Objective To investigate the value of fractional-order calculus(FROC)and continuous-time random-walk(CTRW)diffusion models based on readout segmentation of long variable echo-trains(RESOLVE)in identifying benign and malignant lesions in the head and neck.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 61 patients pathologically confirmed head and neck lesions,including 19 benign lesions(BL)and 42 malignant lesions(ML).The ML were further divided into a lymphoma subgroup(LS)with 9 cases(14 lesions)and a non-lymphoma malignant lesion subgroup(MLS)with 33 cases.The parameters of DFROC,βFROC,μFROC,DCTRW,αCTRW and βCTRW were obtained from the two diffusion models;Independent sample t-tests or U tests were used to compare the differences in each parameter between benign and malignant groups and among various subgroups,and the receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was used to analyze the diagnostic efficacy of each parameter.Area under the curve(AUC)was compared by DeLong test.Results DFROC,μFROC,DCTRW and αCTRW showed significant differences between benign and malignant,BL and LS,BL and MLS and LS and MLS,with αCTRW showed the highest diagnostic efficacy;βFROC showed differences between BL and LS,BL and MLS,whileβCTRW did not show differences between benign and malignant groups,and among subgroups.Conclusion FROC and CTRW diffusion models based on RESOLVE can distinguish between benign and malignant head and neck lesions with multiple parameters,and provide metrics reflecting tissue heterogeneity.

Objective To investigate the value of fractional-order calculus(FROC)and continuous-time random-walk(CTRW)diffusion models based on readout segmentation of long variable echo-trains(RESOLVE)in identifying benign and malignant lesions in the head and neck.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 61 patients pathologically confirmed head and neck lesions,including 19 benign lesions(BL)and 42 malignant lesions(ML).The ML were further divided into a lymphoma subgroup(LS)with 9 cases(14 lesions)and a non-lymphoma malignant lesion subgroup(MLS)with 33 cases.The parameters of DFROC,βFROC,μFROC,DCTRW,αCTRW and βCTRW were obtained from the two diffusion models;Independent sample t-tests or U tests were used to compare the differences in each parameter between benign and malignant groups and among various subgroups,and the receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was used to analyze the diagnostic efficacy of each parameter.Area under the curve(AUC)was compared by DeLong test.Results DFROC,μFROC,DCTRW and αCTRW showed significant differences between benign and malignant,BL and LS,BL and MLS and LS and MLS,with αCTRW showed the highest diagnostic efficacy;βFROC showed differences between BL and LS,BL and MLS,whileβCTRW did not show differences between benign and malignant groups,and among subgroups.Conclusion FROC and CTRW diffusion models based on RESOLVE can distinguish between benign and malignant head and neck lesions with multiple parameters,and provide metrics reflecting tissue heterogeneity.

Objective To explore the track of professional identity of undergraduate nursing students,so as to provide reference for improving their professional identity and reducing the brain drain of nursing students.Methods In-depth interviews were conducted with 12 undergraduate nursing students,and the data were analyzed by grounded theory.Results One core category is the track of professional identity,and five categories are the reasons of major choice,inherent professional cognition,systematic learning improvement,practical experience change and career choice inclination.Conclusion Inherent professional cognition may run through all stages of nursing stu-dents'professional identity.Systematic study and clinical practice will change nursing students'professional iden-tity,and professional identity is no longer a sufficient and necessary condition for determining nursing students'career choice.Nursing educators and nursing managers should understand the track of nursing students'profes-sional identity,improve their professional identity,reduce the brain drain of nursing talents and promote the stabili-ty of nurses.

Purpose To evaluate the differential diagnostic value of conventional ultrasound in the ureteral polyps and ureteral carcinoma via continuous observation.Materials and Methods The conventional ultrasound of patients with ureteral polyps and ureteral carcinoma treated in Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital were retrospectively analyzed from June 2015 to June 2022.According to the pathological results,all participants were divided into the ureteral polyp group(98 cases)and the ureteral carcinoma group(151 cases).All clinical and ultrasound data were recorded,and the differences of echo,blood flow and peristalsis were compared between the two groups.Results There were significant differences in ureteral peristalsis,color Doppler flow distribution,periureteral tissue thickening,increased echo,and hydronephrosis(χ2=197.50,138.89,26.97,36.13,all P<0.05)between the two groups.Low echo was predominant in both groups[67(68.37)vs.114(75.50)],with no significant difference(χ2=1.52,P>0.05).In the ureteral polyp group,67 cases were found in the upper ureter,89 cases were observed continuously with common peristalsis,and 73 cases with color blood flow were mostly central blood flow,while in the ureteral cancer group,85 cases were found in the middle and lower ureter,148 cases showed almost no peristalsis,and 122 cases with color blood flow were mostly peripheral blood flow.Conclusion There are some differences in clinical features such as the location as well as whether hydronephrosis between ureteral polyps and carcinoma.Peristalsis can provide the differential diagnosis for ureteral polyps and ureteral carcinoma via continuous observation.

