1.Response to Comments on “Pretreatment 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT to Predict the Response to Treatment With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Plus Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma”
Shao-Hao CHEN ; Xiao-Hui WU ; Qian-Ren-Shun QIU ; Shao-Ming CHEN ; Jie ZANG ; Jun-Ming ZHU ; Cheng-Long ZENG ; Wei-Bing MIAO ; Xue-Yi XUE ; Ning XU
Korean Journal of Radiology 2026;27(2):188-190
2.Applications of Vaterite in Drug Loading and Controlled Release
Xiao-Hui SONG ; Ming-Yu PAN ; Jian-Feng XU ; Zheng-Yu HUANG ; Qing PAN ; Qing-Ning LI
Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics 2025;52(1):162-181
Currently, the drug delivery system (DDS) based on nanomaterials has become a hot interdisciplinary research topic. One of the core issues is drug loading and controlled release, in which the key lever is carriers. Vaterite, as an inorganic porous nano-material, is one metastable structure of calcium carbonate, full of micro or nano porous. Recently, vaterite has attracted more and more attention, due to its significant advantages, such as rich resources, easy preparations, low cost, simple loading procedures, good biocompatibility and many other good points. Vaterite, gained from suitable preparation strategies, can not only possess the good drug carrying performance, like high loading capacity and stable loading efficiency, but also improve the drug release ability, showing the better drug delivery effects, such as targeting release, pH sensitive release, photothermal controlled release, magnetic assistant release, optothermal controlled release. At the same time, the vaterite carriers, with good safety itself, can protect proteins, enzymes, or other drugs from degradation or inactivation, help imaging or visualization with loading fluorescent drugs in vitro and in vivo, and play synergistic effects with other therapy approaches, like photodynamic therapy, sonodynamic therapy, and thermochemotherapy. Latterly, some renewed reports in drug loading and controlled release have led to their widespread applications in diverse fields, from cell level to clinical studies. This review introduces the basic characteristics of vaterite and briefly summarizes its research history, followed by synthesis strategies. We subsequently highlight recent developments in drug loading and controlled release, with an emphasis on the advantages, quantity capacity, and comparations. Furthermore, new opportunities for using vaterite in cell level and animal level are detailed. Finally, the possible problems and development trends are discussed.
3.Research progress on management of endocrine therapy-related symptom clusters in breast cancer patients
Ning WANG ; Lin HE ; Bo TAO ; Haotong XUAN ; Hui XU
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2025;31(28):3894-3901
Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumor among women worldwide. Endocrine therapy is one of the important adjuvant treatment modalities, which can effectively reduce the mortality and the risk of recurrence, but at the same time patients suffer from the distress caused by treatment-related symptom clusters. Symptom clusters severely affect patients' quality of life and treatment adherence. This paper reviews the endocrine therapy-related symptom clusters and their management in breast cancer patients at home and abroad, and describes the concepts, occurrence mechanisms, theoretical models, assessment tools and management strategies of symptom clusters, with a view to providing references for the scientific management and research of endocrine therapy-related symptom clusters of breast cancer.
4.Sequent optimization of AI-assisted compressive sensing techniques in brain 3D-TOF-MRA
Kai NING ; Hui XU ; Xiangming LI ; Lixin ZHANG ; Weifeng WANG ; Ying YUAN
China Medical Equipment 2025;22(10):15-19
Objective:To explore the influence of artificial intelligence(AI)-assisted compressive sensing(ACS)technique with different acceleration factors on the image quality and scan time of three dimensional time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography(3D-TOF-MRA)for brain.Methods:Thirty participants who underwent brain magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)at Tongzhou Branch of Beijing Friendship Hospital were recruited.All subjects underwent imaging scans about four different parameters:a non-accelerated technique(control group),ACS technique integrated with acceleration factor of 4.03(ACS4 group),ACS technique integrated with acceleration factor of 5.02(ACS5 group),and ACS technique integrated with acceleration factor of 6.06(ACS6 group).The image clarity,ranking of imaging capabilities of distal branch blood vessels and the ratio of pseudo-stenosis were qualitatively analyzed.The signal-to-noise ratio(SNR),contrast-to-noise ratio(CNR),edge sharpness,and scan time were quantitatively analyzed.Results:There was not difference in vessel clarity among three ACS groups at the proximal and middle intracranial segments.For distal segments of blood vessel,the ACS4 group[3.0(3.0,3.0)]and ACS5 group[3.0(3.0,3.0)]were better than ACS6[2.5(2.0,3.0)](q=29.800,27.500,P<0.05).The imaging capabilities of distal-branch vessel of ACS4 group and ACS5 group were better than ACS6 group.There was no stenosis in the proximal and middle segments of the images of the three ACS group,and there were no stenosis in the images of distal vessels of ACS4 group and ACS5 group.A total of 5 cases were pseudo-stenosis