1.Spatial radiomics model for identifying supratentorial pilocytic astrocytoma and ganglioglioma based on MRI
Tianliang ZHAN ; Jianrui LI ; Qiang XU ; Zhizheng ZHUO ; Junjie LI ; Haohui CHEN ; Ya'ou LIU ; Zhiqiang ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2024;58(12):1381-1387
Objective:To construct a spatial radiomics model based on the spatial distribution characteristics of supratentorial pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) and ganglioglioma (GG) and to evaluate its differential diagnosis efficiency.Methods:The study was a cross-sectional study. A retrospective collection of 244 patients with episodic PA and GG who attended Beijing Tiantan Hospital of Capital Medical University (Center 1) from June 2016 to June 2022 and 116 patients with episodic PA and GG who attended General Hospital of Eastern Theater Command (Center 2) from March 2019 to October 2022 was performed. The patients in Center 1 were divided into a training set (171 patients) and a validation set (73 patients) in a 7∶3 ratio according to the random number table method, and the patients in Center 2 as a whole were regarded as test sets. All patients underwent MRI. Segmentation of tumor based on enhanced T 1WI and T 2WI images, alignment to standard space to generate a statistical parametric mapping of tumor locations and intergroup comparison was conducted. The Johns Hopkins University template was used to extract 189 tumor location features to construct a spatial model of tumor location; PyRadiomic 3.0.1 software was used to extract tumor radiomics features to construct a radiomics model; and the two models were fused to construct a spatial radiomics model. The efficacy of spatial radiomics model, spatial model, and radiomics model to discriminate PA from GG was analyzed using receiver operating characteristic curves and area under the curve (AUC). The generalization ability of the model was assessed by the difference in accuracy between the test sets and the validation sets (ΔACC). The clinical utility of the model was compared using clinical decision curves and calibration curves. Results:The statistical parametric mapping of lesions showed that supratentorial PA was vulnerable to medial structure areas such as suprasellar region, thalamus, basal ganglia and frontal lobe, temporal lobe, parietal lobe. GG was mainly distributed in bilateral temporal lobes, as well as frontal lobe, occipital lobe and parietal lobe. The AUCs of spatial radiomics model, radiomics model and spatial model to identify PA and GG in the test set were 0.876, 0.785, and 0.819, with accuracies of 77.59%, 72.41%, and 77.14%, respectively, and ΔACCs in the test set and validation set were 11.6%, 15.43%, and 6.94%, respectively. The clinical decision curves showed an overall greater clinical benefit of the spatial radiomics model compared with the conventional radiomics model and spatial model.Conclusion:Spatial radiomics model containing spatial information on lesion location can improve the diagnostic efficacy of supratentorial PA and GG, and enhance the generalization of the prediction model.
2.Bispecific prodrug nanoparticles circumventing multiple immune resistance mechanisms for promoting cancer immunotherapy.
Jiayi YE ; Bo HOU ; Fangmin CHEN ; Shunan ZHANG ; Muya XIONG ; Tianliang LI ; Yechun XU ; Zhiai XU ; Haijun YU
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2022;12(6):2695-2709
Cancer immunotherapy is impaired by the intrinsic and adaptive immune resistance. Herein, a bispecific prodrug nanoparticle was engineered for circumventing immune evasion of the tumor cells by targeting multiple immune resistance mechanisms. A disulfide bond-linked bispecific prodrug of NLG919 and JQ1 (namely NJ) was synthesized and self-assembled into a prodrug nanoparticle, which was subsequently coated with a photosensitizer-modified and tumor acidity-activatable diblock copolymer PHP for tumor-specific delivery of NJ. Upon tumor accumulation via passive tumor targeting, the polymeric shell was detached for facilitating intracellular uptake of the bispecific prodrug. NJ was then activated inside the tumor cells for releasing JQ1 and NLG919 via glutathione-mediated cleavage of the disulfide bond. JQ1 is a bromodomain-containing protein 4 inhibitor for abolishing interferon gamma-triggered expression of programmed death ligand 1. In contrast, NLG919 suppresses indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase 1-mediated tryptophan consumption in the tumor microenvironment, which thus restores robust antitumor immune responses. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) was performed to elicit antitumor immunogenicity by triggering immunogenic cell death of the tumor cells. The combination of PDT and the bispecific prodrug nanoparticle might represent a novel strategy for blockading multiple immune evasion pathways and improving cancer immunotherapy.
3. Comparison of intranasal dexmedetomidine and oral chloral hydrate administration for deep sedation in children: a meta-analysis
Tianliang HOU ; Long YANG ; Yewei ZHU ; Yanhua WANG ; Chunling CHEN
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2020;19(2):122-126
Objective:
To compare the effect of intranasal dexmedetomidine and oral chloral hydrate in deep sedation of children.
Methods:
The Pubmed, EMBase, CENTRAL (Issue 4, 2018), Web of science, CBM, Wanfang Data, CNKI and VIP databases from the inception to January 2019 were searched. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with dexmedetomidine and chloral hydrate as interventions were included and the data were analyzed by RevMam 5.3 and Stata 12.0 software. The success rate of deep sedation, the indicator of sedation onset time, the recovery time, the incidence of vomiting and bradycardia were compared.
