目的应用双源CT前瞻性心电触发序列扫描对心房纤颤(atrial fibrillation,AF)患者行冠状动脉成像,并与回顾性心电门控螺旋扫描比较,评估二者的图像质量及放射剂量。方法对40例临床可疑冠心病的AF患者行二代128层双源CT增强扫描。随机分...目的应用双源CT前瞻性心电触发序列扫描对心房纤颤(atrial fibrillation,AF)患者行冠状动脉成像,并与回顾性心电门控螺旋扫描比较,评估二者的图像质量及放射剂量。方法对40例临床可疑冠心病的AF患者行二代128层双源CT增强扫描。随机分为两组:组1共21例(序列组),使用前瞻性心电触发序列扫描;组2共19例(螺旋组),使用回顾性心电门控螺旋扫描。基于AHA-15段冠状动脉分段法及4级评分法(1分-优秀至4分-差),由两位阅片者独立对所有冠状动脉按节段进行图像质量评价,比较两组患者的图像质量及有效放射剂量。结果序列组平均心率(94±25)次/min,心率波动(69±25)次/min;螺旋组平均心率(86±22)次/min,心率波动(65±22)次/min,组间平均心率(t=1.019,P=0.315)及心率波动(t=0.598,P=0.553)差异无统计学意义。序列组与螺旋组的图像质量优良,评分差异无统计学意义(1.29±0.55 vs 1.25±0.55;Z=-1.290,P=0.197);序列组的有效放射剂量较螺旋组显著降低(4.90±1.62 mSv vs 10.04±3.57 mSv;t=-5.988,P=0.000)。结论 AF患者双源CT冠状动脉成像中,前瞻性心电触发序列扫描与回顾性心电门控螺旋扫描相比,可以提供同样高质量的图像满足诊断需要,同时有效减低放射剂量。展开更多
Background In order to acquire a high quality image with a low radiation dose, prospective electrocardiogram （ECG）-triggered computed tomography coronary angiography （CTCA） requires a stable heart rate （HR） 〈 6...Background In order to acquire a high quality image with a low radiation dose, prospective electrocardiogram （ECG）-triggered computed tomography coronary angiography （CTCA） requires a stable heart rate （HR） 〈 65 beats/min. Esmolol has the advantage of reduc-ing HR. The objective of this article is to assess the value of intravenous esmolol treatment before prospective ECG-tr/ggered high-pitch spiral acquisition for CTCA. Methods From March 2013 to June 2013, 313 patients underwent prospective ECG-triggered CTCA. Two hundred and thirty two of them received esmolol before angiography. We retrospectively analyzed clinical characteristics, esmolol dose, radiation exposure dose, and the change in HR and blood pressure in these 232 patients. Results A total of 232 patients with a HR 〉 65 beats/rain before CTCA examination received intravenous esmolol treatment （mean dose of 57.26±15.39 rag）, The mean initial HR （HR1）, slowest HR （HR2）, and the HR 30 min after HR2 （HR3） were 75.06± 5.59, 60.75 ±4.00, and 75.54 ± 5.96 beats/min, respectively （HR1 vs. HR2, P 〈 0.0001; HRI vs. HR3, P = 0.377）. The mean time from esmolol administration to HR2 was 24.25 ± 4.97 s and the mean effective radiation dose was 2.28 ± 0.02 mSv. Conclusions HR could be rapidly controlled at an optimum level with intravenous esmolol before prospective ECG-triggered high-pitch spiral acquisition for CTCA. Consequently, the patients received a very low radiation dose.展开更多
ObjectiveTo investigate the diagnostic value of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography （18F-FDG PET） in the as-sessment of myocardial viability in patients with known coronary artery disease （CAD） whe...ObjectiveTo investigate the diagnostic value of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography （18F-FDG PET） in the as-sessment of myocardial viability in patients with known coronary artery disease （CAD） when compared to99mTc single photon emission computed tomography （SPECT） and echocardiography, with invasive coronary angiography as the gold standard.MethodsThirty patients with diagnosed CAD met the selection criteria, with 10 of them （9 men, mean age 59.5 ± 10.5 years） undergoing all of these imaging proce-dures consisting of SPECT and PET, echocardiography and invasive angiography. Diagnostic sensitivity of these less invasive modalities for detection of myocardial viability was compared to invasive coronary angiography. Inter- and intra-observer agreement was assessed for di-agnostic performance of SPECT and PET.ResultsOf all patients with proven CAD, 