目的分析1.5 T MRI对子宫内膜癌术前分期的诊断价值。方法回顾性选取2019年1月至2023年12月就诊于新疆生产建设兵团第二师库尔勒医院妇科且临床资料完整的42例子宫内膜癌患者作为研究对象,术前均接受1.5 T MRI检查且影像学资料完整。以...目的分析1.5 T MRI对子宫内膜癌术前分期的诊断价值。方法回顾性选取2019年1月至2023年12月就诊于新疆生产建设兵团第二师库尔勒医院妇科且临床资料完整的42例子宫内膜癌患者作为研究对象,术前均接受1.5 T MRI检查且影像学资料完整。以术后病理分期结果为“金标准”,检验术前1.5 T MRI对子宫内膜癌分期的一致性及诊断效能。结果42例患者术后病理诊断检出Ⅰ期27例(64.29%)、Ⅱ期6例(14.29%)、Ⅲ期8例(19.05%)、Ⅳ期1例(2.38%);术前1.5 T MRI检出Ⅰ期25例(59.52%)、Ⅱ期9例(21.43%)、Ⅲ期6例(14.29%)、Ⅳ期2例(4.76%),与术后病理诊断结果的吻合度较强(Kappa=0.829);术前1.5 T MRI鉴别诊断子宫内膜癌Ⅰ期、Ⅱ期、Ⅲ期、Ⅳ期的准确度(95.24%、97.62%、92.86%、97.62%)、敏感度(92.59%、100.00%、75.00%、100.00%)、特异度(100.00、97.22%、97.06%、97.22%)较高;术前1.5 T MRI鉴别诊断Ⅰa期、Ⅰb期的敏感度为100%,特异度为83.33%,准确度为96.30%,与术后病理诊断的吻合度较强(Kappa=0.886)。结论1.5 T MRI在子宫内膜癌术前分期诊断中具有较高的吻合度,且各期诊断的准确度、敏感度及特异度均较高,并且在Ⅰ期的浸润程度评估中同样具有较高价值,可为临床子宫内膜癌患者术前病情诊断及手术方案的制定提供客观依据,临床应用价值较高。展开更多
Background: The size of Hamstring autograft of less than 8.0 mm in ACL re-construction is one of the key factors that may contribute to the failure of the graft. In this study, we are going to assess the correlation o...Background: The size of Hamstring autograft of less than 8.0 mm in ACL re-construction is one of the key factors that may contribute to the failure of the graft. In this study, we are going to assess the correlation of pre-operative MRI measurement of Hamstring tendons with the intra-operative ACL graft. Thus, it may help surgeons to anticipate the needs for graft augmentation should the final graft size be smaller than expected. Methods: We retrospectively re-viewed 41 cases of ACL reconstructions in which MRI were done pre-operatively, in Hospital Pakar Sultanah Fatimah (HPSF), Muar between January 2019 until December 2022. MRI measurements of Hamstring tendon (semitendinosus: ST, and gracilis) were done by a radiologist, and the in-tra-operative notes were reviewed for the final graft size. Pearson’s correlation coefficients were calculated to determine the relationship between graft size and tendon cross-sectional area. The intraclass correlation (ICC) by using two-way mixed model with type consistency, the reliability based on average measure was 0.41 (95% CI: ?0.10, 0.69). A p-value < 0.05 was considered sig-nificant. Results: Of 105 patients with primary ACL reconstruction done be-tween January 2019 to December 2022, only 41 patients were included in this study. There was fair correlation (p = 0.048) between pre-operative MRI measurement and the graft diameter intra-operatively. The mean of 17.0 mm of combined diameter of ST and gracilis tendon in MRI may results in graft diameter of 8.3 mm. There was also positive correlation between patients’ height and the intra-operative graft size. Conclusion: These results showed good correlation between pre-operative MRI measurement of Hamstring ten-don size with the intra-operative graft size, hence it is a reliable tool to predict the Hamstring autograft size in ACL reconstruction.展开更多
This study addresses challenges in fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) related to motion artifacts, maternal respiration, and hardware limitations. To enhance MRI quality, we employ deep learning techniques, specif...This study addresses challenges in fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) related to motion artifacts, maternal respiration, and hardware limitations. To enhance MRI quality, we employ deep learning techniques, specifically utilizing Cycle GAN. Synthetic pairs of images, simulating artifacts in fetal MRI, are generated to train the model. Our primary contribution is the use of Cycle GAN for fetal MRI restoration, augmented by artificially corrupted data. We compare three approaches (supervised Cycle GAN, Pix2Pix, and Mobile Unet) for artifact removal. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed supervised Cycle GAN effectively removes artifacts while preserving image details, as validated through Structural Similarity Index Measure (SSIM) and normalized Mean Absolute Error (MAE). The method proves comparable to alternatives but avoids the generation of spurious regions, which is crucial for medical accuracy.展开更多
