Objective To construct a support vector machine (SVM) model based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T₂WI turbo inversion recovery magnitude (TIRM) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) sequences, and evaluate its predictive performance for expression levels of human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2) and hormone receptor (HR) in breast cancer. Methods A total of 128 breast cancer lesions underwent breast MRI before surgery or treatment were collected, and were grouped according to immunohistochemical (IHC) method or in situ fluorescence hybridization (FISH) results. ITK-SNAP software was used to outline the three-dimensional volume region of interest (VOI) on magnetic resonance TIRM and DWI sequence images, and Pyradiomics program was introduced to extract the image omics features. After normalization of the data, a recursive feature elimination method based on support vector machine-recursive feature elimination (SVM-RFE) was used to filter the features. A total of 108 cases were divided into training group and verification group according to 8∶2 ratio by random stratified sampling method, and the other 20 cases were used as external test group. SVM machine learning classifier was used to construct the image omics model. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the prediction efficiency of the model. DeLong test was used to evaluate the area under the curve (AUC) of each image omics model. SHAP algorithm was used for visual analysis, and the most contributing prediction features were screened. Results The prediction efficiency of the combined model (training group AUC=0.94, verification group AUC=0.90) for HER-2 was higher than that of TIRM model(training group AUC=0.85, verification group AUC=0.80) and single DWI model(training group AUC=0.88, verification group AUC=0.66). The AUC of combined model in the external test group was 0.89. The feature contribution of DWI sequence obtained by SHAP algorithm was great. The image omics model based on the combination of TIRM and DWI sequence features (training group AUC=0.96, verification group AUC=0.88) and the single DWI sequence features (training group AUC=0.92, verification group AUC=0.86) was better than the model based on the single TIRM sequence features (training group AUC=0.84, verification group AUC=0.68) in HR prediction. The external test group proved that the combined model had good predictive efficiency, with an AUC of 0.90. The feature contribution of TIRM sequence obtained by SHAP algorithm was great. Conclusion The imaging omics model constructed based on the combined features of TIRM and DWI sequences in magnetic resonance imaging has good predictive efficacy for HER-2 level, and has great potential in predicting HR expression, which can provide a basis for the formulation of personalized treatment for breast cancer patients.

【Objective】  To investigate the correlations between intestinal flora, plasma metabolites, and blood stasis syndrome in coronary heart disease (CHD), and the mechanisms of Yangxin Tongmai Formula (养心通脉方, YXTMF) for blood stasis syndrome in CHD rats. 【Methods】  A total of 18 specific pathogen free (SPF) male Sqrague-Dawley (SD) rats were used to establish CHD rat models with blood stasis syndrome, which were then randomized into model, YXTMF, and atorvastatin calcium (AVT) groups, with six rats in each group, and were intervened through gavage for two weeks. Subsequently, additional six rats that received normal diet were included as normal group. The pathological changes in the CHD rat models were identified by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining. The electrocardiogram, hemodynamics, and lipid profiles of the rats were detected as well. The untargeted plasma metabolomics of rats were analyzed by liquid chromotography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), their ileal mucosal flora by 16S rRNA sequencing, and the correlation between the two results were also analyzed. 【Results】  The whole blood viscosity, total cholesterol (TC), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) of rats in the model group increased compared with those in the control group (P < 0.05). In the model group, the proliferation of endothelial cells in the coronary artery of rats was damaged, with quite a few vacuolated pathological changes observed. However, the endothelial lesions in the coronary artery of rats were alleviated in the intervention groups (YXTMF and AVT groups). With the use of  LC-MS/MS, a total of 33 potential endogenous metabolites were identified in plasma, among which 1-methylhistidine, N-acetylhistamine, progesterone, and deoxycorticosterone were expected to be the differential metabolites in CHD rats with blood stasis syndrome. The 16S rRNA sequencing results showed that improved diversity and abundance of intestinal flora were observed in the YXTMF group. The correlation analysis suggested that Hydrogenophaga, Limnohabitans, and Polaromonas, which were highly related to the formation of blood stasis syndrome in CHD patients, were positively correlated with plasma metabolites such as 5-hydroxyindole, N-acetylhistamine, and progesterone (P < 0.01), but were negatively correlated with plasma metabolites such as L-arginine, homoarginine, and Boc-beta-cyano-L-alanine (P < 0.01). After YXTMF intervention, Lactobacillus, Corynebacterium, and Candidatus Nitrososphaera were positively correlated with plasma metabolites such as Boc-β-cyano-L-alanine, stachydrine, and naringenin (P < 0.05), while negatively correlated with 5-hydroxyindole, N-acetylhistamine, and oleoylethanolamide (P < 0.05). 【Conclusion】  YXTMF could alleviate blood stasis syndrome in CHD rats through improving their plasma metabolisms achieved by regulating the intestinal flora.