Results:
A total of 7 RCTs involving 1 007 patients were included for analysis. The results showed that the success rate of deep sedation (
4.Research updates on surgical treatments for portal hvpertension
Jinwei YANG ; Zhen MA ; Jike HU ; Tianliang SONG ; Xiaohong LIU ; Chunyu GENG ; Zhijian HAN ; Yumin LI ; Hao CHEN
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2017;23(9):640-645
Portal hypertension is a common clinical syndrome in chronic liver disease,such as schistosomiasis,portal vein occlusion cirrhosis and so on,which can be diagnosed when the hepatic venous pressure gradient is (HVPG) > 5 mmHg (1 mmHg =0.133 kPa).It could lead to gastroesophageal varicose veins rupture,ascites,spontaneous bacterial peritonitis,hepatorenal syndrome,hepatopulmonary syndrome,hepatic encephalopathy and some other serious complications,and is the primary death cause in cirrhosis and liver transplantation.The development of portal hypertension has experienced 4 phases ineluding the research about portal hypertension related theories and animal trial phase,preclinical tests and data accumulation phase,devascularization and shunts rapid development phase,the development phase of new technologies such as interventional and endoscopic surgical treatment,liver transplantation since the middle of the 19th century.The surgical procedures have been modified,which greatly reduce the complication and improve the life quality after operation.But so far none of them can cure portal hypertension thoroughly.This paper not only introduces the pathophysiologic basis of the surgical treatment,but also reviews the history of its development to summarize the recent progress,which may facilitate its surgical treatment.
5.Establishment of dual liver transplantation rat model
Hao CHEN ; Tianliang SONG ; Zhijian HAN ; Aiqun ZHANG ; Xiaohong LIU ; Zhengkui PENG ; Yumin LI
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2016;22(9):630-632
Objective To establish a dual liver transplantation rat model,which could benefit the future clinical practice.Methods Y type vein derived from the crossover segment of vena cava and two iliac veins in donor and Y type bile duct prosthesis were employed to recanalize portal vein and bile duct from dual liver grafts to recipient liver.The dual right upper lobes with about 45% ~ 50% of the recipient liver volume were taken as donor.One was orthotopically implanted at its original position,while the other was rotated 180° sagittally and heterotopically positioned in the left upper quadrant.Survival rate was analyzed to evaluate the function of dual liver grafts.Results A total of 7 rats which underwent dual liver transplantation survived more than 7 days and the survival rate was 58.3%.5 rats died due to abdominal hemorrhage,bile leakage and liver abscess.Conclusion Using Y type vein and bile duct prosthesis,we successfully established a novel rat model of dual right upper liver lobe transplantation.
6.The cure strategies of unstable fracture and dislocation of the lower cervical spine combined spinal cord injury
Yong LIU ; Tianliang LAN ; Hao GAO ; Changchun CHEN ; Wenlong LI ; Wei GONG
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2016;(1):50-53
Objective To investigate the clinical effect and value of applications on different surgical treatments of unstable fracture and dislocation of the lower cervical spine combined spinal cord injury. Methods From January 2008 to December 2011, 110 cases of unstable fracture and dislocation of the lower cervical spine combined spinal cord injury patients who underwent surgical reduction, decompression, stabilization and fusion were divided into three groups with different operations: anterior group of 40 cases, posterior group of 22 cases, coadunation group of 48 cases. Preoperative Frankel grade: A-class of 12 cases, B-class of 17 cases, C-class of 30 cases, D-class of 38 cases, E-class of 13 cases. The average Cobb angle, sliding distance between vertebral body and Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) scores before operation and after operation were compared. Results All the patients were followed up for 6 -24 months, the averaged period was 16 months. Solid fusion were obtained in all the cases at 4.3 months post-operative. There were no vascular, nervous, esophagus or spinal cord iatrogenic injury complications during the operation. There were no pseudarthrosis, bone nonunion or bone resorption, and there was no complications related to internal fixation breakage, loosening or displacement. One or two degree of Frankel grade recovery was achieved after surgery. The average Cobb angle, sliding distance between vertebral body and JOA scores in three group after operation were significant improved than those before operation (P<0.05). The JOA scores in coadunation group was significantly higher than that in anterior group and posterior group:(15.8±3.7) scores vs.(13.8±5.6), (14.2±3.5) scores, P<0.05. Conclusions One-stage anterior-posterior approach surgery is an ideal choice for unstable fracture and dislocation of the lower cervical spine combined spinal cord injury, for it provides unlocking reduction, canal decompression, and rigid reconstruction of the anterior-posterior column.It is benefit for the functional recovery of the spinal cord. But the risk increased, according to patient' s conditions carefully choose surgical options.
