1.Self-Supervised Multi-Organ Segmentation in Pediatric Abdominal CT Based on Vision Foundation Models
Qinghua ZHANG ; Ming LI ; Zhedian ZHOU ; Jian ZHENG ; Huadan XUE ; Qiuxia WANG ; Yu DU ; Zhen LI
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2026;17(4):954-962
To address the scarcity of annotated data for pediatric abdominal CT imaging and the insufficient generalization capability of existing models, we constructed a self-supervised pretraining architecture tailored for pediatric CT domain adaptation based on the visual foundation model DINOv3, and validated its performance in the task of pediatric abdominal multi-organ segmentation. We built a general-purpose radiological visual representation using the large-scale adult CT dataset CT-3M, and introduced a Gram-anchoring mechanism that employs a frozen adult pretrained model as a structural teacher to guide domain alignment of local topological structures on unlabeled pediatric CT data. Combined with a multi-scale feature aggregation strategy and a lightweight Primus decoder, downstream segmentation tasks were evaluated on a public pediatric CT dataset. Based on case-wise paired results, we compared the mean Dice similarity coefficient (DSC) and mean intersection over union (IoU) between our model and the baseline nnU-Net using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, and computed the relative performance improvements. A total of 867 abdominal CT imaging cases were collected, constituting a pretraining dataset comprising 367 588 two-dimensional CT slices. On the public Pediatric-CT-SEG dataset (359 cases), our model achieved a mean DSC of (71.38±1.08)% and a mean IoU of (63.73±1.01)%, representing improvements of 3.22% and 3.59% over the baseline nnU-Net, respectively, with statistically significant differences ( The self-supervised pretraining framework proposed in this study effectively alleviates the domain shift between adult and pediatric abdominal CT images, significantly enhances segmentation accuracy for pediatric abdominal multi-organs-particularly small organs and structures with complex boundaries-and provides a reliable technical solution for intelligent pediatric imaging analysis in scenarios with limited annotated data.
2.Impacts of endoscopic thyroidectomy through the areola approach on intraoperative bleeding and complications in patients with thyroid carcinoma
Qiuxia CUI ; Li DAI ; Jialu LI ; Jialei XUE
China Journal of Endoscopy 2025;31(8):61-67
Objective To analyze the effectiveness and safety of endoscopic thyroidectomy through the areola approach for thyroid carcinoma.Methods From January 2020 to June 2022,100 patients with thyroid carcinoma were grouped into group A(n=50,endoscopic thyroidectomy via axillary approach)and group B(n=50,endoscopic thyroidectomy via areola approach)using a random number table method.The intraoperative and postoperative indicators,aesthetic effects,complications,and survival rate of the two groups were compared.Results The surgical time of group B was longer than that of group A,the intraoperative bleeding and postoperative drainage volume were more than those of group A,the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05);There was no statistically obvious difference in the number of lymph node dissections,postoperative extubation time,length of hospital stay,Vancouver scar scale(VSS)score,survival rate,and total incidence of complications between the two grousps(P>0.05).Conclusion Endoscopic thyroidectomy through the areola approach for thyroid carcinoma is similar to endoscopic thyroidectomy through the axillary approach in terms of the number of lymph node dissections,postoperative extubation time,hospital stay,aesthetic effect,complications,and survival rate,but the operation time is longer,the intraoperative blood loss is more,and the postoperative drainage is also more.Clinically,the appropriate surgical approach can be selected according to the actual situation.
3.Impacts of endoscopic thyroidectomy through the areola approach on intraoperative bleeding and complications in patients with thyroid carcinoma
Qiuxia CUI ; Li DAI ; Jialu LI ; Jialei XUE
China Journal of Endoscopy 2025;31(8):61-67
Objective To analyze the effectiveness and safety of endoscopic thyroidectomy through the areola approach for thyroid carcinoma.Methods From January 2020 to June 2022,100 patients with thyroid carcinoma were grouped into group A(n=50,endoscopic thyroidectomy via axillary approach)and group B(n=50,endoscopic thyroidectomy via areola approach)using a random number table method.The intraoperative and postoperative indicators,aesthetic effects,complications,and survival rate of the two groups were compared.Results The surgical time of group B was longer than that of group A,the intraoperative bleeding and postoperative drainage volume were more than those of group A,the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05);There was no statistically obvious difference in the number of lymph node dissections,postoperative extubation time,length of hospital stay,Vancouver scar scale(VSS)score,survival rate,and total incidence of complications between the two grousps(P>0.05).Conclusion Endoscopic thyroidectomy through the areola approach for thyroid carcinoma is similar to endoscopic thyroidectomy through the axillary approach in terms of the number of lymph node dissections,postoperative extubation time,hospital stay,aesthetic effect,complications,and survival rate,but the operation time is longer,the intraoperative blood loss is more,and the postoperative drainage is also more.Clinically,the appropriate surgical approach can be selected according to the actual situation.