目的探索合成MRI(synthetic MRI,syMRI)对卵巢-附件影像报告和数据系统(Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting and Data System,O-RADS)MRI 3~5分的卵巢附件占位良恶性鉴别的效能。材料与方法回顾性分析在2021年8月至2023年6月期间于我院就诊的10...目的探索合成MRI(synthetic MRI,syMRI)对卵巢-附件影像报告和数据系统(Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting and Data System,O-RADS)MRI 3~5分的卵巢附件占位良恶性鉴别的效能。材料与方法回顾性分析在2021年8月至2023年6月期间于我院就诊的100例盆腔占位患者病例及影像资料,共计附件肿块126例,所有占位的O-RADS MRI评分均为3~5分。以手术病理或至少1年的随访结果为诊断标准。所有患者均在3.0 T MRI扫描仪上进行盆腔MRI扫描,包括syMRI及扩散加权成像(diffusion-weighted imaging,DWI)序列。在附件区病灶的实性成分的最大层面勾画感兴趣区,以获得syMRI定量参数[T1、质子密度(proton density,PD)、T2^(*)、R2^(*)]及表观扩散系数(apparent diffusion coefficient,ADC)值。采用独立样本t检验或Mann-Whitney U检验比较各参数的差异,通过logistic回归分析建立syMRI及syMRI+ADC诊断模型,采用受试者工作特征(receiver operating characteristic,ROC)曲线比较各参数及模型的诊断效能,DeLong检验比较各模型ROC曲线下面积(area under the curve,AUC)的差异。结果入组100例患者共126个病灶,其中良性55例,恶性71例。T1、T2^(*)、R2^(*)及ADC值在两组间差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),其鉴别卵巢附件良恶性病变的AUC分别为0.739[95%置信区间(confidence interval,CI):0.652~0.826]、0.780(95%CI:0.698~0.862)、0.783(95%CI:0.699~0.866)及0.674(95%CI:0.576~0.772)。syMRI及syMRI+ADC模型的AUC分别为0.860(95%CI:0.791~0.929)及0.879(95%CI:0.818~0.940),二者之间差异无统计学意义,均高于ADC值(P<0.05)。结论syMRI在鉴别O-RADS MRI 3~5分卵巢附件病变的良恶性中具有很好的效能。展开更多
The relatively fragile low-temperature stability of cryogen-free superconducting magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)magnets requires the careful management of exogenous heat sources.A strongly shielded gradient magnetic f...The relatively fragile low-temperature stability of cryogen-free superconducting magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)magnets requires the careful management of exogenous heat sources.A strongly shielded gradient magnetic field is important for the optimal operation of cryogen-free MRI systems.In this study,we present an enhanced shielding method incorporating a regionalized stray field constraining strategy.By optimizing the constraint parameters,we could develop engineering-feasible gradient coil schemes without increasing system complexity but with the stray field intensity reduced by half.In real measurement in an integrated MRI system,the developed gradient assembly demonstrated good performance and supported to output images of excellent quality.Our findings suggested that the proposed method could potentially form a useful design paradigm for cryogen-free MRI magnets.展开更多
Background Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)has played an important role in the rapid growth of medical imaging diagnostic technology,especially in the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors owing to its non invasive c...Background Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)has played an important role in the rapid growth of medical imaging diagnostic technology,especially in the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors owing to its non invasive characteristics and superior soft tissue contrast.However,brain tumors are characterized by high non uniformity and non-obvious boundaries in MRI images because of their invasive and highly heterogeneous nature.In addition,the labeling of tumor areas is time-consuming and laborious.Methods To address these issues,this study uses a residual grouped convolution module,convolutional block attention module,and bilinear interpolation upsampling method to improve the classical segmentation network U-net.The influence of network normalization,loss function,and network depth on segmentation performance is further considered.Results In the experiments,the Dice score of the proposed segmentation model reached 97.581%,which is 12.438%higher than that of traditional U-net,demonstrating the effective segmentation of MRI brain tumor images.Conclusions In conclusion,we use the improved U-net network to achieve a good segmentation effect of brain tumor MRI images.展开更多