7.Orthotopic kidney transplantation in mice: technique using cuff for renal vein anastomosis
Hao CHEN ; Zhijian HAN ; Zhengkui PENG ; Xiaohong LIU ; Tianliang SONG ; Shusen ZHENG ; Yumin LI
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation 2015;36(10):611-615
Objective To compare the cuffed renal vein technique and the classical techniques in kidney transplantation.Method The classical techniques of mouse renal transplantation required clamping both vena cava and aorta simultaneously and carried out suture anastomoses of the renal artery and vein in a heterotopic position.In our laboratory,we have successfully developed mouse orthotopic kidney transplantation for the first time,using a rapid cuffed renal vein technique for vessel anastomosis,wherein the donor's renal vein was inserted through an intravenous catheter,folded back and tied.During grafting,the cuffed renal vein was directly inserted into the recipient's renal vein without the need for clamping vena cava and suturing renal vein.Result This technique allowed for the exact transplantation of the kidney into the original position,compared to the classical technique,and had significantly shortened the clamping time due to a quicker and more precise anastomosis of renal vein as described.The renal vein anastomoses time was dramatically shortened in cuffed renal vein technique (4 min) as compared with the classical technique (9 min,P<0.001).This also allowed for a quicker recovery of the lower extremity activity,reduction in myoglobinuria with resultant kidney graft survival of 88.9%.Conclusion The cuffed renal vein technique simplifies microvascular anastomoses and affords important additional benefits.
8.Ultrasound Elastography in the Differential Diagnosis of Benign and Malignant Breast Lesions
Acta Medicinae Universitatis Scientiae et Technologiae Huazhong 2015;(1):114-116,120
Objective To assess the value of ultrasound elastography (UE) in the differential diagnosis of benign and ma‐lignant breast masses.Methods Clinical data of 180 female patients with breast masses were collected. A total of 180 masses in these patients were detected by ultrasound (US) and UE to primarily identify the benign or malignant masses before surgery. The diagnostic coincidence rate and values of ROC curve were compared based on the postoperative pathologic results between the two diagnosis methods.Results Forty‐eight benign masses and 127 malignant masses were correctly diagnosed by UE ,and 38 benign masses and 112 malignant masses by US. The sensitivity ,specificity ,accuracy ,positive predictive value and negative predictive value were higher in UE group than in US group ,and there were significant statistical differences (P<0.05 for all). Furthermore ,the value of area under the ROC curve (AUC) in UE group was 0.926 ,significantly higher than that in US group (0.899) (Z=2.8 ,P<0.05).Conclusion UE has the advantages of high sensitivity ,specificity and accuracy in differential di‐agnosis of the nature of breast masses. In terms of some disadvantages of UE ,UE should be combined with US in the diagnosis of benign and malignant breast diseases.
9.A case of cardiac amyloidosis misdiagnosed as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Xiurui MA ; Zhulin ZHANG ; Lizhen ZHANG ; Guoqin WANG ; Wenyan LAN ; Jie CHEN ; Jingping WANG ; Tianliang LI ; Jiang WU ; Lifang GAO ; Bao LI
Chinese Journal of Cardiology 2015;43(10):909-910
10.Improvement of lesion detection in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma using 131I SPECT/CT
Xuemei YE ; Chunyan ZHANG ; Chen ZHANG ; Tianliang CHEN ; Bin LONG
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2014;34(2):100-102
Objective To evaluate the incremental value of 131I SPECT/CT over 131I whole body scan (WBS) in the patients with DTC.Methods A total of 97 patients with DTC (31 males,66 females,mean age:44.1 years,age range:17 to 74 years) were retrospectively reviewed.All subjects underwent 131I WBS and SPECT/CT after 131I treatment.The images were interpreted by 2 experienced nuclear medicine physicians.The final diagnosis was based on the pathologic findings and clinical follow-up.The diagnostic accuracies between 131I WBS and 131I SPECT/CT were compared using x2 test with SPSS 13.0.Results 131I WBS detected 175 lesions (128 neck and 47 distant lesions),while 131I SPECT/CT found 176 lesions (128 neck and 48 distant lesions).Out of the 176 lesions,78 were confirmed as benign and 95 as malignant,including 51 lesions in thyroid bed,67 cervical lymph nodes or local residual lesions,7 lesions related to local physiological uptake,30 distant metastases and 18 distant foci due to physiological uptake.The other 3 lesions were still in follow-up.The sensitivity and specificity of 131 I WBS was 73.7% (70/95) and 78.2% (61/78),respectively.The accuracy of 131I WBS (106/173,61.3%) was lower than that of 131I SPECT/CT (171/173,98.8%; x2=72.3,P<0.05).131I SPECT/CT corrected the diagnosis of 131I WBS in 67 lesions,including 37 local lesions (37/128,28.9%) and 30 (30/48,62.5%) distant metastases.The sources of error for the 67 lesions were due to wrong location (n =27) or wrong characterization (n =40).Compared with 131I WBS,131I SPECT/CT changed the location in 27 lesions,clinical staging in 8 cases and therapeutic strategy in 14 cases.Conclusions 131 I SPECT/CT could improve the differentiation of malignant local lesions from residual thyroid,of distant metastatic lymph node,lung or bone lesions from physiological uptake.Such incremental values would be valuable to the management of DTC patients compared with WBS.

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