Four cases of proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD) in an otherwise healthy infant are described. Antenatal diagnosis was made at 27, 23, 23 and 18 weeks of gestation by routine ultrasound (US) examination. Compute...Four cases of proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD) in an otherwise healthy infant are described. Antenatal diagnosis was made at 27, 23, 23 and 18 weeks of gestation by routine ultrasound (US) examination. Computer Tomography (CT) was performed after 30 weeks of gestation and confirmed the images obtained by US. The diagnosis was confirmed after delivery. These cases illustrate the importance of combining US and CT to improve accuracy of prenatal diagnosis of skeletal disorders.展开更多
The differential diagnosis of solitary pulmonary nodules （SPNs） remains a challenge. It is acknowledged that combining positron-emission tomography （PET） and computed tomography （CT） offers the most reliable non...The differential diagnosis of solitary pulmonary nodules （SPNs） remains a challenge. It is acknowledged that combining positron-emission tomography （PET） and computed tomography （CT） offers the most reliable noninvasive method for the diagnosis of SPNs. Since Townsend et al1 developed integrated PET/CT in 1999, this technique has increasingly been introduced into clinical practice. To date, nuclear medicine physicians have usually undertaken PET/CT diagnosis, but the question is surfacing as how to make full use of the information of CT image to improve the accuracy of SPN diagnosis. To answer this question, we performed a retrospective study on 60 patients with SPNs.展开更多
Objective Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)is currently the most serious infectious disease in the world.An accurate diagnosis of this disease in the clinic is very important.This study aims to improve the differenti...Objective Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)is currently the most serious infectious disease in the world.An accurate diagnosis of this disease in the clinic is very important.This study aims to improve the differential ability of computed tomography(CT)to diagnose COVID-19 and other community-acquired pneumonias(CAPs)and evaluate the short-term prognosis of these patients.Methods The clinical and imaging data of 165 COVID-19 and 118 CAP patients diagnosed in seven hospitals in Anhui Province,China from January 21 to February 28,2020 were retrospectively analysed.The CT manifestations of the two groups were recorded and compared.A correlation analysis was used to examine the relationship between COVID-19 and age,size of lung lesions,number of involved lobes,and CT findings of patients.The factors that were helpful in diagnosing the two groups of patients were identified based on specificity and sensitivity.Results The typical CT findings of COVID-19 are simple ground-glass opacities(GGO),GGO with consolidation or grid-like changes.The sensitivity and specificity of the combination of age,white blood cell count,and ground-glass opacity in the diagnosis of COVID-19 were 92.7 and 66.1%,respectively.Pulmonary consolidation,fibrous cords,and bronchial wall thickening were used as indicators to exclude COVID-19.The sensitivity and specificity of the combination of these findings were 78.0 and 63.6%,respectively.The follow-up results showed that 67.8%(112/165)of COVID-19 patients had abnormal changes in their lung parameters,and the severity of the pulmonary sequelae of patients over 60 years of age worsened with age.Conclusions Age,white blood cell count and ground-glass opacity have high accuracy in the early diagnosis of COVID-19 and the differential diagnosis from CAP.Patients aged over 60 years with COVID-19 have a poor prognosis.This result provides certain significant guidance for the diagnosis and treatment of new coronavirus pneumonia.展开更多
目的探讨1.5 T磁共振成像(magnetic resonance imaging,MRI)与64排多层螺旋计算机体层成像(computed tomography,CT)对脊柱骨折的诊断价值。方法方便选取2021年1月—2022年12月泰兴市第二人民医院收治的82例疑似脊柱骨折患者作为研究对...目的探讨1.5 T磁共振成像(magnetic resonance imaging,MRI)与64排多层螺旋计算机体层成像(computed tomography,CT)对脊柱骨折的诊断价值。方法方便选取2021年1月—2022年12月泰兴市第二人民医院收治的82例疑似脊柱骨折患者作为研究对象,均予1.5 T MRI与64排多层螺旋CT检查,以手术结果为金标准,评估两种技术对脊柱骨折的诊断效能,并分析其对脊柱骨折分型的诊断价值。结果1.5 T MRI对脊柱骨折诊断的准确度、灵敏度与64排螺旋CT比较,差异无统计学意义(P均>0.05)。两种方法与金标准一致性均较好(kappa值≥0.75)。1.5 T MRI对脊柱骨折A、B、C型分型诊断整体符合率为97.56%,高于64排多层螺旋CT的86.59%,差异有统计学意义(χ^(2)=7.111,P<0.05)。结论1.5 T MRI与64排螺旋CT对脊柱骨折诊断效能相当,但1.5 T MRI的分型诊断效能更高。展开更多
文摘Four cases of proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD) in an otherwise healthy infant are described. Antenatal diagnosis was made at 27, 23, 23 and 18 weeks of gestation by routine ultrasound (US) examination. Computer Tomography (CT) was performed after 30 weeks of gestation and confirmed the images obtained by US. The diagnosis was confirmed after delivery. These cases illustrate the importance of combining US and CT to improve accuracy of prenatal diagnosis of skeletal disorders.