An exploratory multinuclear magnetic resonance(MR)and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)study was performed on lithium-ion battery cells with ^(7)Li,^(19)F,and ^(1)H measurements.A variable field superconducting magnet w...An exploratory multinuclear magnetic resonance(MR)and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)study was performed on lithium-ion battery cells with ^(7)Li,^(19)F,and ^(1)H measurements.A variable field superconducting magnet with a fixed frequency parallel-plate radiofrequency(RF)probe was employed in the study.The magnetic field was changed to set the resonance frequency of each nucleus to the fixed RF probe frequency of 33.7 MHz.Two cartridge-like lithium-ion cells,with graphite anodes and LiNi_(0.5)Mn_(0.3)Co_(0.2)O_(2)(NMC)cathodes,were interrogated.One cell was pristine,and one was charged to a cell voltage of 4.2 V.The results presented demonstrate the great potential of the variable field magnet approach in multinuclear measurement of lithium-ion batteries.These methods open the door for developing faster and simpler methods for detecting,quantifying,and interpreting MR and MRI data from lithium-ion and other batteries.展开更多
The development of superconducting joining technology for reacted magnesium diboride(MgB_(2))conductors remains a critical challenge for the advancement of cryogen-free MgB_(2)-based magnets for magnetic resonance ima...The development of superconducting joining technology for reacted magnesium diboride(MgB_(2))conductors remains a critical challenge for the advancement of cryogen-free MgB_(2)-based magnets for magnetic resonance imaging(MRI).Herein,the fabrication of superconducting joints using reacted carbon-doped multifilament MgB_(2)wires for MRI magnets is reported.To achieve successful superconducting joints,the powder-in-mold method was employed,which involved tuning the filament protection mechanism,the powder compaction pressure,and the heat treatment condition.The fabricated joints demonstrated clear superconducting-to-normal transitions in self-field,with effective magnetic field screening up to 0.5 T at 20 K.To evaluate the interface between one of the MgB_(2)filaments and the MgB_(2)bulk within the joint,serial sectioning was conducted for the first time in this type of superconducting joint.The serial sectioning revealed space formation at the interface,potentially caused by the volume shrinkage associated with the MgB_(2)formation or the combined effect of the volume shrinkage and the different thermal expansion coefficients of the MgB_(2)bulk,the filament,the mold,and the sealing material.These findings are expected to be pivotal in developing MgB_(2)superconducting joining technology for MRI magnet applications through interface engineering.展开更多
Objective:This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness and value of MRI and CT in the diagnosis of retroperitoneal tumours.Methods:60 patients with retroperitoneal tumours admitted to our hospital between July 20...Objective:This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness and value of MRI and CT in the diagnosis of retroperitoneal tumours.Methods:60 patients with retroperitoneal tumours admitted to our hospital between July 2022 and March 2023 were selected as the study subjects.All of them received MRI and CT examinations.The detection of the two examination methods was compared and analyzed using the pathological findings as the standard.Results:The detection rate of MRI(58/60,96.67%)was significantly higher than that of CT(50/60,83.33%),and the difference was significant(P=0.015<0.05).Conclusion:Both MRI and CT have important application values in the diagnosis of retroperitoneal tumours.MRI has advantages in observing soft tissue structures,nerve tissues,etc.,and can provide more detailed anatomical structure information,which can help differentiate the retroperitoneal tumours and locate them accurately.CT,on the other hand,has unique advantages in observing the skeletal structure and the density of certain tumours,etc.It can quickly obtain comprehensive imaging information,which helps to determine the extent and invasion of the tumour.展开更多
