BACKGROUND Intracranial infection is a common clinical disease.Computed tomography(CT)and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)have certain sensitivity and have good diagnostic efficacy.AIM To study the application value of...BACKGROUND Intracranial infection is a common clinical disease.Computed tomography(CT)and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)have certain sensitivity and have good diagnostic efficacy.AIM To study the application value of MRI and CT in the diagnosis of intracranial infection after craniocerebral surgery.METHODS We selected 82 patients who underwent craniocerebral surgery(including 40 patients with intracranial infection and 42 patients without infection)during the period from April 2016 to June 2019 in our hospital.All 82 patients received CT and MRI examinations,and their clinical data were reviewed.A retrospective analysis was performed,and the coincidence rate of positive diagnosis and the overall diagnosis coincidence rate of different pathogenic infection types were measured with the two examination methods.The diagnostic sensitivity and specificity as well as the positive and negative predictive values of the two examination methods were compared.RESULTS For all types of pathogenic infections(Staphylococcus aureus,Staphylococcus hemolyticus,Staphylococcus epidermidis,and others),MRI scans had higher positive diagnostic coincidence rates than CT scans;the overall diagnostic coincidence rate,sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value,and negative predictive values were significantly higher with MRI examinations than with CT examinations,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).CONCLUSION MRI examination can accurately diagnose intracranial infection after clinical craniocerebral surgery.Compared with CT,MRI had higher diagnostic efficiency.The diagnostic sensitivity and specificity,the diagnostic coincidence rate,and the positive and negative predictive values were significantly higher with MRI than with conventional CT,which can be actively promoted.展开更多
Objective To observe the value of isotropic volumetric MRI for displaying perineural spread(PNS)of cranial nerve(CN)in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Methods Eighty-seven patients with pathologically proven nasopharyngeal c...Objective To observe the value of isotropic volumetric MRI for displaying perineural spread(PNS)of cranial nerve(CN)in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Methods Eighty-seven patients with pathologically proven nasopharyngeal carcinoma were prospectively enrolled.MR scanning,including three-dimensional liver acquisition with volume acceleration-flexible(3D LAVA_Flex)image,T2WI with fat suppression(T2WI-FS),T1WI,contrast enhancement(CE)T1WI-FS of nasopharynx and neck region were performed.The displaying rates of CN PNS were evaluated and compared between 3D LAVA_Flex and T2WI-FS,T1WI,CE-T1WI-FS at patient level,CN group level and neural level,respectively.Results The displaying rate of CN PNS in all 87 nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients by 3D LAVA_Flex sequence was 49.43%(43/87),higher than that of conventional MRI(30/87,34.48%,P=0.001).Among 59 patients with advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma diagnosed with conventional sequences,the displaying rate of CN PNS was 71.19%(42/59)by 3D LAVA-Flex sequence,higher than that of conventional MRI(30/59,50.85%,P=0.001).At both patient level and posterior CN level,significant differences of the displaying rate of CN PNS were found between 3D LAVA-Flex sequence and T2WI-FS,T1WI,CE-T1WI-FS,while at CN level,the displaying rates of mandibular nerve PNS,CNⅨ—ⅪPNS in jugular foramen(P<0.05)and CNⅨ—ⅫPNS in carotid space of 3D LAVA_Flex sequence were all significantly higher than that of T2WI-FS,T1WI and CE-T1WI-FS(all P<0.05),of PNS of CNⅢ—Ⅴin cavernous sinus were higher than that of T2WI-FS(P<0.05),while of PNS of hypoglossal nerve were significantly higher than that of T2WI-FS and T1WI(both P<0.05).Conclusion 3D LAVA_Flex sequence could be used to effectively display CN PNS of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.展开更多
