Anisotropy of Trabecular Bone from Ultra-Distal Radius Digital X-Ray Imaging: Effects on Bone Mineral Density and Age

Background: When applied to trabecular bone X-ray images, the anisotropic properties of trabeculae located at ultra-distal radius were investigated by using the trabecular bone scores (TBS) calculated along directions parallel and perpendicular to the forearm. Methodology: Data from more than two hundred subjects were studied retrospectively. A DXA (GE Lunar Prodigy) scan of the forearm was performed on each subject to measure the bone mineral density (BMD) value at the location of ultra-distal radius, and an X-ray digital image of the same forearm was taken on the same day. The values of trabecular bone score along the direction perpendicular to the forearm, TBSx, and along the direction parallel to the forearm, TBSy, were calculated respectively. The statistics of TBSx and TBSy were calculated, and the anisotropy of the trabecular bone, which was defined as the ratio of TBSy to TBSx and changed with subjects’ BMD and age, was reported and analyzed. Results: The results show that the correlation coefficient between TBSx and TBSy was 0.72 (p BMD and age was reported. The results showed that decreased trabecular bone anisotropy was associated with deceased BMD and increased age in the subject group. Conclusions: This study shows that decreased trabecular bone anisotropy was associated with decreased BMD and increased age.

Air tamponade in retinal detachment surgery followed by ultra-widefield fundus imaging system

AIM： To report the surgical result of pars plana vitrectomy（PPV） with air tamponade for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment（RRD） by ultra-widefield fundus imaging system. METHODS： Of 25 consecutive patients（25 eyes） with fresh primary RRD and causative retinal break and vitreous traction were presented. All the patients underwent PPV with air tamponade. Visual acuity（VA） was examined postoperatively and images were captured by ultrawidefield scanning laser ophthalmoscope system（Optos）. RESULTS： Initial reattachment was achieved in 25 cases（100%）. The air volume was 〉60% on the postoperative day（POD） 1. The ultra-widefield images showed that the retina was reattached in all air-filled eyes postoperatively. The retinal break and laser burns in the superior were detected in 22 of 25 eyes（88%）. A missed retinal hole was found under intravitreal air bubble in 1 case（4%）. The air volume was range from 40% to 60% on POD 3. A doublelayered image was seen in 25 of 25 eyes with intravitreal gas. Retinal breaks and laser burns around were seen in the intravitreal air. On POD 7, small bubble without effect was seen in 6 cases（24%） and bubble was completely disappeared in 4 cases（16%）. Small oval bubble in the superior area was observed in 15 cases（60%）. There were no missed and new retinal breaks and no retinal detachment in all cases on the POD 14 and 1 mo and last follow-up. Air disappeared completely on a mean of 9.84 d postoperatively. The mean final postoperative bestcorrected visual acuity（BCVA） was 0.35 log MAR. Mean final postoperative BCVA improved significantly relative to mean preoperative（P〈0.05）. Final VA of 0.3 log MAR or better was seen in 13 eyes. CONCLUSION： PPV with air tamponade is an effective management for fresh RRD with superior retinal breaks. The ultra-widefield fundus imaging can detect postoperative retinal breaks in air-filled eyes. It would be a useful facility for follow-up after PPV with air tamponade. Facedown position and acquired visual rehabilitation may be shorten.

Evaluation of traumatic retinopathy with ultra-wide field imaging under corneal scar or fixed small pupil

AIM： To evaluate the value of ultra-wide field（UWF） imaging in the management of traumatic retinopathy under the condition of corneal scar or fixed small pupil after complicated ocular trauma. METHODS： Twenty-eight patients（28 eyes） with complicated ocular trauma were enrolled in the study from June 2016 to May 2017, including 19 males and 9 females with age ranged from 11 to 64（43.42±12.62）y. All patients were treated with secondary vitrectomy after emergency operation for wound repair of open ocular trauma. Direct ophthalmoscopy and 45-degree fundus photography were taken at each time point of follow up for comparison of findings with UWF images. Routine eye examination including visual acuity, intraocular pressure, slit lamp examination were performed and analyzed as well.RESULTS： Among the 28 traumatized eyes, the positive rate for identification of traumatic retinopathed was 32.1%（9 cases）, 14.9%（5 cases）, and 85.7%（24 cases） with direct ophthalmoscopy, 45-degree fundus photography, and UWF imaging, respectively. The detective rate of UWF imaging under the condition of corneal scar or fixed small pupil was statistically greater than that of 45-degree fundus photography and direct ophthalmoscopy（Bonferroni correction, P〈0.001）. UWF image was obtained in 19 eyes with opaque corneal scar, otherwise their fundus could not be seen by conventional methods. The additional findings of traumatic retinopathies by UWF imaging included periretinal membranes or pre-retinal proliferating strip, retinal holes, hemorrhage in the vitreous or sub-retinal space.CONCLUSION： UWF imaging is superior to traditional fundus photography in the evaluation of traumatic retinopathies under the condition of corneal scar or fixed small pupil after complicated ocular trauma.