In surgery of patients with hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage, precise positioning and minimally invasive operation provide a strong guarantee for overall curative effect. As an emerging visualization software, 3D-Slicer can optimize surgical approach, achieve precise intraoperative positioning, and accurately measure hematoma volume to guide treatment plan implementation. This article reviews the application of 3D-Slicer in surgery of patients with hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage.

Objective:To evaluate the feasibility of delineating subvolume target in radiotherapy for brain tumors using Gd-based contrast clearance difference.Methods:Twenty-six patients with malignant brain tumors were scanned with MRI. The first and second acquisitions of standard T 2-weighted images (T 2WI) and T 1-weighted images (T 1WI) were performed at 5 min and 60 min after injection of contrast agent. Delayed contrast extravasation (DCEM) MRI computed by Brainlab comprised regions of contrast agent clearance representing active tumors and regions of contrast accumulation representing non-tumor tissues. Based on T 2WI images, 14 patients with liquefaction necrosis were divided into group A, and 12 patients without liquefaction necrosis into group B, respectively. Then, gross target volume (GTV) was delineated on T 1WI images. Based on the GTV, active tumor (GTV tumor) and non-tumor regions (GTV non-tumor) were delineated on T 1WI-DCEM fusion images, while liquefaction necrosis (GTV liquefaction) and non-liquefaction (GTV non-liquefaction) were delineated on T 1-T 2WI fusion images. Finally, the differences between different subvolumes were compared by paired t-test. Results:In group A, the GTV non-liquefaction and GTV liquefaction were (13.65±18.15) cm 3 and (6.30±7.57) cm 3. The GTV tumor was (10.40±13.52) cm 3 and the GTV non-tumor was (9.55±14.57) cm 3. The GTV non-liquefaction was significantly increased by 16.3% on average compared with the GTV tumor ( P<0.05). The GTV non-tumor was significantly increased by 16.3% on average compared with the GTV liquefaction ( P<0.05). In group B, The GTV non-tumor was significantly reduced by 68.8% on average compared with the GTV tumor ( P<0.05). Conclusions:Compared with T 2WI, DCEM has advantages in identifying the liquefaction area and can clearly differentiate the subvolume of active tumors from non-liquefaction necrosis. DCEM provides evidence for guiding the delineation of subvolume in primary and metastatic brain tumors.

Objective:To investigate the clipping methods of ruptured posterior communicating artery (PCoA) aneurysms of medial posterior inferior type (aneurysms located at the medial posterior inferior part of internal carotid artery or occluded by the internal carotid artery) during conventional pterional craniotomy.Methods:Seven patients with ruptured PCoA aneurysms, admitted to our hospital from January 2004 to January 2020, were chosen in our study. The clinical data and surgical efficacies of these patients were retrospectively analyzed.Results:The anterior choroidal artery (AChA) was accidentally clipped in 2 patients during the surgery, of which one was released after adjustment and one was avoided after multiple adjustments. Due to severe acute brain swelling, the brain tissues of the anterior temporal lobe were removed for about 20 mm in 2 patients, and the anterior temporal lobe was retracted posteriorly by platens in 5 patients. All aneurysms disappeared in the postoperative CTA images, no residual neck was found, and the parent artery remained unobstructed. One patient had cerebral infarction in the AChA supplying area. All patients were followed up for 1-6 years, with an average of 27.6 months. Six patients recovered completely without neurological dysfunction. One patient had contralateral hemiplegia, with muscle strength grading III, walking on crutches, and basic living by himself.Conclusion:It's difficult to clip the ruptured PCoA aneurysms of medial posterior inferior type by conventional pterional craniotomy; so straight and curved aneurysm clips can be used to clip aneurysms by expanding the inter-cisternal space around the aneurysms.