in the distal vessels of ACS6 group.Compared with the control group,the incidence of pseudo-stenosis in the distal vessels of ACS6 group was 16.7%.The SNR and CNR values of quantitative analysis for proximal vessels in ACS6 group were higher than them in ACS4 group(q=27.800,26.200,P<0.05),and there was not significant difference in them among ACS4 group,ACS6 group and ACS5 group(P>0.05).The differences of SNR and CNR values in the middle and distal segments of blood vessels among different groups were not significant(P>0.05).There was not significant difference in the edge sharpness of blood vessels among ACS4 group,ACS5 group,and ACS6 group(P>0.05),while all of them were higher than those of control group,and the differences were significant(q=48.150,53.367,44.883,P<0.001).Compared with control group,the scan-time of ACS4 group was reduced by 55.19%,and that of ACS5 group was reduced by 64.07%,and that of ACS6 group was reduced by 70%.Conclusion:ACS technique can accelerate the imaging speed of brain 3D-TOF-MRA and ensure image quality.It is clinically recommended to set the ACS acceleration factor as 5.02 to undergo brain 3D-TOF-MRA scans.
5.Monte Carlo simulation study of the effect of filter on radiotherapy dosimetry in superficial X-ray therapy apparatus
Li TAO ; Hui ZHANG ; Yikai WU ; Junyi LIU ; Miao QI ; Ning GAO ; Yankui CHANG ; Xi PEI ; Zhi CHEN ; Xie XU
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2025;45(3):194-201
Objective:To explore the dosimetry optimization strategy based on filter thickness and shape selection for the bulb superficial X-ray radiotherapy unit.Methods:Monte Carlo code TOPAS was used to model tubular equipment, and the dose distribution from six X-ray energies (50-150 kV) and five conventional aluminum filters (0.5-3.0 mm) with different thickness were simulated in the water model. The percentage depth dose (PDD) curve along the central axis, the center-axis profile dose at different depths, and the lateral dose distribution were analyzed. The dose distribution of three different designs of aluminum filters (conventional cylindrical, conical and oblique cylindrical filters) was compared to evaluate the effect of dosimetric optimization of different filter shapes.Results:Under the same energy, increasing the thickness of the filter can optimize the superficial skin dose, and the optimization effect of depth dose uniformity can be increased by 26% at a depth of 5.5 mm at 70 kV energy. The raised, flat and inclined dose distribution modes can be achieved by using conventional cylindrical, conical and inclined aluminum filters.Conclusions:By selecting the appropriate X-ray energy and filter thickness, an ideal dose distribution matching the tumor depth can be achieved. The application of personalized filters is also of great significance for diverse target areas.
6.An anteromedial approach of the hip for Pipkin Ⅰ and Ⅱ femoral head fractures: an imaging and anatomical study
Junjie GUAN ; Chenjun LIU ; Zhiyuan FAN ; Xin QI ; Ning XU ; Weichao YANG ; Hui SUN ; Sa SONG ; Wei ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 2025;27(3):210-215
Objective:To explore a new surgical approach [anteromedial approach of the hip (AMA)] for Pipkin Ⅰ and Ⅱ femoral head fractures through an imaging and anatomical study.Methods:The hip imaging data were collected of the 38 patients who had undergone lower limb CT angiography for open tibiofibular fractures at Department of Orthopaedics, The Sixth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University from June 2023 to January 2024. There were 20 males aged (40.9±3.5) years and 18 females aged (41.5±3.3) years. The origins and shapes of the femoral artery and its main branches were observed. The distances between the femoral head and the femoral artery, the medial femoral circumflex artery, and the lateral femoral circumflex artery were measured. Four fresh adult cadavers were collected, including 2 males and 2 females. Their ages of death were 56, 65, 72 and 78 years old, respectively. An incision was made along the axis of the limb at the midpoint of the inguinal ligament at the 4 fresh cadavers. After the femoral head was exposed through the gap between the femoral artery and the femoral nerve, the range of the femoral head exposed was marked.Results:The femoral artery ran along the anteromedial side of the femoral head. The shortest distance between the medial femoral circumflex artery and the femoral head was (13.1±5.7) mm, and the shortest distance between the origin of the lateral femoral circumflex artery and the femoral head (21.6±8.6) mm. On the lateral view of CT angiography, the distance between the femoral artery and the femoral head was (20.6±4.9) mm at the level of the apex of greater trochanter. Gross observation on the cadavers found only small branches of vessels between the femoral artery and the femoral nerve. After the femoral artery and femoral nerve were respectively pulled medially and laterally, the anterior-inferior part of the femoral head was exposed directly by pulling the muscles to open the joint capsule. The exposure range of the femoral head was further expanded through internal and external rotation of the hip joint under traction. The anatomical gap between the femoral artery and the femoral nerve was named the AMA.Conclusion:AMA utilizes the potential gap between the femoral artery and the femoral nerve, providing a new surgical approach for exposure and fixation of Pipkin type Ⅰ and Ⅱ femoral head fractures.
