目的探究磁共振弹性成像(Magnetic resonance elastography,MRE)在宫颈癌的临床价值。材料与方法本研究前瞻性地招募39名病理诊断为宫颈癌的患者(宫颈癌组),并招募39名年龄、体质指数(body mass index,BMI)相匹配的健康女性志愿者(健康...目的探究磁共振弹性成像(Magnetic resonance elastography,MRE)在宫颈癌的临床价值。材料与方法本研究前瞻性地招募39名病理诊断为宫颈癌的患者(宫颈癌组),并招募39名年龄、体质指数(body mass index,BMI)相匹配的健康女性志愿者(健康对照组)进行宫颈常规磁共振扫描和频率为60 Hz的MRE检查。测量两组受试者宫颈的弹性值以及宫颈癌组肿瘤的体积及浸润深度,收集宫颈癌组患者的肿瘤分期。选择配对样本t检验比较宫颈癌组和健康对照组的弹性值,采用Spearman秩相关系数及受试者工作特征(receiver operating characteristic,ROC)曲线分析弹性值、肿瘤体积和浸润深度与宫颈癌分期间的相关性及诊断宫颈癌分期的效能。结果宫颈癌患者组的平均弹性值[(5.76±0.99)kPa]显著高于健康对照组[(2.94±0.25)kPa;P<0.001]。弹性值、肿瘤体积及浸润深度在早期(≤ⅡA期)、晚期(≥ⅡB期)宫颈癌之间差异存在统计学意义,且与宫颈癌分期呈正相关(r=0.439、0.384、0.322;P均<0.05)。弹性值的诊断效能优于肿瘤体积和浸润深度,ROC曲线下面积(area under the curve,AUC)分别为0.754、0.722、0.687。结论MRE技术可以作为一种非侵入性的辅助检查手段,帮助宫颈癌的诊断和分期评估,在宫颈癌研究和治疗策略的制订中具有潜在的临床应用前景。展开更多
Objective Magnetoencephalography(MEG),a non-invasive neuroimaging technique,meticulously captures the magnetic fields emanating from brain electrical activity.Compared with MEG based on superconducting quantum interfe...Objective Magnetoencephalography(MEG),a non-invasive neuroimaging technique,meticulously captures the magnetic fields emanating from brain electrical activity.Compared with MEG based on superconducting quantum interference devices(SQUID),MEG based on optically pump magnetometer(OPM)has the advantages of higher sensitivity,better spatial resolution and lower cost.However,most of the current studies are clinical studies,and there is a lack of animal studies on MEG based on OPM technology.Pain,a multifaceted sensory and emotional phenomenon,induces intricate alterations in brain activity,exhibiting notable sex differences.Despite clinical revelations of pain-related neuronal activity through MEG,specific properties remain elusive,and comprehensive laboratory studies on pain-associated brain activity alterations are lacking.The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of inflammatory pain(induced by Complete Freund’s Adjuvant(CFA))on brain activity in a rat model using the MEG technique,to analysis changes in brain activity during pain perception,and to explore sex differences in pain-related MEG signaling.Methods This study utilized adult male and female Sprague-Dawley rats.Inflammatory pain was induced via intraplantar injection of CFA(100μl,50%in saline)in the left hind paw,with control groups receiving saline.Pain behavior was assessed using von Frey filaments at baseline and 1 h post-injection.For MEG recording,anesthetized rats had an OPM positioned on their head within a magnetic shield,undergoing two 15-minute sessions:a 5-minute baseline followed by a 10-minute mechanical stimulation phase.Data analysis included artifact removal and time-frequency analysis of spontaneous brain activity using accumulated spectrograms,generating spectrograms focused on the 4-30 Hz frequency range.Results MEG recordings in anesthetized rats during resting states and hind paw mechanical stimulation were compared,before and after saline/CFA injections.Mechanical stimulation elevated alpha activity in both male and female rats pre-and post-saline/CFA injections.Saline/CFA injections augmented average power in both sexes compared to pre-injection states.Remarkably,female rats exhibited higher average spectral power 1 h after CFA injection than after saline injection during resting states.Furthermore,despite comparable pain thresholds measured by classical pain behavioral tests post-CFA treatment,female rats displayed higher average power than males in the resting state after CFA injection.Conclusion These results imply an enhanced perception of inflammatory pain in female rats compared to their male counterparts.Our study exhibits sex differences in alpha activities following CFA injection,highlighting heightened brain alpha activity in female rats during acute inflammatory pain in the resting state.Our study provides a method for OPM-based MEG recordings to be used to study brain activity in anaesthetized animals.In addition,the findings of this study contribute to a deeper understanding of pain-related neural activity and pain sex differences.展开更多