4.Application of ABR Wave Ⅰ Latency and 1 000 Hz Acoustic Immittance in the Evaluation of Middle Ear Function in Infants
Qiuxia XUE ; Shuijun ZHONG ; Jiaping WU
Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology 2024;32(5):445-447
Objective To investigate the clinical value of auditory brainstem response(ABR)wave Ⅰ latency and 1 000 Hz acoustic immittance in the assessment of middle ear function in infants.Methods A total of 74 infants who were born within 6 months of age from 2020 to 2021 were selected,with a total of 148 ears.According to the click ABR(hereinafter referred to as ABR)threshold,they were divided into mild group(56 ears),moderate group(14 ears)and normal group(78 ears).The ABR wave Ⅰ latency and 1 000 Hz acoustic immittance results were ana-lyzed respectively.Results The Kappa values between ABR wave Ⅰ latency and 1 000 Hz tympanometry in infants of mild and moderate groups were 0.708 and 0.650,respectively.There was no significant difference in the detec-tion rate of middle ear function abnormality(P>0.05)in infants with mild and moderate threshold impairment within 6 months of age.The paried Chi-square test showed a significant difference between the ABR wave Ⅰ latency and 1 000 Hz acoustic immittance in infants with normal threshold at 6 month of age(P<0.05),with a Kappa val-ue of 0.297.Conclusion The middle ear function could be evaluated by ABR wave Ⅰ latency or 1 000 Hz acoustic immittance in 6-month-old infants with mild or moderate abnormality.For infants with normal ABR threshold,1 000 Hz acoustic immittance and the latency of ABR wave Ⅰ need to be cross-verified.
5.Analysis of the changes of bacterial spectrum and drug resistance in sputum culture of ICU children in a hospital of pediatric in Jiangsu Province from 2017 to 2022
Hui HUANG ; Jia WEI ; Hanjun SHEN ; Qiuxia TAN ; Jian XUE ; Cheng WANG
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2024;58(10):1534-1540
Objective:To investigate the changes of the distribution and drug resistance profile of bacteria from ICU children with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province from 2017 to 2022.Methods:From January 2017 to December 2022, a cross-sectional observational study on the bacterial spectrum analysis among intensive care unit (ICU) children with LRTI was conducted in Children′s Hospital of Soochow University. The bacteria was cultivated by culture methods from sputum samples, and identified by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Drug sensitivity tests were performed by the VITEK2 Compact fully automated analysis system and the paper slide method. The χ2 test or Fisher′s exact probability was used to analyze the changes of the distribution of sputum culture-positive bacteria and drug resistance in ICU children. Results:The overall detection rate of sputum culture was 42.06% (1 182/2 810). Staphylococcus aureus (25.63%,303/1 182), Acinetobacter baumannii (13.62%,161/1 182) and Haemaphilus influenzae (13.28%,157/1 182) were the top three. Proportions of Acinetobacter baumannii (17.90% vs. 11.02%, χ2=11.17, P=0.001), especially carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (43.70% vs. 23.50%, χ2=15.21, P<0.001) increased significantly from 2020 to 2022. However, the proportions of Haemophilus influenzae (8.50% vs. 16.19%, χ2=14.27, P<0.001), Streptococcus pneumoniae (8.50% vs. 15.92%, χ2=13.42, P<0.001) and extended-spectrum-lactamase producing Escherichia coli (8.89% vs. 18.00%, χ2=5.45, P=0.025) decreased. Drug resistant results showed that Acinetobacter baumannii was obviously more resistant to imipenem ( χ2=4.43, P=0.035) and levofloxacin ( χ2=12.53, P<0.001), while more sensitive to minocycline ( χ2=8.34, P=0.004). Escherichia coli showed a significant increase in resistance to piperacillin tazobactam ( χ2=8.29, P=0.008) and cefoperazone sulbactam ( χ2=5.07, P=0.024) from 2020 to 2022; Klebsiella pneumoniae consistently maintained a resistance rate of more than 60% to first and second-generation cephalosporins, and remain susceptible to quinolones and carbapenems. Staphylococcus aureus remained highly susceptible to levofloxacin (drug resistance rate: 2.31%,7/303) and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim (drug resistance rate: 4.95%,15/303) from 2020 to 2022. Conclusion:Higher detection and resistance rates of Acinetobacter baumannii from sputum culture in ICU children from 2020 to 2022 were explored. Resistance of Escherichia coli to β-lactamase inhibitor combinations was more serious. Regular monitoring the changes of the etiology of respiratory tract infections in ICU Children is particularly important for the prevention and treatment of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections.
