1.Principles, technical specifications, and clinical application of lung watershed topography map 2.0: A thoracic surgery expert consensus (2024 version)
Wenzhao ZHONG ; Fan YANG ; Jian HU ; Fengwei TAN ; Xuening YANG ; Qiang PU ; Wei JIANG ; Deping ZHAO ; Hecheng LI ; Xiaolong YAN ; Lijie TAN ; Junqiang FAN ; Guibin QIAO ; Qiang NIE ; Mingqiang KANG ; Weibing WU ; Hao ZHANG ; Zhigang LI ; Zihao CHEN ; Shugeng GAO ; Yilong WU
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2025;32(02):141-152
With the widespread adoption of low-dose CT screening and the extensive application of high-resolution CT, the detection rate of sub-centimeter lung nodules has significantly increased. How to scientifically manage these nodules while avoiding overtreatment and diagnostic delays has become an important clinical issue. Among them, lung nodules with a consolidation tumor ratio less than 0.25, dominated by ground-glass shadows, are particularly worthy of attention. The therapeutic challenge for this group is how to achieve precise and complete resection of nodules during surgery while maximizing the preservation of the patient's lung function. The "watershed topography map" is a new technology based on big data and artificial intelligence algorithms. This method uses Dicom data from conventional dose CT scans, combined with microscopic (22-24 levels) capillary network anatomical watershed features, to generate high-precision simulated natural segmentation planes of lung sub-segments through specific textures and forms. This technology forms fluorescent watershed boundaries on the lung surface, which highly fit the actual lung anatomical structure. By analyzing the adjacent relationship between the nodule and the watershed boundary, real-time, visually accurate positioning of the nodule can be achieved. This innovative technology provides a new solution for the intraoperative positioning and resection of lung nodules. This consensus was led by four major domestic societies, jointly with expert teams in related fields, oriented to clinical practical needs, referring to domestic and foreign guidelines and consensus, and finally formed after multiple rounds of consultation, discussion, and voting. The main content covers the theoretical basis of the "watershed topography map" technology, indications, operation procedures, surgical planning details, and postoperative evaluation standards, aiming to provide scientific guidance and exploration directions for clinical peers who are currently or plan to carry out lung nodule resection using the fluorescent microscope watershed analysis method.
2.Imaging findings of embryonal tumor with multilayered rosettes
Lingxu CHEN ; Xiaochen WANG ; Sihui WANG ; Xuening ZHAO ; Shengjun SUN
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology 2024;40(2):193-197
Objective To observe the imaging findings of embryonal tumor with multilayered rosettes(ETMR).Methods MRI(n=8)and CT(n=6)data of 8 children with pathologically confirmed ETMR were retrospectively reviewed,and the imaging findings were analyzed.Results ETMR present as masses with the maximum diameter of 32-96 mm and clear edges in all 8 cases,located supratentorially in 5 and infratentorially in 3 cases.The supratentorial ETMR were giant cystic solid masses,while the infratentorial ETMR had relatively small volumes.No peritumoral edema was noticed.Cystic solid masses were observed in 6 cases,and the cystic portion presented as low T1WI and high T2WI signals at the edge of the masses.After administration of contrast agents,mild focal uneven enhancement in the solid portion was found in 5 cases,while 1 case was not found enhancement.Among the above 6 cases,the intratumoral bleeding and empty blood vessel shadows within the masses were observed each in 5 cases,while adjacent dura mater invasion was noticed in 3 cases.Two ETMR present as solid masses with focal nodular uneven enhancement,and the enhanced area corresponded to the low signal area on apparent diffusion coefficient(ADC)image,among them,increased choline(Cho)/creatine(Cr)and decreased N-acetyl aspartate(NAA)was found in 1 case.Limited diffusion on diffusion weighted imaging(DWI)were detected in all 8 cases.Among 6 cases who underwent CT scanning,patchy or punctate calcification,corresponding to the low signal area on MRI were detected in 4 cases.Conclusion ETMR mostly present as supratentorial large solid cystic masses with clear edges,and the cystic portion often located at the edge of masses,with characteristic vascular flow voids often accompanied by intratumoral bleeding and some with calcifications but without peritumoral edema,which showed significantly limited diffusion on DWI and weakly inhomogeneous enhancement of the solid part.
