Objective To explore the differences and similarities in the changes of pulp repair response after direct pulp capping with iRoot BP Plus and MTA.Methods A total of 36 male SD rats were randomly divided into 3 groups,namely iRoot BP Plus group,MTA group and blank control group.Dental pulp exposure and direct pulp capping was performed on both sides of maxillary first molars of each rat.Four rats were randomly selected and sacrificed from each group at 7,14,and 28 days postoperatively,and the specimens were taken for hematoxylin-eosin(HE)staining,and then each index was observed.Results ①From the perspective of dentin tubular formation quality,at 14 d and 28 d,there were statistical differences between iRoot BP Plus group and MTA group(P＜0.05),and iRoot BP Plus was significantly better than MTA in terms of quality of restorative dentin formation.②At 14 days after operation,iRoot BP Plus had a greater area of neodontinin than that in MTA group(P＜0.05).Conclusion Both iRoot BP Plus and MTA can promote the formation of restorative dentin bridges after direct pulp capping,and the formation quality is high.The long-term effects need to be further studied.

Objective To explore the differences and similarities in the changes of pulp repair response after direct pulp capping with iRoot BP Plus and MTA.Methods A total of 36 male SD rats were randomly divided into 3 groups,namely iRoot BP Plus group,MTA group and blank control group.Dental pulp exposure and direct pulp capping was performed on both sides of maxillary first molars of each rat.Four rats were randomly selected and sacrificed from each group at 7,14,and 28 days postoperatively,and the specimens were taken for hematoxylin-eosin(HE)staining,and then each index was observed.Results ①From the perspective of dentin tubular formation quality,at 14 d and 28 d,there were statistical differences between iRoot BP Plus group and MTA group(P＜0.05),and iRoot BP Plus was significantly better than MTA in terms of quality of restorative dentin formation.②At 14 days after operation,iRoot BP Plus had a greater area of neodontinin than that in MTA group(P＜0.05).Conclusion Both iRoot BP Plus and MTA can promote the formation of restorative dentin bridges after direct pulp capping,and the formation quality is high.The long-term effects need to be further studied.

Objective To understand the differences in the demand,preference,and tendency for elderly care services between urban and rural areas in the Pearl River Delta(PRD),and to provide reference for the planning and balanced allocation of elderly care resources in urban and rural areas.Methods Using the multi-stage stratified random sampling method,we selected 7 community health service centers in 2 prefecture-level cities in the PRD and conducted a questionnaire survey on the elderly care service demand,preference,and tendency among 1919 regular residents aged 60 years and above who attended the centers.Results A total of 641 urban elderly residents(33.4%)and 1278 rural elderly residents(66.6%)were surveyed in the PRD.The urban and rural elderly residents showed differences in the child number(χ2 =43.379,P<0.001),willingness to purchase socialized elderly care services(χ2 =104.141,P<0.001),and attitudes to the concept of raising child to avoid elderly hardship(χ2 =65.632,P<0.001).The proportion(71.8%)of rural elderly residents who prefer family-based elderly care was higher than that(57.1%)of urban elderly residents(χ2 =41.373,P<0.001).The proportion(62.2%)of urban elderly residents clearly expressing their willingness to choose institutions for elderly care was higher than that(44.0%)of rural elderly residents(χ2 =57.007,P<0.001).Compared with family-based elderly care,the willingness to choose institutional or community-based in-house elderly care was low among the urban elderly residents with surplus monthly household income or balanced income and expenditure;urban males,those with college education background or above,and those who purchased so-cialized elderly care services tended to prefer community-based in-house elderly care.In rural areas,the elderly residents who had local household registry were prone to choose institutional or community-based in-house elderly care,while those who had more than one child and those who were satisfied with the current living conditions were less willing to choose community-based in-house elderly care.Conclusions It is suggested that the urban-rural differences in the elderly care service demand,preference and tendency should be fully considered in the planning and allocation of urban and rural elderly care resources.Efforts remain to be made to develop diversified social elderly care services tailored to the characteristics of urban and rural areas.

The diagnosis of Parkinson's disease(PD)mainly relies on clinical appearance of patients,and the routine magnetic resonance scan has difficulty in finding the abnormality of that,which is not able to meet the requirement of early and precise quantification for the PD lesion area.Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging(dMRI)technique is a noninvasive method of examining the microstructure of living tissue.Diffusion weighted imaging(DWI)and diffusion tensor imaging(DTI)were the most widely used in clinical practice.However,the principles of them have limitation,which are not able to fully outline the microstructure of brain tissue.This paper discussed several new dMRI techniques that are able to make up conventional dMRI model,which included diffusion kurtosis imaging(DKI),neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging(NODDI)and diffusion tensor imaging index of perivascular space(DTI-ALPS).Moreover,this paper summarized the applications of above imaging technique in exploring the changes of the microstructure of brain tissue of PD patients,so as to provide more imaging information for the pathological changes of PD patients.

