Objective To evaluate the value of spatio-temporal, image correlation (STIC) in prenatal diagnosis of complex heart malformations.Methods STIC was used to examine 25 fetuses with 20-30 weeks of gestation who were doubted with complex heart malformations prospectively by two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography.Dynamic three-dimensional imaging was achieved by postprocessing technique with STIC across the entire fetal heart and thorax.An offline analysis of the acquired volume was carried out to examine the fetal cardiac anatomy with multiplanar mode, surface rendering and minimum mode.The results of prenatal diagnosiswere compared with postnatal color Doppler and surgical findings.Results Successful STIC volume datasets were obtained in all 25 fetuses.The findings of all 25 fetus with complex heart malformations included double outlet of right ventricle in 1 case, truncus arteriosus in 1 case, complete transposition of the great arteries in 3 cases,corrected transposition of the great arteries in 1 case, complete endocardial cushion defect in 4 cases, hypoplastic right ventricle syndrome in 1 case, hypoplastic left heart syndrome in 2 cases, tricuspid atresia in 1 case,pulmonary atresia in 1 case, tetralogy of Fallot in 3 cases, single atrium in 1 case, single atrium and single ventrium in 4 cases,in 1 case, atrial septal defect and ventricular septal defect with coronary sinus dilatation in 1 case.The major diagnoses derived from STIC in 23 of 25 cases were consistent with the results of postnatal color Doppler and surgical findings.Conclusions STIC can provide more accurate information of structures of complex fetal heart malformations and has great value in pregnant prognosis.

Objective To evaluate the value of high frequency ultrasound in the postoperative rehabilitation treatment of rotator cuff tear.MethodsEighty-seven patients suspected as rotator cuff tear were detected by ultrasound.Fifty four patients suffered from part or entire tear were gone under the knife.Twenty-seven patients were control group with the autonomic functional training,the other twenty-seven patients were rehabilitation group with the regular rehabilitation training,Clinical functional and ultrasound scoring were performed through the two groups to evaluate the effects of rehabilitation treatment.Efficacy evaluation assessments were taken one year after operation.ResultsThe clinical symptoms were consistent with the ultrasonographic results in different time after operation.The clinical functional and ultrasound scores in rehabilitation group had no statistical difference with control group when 2 and 4 weeks after operation (P ＞ 0.05),the clinical functional and ultrasound scores in rehabilitation group were better than control group when 8,12 and 16 weeks after operation( P＜0.05 or P＜0.01 ).The efficacy evaluation assessments in rehabilitation group were much better than control group(P＜0.01).ConclusionsHigh frequency ultrasound has great significance in the postoperative rehabilitation treatment of rotator cuff tear.

Objective To investigate the effect of cartilage acetabular ,glenoid labrum and acetabular tissue on closed reduction of developmental dysplasia of hip ( DDH ) by analyzing the outcomes of the ultrasound measurement on DDH before and after Pavik Harness treatment . Methods Graf method was used in ultrasound measurement before the treatment . Position of cartilaginous acetabulum and glenoid labrum and displacement direction of femoral head in 31 patients with hip dislocations ( type D ,type Ⅲ ,typeⅣ ,36 hips) were recorded . T he follow‐up testing with ultrasound measurement on the inside of the hip were performed after 1 －2 weeks of Pavik Harness treatment . M ediolateral dimension ,anteroposterior dimension and the area of maximum section of acetabular tissue were measured . Reduction effects were evaluated . Results T he success rate of reduction of dislocation hips with cartilaginous acetabulum on the head orientation was obviously higher than that on the foot orientation( P ＜0 .000 1) . T he success rate of reduction of dislocation hips with glenoid labrum on the head orientation was obviously higher than that on the foot orientation ( P ＝ 0 .001 6 ) . T here was a statistically significant difference in the success rate of different types of hip dislocation ( type D , type Ⅲ , type Ⅳ ) ( P＝ 0 .002 7 ) . T here were statistically significant differences in mediolateral dimension ,anteroposterior dimension and the area of maximum section of acetabular tissue between the reduction group and the group without dislocation ,the irreducible group and the group without dislocation ,the irreducible group and the reduction group ( P ＜ 0 .01) . Conclusions Ultrasonography is of great significance in the diagnosis and treatment of children with DDH . T he position of hip cartilaginous acetabulum and glenoid labrum ,types of hip dislocation and the volume of acetabular tissue have important effects on the success of the closed reduction .