3.Evaluation of A Liver Yin Deficiency Mouse Model Based on Untargeted Metabolomics
Xuening HUANG ; Xia ZHAO ; Mengyu HOU ; Zhiyu GUO ; Yaohui YE
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(5):118-125
ObjectiveBased on ultra performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry(UPLC-Q-TOF-MS), to evaluate the establishment of a mouse model of liver Yin deficiency by thyroid tablet suspension combined with 10% carbon tetrachloride(CCl4) from the perspective of non-targeted metabolomics, in order to lay the foundation for the establishment of a traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) syndrome model. MethodA total of 24 mice were randomly divided into blank group and model group. The model group was given thyroid tablet suspension(0.003 2 g·kg-1) by gavage for 14 consecutive days, and 10% CCl4(5 mL·kg-1) was intraperitoneally injected once a week to establish a liver Yin deficiency model, while the blank group was injected with an equal amount of olive oil intraperitoneally and gavaged with an equal amount of distilled water, and was fed with normal feed. After the modeling was completed, 6 mice in each group were randomly selected, the levels of alanine aminotransferase(ALT), aspartate aminotransferase(AST), cyclic adenosine monophosphate(cAMP), cyclic guanosine monophosphate(cGMP), interleukin(IL)-6, IL-10, tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)were measured in the mice serum, and malondialdehyde(MDA), superoxide dismutase(SOD), total protein(TP), hydroxyproline(HYP) and other indicators were measured in the mice liver. Liver tissue sections were taken for hematoxylin-eosin(HE) staining and observing pathological changes. The remaining 6 mice in each group were subjected to UPLC-Q-TOF-MS combined with principal component analysis(PCA) and orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis(OPLS-DA) were used to screen differential metabolites in the liver Yin deficiency mouse model, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG) database was used to analyze the corresponding metabolic pathways of differential metabolites. ResultCompared with the blank group, mice in the model group showed liver Yin deficiency manifestations such as reduced body weight, fatigue and sleepiness, disheveled and lusterless hair, irritability. The levels of ALT, cAMP/cGMP, IL-6, AST, MDA, cAMP, TNF-α significantly increased(P<0.05, P<0.01), while the levels of SOD, IL-10 and cGMP significantly decreased(P<0.05, P<0.01), and the changes of HYP and TP were not statistically significant. Hepatic steatosis and distortion of the radial arrangement of the liver plate cells were seen in the section images of the model group, endogenous substances were clearly separated, and 252 differential metabolites were identified in the serum samples, which were mainly involved in the metabolic pathways of purine metabolism, steroid hormone biosynthesis and pyrimidine metabolism. A total of 229 differential metabolites were identified in the liver samples, mainly involving nucleotide metabolism, purine metabolism, steroid hormone biosynthesis, pyrimidine metabolism, antifolate resistance, insulin resistance, primary bile acid biosynthesis, prostate cancer, sulfur relay system, arachidonic acid metabolism and other metabolic pathways. ConclusionThe successful establishment of liver Yin deficiency model in mice by CCl4 combined with thyroid hormone is evaluated through the investigation of serum and liver metabolomics, combined with biochemical indicators, which provides a biological basis and experimental foundation for the Yin deficiency syndrome model of TCM.
4.MRI manifestations of angiocentric glioma
Mengyuan YUAN ; Xiaochen WANG ; Sihui WANG ; Xuening ZHAO ; Lingxu CHEN ; Shengjun SUN
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology 2024;40(12):1822-1826
Objective To observe MRI manifestations of angiocentric glioma(AG).Methods Twenty-one AG patients confirmed by pathology were retrospectively collected,and MRI manifestations were observed.Results Single AG lesion was detected in 18 cases,while multiple AG lesions were found in 3 cases(the largest lesions were selected for analysis).There were 5 cases of cortical swelling type and 16 cases of mass type(including solid component dominant type and cystic component dominant type)AG.Among 21 AG lesions,there were 20 supratentorial area lesions(20/21,95.24%),including 8 in frontal lobe,6 in temporal lobe,2 in parietal lobe,3 involved multicerebral lobes and 1 in lateral ventricle,whereas only 1 brainstem lesion was found(1/21,4.76%).On MR T1WI,all lesions showed slight hypo-intensity,and rim-like hyper-intensity was found in 10 lesions(10/21,47.62%).On T2WI,all lesions showed hyper-intensity,9 lesions(9/21,42.86%)extended to lateral ventricle("stem-like sign"),while 11 lesions(11/21,52.38%)present fissure-like hyper-intensity.Diffusion weighted imaging showed that 20 lesions(20/21,95.24%)had no obvious limited diffusion which was observed in 1 lesion(1/21,4.76%).On enhanced T1WI,14(14/21,66.67%)lesions showed no enhancement,5(5/21,23.81%)showed slightly enhancement and 2(2/21,9.52%)showed significant enhancement.Conclusion MRI manifestations of AG had certain characteristics.