7.Sequent optimization of AI-assisted compressive sensing techniques in brain 3D-TOF-MRA
Kai NING ; Hui XU ; Xiangming LI ; Lixin ZHANG ; Weifeng WANG ; Ying YUAN
China Medical Equipment 2025;22(10):15-19
Objective:To explore the influence of artificial intelligence(AI)-assisted compressive sensing(ACS)technique with different acceleration factors on the image quality and scan time of three dimensional time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography(3D-TOF-MRA)for brain.Methods:Thirty participants who underwent brain magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)at Tongzhou Branch of Beijing Friendship Hospital were recruited.All subjects underwent imaging scans about four different parameters:a non-accelerated technique(control group),ACS technique integrated with acceleration factor of 4.03(ACS4 group),ACS technique integrated with acceleration factor of 5.02(ACS5 group),and ACS technique integrated with acceleration factor of 6.06(ACS6 group).The image clarity,ranking of imaging capabilities of distal branch blood vessels and the ratio of pseudo-stenosis were qualitatively analyzed.The signal-to-noise ratio(SNR),contrast-to-noise ratio(CNR),edge sharpness,and scan time were quantitatively analyzed.Results:There was not difference in vessel clarity among three ACS groups at the proximal and middle intracranial segments.For distal segments of blood vessel,the ACS4 group[3.0(3.0,3.0)]and ACS5 group[3.0(3.0,3.0)]were better than ACS6[2.5(2.0,3.0)](q=29.800,27.500,P<0.05).The imaging capabilities of distal-branch vessel of ACS4 group and ACS5 group were better than ACS6 group.There was no stenosis in the proximal and middle segments of the images of the three ACS group,and there were no stenosis in the images of distal vessels of ACS4 group and ACS5 group.A total of 5 cases were pseudo-stenosis in the distal vessels of ACS6 group.Compared with the control group,the incidence of pseudo-stenosis in the distal vessels of ACS6 group was 16.7%.The SNR and CNR values of quantitative analysis for proximal vessels in ACS6 group were higher than them in ACS4 group(q=27.800,26.200,P<0.05),and there was not significant difference in them among ACS4 group,ACS6 group and ACS5 group(P>0.05).The differences of SNR and CNR values in the middle and distal segments of blood vessels among different groups were not significant(P>0.05).There was not significant difference in the edge sharpness of blood vessels among ACS4 group,ACS5 group,and ACS6 group(P>0.05),while all of them were higher than those of control group,and the differences were significant(q=48.150,53.367,44.883,P<0.001).Compared with control group,the scan-time of ACS4 group was reduced by 55.19%,and that of ACS5 group was reduced by 64.07%,and that of ACS6 group was reduced by 70%.Conclusion:ACS technique can accelerate the imaging speed of brain 3D-TOF-MRA and ensure image quality.It is clinically recommended to set the ACS acceleration factor as 5.02 to undergo brain 3D-TOF-MRA scans.
8.Research progress on management of endocrine therapy-related symptom clusters in breast cancer patients
Ning WANG ; Lin HE ; Bo TAO ; Haotong XUAN ; Hui XU
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2025;31(28):3894-3901
Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumor among women worldwide. Endocrine therapy is one of the important adjuvant treatment modalities, which can effectively reduce the mortality and the risk of recurrence, but at the same time patients suffer from the distress caused by treatment-related symptom clusters. Symptom clusters severely affect patients' quality of life and treatment adherence. This paper reviews the endocrine therapy-related symptom clusters and their management in breast cancer patients at home and abroad, and describes the concepts, occurrence mechanisms, theoretical models, assessment tools and management strategies of symptom clusters, with a view to providing references for the scientific management and research of endocrine therapy-related symptom clusters of breast cancer.