Objective:To investigate the computed tomography(CT)and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)features of cavernous hemangioma malformation(CHM)to enhance diagnostic accuracy.Methods:The CT and MRI findings and clinical info...Objective:To investigate the computed tomography(CT)and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)features of cavernous hemangioma malformation(CHM)to enhance diagnostic accuracy.Methods:The CT and MRI findings and clinical information of 23 patients with CHM were retrospectively analyzed.Results:CT examinations were conducted in 7 cases,while MRI was utilized in 23 cases.Additionally,SWI was employed in 5 cases and enhanced imaging techniques were applied in 14 cases.Among the observed lesions,20 cases presented with a singular lesion,whereas 3 cases exhibited multiple lesions.The lesions were located in 8 frontal lobes,6 cerebellums,2 brainstems,6 temporal lobes,1 basal ganglia,3 parieto-occipital lobes,and 2 thalamus regions.The nodules appeared as quasi-circular lesions with clear or well-defined boundaries.They presented as isodense lesions on CT scans,with one lesion showing peritumoral edema.On MRI,T1-weighted imaging(T1WI)demonstrated isointense signals,while T2-weighted imaging(T2WI)showed isointense and hyperintense signals.Additionally,10 lesions exhibited a low signal ring on T2WI.Diffusion-weighted imaging(DWI)revealed nodular or isointense low signals,while susceptibility-weighted imaging(SWI)displayed enlarged areas of low signal.Fourteen lesions underwent contrast-enhanced scanning,with 2 lesions showing no obvious enhancement,1 lesion demonstrating mild to moderate enhancement,and 11 lesions exhibiting significant enhancement.Notably,6 of these enhanced lesions were surrounded by small blood vessels.Conclusion:Cavernous hemangioma malformation is more commonly found in individual cases.CT alone lacks specificity,making it prone to misdiagnosis.A more comprehensive evaluation of cavernous hemangioma malformation can be achieved through a combination of MRI,DWI,SWI,and enhanced examination,providing valuable references for clinical assessment.展开更多
文摘目的分析1.5 T MRI对子宫内膜癌术前分期的诊断价值。方法回顾性选取2019年1月至2023年12月就诊于新疆生产建设兵团第二师库尔勒医院妇科且临床资料完整的42例子宫内膜癌患者作为研究对象,术前均接受1.5 T MRI检查且影像学资料完整。以术后病理分期结果为“金标准”,检验术前1.5 T MRI对子宫内膜癌分期的一致性及诊断效能。结果42例患者术后病理诊断检出Ⅰ期27例(64.29%)、Ⅱ期6例(14.29%)、Ⅲ期8例(19.05%)、Ⅳ期1例(2.38%);术前1.5 T MRI检出Ⅰ期25例(59.52%)、Ⅱ期9例(21.43%)、Ⅲ期6例(14.29%)、Ⅳ期2例(4.76%),与术后病理诊断结果的吻合度较强(Kappa=0.829);术前1.5 T MRI鉴别诊断子宫内膜癌Ⅰ期、Ⅱ期、Ⅲ期、Ⅳ期的准确度(95.24%、97.62%、92.86%、97.62%)、敏感度(92.59%、100.00%、75.00%、100.00%)、特异度(100.00、97.22%、97.06%、97.22%)较高;术前1.5 T MRI鉴别诊断Ⅰa期、Ⅰb期的敏感度为100%,特异度为83.33%,准确度为96.30%,与术后病理诊断的吻合度较强(Kappa=0.886)。结论1.5 T MRI在子宫内膜癌术前分期诊断中具有较高的吻合度,且各期诊断的准确度、敏感度及特异度均较高,并且在Ⅰ期的浸润程度评估中同样具有较高价值,可为临床子宫内膜癌患者术前病情诊断及手术方案的制定提供客观依据,临床应用价值较高。