Objective:To explore the surgical treatment efficacy and experience of intracranial malignant melanoma (IMM).Methods:Seven patients with IMM, including 3 with primary IMM and 4 with secondary IMM, admitted to our hospital from May 2013 to June 2018, were treated with minimally invasive transcranial surgery. The tumors were removed as much as possible during the operation; according to the postoperative condition of these patients, adjuvant therapies such as follow-up or radiotherapy/chemotherapy, or/and reoperation/comprehensive treatment were provided.Results:These 7 patients eventually died; among the 3 patients with primary IMM, one had total resection, one had subtotal resection, and one had partial resection, and the postoperative survival period was 10 months, 7 months and one month, respectively; among the 4 patients with secondary IMM, three had total resection, and one had partial resection, and the postoperative survival period was 32 months, 13 months, 12 months and 5 month, respectively.Conclusion:The overall prognosis of IMM patients is poor, and surgical removal of the primary and intracranial lesions is the key to prolong survival.

Objective To study the clinical efficacy of transnasal transsphenoidal surgery in acromegaly caused by pituitary adenoma and the clinical characteristics of patients achieved early biochemical remission after surgery. Methods Thirty-three patients with acromegaly caused by pituitary adenoma, admitted to and underwent transnasal transsphenoidal surgery in our hospital from September 2014 to June 2017, were chosen in our study. Clinical data and treatment efficacy of these patients were analyzed retrospectively. The patients were divided into biochemical remission group and non-biochemical remission group according to serum growth hormone (GH) trough value and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels after oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) 3 months after surgery, and endocrinology test results of the two groups were compared. Results Thirty-three acromegaly patients underwent microscopic transnasal pituitary surgery. For these patients, 24 achieved total resection, two achieved subtotal resection, 5 achieved massive resection, and two achieved partial resection. Patients were followed up for an average of 13.2 (3-36) months. At 3 months after surgery, blood sugar of two patients with diabetes were restored to normal level; reduction or restoration of hypertension was observed in most patients with preoperative hypertension (81.8％ , 9/11); improvement of cardiac hypertrophy or cardiac enlargement was observed in about 1/3 patients with preoperative cardiac organic changes; heart enlargement was improved in 4 patients; one patient had normal sinus arrhythmia. The average interventricular septum thickness of the patients after surgery was significantly reduced as compared with that before surgery ([8.36±1.56] mm vs. [9.22±1.24] mm, P<0.05). The early biochemical remission was achieved in 19 patients (57.6％); as compared with the 14 patients failed to achieve early biochemical remission, those patients achieved early biochemical remission had significantly smaller adenoma diameters and volumes, lower percentages of patients with degrees of adenoma packaging internal carotid artery<135° and Knosp grading 0-2, and higher extent of surgical resection, lower IGF-1 level at one week and three months after surgery, lower GH level one, two and three d, one week and three months after surgery, and lower GH trough value after OGTT before surgery, one week and 3 months after surgery, with significant differences (P<0.05). Conclusions Transsphenoidal surgery is effective treatment for acromegaly caused by pituitary adenoma. Most patients could achieve biochemical remission three months after surgery. And the surgery could help in improving the cardiovascular complications of patients. The patients who are able to achieve early biochemical remission may have the features of smaller adenoma, lower GH trough value after OGTT before and one week after surgery, and lower GH and IGF-1 levels after surgery.