50% had triple vessel disease. Diagnostic sensitivity of SPECT, PET and echocardiography was 90%, 100% and 80% at patient-based assessment, respectively. Excellent agreement was achieved between inter-observer and intra-observer agreement of the diagnostic value of SPECT and PET in myocardial viability （k= 0.9）. Conclusion18F-FDG PET has high diagnostic value in the assessment of myocardial viability in patients with known CAD when com-pared to SPECT and echocardiography. Further studies based on a large cohort with incorporation of18F-FDG PET into patient management are warranted.展开更多
Objective To evaluate the image quality （IQ） and radiation dose of 128-slice dual-source computed tomography （DSCT） coronary angiography using prospectively electrocardiogram （ECG）-triggered sequen- tial scan mo...Objective To evaluate the image quality （IQ） and radiation dose of 128-slice dual-source computed tomography （DSCT） coronary angiography using prospectively electrocardiogram （ECG）-triggered sequen- tial scan mode compared with ECG-gated spiral scan mode in a population with atrial fibrillation. Methods Thirty-two patients with suspected coronary artery disease and permanent atrial fibrilla- tion referred for a second-generation 128-slice DSCT coronary angiography were included in the prospec- tive study. Of them, 17 patients （sequential group） were randomly selected to use a prospectively ECG.~triggered sequential scan, while the other 15 patients （spiral group） used a retrospectively ECG-gated spiral scan. The IQ was assessed by two readers independently, using a four-point grading scale from excel- lent （grade 1） to non-assessable （grade 4）, based on the American Heart Association 15-segment model. IQ of each segment and effective dose of each natient were comDared between the two groups. Results The mean heart rate （HR） of the sequential group was 96±27 beats per minute （bpm） with a variation range of 73±25 bpm, while the mean HR of the spiral group was 86±22 bpm with a variationrange of 65±24 bpm. Both of the mean FIR （t= 1.91, P=0.243） and HR variation range （t=0.950, P=0.350） had no significant difference between the two groups. In per-segment analysis, IQ of the sequential group vs. spiral group was rated as excellent （grade 1） in 190/244 （78%） vs. 177/217 （82%） by readerl and 197/245 （80%） vs. 174/214 （81%） by reader2, as non-assessable （grade 4） in 4/244 （2%） vs. 2/217 （1%） by readerl and 6/245 （2%） vs. 4/214 （2%） by reader2. Overall averaged IQ per-patient in the sequential and spiral group showed equally good （1.27＋0.19 vs. 1.25＋0.22, Z=-0.834, P=0.404）. The effective radiation dose of the sequential group reduced significantly compared with the spiral group （4.88±1.77 mSv vs. 10.20±3.64 mSv; t=-5.372, P=0.000）. Conclusion Compared with retrospectively ECG-gated spiral scan, prospectively ECG-triggered sequential DSCT coronary angiography provides similarly diagnostically valuable images in patients with atrial fibrillation and significantly reduces radiation dose.展开更多
A high voltage layered Li1.2Ni0.16Co0.08Mn0.56O2 cathode material with a hollow spherical structure has been synthesized by molten-salt method in a NaCI flux. Characterization by X-ray diffraction and scanning electro...A high voltage layered Li1.2Ni0.16Co0.08Mn0.56O2 cathode material with a hollow spherical structure has been synthesized by molten-salt method in a NaCI flux. Characterization by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy confirmed its structure and proved that the as-prepared powder is constituted of small, homogenously sized hollow spheres （1-1.5 μm）. The material exhibited enhanced rate capability and high first cycle efficiency due to the good dispersion of secondary particles. Galvanostatic cycling at different temperatures （20, 40, and 60 ℃） and a current rate of 2 C （500 mA.g-1） showed no significant capacity fade.展开更多