文摘Background: The size of Hamstring autograft of less than 8.0 mm in ACL re-construction is one of the key factors that may contribute to the failure of the graft. In this study, we are going to assess the correlation of pre-operative MRI measurement of Hamstring tendons with the intra-operative ACL graft. Thus, it may help surgeons to anticipate the needs for graft augmentation should the final graft size be smaller than expected. Methods: We retrospectively re-viewed 41 cases of ACL reconstructions in which MRI were done pre-operatively, in Hospital Pakar Sultanah Fatimah (HPSF), Muar between January 2019 until December 2022. MRI measurements of Hamstring tendon (semitendinosus: ST, and gracilis) were done by a radiologist, and the in-tra-operative notes were reviewed for the final graft size. Pearson’s correlation coefficients were calculated to determine the relationship between graft size and tendon cross-sectional area. The intraclass correlation (ICC) by using two-way mixed model with type consistency, the reliability based on average measure was 0.41 (95% CI: ?0.10, 0.69). A p-value < 0.05 was considered sig-nificant. Results: Of 105 patients with primary ACL reconstruction done be-tween January 2019 to December 2022, only 41 patients were included in this study. There was fair correlation (p = 0.048) between pre-operative MRI measurement and the graft diameter intra-operatively. The mean of 17.0 mm of combined diameter of ST and gracilis tendon in MRI may results in graft diameter of 8.3 mm. There was also positive correlation between patients’ height and the intra-operative graft size. Conclusion: These results showed good correlation between pre-operative MRI measurement of Hamstring ten-don size with the intra-operative graft size, hence it is a reliable tool to predict the Hamstring autograft size in ACL reconstruction.
文摘This study addresses challenges in fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) related to motion artifacts, maternal respiration, and hardware limitations. To enhance MRI quality, we employ deep learning techniques, specifically utilizing Cycle GAN. Synthetic pairs of images, simulating artifacts in fetal MRI, are generated to train the model. Our primary contribution is the use of Cycle GAN for fetal MRI restoration, augmented by artificially corrupted data. We compare three approaches (supervised Cycle GAN, Pix2Pix, and Mobile Unet) for artifact removal. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed supervised Cycle GAN effectively removes artifacts while preserving image details, as validated through Structural Similarity Index Measure (SSIM) and normalized Mean Absolute Error (MAE). The method proves comparable to alternatives but avoids the generation of spurious regions, which is crucial for medical accuracy.
文摘目的探索合成MRI(synthetic MRI,syMRI)对卵巢-附件影像报告和数据系统(Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting and Data System,O-RADS)MRI 3~5分的卵巢附件占位良恶性鉴别的效能。材料与方法回顾性分析在2021年8月至2023年6月期间于我院就诊的100例盆腔占位患者病例及影像资料,共计附件肿块126例,所有占位的O-RADS MRI评分均为3~5分。以手术病理或至少1年的随访结果为诊断标准。所有患者均在3.0 T MRI扫描仪上进行盆腔MRI扫描,包括syMRI及扩散加权成像(diffusion-weighted imaging,DWI)序列。在附件区病灶的实性成分的最大层面勾画感兴趣区,以获得syMRI定量参数[T1、质子密度(proton density,PD)、T2^(*)、R2^(*)]及表观扩散系数(apparent diffusion coefficient,ADC)值。采用独立样本t检验或Mann-Whitney U检验比较各参数的差异,通过logistic回归分析建立syMRI及syMRI+ADC诊断模型,采用受试者工作特征(receiver operating characteristic,ROC)曲线比较各参数及模型的诊断效能,DeLong检验比较各模型ROC曲线下面积(area under the curve,AUC)的差异。结果入组100例患者共126个病灶,其中良性55例,恶性71例。T1、T2^(*)、R2^(*)及ADC值在两组间差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),其鉴别卵巢附件良恶性病变的AUC分别为0.739[95%置信区间(confidence interval,CI):0.652~0.826]、0.780(95%CI:0.698~0.862)、0.783(95%CI:0.699~0.866)及0.674(95%CI:0.576~0.772)。syMRI及syMRI+ADC模型的AUC分别为0.860(95%CI:0.791~0.929)及0.879(95%CI:0.818~0.940),二者之间差异无统计学意义,均高于ADC值(P<0.05)。结论syMRI在鉴别O-RADS MRI 3~5分卵巢附件病变的良恶性中具有很好的效能。
基金This work is funded by the Magnetic Resonance Union of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.2021gzl002)the International Partnership Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.182111KYSB20210014)+1 种基金the National Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52293423,Grant No.52277031)the Research and Development of Key Technologies and Equipment for Major Science and Technology Infrastructure of Development and Reform Commission of Shenzhen Municipality,China(Grant No.ZDKJ20190305002).
