Ultrasonic backscatter technique has shown promise as a noninvasive cancellous bone assessment tool. A novel ultrasonic backscatter bone diagnostic （UBBD） instrument and an in vivo application for neonatal bone eval...Ultrasonic backscatter technique has shown promise as a noninvasive cancellous bone assessment tool. A novel ultrasonic backscatter bone diagnostic （UBBD） instrument and an in vivo application for neonatal bone evaluation are introduced in this study. The UBBD provides several advantages, including noninvasiveness, non- ionizing radiation, portability, and simplicity. In this study, the backscatter signal could be measured within 5 s using the UBBD. Ultrasonic backscatter measurements were performed on 467 neonates （268 males and 199 females） at the left calcaneus. The backscatter signal was measured at a central frequency of 3.5 MHz. The delay （-/-1） and duration （7-2） of the backscatter signal of interest （SOl） were varied, and the apparent integrated backscatter （AIB）, frequency slope of apparent backscatter （FSAB）, zero frequency intercept of apparent backscatter （FIAB）, and spectral centroid shift （SCS） were calculated. The results showed that the SOl selection had a direct influence on cancellous bone evaluation. The AIB and FIAB were positively correlated with the gestational age （｜R｜ up to 0.45, P 〈 0.001） when -/-1 was short （〈 8 μS）, while negative correlations （｜R｜ up to 0.56, P 〈 0.001） were commonly observed for T1 〉 10 IJS. Moderate positive correlations （IRI up to 0.45, P 〈 0.001） were observed for FSAB and SCS with gestational age when 71 was long （〉 10 μs）. The 7-2 mainly introduced fluctuations in the observed correlation coefficients. The moderate correlations observed with UBBD demonstrate the feasibility of using the backscatter signal to evaluate neonatal bone status. This study also proposes an explicit standard for in vivo SOl selection and neonatal cancellous bone assessment.展开更多
Objective： To observe the effects of combined tuina and Calcitonin on pain and functional activities in primary osteoporosis. Methods： Eighty-eight cases of confirmed primary osteoporosis were randomized into two gr...Objective： To observe the effects of combined tuina and Calcitonin on pain and functional activities in primary osteoporosis. Methods： Eighty-eight cases of confirmed primary osteoporosis were randomized into two groups. The treatment group with 44 cases was treated by tuina and Calcitonin, while the control group with 44 cases was treated with Calcitonin alone. The severity of pain and functional activities were assessed respectively before treatment and after two courses of treatment. Results： There were significant differences in the clinical efficacy for pain and functional activities between the two groups, with better efficacy in the treatment group than that in the control group （P〈0.01）. Conclusion： The combination of tuina and Calcitonin is quite effective to relieve pain and improve functional activities in primary osteoporosis.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11174060, 11327405, and 11504057)the Science and Technology Support Program of Shanghai (13441901900)+1 种基金the PhD Programs Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China (20130071110020)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2015M571490)
文摘Ultrasonic backscatter technique has shown promise as a noninvasive cancellous bone assessment tool. A novel ultrasonic backscatter bone diagnostic （UBBD） instrument and an in vivo application for neonatal bone evaluation are introduced in this study. The UBBD provides several advantages, including noninvasiveness, non- ionizing radiation, portability, and simplicity. In this study, the backscatter signal could be measured within 5 s using the UBBD. Ultrasonic backscatter measurements were performed on 467 neonates （268 males and 199 females） at the left calcaneus. The backscatter signal was measured at a central frequency of 3.5 MHz. The delay （-/-1） and duration （7-2） of the backscatter signal of interest （SOl） were varied, and the apparent integrated backscatter （AIB）, frequency slope of apparent backscatter （FSAB）, zero frequency intercept of apparent backscatter （FIAB）, and spectral centroid shift （SCS） were calculated. The results showed that the SOl selection had a direct influence on cancellous bone evaluation. The AIB and FIAB were positively correlated with the gestational age （｜R｜ up to 0.45, P 〈 0.001） when -/-1 was short （〈 8 μS）, while negative correlations （｜R｜ up to 0.56, P 〈 0.001） were commonly observed for T1 〉 10 IJS. Moderate positive correlations （IRI up to 0.45, P 〈 0.001） were observed for FSAB and SCS with gestational age when 71 was long （〉 10 μs）. The 7-2 mainly introduced fluctuations in the observed correlation coefficients. The moderate correlations observed with UBBD demonstrate the feasibility of using the backscatter signal to evaluate neonatal bone status. This study also proposes an explicit standard for in vivo SOl selection and neonatal cancellous bone assessment.
文摘Objective： To observe the effects of combined tuina and Calcitonin on pain and functional activities in primary osteoporosis. Methods： Eighty-eight cases of confirmed primary osteoporosis were randomized into two groups. The treatment group with 44 cases was treated by tuina and Calcitonin, while the control group with 44 cases was treated with Calcitonin alone. The severity of pain and functional activities were assessed respectively before treatment and after two courses of treatment. Results： There were significant differences in the clinical efficacy for pain and functional activities between the two groups, with better efficacy in the treatment group than that in the control group （P〈0.01）. Conclusion： The combination of tuina and Calcitonin is quite effective to relieve pain and improve functional activities in primary osteoporosis.