Objective To compare the therapeutic efficacy of giant nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (GNPAs) of different imaging types,and to explore the surgical treatment strategies of GNPAs.Methods The pre-and post-operative images,clinical data and follow-up results of 69 patients with GNPAs,admitted to our hospital from July 2011 to October 2016,were analyzed retrospectively.According to the morphology and growth patterns of tumors on MR imaging,they were divided into GNPAs of vertical type,cystic type,deviation Ⅰ/Ⅱ type,lateral extension type,sinus type,laryngeal type,isolated type,and mixed type.The tumor resection results of GNPAs of different types were compared by different surgical treatment strategies.Results Fifty-one patients,with total resection rate of 31.37％,were treated by transsphenoidal approach,and 18 patients,total resection rate of 44.44％,were treated by craniotomy.The overall total resection rate of GNPAs was 36.23％ (n=25).Total resection rate and subtotal resection rate was 71.01％ (n=49).The surgery resection rates of GNPAs of different types were different,and the GNPAs of mixed type enjoyed the worst efficacy.Fifty-three patients were followed-up for one-66 months with an average of 17 months;in patients with total resection,18 (72％) were without recurrence,one (4％) was with recurrence;X knife treatment was performed in 14 patients.Postoperative residual reduction,control,and increase were noted in 4,26 and 4 patients.Two patients died after surgery.Conclusions The total reduction rate of GNPAs is low and the operation is difficult;however,favorable prognosis can be achieved.Transsphenoidal surgery is the first choice for elimination of occupying effect.According to different types,appropriate procedures can be used to reduce the tumor residue and improve the total resection or subtotal rates.

Objective To explore the role of 3D venous-fusion models in the resection of meningiomas.Methods The study included 19 patients with meningiomas,admitted to our hospital from March 2015 to July 2015.The preoperative and postoperative contrast enhancement MR venography (CE-MRV) data were imported into the neuronavigator system.The establishment of 3D venous-fusion models was performed;reconstruction,cropping,fusion of the intracranial venae and tumors were performed.3D venous-fusion models were used to evaluate the intracranial venous circulation,and the positions of venae and tumors were navigated in real-time.Results 3D venous-fusion models showed good results.The position relationship of tumors and their surrounding venous was perfectly assessed in operation.Nineteen patients underwent craniotomy using neuronavigator to locate venous position,and no postoperative venous complications occurred.The contrast of preoperative and postoperative 3D venous-fusion models prompted that the venous protection was in line with expectations.Conclusions The 3D venous-fusion models established by neuronavigator can accurately evaluate the relationship between cerebral venous and the tumors.These models help the operator making a better understanding of tumors and their peripheral venous imaging data from 3D perspective.It is benefit for the operator to make a more reasonable venous protect strategy.

Objective To analyze the correlative factors of hypopituitarism in patients with intracranial non-sellar tumors.Methods Eighty-three patients with intracranial non-sellar tumors,admitted to our hospital from May 2014 to April 2015,were included in our study;their clinical data were retrospectively analyzed.The status of pituitary function was assessed according to the level of preoperative serum hormone.Univariate and multivariate Logistic regression analyses were employed to analyze the correlations of preoperative hypopituitarism with age,gender,hypertension,epilepsy history,course of disease,mass effect of tumor,tumor location,intracranial pressure (ICP),and composition of cerebrospinal fluid.Results Before surgery,30 showed hypopituitarism,accounting for 36.14％:23 had deficiency in one pituitary axe and 7 had multi-axial deficiency.Univariate analysis showed that high ICP (ICP＞200 mmH2O),acute or sub-acute course (≤ 3 months) and presence of mass effect by non-sellar brain tumor were the risk factors of hypopituitarism (P＜0.05).Multivariate Logistic regression analysis revealed that intracranial mass effect in patients with non-sellar brain tumor was an independent risk factor (OR=3.197,95％CI=1.085-9.423,P=0.035).Conclusion Hypopituitarism has high morbidity in patients with non-sellar brain tumor;intracranial mass effect is an independent risk factor for hypopituitarism.