文摘The relatively fragile low-temperature stability of cryogen-free superconducting magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)magnets requires the careful management of exogenous heat sources.A strongly shielded gradient magnetic field is important for the optimal operation of cryogen-free MRI systems.In this study,we present an enhanced shielding method incorporating a regionalized stray field constraining strategy.By optimizing the constraint parameters,we could develop engineering-feasible gradient coil schemes without increasing system complexity but with the stray field intensity reduced by half.In real measurement in an integrated MRI system,the developed gradient assembly demonstrated good performance and supported to output images of excellent quality.Our findings suggested that the proposed method could potentially form a useful design paradigm for cryogen-free MRI magnets.
基金Research Fund of Macao Polytechnic University(RP/FCSD-01/2022).
文摘Background Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)has played an important role in the rapid growth of medical imaging diagnostic technology,especially in the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors owing to its non invasive characteristics and superior soft tissue contrast.However,brain tumors are characterized by high non uniformity and non-obvious boundaries in MRI images because of their invasive and highly heterogeneous nature.In addition,the labeling of tumor areas is time-consuming and laborious.Methods To address these issues,this study uses a residual grouped convolution module,convolutional block attention module,and bilinear interpolation upsampling method to improve the classical segmentation network U-net.The influence of network normalization,loss function,and network depth on segmentation performance is further considered.Results In the experiments,the Dice score of the proposed segmentation model reached 97.581%,which is 12.438%higher than that of traditional U-net,demonstrating the effective segmentation of MRI brain tumor images.Conclusions In conclusion,we use the improved U-net network to achieve a good segmentation effect of brain tumor MRI images.
基金BJB thanks the Canada Chairs program for a Research Chair in MRI of Materials[950e230894]an NSERC Discovery Grant[2015-6122]GRG thanks NSERC for a Discovery Grant[RGPIN-2017-06095].
文摘An exploratory multinuclear magnetic resonance(MR)and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)study was performed on lithium-ion battery cells with ^(7)Li,^(19)F,and ^(1)H measurements.A variable field superconducting magnet with a fixed frequency parallel-plate radiofrequency(RF)probe was employed in the study.The magnetic field was changed to set the resonance frequency of each nucleus to the fixed RF probe frequency of 33.7 MHz.Two cartridge-like lithium-ion cells,with graphite anodes and LiNi_(0.5)Mn_(0.3)Co_(0.2)O_(2)(NMC)cathodes,were interrogated.One cell was pristine,and one was charged to a cell voltage of 4.2 V.The results presented demonstrate the great potential of the variable field magnet approach in multinuclear measurement of lithium-ion batteries.These methods open the door for developing faster and simpler methods for detecting,quantifying,and interpreting MR and MRI data from lithium-ion and other batteries.