9.Expert consensus on surgical treatment and rehabilitation for competitive sports athletes returning to sports after anterior cruciate ligament injury (version 2025)
Kai HUANG ; Lunhao BAI ; Qing BI ; Hong CHEN ; Jiwu CHEN ; Xuesong DAI ; Wenyong FEI ; Weili FU ; Zhizeng GAO ; Lin GUO ; Yinghui HUA ; Jingmin HUANG ; Suizhu HUANG ; Xuan HUANG ; Jian LI ; Qiang LI ; Shuzhen LI ; Yanlin LI ; Yunxia LI ; Zhong LI ; Ning LIU ; Yuqiang LIU ; Wei LU ; Hongbin LYU ; Haile PAN ; Xiaoyun PAN ; Chao QI ; Weiliang SHEN ; Luning SUN ; Jin TANG ; Zimin WANG ; Bide WANG ; Ru WANG ; Shaobai WANG ; Licheng WEI ; Weidong XU ; Yongsheng XU ; Jizhou YANG ; Liang YANG ; Rui YANG ; Hongbo YOU ; Tengbo YU ; Jiakuo YU ; Bing YUE ; Hua ZHANG ; Hui ZHANG ; Qingsong ZHANG ; Xintao ZHANG ; Jiajun ZHAO ; Lilian ZHAO ; Qichun ZHAO ; Song ZHAO ; Jiapeng ZHENG ; Jiang ZHENG ; Zhi ZHENG ; Jingbin ZHOU ; Jinzhong ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2025;41(4):325-338
With the rapid development of competitive sports, the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is on the rise. Such injuries may shorten athletes′ career and lead to other long-term adverse consequences. Although athletes generally recover well after ACL reconstruction, many still struggle to return to their pre-injury performance levels. Advances in the understanding of ACL anatomy and injury mechanisms, along with the evolution of surgical techniques and rehabilitation methods, have provided more individualized and tailored options for athletes following ACL injuries. However, there is currently no consensus in China regarding surgical and rehabilitation strategies for competitive athletes aiming to return to sports after ACL injuries. To this end, the Sports Medicine Committee of the Chinese Research Hospital Association and the Editorial Board of the Chinese Journal of Trauma jointly formulated the Expert consensus on surgical treatment and rehabilitation for competitive sports athletes returning to sports after anterior cruciate ligament injury ( version 2025), and presented 14 recommendations covering surgical indications, preoperative rehabilitation, surgical timing, surgical strategies and postoperative rehabilitation strategies, aiming to improve the surgical treatment and rehabilitation system for ACL injuries in competitive athletes and facilitate their return to high-level sports performance after injury.
10.Monte Carlo simulation study of the effect of filter on radiotherapy dosimetry in superficial X-ray therapy apparatus
Li TAO ; Hui ZHANG ; Yikai WU ; Junyi LIU ; Miao QI ; Ning GAO ; Yankui CHANG ; Xi PEI ; Zhi CHEN ; Xie XU
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2025;45(3):194-201
Objective:To explore the dosimetry optimization strategy based on filter thickness and shape selection for the bulb superficial X-ray radiotherapy unit.Methods:Monte Carlo code TOPAS was used to model tubular equipment, and the dose distribution from six X-ray energies (50-150 kV) and five conventional aluminum filters (0.5-3.0 mm) with different thickness were simulated in the water model. The percentage depth dose (PDD) curve along the central axis, the center-axis profile dose at different depths, and the lateral dose distribution were analyzed. The dose distribution of three different designs of aluminum filters (conventional cylindrical, conical and oblique cylindrical filters) was compared to evaluate the effect of dosimetric optimization of different filter shapes.Results:Under the same energy, increasing the thickness of the filter can optimize the superficial skin dose, and the optimization effect of depth dose uniformity can be increased by 26% at a depth of 5.5 mm at 70 kV energy. The raised, flat and inclined dose distribution modes can be achieved by using conventional cylindrical, conical and inclined aluminum filters.Conclusions:By selecting the appropriate X-ray energy and filter thickness, an ideal dose distribution matching the tumor depth can be achieved. The application of personalized filters is also of great significance for diverse target areas.

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