6.Analysis of the changes of bacterial spectrum and drug resistance in sputum culture of ICU children in a hospital of pediatric in Jiangsu Province from 2017 to 2022
Hui HUANG ; Jia WEI ; Hanjun SHEN ; Qiuxia TAN ; Jian XUE ; Cheng WANG
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2024;58(10):1534-1540
Objective:To investigate the changes of the distribution and drug resistance profile of bacteria from ICU children with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province from 2017 to 2022.Methods:From January 2017 to December 2022, a cross-sectional observational study on the bacterial spectrum analysis among intensive care unit (ICU) children with LRTI was conducted in Children′s Hospital of Soochow University. The bacteria was cultivated by culture methods from sputum samples, and identified by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Drug sensitivity tests were performed by the VITEK2 Compact fully automated analysis system and the paper slide method. The χ2 test or Fisher′s exact probability was used to analyze the changes of the distribution of sputum culture-positive bacteria and drug resistance in ICU children. Results:The overall detection rate of sputum culture was 42.06% (1 182/2 810). Staphylococcus aureus (25.63%,303/1 182), Acinetobacter baumannii (13.62%,161/1 182) and Haemaphilus influenzae (13.28%,157/1 182) were the top three. Proportions of Acinetobacter baumannii (17.90% vs. 11.02%, χ2=11.17, P=0.001), especially carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (43.70% vs. 23.50%, χ2=15.21, P<0.001) increased significantly from 2020 to 2022. However, the proportions of Haemophilus influenzae (8.50% vs. 16.19%, χ2=14.27, P<0.001), Streptococcus pneumoniae (8.50% vs. 15.92%, χ2=13.42, P<0.001) and extended-spectrum-lactamase producing Escherichia coli (8.89% vs. 18.00%, χ2=5.45, P=0.025) decreased. Drug resistant results showed that Acinetobacter baumannii was obviously more resistant to imipenem ( χ2=4.43, P=0.035) and levofloxacin ( χ2=12.53, P<0.001), while more sensitive to minocycline ( χ2=8.34, P=0.004). Escherichia coli showed a significant increase in resistance to piperacillin tazobactam ( χ2=8.29, P=0.008) and cefoperazone sulbactam ( χ2=5.07, P=0.024) from 2020 to 2022; Klebsiella pneumoniae consistently maintained a resistance rate of more than 60% to first and second-generation cephalosporins, and remain susceptible to quinolones and carbapenems. Staphylococcus aureus remained highly susceptible to levofloxacin (drug resistance rate: 2.31%,7/303) and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim (drug resistance rate: 4.95%,15/303) from 2020 to 2022. Conclusion:Higher detection and resistance rates of Acinetobacter baumannii from sputum culture in ICU children from 2020 to 2022 were explored. Resistance of Escherichia coli to β-lactamase inhibitor combinations was more serious. Regular monitoring the changes of the etiology of respiratory tract infections in ICU Children is particularly important for the prevention and treatment of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections.