基金the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS)KAKENHI Grant Number JP18F18714Cryogenic Station,Research Network and Facility Services Division,National Institute for Materials Science(NIMS),Japansupported by the ARC Linkage Project(LP200200689)。
文摘The development of superconducting joining technology for reacted magnesium diboride(MgB_(2))conductors remains a critical challenge for the advancement of cryogen-free MgB_(2)-based magnets for magnetic resonance imaging(MRI).Herein,the fabrication of superconducting joints using reacted carbon-doped multifilament MgB_(2)wires for MRI magnets is reported.To achieve successful superconducting joints,the powder-in-mold method was employed,which involved tuning the filament protection mechanism,the powder compaction pressure,and the heat treatment condition.The fabricated joints demonstrated clear superconducting-to-normal transitions in self-field,with effective magnetic field screening up to 0.5 T at 20 K.To evaluate the interface between one of the MgB_(2)filaments and the MgB_(2)bulk within the joint,serial sectioning was conducted for the first time in this type of superconducting joint.The serial sectioning revealed space formation at the interface,potentially caused by the volume shrinkage associated with the MgB_(2)formation or the combined effect of the volume shrinkage and the different thermal expansion coefficients of the MgB_(2)bulk,the filament,the mold,and the sealing material.These findings are expected to be pivotal in developing MgB_(2)superconducting joining technology for MRI magnet applications through interface engineering.
文摘Objective:This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness and value of MRI and CT in the diagnosis of retroperitoneal tumours.Methods:60 patients with retroperitoneal tumours admitted to our hospital between July 2022 and March 2023 were selected as the study subjects.All of them received MRI and CT examinations.The detection of the two examination methods was compared and analyzed using the pathological findings as the standard.Results:The detection rate of MRI(58/60,96.67%)was significantly higher than that of CT(50/60,83.33%),and the difference was significant(P=0.015<0.05).Conclusion:Both MRI and CT have important application values in the diagnosis of retroperitoneal tumours.MRI has advantages in observing soft tissue structures,nerve tissues,etc.,and can provide more detailed anatomical structure information,which can help differentiate the retroperitoneal tumours and locate them accurately.CT,on the other hand,has unique advantages in observing the skeletal structure and the density of certain tumours,etc.It can quickly obtain comprehensive imaging information,which helps to determine the extent and invasion of the tumour.
文摘Objective:To investigate the computed tomography(CT)and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)features of cavernous hemangioma malformation(CHM)to enhance diagnostic accuracy.Methods:The CT and MRI findings and clinical information of 23 patients with CHM were retrospectively analyzed.Results:CT examinations were conducted in 7 cases,while MRI was utilized in 23 cases.Additionally,SWI was employed in 5 cases and enhanced imaging techniques were applied in 14 cases.Among the observed lesions,20 cases presented with a singular lesion,whereas 3 cases exhibited multiple lesions.The lesions were located in 8 frontal lobes,6 cerebellums,2 brainstems,6 temporal lobes,1 basal ganglia,3 parieto-occipital lobes,and 2 thalamus regions.The nodules appeared as quasi-circular lesions with clear or well-defined boundaries.They presented as isodense lesions on CT scans,with one lesion showing peritumoral edema.On MRI,T1-weighted imaging(T1WI)demonstrated isointense signals,while T2-weighted imaging(T2WI)showed isointense and hyperintense signals.Additionally,10 lesions exhibited a low signal ring on T2WI.Diffusion-weighted imaging(DWI)revealed nodular or isointense low signals,while susceptibility-weighted imaging(SWI)displayed enlarged areas of low signal.Fourteen lesions underwent contrast-enhanced scanning,with 2 lesions showing no obvious enhancement,1 lesion demonstrating mild to moderate enhancement,and 11 lesions exhibiting significant enhancement.Notably,6 of these enhanced lesions were surrounded by small blood vessels.Conclusion:Cavernous hemangioma malformation is more commonly found in individual cases.CT alone lacks specificity,making it prone to misdiagnosis.A more comprehensive evaluation of cavernous hemangioma malformation can be achieved through a combination of MRI,DWI,SWI,and enhanced examination,providing valuable references for clinical assessment.