Objective To investigate the anatomical features of aortic arch lesions in the Chinese population in order to provide anatomical reference for the development of domestic arch en-dografts.Methods Clinical data of 83 patients with aortic arch lesions were collected from a first prospective multi-center study of WeFlow-Arch stent system,which was carried out between June 1,2021 and January 1,2024 in 17 centers across China.According to their pathologic types,they were divided into an aneurysm group(67 patients)and an ulcer group(16 patients).Preoperative computed tomography angiography images were analyzed using three-dimensional reconstruction techniques to quantify the anatomical characteristics of the aorta.The resulting data were subse-quently compared to assess the anatomical suitability of the Zenith and Relay stents for use in Chinese patients.Results The anatomical feasibility of Zenith stent and Relay stent was 39.8％and 63.9％,respectively in this investigation.No significant differences were observed between the two groups in terms of anatomical features,including arch type,aortic diameter and length,di-mensions,orientation,and angulation of arch branch vessels,as well as diameters of the left and right femoral arteries,and proximal and total aortic tortuosity indices(P＞0.05).The tortuosity index of the ascending aorta was lower in the aneurysm group than the ulcer group(1.17±0.06 vs 1.22±0.08,P=0.010),but the index within the coverage region of the stent was higher in the aneurysm group than the ulcer group(2.97±0.46 vs 2.66±0.36,P=0.020).Conclusion There are significant variations in the tortuosity indexes of the ascending aorta and the coverage region of the stent among the patients with different aortic arch lesions,and thus,attention should be paid to the variations due to their prognostic implications.The anatomical suitability of foreign de-vices is not good enough for Chinese patients,so it is of great significance for developing en-dografts specifically designed for the patients of our own country.

Objective To investigate the anatomical features of aortic arch lesions in the Chinese population in order to provide anatomical reference for the development of domestic arch en-dografts.Methods Clinical data of 83 patients with aortic arch lesions were collected from a first prospective multi-center study of WeFlow-Arch stent system,which was carried out between June 1,2021 and January 1,2024 in 17 centers across China.According to their pathologic types,they were divided into an aneurysm group(67 patients)and an ulcer group(16 patients).Preoperative computed tomography angiography images were analyzed using three-dimensional reconstruction techniques to quantify the anatomical characteristics of the aorta.The resulting data were subse-quently compared to assess the anatomical suitability of the Zenith and Relay stents for use in Chinese patients.Results The anatomical feasibility of Zenith stent and Relay stent was 39.8％and 63.9％,respectively in this investigation.No significant differences were observed between the two groups in terms of anatomical features,including arch type,aortic diameter and length,di-mensions,orientation,and angulation of arch branch vessels,as well as diameters of the left and right femoral arteries,and proximal and total aortic tortuosity indices(P＞0.05).The tortuosity index of the ascending aorta was lower in the aneurysm group than the ulcer group(1.17±0.06 vs 1.22±0.08,P=0.010),but the index within the coverage region of the stent was higher in the aneurysm group than the ulcer group(2.97±0.46 vs 2.66±0.36,P=0.020).Conclusion There are significant variations in the tortuosity indexes of the ascending aorta and the coverage region of the stent among the patients with different aortic arch lesions,and thus,attention should be paid to the variations due to their prognostic implications.The anatomical suitability of foreign de-vices is not good enough for Chinese patients,so it is of great significance for developing en-dografts specifically designed for the patients of our own country.

COVID-19 is caused by a novel coronavirus-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which has being spreading around the world, posing a serious threat to human health and lives. Neutralizing antibodies and small molecule inhibitors for virus replication cycle are the main antiviral treatment for novel coronavirus recommended in China. To further promote the rational use of antiviral therapy in clinical practice, the National Center for Infectious Diseases (Beijing Ditan Hospital Capital Medical University and the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine) invited experts in fields of infectious diseases, respiratory and intensive care to develop an Expert Consensus on Antiviral Therapy of COVID-19 based on the Diagnosis and Treatment Guideline for COVID-19 ( trial version 10) and experiences in the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 in China. The consensus is concise, practical and highly operable, hopefully it would improve the understanding of antiviral therapy for clinicians and provide suggestions for standardized medication in treatment of COVID-19.