7.Application value of auditory steady-state response combined with auditory brainstem response for hearing assessment in children with sensorineural hearing loss
Jun ZANG ; Qiuxia XUE ; Shuijun ZHONG
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2023;30(12):1823-1827
Objective:To investigate the application value of auditory steady-state response (ASSR) combined with short sound auditory brainstem response (ABR) for hearing assessment in children with sensorineural hearing impairment, providing evidence for clinical diagnosis of the disorder.Methods:A total of 90 children with sensorineural hearing impairment who received treatment at Jiaxing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital from January 2020 to June 2021 were included in this prospective study. These children were randomly divided into a control group and an observation group ( n = 45 per group). The children in the control group underwent ABR testing, while those in the observation group underwent ASSR testing in addition to ABR thresholds testing. The hearing impairment was compared between the two groups. The ABR and ASSR thresholds were compared among children with different degrees of hearing impairment. The correlation between ABR and ASSR at 2 and 4 kHz carrier frequencies was analyzed in the observation group. Results:The abnormal rate of hearing in the observation group was 68.89% (31/45), which was significantly higher than 44.44% (20/45) in the control group ( χ2 = 5.48, P = 0.019). At a carrier frequency of 0.5 kHz, the ASSR thresholds of children with moderate and severe hearing impairment in the observation group were (63.11 ± 6.82) dB nHL and (84.65 ± 5.31) dB nHL, respectively, which were significantly higher than the ABS thresholds (56.12 ± 4.63) dB nHL and (76.87 ± 5.15) dB nHL ( t = 2.94, 2.78, both P < 0.05). There was a positive correlation between ABR and ASSR thresholds at 2 and 4 kHz carrier frequencies in children with different degrees of hearing impairment in the observation group ( r = 0.896, 0.901, both P < 0.05). Conclusion:The combination of ABR and ASSR testings is more accurate in judging the degree of hearing impairment in children with sensorineural hearing impairment than the ABR testing, and can provide a reliable basis for later clinical treatment.
8.Application of zebrafish models in research of diabetes
Xue WANG ; Liwen HAN ; Qiuxia HE ; Jian HAN ; Rongchun WANG ; Weiyun CHEN ; Ximin WANG ; Hairong HOU ; Kechun LIU
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2017;27(8):1-5
As a model organism, zebrafish have many advantages over other animal models and is suitable for studies on establishment of human disease model and mechanism.In zebrafish, there are two phases of endocrine formation during early development, which are directed by concomitant activity of many signaling pathways.Zebrafish pancreas possess similar cell structure with that of other animals, which can express various endocrine hormones including insulin.The main organs required for metabolic control, such as the pancreas, islet, and insulin sensitive tissue (muscle, liver) are conserved in zebrafish, and the mechanisms of glucose regulation in zebrafish is similar to that seen in mammalian models.These render it an excellent model to study glucose metabolism.Hyperglycemia in zebrafish model can be induced by administration of the diabetogenic drug, streptozotocin (STZ), alternatively immersion of the fish in glucose solution and water, or disturbing of signaling pathways associated with glucose metabolism.Glucose levels in adult zebrafish blood or embryo tissue and phenotype of retinal cell layers or retinal vasculature are the commonly used measurement organs in zebrafish diabetic models.
9.A study on“one-stop”premarital healthcare services based on SWOT analysis
Xiaoxi LIU ; Jiannan LV ; Fang WANG ; Xue DING ; Ting YANG ; Qiuxia SONG ; Li SONG ; Ying LIU
Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2016;9(5):13-18
Based on SWOT analysis and relevant information about the premarital healthcare services through on-site survey and literature research , this paper systematically analyzed the Strengths , Weaknesses , Opportunities and Threats of “one-stop” premarital healthcare services .It also puts forward some strategic suggestions on premarital healthcare services in China including enhancing communication and cooperation between the related national minis -tries and commissions , building a government-led multi-sectoral coordination mechanism , increasing the resource in-vestment , promoting the premarital health care service and pre-pregnancy physical examination integration , and strengthening publicity and mobilization of “one stop” service for premarital healthcare service policy recommenda-tions to provide a basis for decision-making in the promotion of the policy-related works .
10.Effects of premarital healthcare services on birth defects:A case study of Guangxi province
Ting YANG ; Fang WANG ; Chi HENG ; Jiannan LV ; Qiuxia SONG ; Xue DING ; Yongchao CHEN ; Li SONG ; Ying LIU
Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2016;9(5):8-12
Objective:To discuss the effects of premarital health care services on birth defects in order to pro-vide some references for promoting the premarital policy .Methods: The rate of premarital healthcare and the inci-dence of birth defects and other relevant data during the period from 2000 to 2014 were collected in Guangxi province using SPSS18 .0 statistical software to carry out descriptive analysis , rank correlation analysis and time series analysis of the relevant collected data .Results: With the increase in premarital healthcare rate , the incidence of birth de-fects, neural tube defects , cleft lip and fetal edema syndrome decreased .Having a premarital subsequent effect , the higher the premarital healthcare rate , the lower of the incidence of the congenital heart disease and neural tube de-fects in the next year .Conclusion:The premarital healthcare services play an important role in reduction of birth de-fects and people's health quality improvement .As a suggestion , more attention should be paid to premarital health-care services and strengthen them , intended to improve people's health and reduce birth defects incidence .

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