SnO2 hollow spheres have been synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method using sulfonated polystyrene beads as a template followed by a calcination process in air.X-ray diffraction,scanning electron microscopy,and t...SnO2 hollow spheres have been synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method using sulfonated polystyrene beads as a template followed by a calcination process in air.X-ray diffraction,scanning electron microscopy,and transmission electron microscopy show that the as-obtained SnO2 hollow spheres have a wall thickness of about 50 nm,and consist of nanosized SnO2 particles with a mean diameter of about 15 nm.Electrochemical measurements indicate that the SnO2 hollow spheres exhibit improved electrochemical performance in terms of specific capacity and rate capability in comparison with commercial SnO2 when used as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries.The enhanced performance may be attributed to the spherical and hollow structure,as well as the building blocks of SnO2 nanoparticles.展开更多
文摘目的应用双源CT前瞻性心电触发序列扫描对心房纤颤(atrial fibrillation,AF)患者行冠状动脉成像,并与回顾性心电门控螺旋扫描比较,评估二者的图像质量及放射剂量。方法对40例临床可疑冠心病的AF患者行二代128层双源CT增强扫描。随机分为两组:组1共21例(序列组),使用前瞻性心电触发序列扫描;组2共19例(螺旋组),使用回顾性心电门控螺旋扫描。基于AHA-15段冠状动脉分段法及4级评分法(1分-优秀至4分-差),由两位阅片者独立对所有冠状动脉按节段进行图像质量评价,比较两组患者的图像质量及有效放射剂量。结果序列组平均心率(94±25)次/min,心率波动(69±25)次/min;螺旋组平均心率(86±22)次/min,心率波动(65±22)次/min,组间平均心率(t=1.019,P=0.315)及心率波动(t=0.598,P=0.553)差异无统计学意义。序列组与螺旋组的图像质量优良,评分差异无统计学意义(1.29±0.55 vs 1.25±0.55;Z=-1.290,P=0.197);序列组的有效放射剂量较螺旋组显著降低(4.90±1.62 mSv vs 10.04±3.57 mSv;t=-5.988,P=0.000)。结论 AF患者双源CT冠状动脉成像中,前瞻性心电触发序列扫描与回顾性心电门控螺旋扫描相比,可以提供同样高质量的图像满足诊断需要,同时有效减低放射剂量。
文摘Background In order to acquire a high quality image with a low radiation dose, prospective electrocardiogram （ECG）-triggered computed tomography coronary angiography （CTCA） requires a stable heart rate （HR） 〈 65 beats/min. Esmolol has the advantage of reduc-ing HR. The objective of this article is to assess the value of intravenous esmolol treatment before prospective ECG-tr/ggered high-pitch spiral acquisition for CTCA. Methods From March 2013 to June 2013, 313 patients underwent prospective ECG-triggered CTCA. Two hundred and thirty two of them received esmolol before angiography. We retrospectively analyzed clinical characteristics, esmolol dose, radiation exposure dose, and the change in HR and blood pressure in these 232 patients. Results A total of 232 patients with a HR 〉 65 beats/rain before CTCA examination received intravenous esmolol treatment （mean dose of 57.26±15.39 rag）, The mean initial HR （HR1）, slowest HR （HR2）, and the HR 30 min after HR2 （HR3） were 75.06± 5.59, 60.75 ±4.00, and 75.54 ± 5.96 beats/min, respectively （HR1 vs. HR2, P 〈 0.0001; HRI vs. HR3, P = 0.377）. The mean time from esmolol administration to HR2 was 24.25 ± 4.97 s and the mean effective radiation dose was 2.28 ± 0.02 mSv. Conclusions HR could be rapidly controlled at an optimum level with intravenous esmolol before prospective ECG-triggered high-pitch spiral acquisition for CTCA. Consequently, the patients received a very low radiation dose.