Thyroid carcinoma is closely related to environmental factors. Gene mutations and molecular biological changes of gland tissue caused by environmental changes are important factors inducing thyroid carcinoma. Although the molecular mechanism of thyroid carcinoma has not been fully elucidated,increasingly specific genetic changes and molecular markers for thyroid carcinoma have been discovered with the development of molecular biology techniques. This article reviews the recent progresses on the etiology,specific molecular markers,diagnosis and targeted therapies of thyroid carcinoma,so as to provide theoretical support for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of thyroid carcinoma.

Objective To explore the track of professional identity of undergraduate nursing students,so as to provide reference for improving their professional identity and reducing the brain drain of nursing students.Methods In-depth interviews were conducted with 12 undergraduate nursing students,and the data were analyzed by grounded theory.Results One core category is the track of professional identity,and five categories are the reasons of major choice,inherent professional cognition,systematic learning improvement,practical experience change and career choice inclination.Conclusion Inherent professional cognition may run through all stages of nursing stu-dents'professional identity.Systematic study and clinical practice will change nursing students'professional iden-tity,and professional identity is no longer a sufficient and necessary condition for determining nursing students'career choice.Nursing educators and nursing managers should understand the track of nursing students'profes-sional identity,improve their professional identity,reduce the brain drain of nursing talents and promote the stabili-ty of nurses.

Objective To explore the track of professional identity of undergraduate nursing students,so as to provide reference for improving their professional identity and reducing the brain drain of nursing students.Methods In-depth interviews were conducted with 12 undergraduate nursing students,and the data were analyzed by grounded theory.Results One core category is the track of professional identity,and five categories are the reasons of major choice,inherent professional cognition,systematic learning improvement,practical experience change and career choice inclination.Conclusion Inherent professional cognition may run through all stages of nursing stu-dents'professional identity.Systematic study and clinical practice will change nursing students'professional iden-tity,and professional identity is no longer a sufficient and necessary condition for determining nursing students'career choice.Nursing educators and nursing managers should understand the track of nursing students'profes-sional identity,improve their professional identity,reduce the brain drain of nursing talents and promote the stabili-ty of nurses.

Objective To explore the track of professional identity of undergraduate nursing students,so as to provide reference for improving their professional identity and reducing the brain drain of nursing students.Methods In-depth interviews were conducted with 12 undergraduate nursing students,and the data were analyzed by grounded theory.Results One core category is the track of professional identity,and five categories are the reasons of major choice,inherent professional cognition,systematic learning improvement,practical experience change and career choice inclination.Conclusion Inherent professional cognition may run through all stages of nursing stu-dents'professional identity.Systematic study and clinical practice will change nursing students'professional iden-tity,and professional identity is no longer a sufficient and necessary condition for determining nursing students'career choice.Nursing educators and nursing managers should understand the track of nursing students'profes-sional identity,improve their professional identity,reduce the brain drain of nursing talents and promote the stabili-ty of nurses.

Objective To explore the track of professional identity of undergraduate nursing students,so as to provide reference for improving their professional identity and reducing the brain drain of nursing students.Methods In-depth interviews were conducted with 12 undergraduate nursing students,and the data were analyzed by grounded theory.Results One core category is the track of professional identity,and five categories are the reasons of major choice,inherent professional cognition,systematic learning improvement,practical experience change and career choice inclination.Conclusion Inherent professional cognition may run through all stages of nursing stu-dents'professional identity.Systematic study and clinical practice will change nursing students'professional iden-tity,and professional identity is no longer a sufficient and necessary condition for determining nursing students'career choice.Nursing educators and nursing managers should understand the track of nursing students'profes-sional identity,improve their professional identity,reduce the brain drain of nursing talents and promote the stabili-ty of nurses.

Objective To explore the track of professional identity of undergraduate nursing students,so as to provide reference for improving their professional identity and reducing the brain drain of nursing students.Methods In-depth interviews were conducted with 12 undergraduate nursing students,and the data were analyzed by grounded theory.Results One core category is the track of professional identity,and five categories are the reasons of major choice,inherent professional cognition,systematic learning improvement,practical experience change and career choice inclination.Conclusion Inherent professional cognition may run through all stages of nursing stu-dents'professional identity.Systematic study and clinical practice will change nursing students'professional iden-tity,and professional identity is no longer a sufficient and necessary condition for determining nursing students'career choice.Nursing educators and nursing managers should understand the track of nursing students'profes-sional identity,improve their professional identity,reduce the brain drain of nursing talents and promote the stabili-ty of nurses.