5.MRI manifestations of angiocentric glioma
Mengyuan YUAN ; Xiaochen WANG ; Sihui WANG ; Xuening ZHAO ; Lingxu CHEN ; Shengjun SUN
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology 2024;40(12):1822-1826
Objective To observe MRI manifestations of angiocentric glioma(AG).Methods Twenty-one AG patients confirmed by pathology were retrospectively collected,and MRI manifestations were observed.Results Single AG lesion was detected in 18 cases,while multiple AG lesions were found in 3 cases(the largest lesions were selected for analysis).There were 5 cases of cortical swelling type and 16 cases of mass type(including solid component dominant type and cystic component dominant type)AG.Among 21 AG lesions,there were 20 supratentorial area lesions(20/21,95.24%),including 8 in frontal lobe,6 in temporal lobe,2 in parietal lobe,3 involved multicerebral lobes and 1 in lateral ventricle,whereas only 1 brainstem lesion was found(1/21,4.76%).On MR T1WI,all lesions showed slight hypo-intensity,and rim-like hyper-intensity was found in 10 lesions(10/21,47.62%).On T2WI,all lesions showed hyper-intensity,9 lesions(9/21,42.86%)extended to lateral ventricle("stem-like sign"),while 11 lesions(11/21,52.38%)present fissure-like hyper-intensity.Diffusion weighted imaging showed that 20 lesions(20/21,95.24%)had no obvious limited diffusion which was observed in 1 lesion(1/21,4.76%).On enhanced T1WI,14(14/21,66.67%)lesions showed no enhancement,5(5/21,23.81%)showed slightly enhancement and 2(2/21,9.52%)showed significant enhancement.Conclusion MRI manifestations of AG had certain characteristics.
6.Research progresses of MRI radiomics in pituitary adenoma
Xuening ZHAO ; Xiaochen WANG ; Sihui WANG ; Lingxu CHEN ; Mengyuan YUAN ; Shengjun SUN
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology 2024;40(10):1619-1622
Pituitary adenoma is the third most common primary central nervous system tumor in adults.Radiomics can explore and analyze massive quantitative features in medical images,and has been used in the precise diagnosis and treatment of pituitary adenomas.The research progresses of MRI radiomics in pituitary adenoma were reviewed in this article.
7.Characteristic Analysis and Ethical Review Strategy of Medical Device Expanded Clinical Trials
Xinqing ZHAO ; Mengjie YANG ; Sijie WANG ; Wenli QIAO ; Xuening LI
Chinese Medical Ethics 2023;36(1):17-21
Extended clinical trials are medical treatment activity based on the humanitarianism to provide new medical products during the clinical trials for specific patients who have no other effective medical means to prolong life or alleviate pain. Extensive clinical trials have both medical and scientific attributes, which are significantly different from registered clinical trials and require special ethical attention. At present, the extended clinical trials in China are still in the initial stage, laws, regulations and supporting management methods are not perfect, and there is a lack of experience in ethical governance of such special clinical trials. This paper took the expanded clinical trial of medical devices as an example, referred to the current laws and regulations at home and abroad, analyzed their characteristics, and put forward some suggestions on the ethical governance of the whole process of the expanded clinical trials of medical devices in China,including special concerns in the application and acceptance, the first review approval strategy and the key points in continuing review.