文摘ObjectiveTo investigate the diagnostic value of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography （18F-FDG PET） in the as-sessment of myocardial viability in patients with known coronary artery disease （CAD） when compared to99mTc single photon emission computed tomography （SPECT） and echocardiography, with invasive coronary angiography as the gold standard.MethodsThirty patients with diagnosed CAD met the selection criteria, with 10 of them （9 men, mean age 59.5 ± 10.5 years） undergoing all of these imaging proce-dures consisting of SPECT and PET, echocardiography and invasive angiography. Diagnostic sensitivity of these less invasive modalities for detection of myocardial viability was compared to invasive coronary angiography. Inter- and intra-observer agreement was assessed for di-agnostic performance of SPECT and PET.ResultsOf all patients with proven CAD, 50% had triple vessel disease. Diagnostic sensitivity of SPECT, PET and echocardiography was 90%, 100% and 80% at patient-based assessment, respectively. Excellent agreement was achieved between inter-observer and intra-observer agreement of the diagnostic value of SPECT and PET in myocardial viability （k= 0.9）. Conclusion18F-FDG PET has high diagnostic value in the assessment of myocardial viability in patients with known CAD when com-pared to SPECT and echocardiography. Further studies based on a large cohort with incorporation of18F-FDG PET into patient management are warranted.
文摘Objective To evaluate the image quality （IQ） and radiation dose of 128-slice dual-source computed tomography （DSCT） coronary angiography using prospectively electrocardiogram （ECG）-triggered sequen- tial scan mode compared with ECG-gated spiral scan mode in a population with atrial fibrillation. Methods Thirty-two patients with suspected coronary artery disease and permanent atrial fibrilla- tion referred for a second-generation 128-slice DSCT coronary angiography were included in the prospec- tive study. Of them, 17 patients （sequential group） were randomly selected to use a prospectively ECG.~triggered sequential scan, while the other 15 patients （spiral group） used a retrospectively ECG-gated spiral scan. The IQ was assessed by two readers independently, using a four-point grading scale from excel- lent （grade 1） to non-assessable （grade 4）, based on the American Heart Association 15-segment model. IQ of each segment and effective dose of each natient were comDared between the two groups. Results The mean heart rate （HR） of the sequential group was 96±27 beats per minute （bpm） with a variation range of 73±25 bpm, while the mean HR of the spiral group was 86±22 bpm with a variationrange of 65±24 bpm. Both of the mean FIR （t= 1.91, P=0.243） and HR variation range （t=0.950, P=0.350） had no significant difference between the two groups. In per-segment analysis, IQ of the sequential group vs. spiral group was rated as excellent （grade 1） in 190/244 （78%） vs. 177/217 （82%） by readerl and 197/245 （80%） vs. 174/214 （81%） by reader2, as non-assessable （grade 4） in 4/244 （2%） vs. 2/217 （1%） by readerl and 6/245 （2%） vs. 4/214 （2%） by reader2. Overall averaged IQ per-patient in the sequential and spiral group showed equally good （1.27＋0.19 vs. 1.25＋0.22, Z=-0.834, P=0.404）. The effective radiation dose of the sequential group reduced significantly compared with the spiral group （4.88±1.77 mSv vs. 10.20±3.64 mSv; t=-5.372, P=0.000）. Conclusion Compared with retrospectively ECG-gated spiral scan, prospectively ECG-triggered sequential DSCT coronary angiography provides similarly diagnostically valuable images in patients with atrial fibrillation and significantly reduces radiation dose.
文摘A high voltage layered Li1.2Ni0.16Co0.08Mn0.56O2 cathode material with a hollow spherical structure has been synthesized by molten-salt method in a NaCI flux. Characterization by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy confirmed its structure and proved that the as-prepared powder is constituted of small, homogenously sized hollow spheres （1-1.5 μm）. The material exhibited enhanced rate capability and high first cycle efficiency due to the good dispersion of secondary particles. Galvanostatic cycling at different temperatures （20, 40, and 60 ℃） and a current rate of 2 C （500 mA.g-1） showed no significant capacity fade.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21121063)the National Key Project on Basic Research(2011CB935700 and 2009CB930400)the Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘SnO2 hollow spheres have been synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method using sulfonated polystyrene beads as a template followed by a calcination process in air.X-ray diffraction,scanning electron microscopy,and transmission electron microscopy show that the as-obtained SnO2 hollow spheres have a wall thickness of about 50 nm,and consist of nanosized SnO2 particles with a mean diameter of about 15 nm.Electrochemical measurements indicate that the SnO2 hollow spheres exhibit improved electrochemical performance in terms of specific capacity and rate capability in comparison with commercial SnO2 when used as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries.The enhanced performance may be attributed to the spherical and hollow structure,as well as the building blocks of SnO2 nanoparticles.
