1.Pharmacokinetic parameters of dynamic contrast enhanced MRI in differential diagnosis of primary central nervous system lymphoma and glioblastoma
Yu ZHANG ; Qian ZHANG ; Xiangwei LUO ; Xuefei DENG ; Youzhi ZHU
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology 2017;33(11):1630-1635
Objective To explore the difference of pharmacokinetic parameters derived from dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) MRI between primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) and glioblastoma (GBM).Methods Data of 17 patients with PCNSL and 21 patients with GBM were retrospectively analyzed.All patients underwent DCE MRI.The pharmacokinetic parameters (K,Kep,Ve) and the initial (60 s) area under the Gd concentration-time curve (iAUC) of peri-tumoral parenchymas (PT),enhancement tumors (ET) and contralateral normal parenchyma (NP) were obtained.The differences of various parameters were compared among different regions of PCNSL and GBM using one-way ANOVA.The differences of various parameters of PT,ET and NP were compared using independent samples t-test.Results There were statistical differences of K,Kep in ET,Kep in PT between PCNSL and GBM patients (all P<0.05),as well as of K,Kep,Ve,iAUC in PCNSL and GBM patients between ET and PT (all P<0.05).However,K and Kepof PT showed statistical differences compared with those of NP in GBM patients (both P<0.05),so did Ktrans between PT and NP in PCSL patients (P<0.05).Conclusion The pharmacokinetic parameters derived from DCE MRI based on extended Tofts Linear can promote differential diagnosis between PCNSL and GBM.
2.Comparison of CT features of severe and non-severe coronavirus disease 2019 at admission
Yu ZHANG ; Xiangwei LUO ; Xin CHEN ; Qian ZHANG ; Tian QIN ; Youzhi ZHU
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2020;19(10):900-904
Forty-one patients with COVID-19 (22 males and 19 females with the age of 24~94 years) from February to March 2020 were enrolled in the study, including 15 severe or critically ill cases (severe group) and 26 moderate cases (non-severe group). The CT findings of intrapulmonary lesions at admission were evaluated and compared between severe and non-severe groups. There were significant difference between severe and non-severe groups in the aspects of the presence or absence of pure ground-glass opacity (GGO) (χ 2=10.791), GGO with focal consolidation (χ 2=5.512), sheet consolidation (χ 2=27.359), crazy paving sign (χ 2=8.343), thickening of the bronchial wall (χ 2=14.473), air bronchogram sign (χ 2=4.977), and pleural effusion (χ 2=6.561), all P<0.05. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that range of lesion involvement was a relevant factor for severe cases( OR=0.029,95 %CI:0.001-0.647, P=0.026). The study indicates that CT features are diverse in COVID-19 patients; there is lack of pure GGO, but more GGO with focal consolidation. The appearance of sheet consolidation and crazy paving sign and wide-range of lesion involvement and pleural effusion in CT findings may be indications for severe COVID-19.
3.Summary of best evidence for management of labor course induced by oxytocin drip in term pregnancy
Fengming TU ; Libo LUO ; Peihong WANG ; Xiangwei CHENG ; Caixia XIONG ; Fenfen YU ; Xike BAN ; Mengjie YOU ; Chen FANG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2022;38(33):2600-2606
Objective:To search, evaluate and summarize the best evidences related to induction of labor by oxytocin infusion in pregnant women with full-term pregnancy, and to provide reference for clinical practice in order to reduce the complications during labor, such as the proportion of instrument delivery, prolonged labor duration, uterine rupture, postpartum hemorrhage, etc. Standardize the management process of induction of labor with oxytocin, improve the satisfaction of pregnant women to participate in the decision of induction of labor, and improve the outcome of the newborn.Methods:Take the evidence-based nursing method, in view of the full-term pregnancy pregnant women oxytocin drip induced labor evidence-based labor management problems, nearly 10 years related literature retrieval from January 1st 2011 to April 9th, 2021, the Australian JBI evidence-based health care center of literature quality evaluation criteria and evidence classification system, all kinds of research evaluation and classification of retrieval.Results:Early detection to 340 articles, and eventually into 9 articles, including 1 clinical decision, 6 guides, 2 pieces of system evaluation. Totally 45 pieces evidences related to induction of labor by oxytocin infusion in pregnant women with full-term pregnancy were sumarized, including induced labor time, oxytocin side effects, induced labor before evaluation, induced labor of guardianship, infusion solution, such as health education, and other seven aspects.Conclusions:The present study summarized 45 pieces of best evidence on the management of labor induced by oxytocin infusion during term pregnancy, which provided some evidence-based basis for midwives, obstetric nurses and managers. Through the application of the best evidence, it is beneficial to improve the outcome of pregnant women in the neonatal perinatal period, standardize the process of inducing labor with oxytocin, and improve the quality of obstetric care.