文摘The differential diagnosis of solitary pulmonary nodules （SPNs） remains a challenge. It is acknowledged that combining positron-emission tomography （PET） and computed tomography （CT） offers the most reliable noninvasive method for the diagnosis of SPNs. Since Townsend et al1 developed integrated PET/CT in 1999, this technique has increasingly been introduced into clinical practice. To date, nuclear medicine physicians have usually undertaken PET/CT diagnosis, but the question is surfacing as how to make full use of the information of CT image to improve the accuracy of SPN diagnosis. To answer this question, we performed a retrospective study on 60 patients with SPNs.
文摘Objective Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)is currently the most serious infectious disease in the world.An accurate diagnosis of this disease in the clinic is very important.This study aims to improve the differential ability of computed tomography(CT)to diagnose COVID-19 and other community-acquired pneumonias(CAPs)and evaluate the short-term prognosis of these patients.Methods The clinical and imaging data of 165 COVID-19 and 118 CAP patients diagnosed in seven hospitals in Anhui Province,China from January 21 to February 28,2020 were retrospectively analysed.The CT manifestations of the two groups were recorded and compared.A correlation analysis was used to examine the relationship between COVID-19 and age,size of lung lesions,number of involved lobes,and CT findings of patients.The factors that were helpful in diagnosing the two groups of patients were identified based on specificity and sensitivity.Results The typical CT findings of COVID-19 are simple ground-glass opacities(GGO),GGO with consolidation or grid-like changes.The sensitivity and specificity of the combination of age,white blood cell count,and ground-glass opacity in the diagnosis of COVID-19 were 92.7 and 66.1%,respectively.Pulmonary consolidation,fibrous cords,and bronchial wall thickening were used as indicators to exclude COVID-19.The sensitivity and specificity of the combination of these findings were 78.0 and 63.6%,respectively.The follow-up results showed that 67.8%(112/165)of COVID-19 patients had abnormal changes in their lung parameters,and the severity of the pulmonary sequelae of patients over 60 years of age worsened with age.Conclusions Age,white blood cell count and ground-glass opacity have high accuracy in the early diagnosis of COVID-19 and the differential diagnosis from CAP.Patients aged over 60 years with COVID-19 have a poor prognosis.This result provides certain significant guidance for the diagnosis and treatment of new coronavirus pneumonia.
文摘目的探讨1.5 T磁共振成像(magnetic resonance imaging,MRI)与64排多层螺旋计算机体层成像(computed tomography,CT)对脊柱骨折的诊断价值。方法方便选取2021年1月—2022年12月泰兴市第二人民医院收治的82例疑似脊柱骨折患者作为研究对象,均予1.5 T MRI与64排多层螺旋CT检查,以手术结果为金标准,评估两种技术对脊柱骨折的诊断效能,并分析其对脊柱骨折分型的诊断价值。结果1.5 T MRI对脊柱骨折诊断的准确度、灵敏度与64排螺旋CT比较,差异无统计学意义(P均>0.05)。两种方法与金标准一致性均较好(kappa值≥0.75)。1.5 T MRI对脊柱骨折A、B、C型分型诊断整体符合率为97.56%,高于64排多层螺旋CT的86.59%,差异有统计学意义(χ^(2)=7.111,P<0.05)。结论1.5 T MRI与64排螺旋CT对脊柱骨折诊断效能相当,但1.5 T MRI的分型诊断效能更高。