目的:比较全身弥散加权成像(WB-DWI)、同位素骨扫描(radionuclide bone scan)技术在乳腺癌骨转移的应用价值。方法:40例经病理证实为乳腺癌的患者分别作WB-DWI及同位素骨扫描检查。WB-DWI检查使用反转恢复平面回波弥散序列行全身扫描,...目的:比较全身弥散加权成像(WB-DWI)、同位素骨扫描(radionuclide bone scan)技术在乳腺癌骨转移的应用价值。方法:40例经病理证实为乳腺癌的患者分别作WB-DWI及同位素骨扫描检查。WB-DWI检查使用反转恢复平面回波弥散序列行全身扫描,将骨骼系统分为3个区域,分别记录每个患者各区域WB-DWI阳性病例数。对所有WB-DWI及同位素骨扫描影像表现的乳腺癌转移例数及发生部位行统计学比较。结果:WB-DWI阳性病例为35例,共检出病灶数为146个;同位素骨扫描阳性病例为30例,共检出病灶数为141个,WB-DWI的病灶检出率高于同位素骨扫描;WB-DWI与同位素骨扫描诊断乳腺癌骨转移例数及发生部位无统计学差异。结论:WB-DWI检查无辐射,覆盖范围大,具有较高的敏感性,对乳腺癌骨转移早期筛查、诊断及预后评价方面具有重要的临床应用价值。展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Intracranial infection is a common clinical disease.Computed tomography(CT)and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)have certain sensitivity and have good diagnostic efficacy.AIM To study the application value of MRI and CT in the diagnosis of intracranial infection after craniocerebral surgery.METHODS We selected 82 patients who underwent craniocerebral surgery(including 40 patients with intracranial infection and 42 patients without infection)during the period from April 2016 to June 2019 in our hospital.All 82 patients received CT and MRI examinations,and their clinical data were reviewed.A retrospective analysis was performed,and the coincidence rate of positive diagnosis and the overall diagnosis coincidence rate of different pathogenic infection types were measured with the two examination methods.The diagnostic sensitivity and specificity as well as the positive and negative predictive values of the two examination methods were compared.RESULTS For all types of pathogenic infections(Staphylococcus aureus,Staphylococcus hemolyticus,Staphylococcus epidermidis,and others),MRI scans had higher positive diagnostic coincidence rates than CT scans;the overall diagnostic coincidence rate,sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value,and negative predictive values were significantly higher with MRI examinations than with CT examinations,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).CONCLUSION MRI examination can accurately diagnose intracranial infection after clinical craniocerebral surgery.Compared with CT,MRI had higher diagnostic efficiency.The diagnostic sensitivity and specificity,the diagnostic coincidence rate,and the positive and negative predictive values were significantly higher with MRI than with conventional CT,which can be actively promoted.
文摘Objective To observe the value of isotropic volumetric MRI for displaying perineural spread(PNS)of cranial nerve(CN)in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Methods Eighty-seven patients with pathologically proven nasopharyngeal carcinoma were prospectively enrolled.MR scanning,including three-dimensional liver acquisition with volume acceleration-flexible(3D LAVA_Flex)image,T2WI with fat suppression(T2WI-FS),T1WI,contrast enhancement(CE)T1WI-FS of nasopharynx and neck region were performed.The displaying rates of CN PNS were evaluated and compared between 3D LAVA_Flex and T2WI-FS,T1WI,CE-T1WI-FS at patient level,CN group level and neural level,respectively.Results The displaying rate of CN PNS in all 87 nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients by 3D LAVA_Flex sequence was 49.43%(43/87),higher than that of conventional MRI(30/87,34.48%,P=0.001).Among 59 patients with advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma diagnosed with conventional sequences,the displaying rate of CN PNS was 71.19%(42/59)by 3D LAVA-Flex sequence,higher than that of conventional MRI(30/59,50.85%,P=0.001).At both patient level and posterior CN level,significant differences of the displaying rate of CN PNS were found between 3D LAVA-Flex sequence and T2WI-FS,T1WI,CE-T1WI-FS,while at CN level,the displaying rates of mandibular nerve PNS,CNⅨ—ⅪPNS in jugular foramen(P<0.05)and CNⅨ—ⅫPNS in carotid space of 3D LAVA_Flex sequence were all significantly higher than that of T2WI-FS,T1WI and CE-T1WI-FS(all P<0.05),of PNS of CNⅢ—Ⅴin cavernous sinus were higher than that of T2WI-FS(P<0.05),while of PNS of hypoglossal nerve were significantly higher than that of T2WI-FS and T1WI(both P<0.05).Conclusion 3D LAVA_Flex sequence could be used to effectively display CN PNS of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
文摘目的:比较全身弥散加权成像(WB-DWI)、同位素骨扫描(radionuclide bone scan)技术在乳腺癌骨转移的应用价值。方法:40例经病理证实为乳腺癌的患者分别作WB-DWI及同位素骨扫描检查。WB-DWI检查使用反转恢复平面回波弥散序列行全身扫描,将骨骼系统分为3个区域,分别记录每个患者各区域WB-DWI阳性病例数。对所有WB-DWI及同位素骨扫描影像表现的乳腺癌转移例数及发生部位行统计学比较。结果:WB-DWI阳性病例为35例,共检出病灶数为146个;同位素骨扫描阳性病例为30例,共检出病灶数为141个,WB-DWI的病灶检出率高于同位素骨扫描;WB-DWI与同位素骨扫描诊断乳腺癌骨转移例数及发生部位无统计学差异。结论:WB-DWI检查无辐射,覆盖范围大,具有较高的敏感性,对乳腺癌骨转移早期筛查、诊断及预后评价方面具有重要的临床应用价值。