4.Quantitative study of T2*mapping on knee joint cartilage and subchondral bone of new recruits before and after intensive training
Wei SONG ; Yu ZHANG ; Xiao WANG ; Qian ZHANG ; Deli TAN ; Xiangwei LUO ; Yinfeng QIAN
Journal of Practical Radiology 2024;40(5):776-780
Objective To explore the value of T2*mapping in quantitatively evaluate changes in knee joint cartilage and subchon-dral bone of new recruits before and after intensive training.Methods MRI scans of the right knee joint were performed three times on 20 new recruits:before intensive training,after one week of intensive training,and after one month of rest.The knee joint cartilage was divided into six regions:lateral femur(LF),medial femur(MF),lateral tibia(LT),medial tibia(MT),patella cartilage(PC),and trochlea cartilage(TC).Using the posterior angle of the meniscus as a boundary,LF and MF were divided into the cLF/cMF and pLF/pMF.Divid-ed into superficial zone(SZ)cartilage and deep zone(DZ)cartilage based on a thickness of 1/2 of the cartilage.The subchondral bone was divided into superficial bone(SB)within 5 mm of the joint cartilage,and deep bone(DB)within 6-10 mm of the joint cartilage.The T2*values of each region of cartilage and subchondral bone were evaluated through region of interest(ROI)analysis.Single fac-tor analysis of variance was used to compare the changes in T2*values.The LSD test method was used for inter-group comparison.Results After one week of intensive training,MT-SZ,cMF-SZ,PC-SZ,TC-SZ were significantly higher than before intensive training(P<0.05).After one month of rest,there was no statistically significant difference in the T2*value of the cartilage area compared with before intensive training(P>0.05).There was a trend of"rising first and then falling".There was no statistically signifi-cant difference in the T2*value of subchondral bone of the knee joint before intensive training and after one week of intensive training(P>0.05).Compared with after one month of rest,except for cLF-DB,pLF-DB,trochlea cartilage-deep bone(TC-DB),the T2*value of the subchondral bone of the remaining knee joint increased before intensive training and after one week of intensive training,with sta-tistically significant differences(P<0.05).Conclusion T2*mapping can display the changes in the ultrastructure and biochemical components of joint cartilage and subchondral bone after the new recruits intensive training,detect early injuries and conduct non-invasive quantitative evaluation.
5.The application value of MR diffusion tensor imaging in assessing the impact of march training on the thigh muscles of recruits
Yu ZHANG ; Xiaogang WANG ; Wei SONG ; Chao WANG ; Zi MO ; Xuejian ZHANG ; Xiangwei LUO
Journal of Practical Radiology 2024;40(12):2017-2020
Objective To explore the value of MR diffusion tensor imaging(DTI)in evaluating the effect of march training on the thigh muscles of recruits.Methods DTI scans of the right thigh were performed three times in forty recruits:before and after the march training and one month after the rest.Fractional anisotropy(FA)was measured on the cross-sectional images of the thigh muscles,including rectus femoris(RF),vastus medialis(VM),vastus lateralis(VL),vastus intermedius(VI),gracilis muscle(GM),sartorius muscle(SM),semitendinosus muscle(STM),semimembranosus muscle(SMM),long head of biceps femoris(LHBF)and short head of biceps femoris(SHBF).The percentage changes in FA values of each muscle after the training and rest were calculated.Paired samplet-tests were used to analyze the differences in FA among the thigh muscles at different time points,and one-way ANOVA was used to analyze the differences in the percentage changes of FA among the thigh muscles after the training and rest.Results Compared to pre-training,the FA values of all thigh muscles significantly decreased after the training,with statistical differences(P<0.05).After the rest,the FA values of all thigh muscles recovered,but statistical differences remained in RF(P<0.001),VM(P<0.001),VL(P=0.001),STM(P=0.046),and LHBF(P=0.013).After the training and rest,the FA values of the recruits'thigh muscles showed a"decreasing first and then increasing"trend.There were statistical differences in the percentage changes of FA after the training and the recovery percentages of FA after the rest among the thigh muscles(P<0.001,P<0.001).Conclusion DTI may reflect the ultra-structure changes in the thigh muscles of recruits after the march training and provide a quantitative and noninvasive assessment of muscle micro-injuries.