Electrically tunable homojunctions based on ambipolar two-dimensional materials have attracted widespread attention in the field of intelligent vision.These devices exhibit inherent switchable positive and negative ph...Electrically tunable homojunctions based on ambipolar two-dimensional materials have attracted widespread attention in the field of intelligent vision.These devices exhibit inherent switchable positive and negative photovoltaic properties that effectively mimic the behavior of human retinal cells.However,the photovoltaic responsivity of most electrically tunable homojunctions remains significantly low due to the weak light absorption,making it challenging to meet the application requirements for high-sensitivity target detection in the field of intelligent vision.Here,we propose a gate-tunable photodiode based on two-dimensional ambipolar WSe_(2)with an asymmetric gate electrode,achieving high photovoltaic responsivity.By adjusting the gate voltage and keeping bias voltage zero,we can dynamically realize reconfigurable n-–p and n-–n homojunction states,as well as gate-tunable photovoltaic response characteristics that range from positive to negative.The maximum photovoltaic responsivity of the electrically tunable WSe_(2)homojunction is approximately 0.4 A/W,which is significantly larger than the previously reported value~0.1 A/W in homojunction devices.In addition,the responsivity can be further enhanced to approximately 1.0 A/W when the n-–p photodiode operates in reverse bias mode,enabling highsensitivity detection of targets.Our work paves the way for developing gate-tunable photodiodes with high photovoltaic responsivity and advancing high-performance intelligent vision technology.展开更多
文摘目的探究磁共振弹性成像(Magnetic resonance elastography,MRE)在宫颈癌的临床价值。材料与方法本研究前瞻性地招募39名病理诊断为宫颈癌的患者(宫颈癌组),并招募39名年龄、体质指数(body mass index,BMI)相匹配的健康女性志愿者(健康对照组)进行宫颈常规磁共振扫描和频率为60 Hz的MRE检查。测量两组受试者宫颈的弹性值以及宫颈癌组肿瘤的体积及浸润深度,收集宫颈癌组患者的肿瘤分期。选择配对样本t检验比较宫颈癌组和健康对照组的弹性值,采用Spearman秩相关系数及受试者工作特征(receiver operating characteristic,ROC)曲线分析弹性值、肿瘤体积和浸润深度与宫颈癌分期间的相关性及诊断宫颈癌分期的效能。结果宫颈癌患者组的平均弹性值[(5.76±0.99)kPa]显著高于健康对照组[(2.94±0.25)kPa;P<0.001]。弹性值、肿瘤体积及浸润深度在早期(≤ⅡA期)、晚期(≥ⅡB期)宫颈癌之间差异存在统计学意义,且与宫颈癌分期呈正相关(r=0.439、0.384、0.322;P均<0.05)。弹性值的诊断效能优于肿瘤体积和浸润深度,ROC曲线下面积(area under the curve,AUC)分别为0.754、0.722、0.687。结论MRE技术可以作为一种非侵入性的辅助检查手段,帮助宫颈癌的诊断和分期评估,在宫颈癌研究和治疗策略的制订中具有潜在的临床应用前景。
文摘Objective Magnetoencephalography(MEG),a non-invasive neuroimaging technique,meticulously captures the magnetic fields emanating from brain electrical activity.Compared with MEG based on superconducting quantum interference devices(SQUID),MEG based on optically pump magnetometer(OPM)has the advantages of higher sensitivity,better spatial resolution and lower cost.However,most of the current studies are clinical studies,and there is a lack of animal studies on MEG based on OPM technology.Pain,a multifaceted sensory and emotional phenomenon,induces intricate alterations in brain activity,exhibiting notable sex differences.Despite clinical revelations of pain-related neuronal activity through MEG,specific properties remain elusive,and comprehensive laboratory studies on pain-associated brain activity alterations are lacking.The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of inflammatory pain(induced by Complete Freund’s Adjuvant(CFA))on brain activity in a rat model using the MEG technique,to analysis changes in brain activity