OBJECTIVE: To study the development of surgical robots at home and abroad in recent years. METHODS: Through a large number of literature review and analysis, the qualification approval and technical function characteristics of domestic and foreign surgical robots from January 2019 to July 2022 were analyzed. RESULTS: The related situations of 39 surgical robots were analyzed and reported, and the shortcomings and future development direction of the current surgical robots were summarized. CONCLUSIONS The development of surgical robots in China is now in a rapid development stage. At present, surgical robots generally have the disadvantages of high cost, lack of tactile feedback (force feedback), large size, large space occupation and difficult to move. In the future, it will develop towards intelligent, miniaturized, remote, open and low-cost.
China ; Robotics ; Robotic Surgical Procedures

Objective:To investigate the application of multiscale low-rank plus sparsity (MLRS) modeling in fast ultra-high-field intracranial 4D Flow imaging.Methods:Ten healthy volunteers, 5 males and 5 females, aged 23-35 (29±4) years old, recruited from October 2022 to January 2023 at Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, were prospectively collected. A MLRS model acceleration algorithm was proposed according to the characteristics of 4D Flow data based on the multiscale low-rank (MLR) model. Firstly, full sampling brain 4D Flow scans were performed on healthy volunteers using 7.0 T MR, and the acquired data were under-sampled with Gaussian distributions at different acceleration rates (R of 4, 8, 12, and 16, respectively). The root mean square error (RMSE) and peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) of the compressed sensing algorithm (CS), low-rank plus sparse algorithm (L+S), MLR, and MLRS model were calculated at different acceleration rates, with fully sampled data as reference. And the comparison of models was performed using the paired-samples t-test or Wilcoxon signed rank test. Pearson′s test was used to assess the correlation between hemodynamic parameters of the 4 algorithms and the fully sampled reference values at different acceleration rates, and the correlation coefficients were compared using Wilcoxon signed rank test. Results:The RMSE under the same acceleration rates was MLRS, MLR, L+S, and CS models in ascending order, and the RMSE of the MLRS model was significantly lower than that of the MLR, L+S, and CS models ( P<0.05); the PSNR was MLRS, MLR, L+S, and CS models in descending order, and the PSNR of the MLRS model was significantly higher than that of the MLR, L+S, and CS model ( P<0.05). The correlation coefficients between the blood flow velocity measured by the MLRS model and the reference value were significantly higher than those of the MLR, L+S, and CS models for different acceleration rates ( P<0.05). Conclusion:The proposed MLRS algorithm is capable of accelerating ultra-high-field 4D Flow MR imaging of the brain while guaranteeing the image quality, and the MLRS model has higher reconstruction accuracy compared with conventional acceleration models at the same acceleration rate.

Objective:To investigate the effect of homocysteine (Hcy) on cerebral perfusion and cognitive function in patients with arteriosclerotic cerebral small vessel disease (aCSVD).Methods:A total of 117 patients with aCSVD who visited the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University from June 2020 to September 2022 were enrolled and divided into the aCSVD cognitive impairment group (aCSVD-CI, n=57) and aCSVD non-cognitive impairment group (aCSVD-NCI, n=60) according to the Montreal Cognitive Assessment score. Serum Hcy measurement, cognitive function assessment, and three-dimensional pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling perfusion imaging scan were performed in all patients, and multivariate Logistic regression analysis was used to explore risk factors for cognitive impairment in patients with aCSVD. The cerebral blood flow and perfusion differential brain regions of the whole brain, grey matter, and white matter were compared between the two groups. Partial correlation analyses were performed between the serum Hcy, overall cognitive function scores and cerebral blood flow in grey matter, as well as between the cerebral blood flow in the perfusion differential brain area and cognitive function scores. The mediating effect model was used to analyze the role of grey matter blood flow in the relationship between serum Hcy and overall cognition. Results:The serum Hcy level in the CSVD-CI group was higher than that in the CSVD-NCI group [16.38(14.02, 18.58) μmol/L vs 14.40 (11.93, 15.73) μmol/L, Z=-3.81, P<0.001]. In terms of cerebral perfusion, compared with the aCSVD-NCI group, the aCSVD-CI group had significantly lower cerebral blood flow in grey matter ( Z=-3.22, P=0.001), left middle frontal gyrus ( t=-4.91, P<0.05), right middle frontal gyrus ( t=-5.14, P<0.05), and right orbital medial frontal lobe ( t=-4.38, P<0.05). In contrast, the left hippocampus ( t=4.58, P<0.05) had increased cerebral blood flow. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that serum Hcy level was independent risk factor for cognitive impairment in aCSVD after controlling for multiple risk factors. Partial correlation analysis showed that left middle frontal gyrus blood flow ( r=-0.39, P=0.006), right middle frontal gyrus blood flow ( r=-0.44, P=0.002), and right orbital medial frontal lobe cerebral blood flow ( r=-0.43, P=0.002) were negatively correlated with the Stroop Color Word Test-C results. Left hippocampal cerebral blood flow was negatively correlated with Auditory Word Learning Test-long-delayed recall ( r=-0.43, P=0.002). Further mediation analysis showed that the effect of Hcy on cognitive function was partly mediated by grey matter cerebral blood flow (indirect effect=-0.11, P<0.001). Conclusion:Hcy is an independent risk factor for cognitive impairment in aCSVD, and part of the effect of elevated Hcy on cognitive impairment in aCSVD may be mediated by decreased gray matter cerebral perfusion.