6.Efficacy,safety and cost-effectiveness evaluation of voriconazole original and generic drugs
Ganling TANG ; Xiangwei XIE ; Xiandan LUO ; Yanli LU ; Huixian JIANG ; Jingyi LI ; Xiaoman HUANG ; Hongliang ZHANG
China Pharmacy 2024;35(7):831-836
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of generic drugs and original drugs of voriconazole. METHODS The information of patients who used voriconazole generic drugs selected in National Centralized Drug Procurement (generic drug group) or non-selected original drugs (original drug group) in the treatment of fungal infection was collected from the our hospital. The propensity score matching was carried out to eliminate bias. The comprehensive efficacy was evaluated according to clinical efficacy, image findings and microbiological test, and stratified analysis of different populations was conducted based on fungal species, underlying diseases, etc., the efficacy of different stratifications was evaluated. Evaluation of safety was performed by using the incidence of adverse reactions. The total cost, defined daily doses (DDDs) and defined daily dose cost (DDDc) were used to evaluate the cost-effectiveness. RESULTS A total of 436 patients were included, and there were 190 patients in each group after matching. In terms of efficacy, the effective rates of voriconazole generic drugs and original drugs were 62.63% and 59.47% (P=0.528); in terms of safety, the incidence of adverse reactions caused by generic drugs and original drugs of voriconazole was 13.68% and 7.89%, respectively(P=0.069). In terms of cost-effectiveness, the average total cost of generic drugs was 4 636.26 yuan, and that of original drugs was 8 613.20 yuan (P<0.001). After the implementation of National Centralized Drug Procurement, replacement rate of generic drugs increased to 87.30%, and DDDc decreased by 59.08%. CONCLUSIONS The efficacy and safety of voriconazole generic drugs are similar to those of original drugs in the treatment of fungal infection, and it is more cost-effective in terms of treatment cost.
7.Safety and effectiveness of proximal aortic repair versus total arch replacement for the treatment of acute type A aortic dissection: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Dazhi LI ; Xiangwei LI ; Feng PANG ; Jinlong LUO ; Xin DENG ; Ze ZHANG ; Xinhong HE ; Kequan WEI
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2023;30(04):605-613
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of proximal aortic repair (PAR) versus total arch replacement (TAR) for treatment of acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD). Methods An electronic search was conducted for clinical controlled studies on PAR versus TAR for patients with ATAAD published in Medline via PubMed, EMbase, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Wanfang Database and CNKI since their inception up to April 30, 2022. The quality of each study included was assessed by 2 evaluators and the necessary data were extracted. STATA 16 software was used to perform statistical analysis of the available data. Results A total of 28 cohort studies involving 7 923 patients with ATAAD were included in this meta-analysis, of whom 5 710 patients received PAR and 2 213 patients underwent TAR, and 96.43% of the studies (27/28) were rated as high quality. The meta-analysis results showed that: (1) patients who underwent PAR had lower incidences of 30 d mortality [RR=0.62, 95%CI (0.50, 0.77), P<0.001], in-hospital mortality [RR=0.64, 95%CI (0.54, 0.77), P<0.001], and neurologic deficiency after surgery [RR=0.84, 95%CI (0.72, 0.98), P=0.032] than those who received TAR; (2) the cardiopulmonary bypass time [WMD=–52.07, 95%CI (–74.19, –29.94), P<0.001], circulatory arrest time [WMD=–10.14, 95%CI (–15.02, –5.26), P<0.001], and operation time [WMD=–101.68, 95%CI (–178.63, –24.73), P<0.001] were significantly shorter in PAR than those in TAR; (3) there was no statistical difference in mortality after discharge, rate of over 5-year survival, renal failure after surgery and re-intervention, volume of red blood cells transfusion and fresh-frozen plasma transfusion, or hospital stay between two surgical procedures. Conclusion Compared with TAR, PAR has a shorter operation time and lower early and in-hospital mortality, but there is no difference in long-term outcomes or complications between the two procedures for patients with ATAAD.