Objective To investigate the reliable parameters of the efficacy of CRT on patients with CHF evaluated by 3D-STI. Methods Thirty-six patients with CHF were performed by three-dimensional speckle tracking imaging (3D-STI) before and at one week, one month and three months after CRT, respectively. The left ventricular end systolic volume (3D-LVESV), the left ventricular ejection fraction (3D-LVEF) and the left ventricular dys-synchrony parameters which include the standard deviation of time to peak (AT-SD) and the maximum difference of time to peak (AT-Dif) of radial strain, circumferential strain and area tracking in the 16 left ventricular segments and the changes of 3D-LVESV, 3D-LVEF (ΔLVEF), AT-SD (ΔAT-SD) and AT-Dif (ΔAT-Dif) at 3 months after CRT were determined. Forty normal volunteers as the controls were performed 3D-STI only once. Results AT-SD, AT-Dif of three kinds of strain, LVESV of the patients in both effective and non-effective groups were significantly higher than those in the control group before CRT (P < 0.05). AT-SD, AT-Dif of three kinds of strain in the CRT effective group were significantly higher than those in the CRT non-effective group , whereas 3D-LVESV and 3D-LVEF were not significantly different between these two groups before CRT. For the CRT effective group, one week after CRT, all of the left ventricular dyssynchrony parameters were decreased (P < 0.05, respectively). For the CRT non-effective group, the changes of total assessment parameters after CRT were not significant (P > 0.05). ΔAT-SD and ΔAT-Dif were negatively correlated with ΔLVEF. Conclusion 3D-STI can efficiently evaluate the short-term efficacy of CRT , and the area tracking is a reliable parameter to predict and assess CRT efficacy.

Objective To investigate the correlation between intraoperative ultrasonographic features and expression of immunohistochemical markers in patients with glioma.Methods Totally 116 patients with glioma confirmed pathologically were collected.Ultrasonic features were observed,including the main site of the tumor,maximum diameter,border,cystic degeneration,calcification,the degree of peritumoral edema and CDFI blood flow classification,and the correlation between ultrasonographic features and immunohistochemical results such as Ki-67 and isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) was analyzed.Results Univariate analysis showed that the border,peritumoral edema and CDFI blood flow were significantly different between negative and positive Ki-67 expression patients (P＜ 0.01).The border,cystic degeneration and peritumoral edema were distinct between negative and positive IDH1 patients (P＜0.01).Multivariate analysis showed that gliomas with clear border,high degree of peritumoral edema and rich CDFI blood flow tended to show positive Ki-67 expression,while those with vague border,low degree of peritumoral edema were frequently accompanied by positive IDH1 expression.Conclusion The border of gliomas,peritumoral edema and blood flow showed on ultrasonography may predict the expression of Ki-67 and IDH1.It is of great significance for preliminary evaluation on biological behaviors and prognosis of the tumors before surgical operation.

Objective To observe the ultrasonographic findings of patients with basal ganglia hemorrhage by transcranial color-code sonography ( TCCS) and contrast-enhanced transcranial color-code sonography (CE-TCCS) ,and to evaluate the clinical value of TCCS and CE-TCCS in assessing the cerebral perfusion with basal ganglia hemorrhage . Methods Eighty-two patients with basal ganglia hemorrhage were selected ,and hematoma was seen in 58 patients (70 .7％ ) . Forty-six cases of bilateral TCCS with clear display of basal ganglia through temporal window were selected . CE-TCCS was used to observe cerebral perfusion of edema zone ,edema zone edge and peripheral brain parenchyma . Results The bilateral rate displayed by TCCS was 79 .3％ . Among 58 cases ,30 cases had ventricular compression ,14 cases had hematoma rupture into ventricle ,8 cases had midline displacement ,and 10 cases had no complication change . The cerebral perfusion in edema areas around hematoma was reduced by CE-TCCS ,but the degree of reduction was different . There were reduced in a step-like manner in the cerebral perfusion from edema zone and edema zone edge to peripheral brain tissue . Conclusions CE-TCCS is a new method for clinical diagnosis and monitoring the progress of treatments of cerebral hematoma .