8.Challenges and Countermeasures of Science and Technology Ethics Governance Faced by Research-oriented Hospitals
Sijie WANG ; Mengjie YANG ; Wenli QIAO ; Xinqing ZHAO ; Xuening LI
Chinese Medical Ethics 2023;36(8):829-833
Research-oriented hospitals are the currently development direction of large hospitals, and their research ethics management has played an important role in China’s scientific and technological innovation and clinical research development through years of practice. However, at present, China’s overall scientific and technology ethics governance framework system is still incomplete, governance authority is insufficient, ethics committee members lack ethical professional technical training, and the awareness and understanding of science and technology ethics among medical staff still need to be improved, which indicates that the level of technology ethics governance in research-oriented hospitals needs to be improved. It is suggested to improve from the aspects of regulatory system, governance responsibilities, training of ethical practitioners, supervision and punishment measures, and ethical education of scientific and technological research talents, so as to better protect subjects and promote the construction of scientific and technological ethics in the research-oriented hospitals.
9.Analysis on the Current Status and Ethics Review Key Points of Electronic Informed Consent
Wenli QIAO ; Sijie WANG ; Xinqing ZHAO ; Xuening LI ; Mengjie YANG
Chinese Medical Ethics 2022;35(2):175-179
Informed consent is one of the key elements to protect the rights and welfare of the patients or research subjects. With the development of electronic information technology, the diversity and convenience brought by the electronization makes the electronic informed consent (E-Consent) come into being. European and American countries have begun to apply E-Consent in the field of clinical trials, established a relatively perfect E-Consent platform and software system, and initially formed the guiding principles and recommendations of E-Consent. However, the implementation of E-Consent is still less in China, and there is no targeted legal basis and guidelines for ethical review. Therefore, this paper explored the implementation potential of E-Consent domestically by analyzing the application scenarios, advantages and disadvantages, and feasibility of E-Consent, and tried to establish the practical ethic review points of E-Consent based on the basic principles of ethical principles, to ensure that clinical trials have an appropriate E-Consent process.
10.Ultrasmall nanoprobe in MR/CT bimodal imaging for tumor angiogenesis
Xue LI ; Menglin WU ; Qi GUO ; Jiang LI ; Xinhong WU ; Xunxiao ZHAO ; Xuening ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2022;42(9):542-546
Objective:To fabricate tAu@glutathione(GSH)@Gd nanoprobe for tumor angiogenesis bimodal (MR/CT) imaging, and evaluate its characteristics and potential for MR/CT imaging in vivo. Methods:The tAu@GSH@Gd nanoprobes were constructed by encapsulating Au and Gd atoms into the GSH shell with cyclic asparagine-glycine-arginine (cNGR) peptide conjugation. EMT-6 BALB/c mice subcutaneous transplantation tumor models were established ( n=30) and divided into blank control group (saline), control group (Au@GSH@Gd nanoparticles) and experimental group (tAu@GSH@Gd nanoprobes) ( n=10 in each group). In vivo MR/CT imaging and distribution study were performed at different time points after tail intravenously injection. Relative MR signal value and relative CT value of tumor site and main organs in mice were used to evaluate MR/CT imaging property and biological distribution. After that, tumor tissues were collected for silver staining to study the accumulation of Au@GSH@Gd nanoparticles and tAu@GSH@Gd nanoprobes. Independent-sample t test was used for data analysis. Results:The tAu@GSH@Gd nanoprobes were (6.40±0.22) nm with high T 1 relaxation efficiency ((36.91±0.07) mmol·L -1·s -1). MR/CT imaging of tAu@GSH@Gd nanoprobes showed good performance in vitro. In vivo MR/CT imaging demonstrated MR/CT imaging of tumor was significantly enhanced by tAu@GSH@Gd nanoprobes after 2 h post injection. The strongest enhancement was observed at 24 h, with an increased relative MR signal value from 1.04±0.12 (before injection) to 1.84±0.26 ( t=12.61, P=0.006), and increased relative CT value from 1.01±0.04 (before injection) to 1.95±0.05 ( t=15.34, P=0.004). The highest MR/CT effect in control group appeared at 16 h, with the relative MR signal value of 1.50±0.06 and the relative CT value of 1.53±0.10, which were significantly lower than those in experimental group (1.84±0.26 and 1.95±0.05; t values: 5.35 and 16.46, both P<0.05). Distribution in normal tissues showed that most of tAu@GSH@Gd nanoprobes were metabolized through the kidneys. Tissue silver staining experiment verified the tumor angiogenesis targeting effect. Conclusion:The tAu@GSH@Gd nanoprobes exhibit favorable tumor angiogenesis target MR/CT imaging ability, providing a new design concept and basis for assessing tumor angiogenesis.

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