis of hepatic tumors as well as 2D-CEUS,and dynamic 3D-CEUS displays the spatial relationship of hepatic tumors and vascularity more visually and effectively,which provides additional information in the diagnosis and therapy of hepatic tumors.

Objective To investigate the viability of virtual touch tissue quantification (VTQ)technique in the prediction of acute rejection in transplanted liver.Methods One hundred and eighteen patients enrolled in the study were categorized into four groups:normal control (n =31),cirrhosis ( n =29),transplanted liver with acute rejection (n =28),transplant liver without any complications (n =30).All the patients were confirmed by pathology or clinical results.The VTQ of right robe of liver was obtained by a ultrasound system with VTQ technique and the data was compared among the four groups.Results The VTQ was (1.10 ± 0.29)m/s,(1.33 ± 0.33) m/s,(1.81 ± 0.47) m/s and (2.12 ± 0.59) m/s in normal control,transplanted liver without any complications,transplanted liver with acute rejection and cirrhosis group,respectively.It was significantly different in all four groups (P＜0.01).Patients with acute rejection were associated with the increase of the VTQ values (P＜0.01).Using a cutoff of VTQ＞1.36 m/s measured in the transplanted liver for prediction of acute rejection,the sensitivity and specificity were 82.1％ and 68.2％.Conclusions VTQ technique may have some clinical value in evaluation the acute rejection in transplanted liver.

Objective To construct the recombinant protein AtlM ( rAtlM) of Staphylococcal au-reus through prokaryotic expression system and to investigate its antibacterial activity in vitro.Methods The specific primers were designed according to atlM gene sequence of Staphylococcal aureus recorded in Gen-Bank, and atlM gene was amplified by PCR from the Staphylococcal aureus strain (ATCC25923).The re-combinant plasmid pET-32а(+)/atlM was constructed and transformed into Transetta ( DE3 ) to express AtlM after induced by IPTG .The expressed protein AtlM was further analyzed by SDS-PAGE and purified by electroeluting of bag filter.The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of rAtlM to ATCC25923 and oxac-illin-resistant S.aureus strain were determined by the broth microdilution method .S.aureus ATCC25923 strain and oxacillin-resistant S.aureus strain (final concentration of 5×105 CFU/ml) were exposed to rAtlM (50 μg/ml) respectively to test its antibacterial activity in vitro.Results The recombinant protein AtlM was expressed and purified successfully with a relative molecular weight of 80 ×103 and a concentration of 1.25 mg/L.The MICs of rAtlM to ATCC25923 strain and oxacillin-resistant S.aureus strain were 8 μg/ml and 64 μg/ml, respectively.In vitro test showed that rAtlM had inhibitory effects on the growth of ATCC25923 strain and oxacillin-resistant S.aureus strain after 1 h of intervention (P=0.004 and P=0.026, respectively), which lasted to 5 h for ATCC25923 strain (P=0.012) and 3 h for oxacillin-resistant strain (P=0.001).Conclusion This study shows that rAtlM has a certain antibacterial effects on S.aureus ATCC25923 strain and oxacillin-resistant S.aureus strain, suggesting a possibility of serving as antimicrobial agent.

Objective To compare the differences of cardiac function and interstitial remodeling between diastolic heart failure(DHF) and systolic heart failure(SHF) rabbit models. Methods To establish DHF model with abdo-mial aorta constriction and SHF model with abdomial aorta constriction plus aortic insufficiency. The cardiac func-tion was examined by UCG parameters and homodynamic parameters. The collagen content was measured through hydroxyproline colorimetric assay and shown as collagen area(CA), collagen volume fraction(CVF) and area ratio of Ⅰ to Ⅲ type collagen with PSR. Results Compared with control group, there were significantly increased thick-ness and stiffness of myocardium, impaired diastolic function but normal ejection fraction (EF), and significantly increased collagen content, CA, CVF and area ratio of Ⅰ to Ⅲ type collagen in DHF group; heart chamber was sig-nificantly enlarged, systolic function decreased, and collagen content, CA, CVF significantly increased, but ratio of Ⅰ to Ⅲ type collagen decreased in SHF group(P <0.05 or P <0.01). Conclusion DHF and SHF rabbit mod-els were established successfully, which can simulate clinical profiles and provide technical support to future re-search.