during pain perception,and to explore sex differences in pain-related MEG signaling.Methods This study utilized adult male and female Sprague-Dawley rats.Inflammatory pain was induced via intraplantar injection of CFA(100μl,50%in saline)in the left hind paw,with control groups receiving saline.Pain behavior was assessed using von Frey filaments at baseline and 1 h post-injection.For MEG recording,anesthetized rats had an OPM positioned on their head within a magnetic shield,undergoing two 15-minute sessions:a 5-minute baseline followed by a 10-minute mechanical stimulation phase.Data analysis included artifact removal and time-frequency analysis of spontaneous brain activity using accumulated spectrograms,generating spectrograms focused on the 4-30 Hz frequency range.Results MEG recordings in anesthetized rats during resting states and hind paw mechanical stimulation were compared,before and after saline/CFA injections.Mechanical stimulation elevated alpha activity in both male and female rats pre-and post-saline/CFA injections.Saline/CFA injections augmented average power in both sexes compared to pre-injection states.Remarkably,female rats exhibited higher average spectral power 1 h after CFA injection than after saline injection during resting states.Furthermore,despite comparable pain thresholds measured by classical pain behavioral tests post-CFA treatment,female rats displayed higher average power than males in the resting state after CFA injection.Conclusion These results imply an enhanced perception of inflammatory pain in female rats compared to their male counterparts.Our study exhibits sex differences in alpha activities following CFA injection,highlighting heightened brain alpha activity in female rats during acute inflammatory pain in the resting state.Our study provides a method for OPM-based MEG recordings to be used to study brain activity in anaesthetized animals.In addition,the findings of this study contribute to a deeper understanding of pain-related neural activity and pain sex differences.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.62375131,62204119,62122036,and 62304104)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.BK20220947)the Funding of NJUST(Grant No.TSXK2022D008)。
文摘Electrically tunable homojunctions based on ambipolar two-dimensional materials have attracted widespread attention in the field of intelligent vision.These devices exhibit inherent switchable positive and negative photovoltaic properties that effectively mimic the behavior of human retinal cells.However,the photovoltaic responsivity of most electrically tunable homojunctions remains significantly low due to the weak light absorption,making it challenging to meet the application requirements for high-sensitivity target detection in the field of intelligent vision.Here,we propose a gate-tunable photodiode based on two-dimensional ambipolar WSe_(2)with an asymmetric gate electrode,achieving high photovoltaic responsivity.By adjusting the gate voltage and keeping bias voltage zero,we can dynamically realize reconfigurable n-–p and n-–n homojunction states,as well as gate-tunable photovoltaic response characteristics that range from positive to negative.The maximum photovoltaic responsivity of the electrically tunable WSe_(2)homojunction is approximately 0.4 A/W,which is significantly larger than the previously reported value~0.1 A/W in homojunction devices.In addition,the responsivity can be further enhanced to approximately 1.0 A/W when the n-–p photodiode operates in reverse bias mode,enabling highsensitivity detection of targets.Our work paves the way for developing gate-tunable photodiodes with high photovoltaic responsivity and advancing high-performance intelligent vision technology.