Performance study of aluminum shielded room for ultra-low-field magnetic resonance imaging based on SQUID： Simulations and experiments

The aluminum shielded room has been an important part of ultra-low-field magnetic resonance imaging （ULF MRI） based on the superconducting quantum interference device （SQUID）. The shielded room is effective to attenuate the external radio-frequency field and keep the extremely sensitive detector, SQUID, working properly. A high-performance shielded room can increase the signal-to-noise ratio （SNR） and improve image quality. In this study, a circular coil with a diameter of 50 cm and a square coil with a side length of 2.0 m was used to simulate the magnetic fields from the nearby electric apparatuses and the distant environmental noise sources. The shielding effectivenesses （SE） of the shielded room with different thicknesses of aluminum sheets were calculated and simulated. A room using 6-mm-thick aluminum plates with a dimension of 1.5 m x 1.5 m x 2.0 m was then constructed. The SE was experimentally measured by using three-axis SQUID magnetometers, with tranisent magnetic field induced in the aluminum plates by the strong pre-polarization pulses. The results of the measured SE agreed with that from the simulation. In addition, the introduction of a 0.5-mm gap caused the obvious reduction of SE indicating the importance of door design. The nuclear magnetic resonance （NMR） signals of water at 5.9 kHz were measured in free space and in a shielded room, and the SNR was improved from 3 to 15. The simulation and experimental results will help us design an aluminum shielded room which satisfies the requirements for future ULF human brain imaging. Finally, the cancellation technique of the transient eddy current was tried, the simulation of the cancellation technique will lead us to finding an appropriate way to suppress the eddy current fields.

Imaging Analysis of Trabecular Bone Texture Based on the Initial Slope of Variogram of Ultra-Distal Radius Digital X-Ray Imaging: Effects on Bone Mineral Density and Age

Background: When applied to trabecular bone X-ray images, a method for analyzing trabecular bone texture based on the initial slope of variogram (ISV) was used to assess the trabecular bone health. Methodology: Data from more than two hundred subjects were retrospectively studied. For each subject, a DXA (GE Lunar Prodigy) scan of the forearm was performed, and bone mineral density (BMD) value was measured at the location of ultra-distal radius, X-ray digital image of the same forearm was taken on the same day, and ISV value over the same location of ultra-distal radius was calculated. Pearson’s correlation coefficients were calculated to examine the correlation between BMD and ISV of the trabecular bones located at the same ultra-distal radius. ISV values changed with subjects’ age were also reported. Results: The results show that ISV value was highly correlated with the DXA-measured BMD of the same trabecular bone located at the ultra-distal radius. The correlation coefficient between ISV and BMD with the 95% confident was 0.79 ± 0.09. They also demonstrated that the age-related changes in trabecular bone health and differentiated age patterns in males and females, respectively. The results showed that the decrease in BMD was accompanied by a decrease in the initial slope of variogram (ISV). Conclusions: This study suggests that ISV might be used to quantitatively evaluate trabecular health for osteoporosis and bone disease diagnosis.

Autoimmune pancreatitis:Multimodality non-invasive imaging diagnosis

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is characterized by obstructive jaundice, a dramatic clinical response to steroids and pathologically by a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate, with or without a pancreatic mass. Type 1 AIP is the pancreatic manifestation of an IgG4-related systemic disease and is characterized by elevated IgG4 serum levels, infiltration of IgG4-positive plasma cells and extrapancreatic lesions. Type 2 AIP usually has none or very few IgG4-positive plasma cells, no serum IgG4 elevation and appears to be a pancreas-specific disorder without extrapancreatic involvement. AIP is diagnosed in approximately 2%-6% of patients that undergo pancreatic resection for suspected pancreatic cancer. There are three patterns of autoimmune pancreatitis: diffuse disease is the most common type, with a diffuse, “sausage-like” pancreatic enlargement with sharp margins and loss of the lobular contours; focal disease is less common and manifests as a focal mass, often within the pancreatic head, mimicking a pancreatic malignancy. Multifocal involvement can also occur. In this paper we describe the features of AIP at ultrasonography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography/computed tomography imaging, focusing on diagnosis and differential diagnosis with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. It is of utmost importance to make an early correct differential diagnosis between these two diseases in order to identify the optimal therapeutic strategy and to avoid unnecessary laparotomy or pancreatic resection in AIP patients. Non-invasive imaging plays also an important role in therapy monitoring, in follow-up and in early identification of disease recurrence.

Development and in vitro study of a bi-specific magnetic resonance imaging molecular probe for hepatocellular carcinoma

BACKGROUND Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)ranks second in terms of cancer mortality worldwide.Molecular magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)targeting HCC biomarkers such as alpha-fetoprotein(AFP)or glypican-3(GPC3)offers new strategies to enhance specificity and help early diagnosis of HCC.However,the existing iron oxide nanoparticle-based MR molecular probes singly target AFP or GPC3,which may hinder their efficiency to detect heterogeneous micro malignant HCC tumors<1 cm(MHCC).We hypothesized that the strategy of double antibody-conjugated iron oxide nanoparticles which simultaneously target AFP and GPC3 antigens may potentially be used to overcome the tumor heterogeneity and enhance the detection rate for MRI-based MHCC diagnosis.AIM To synthesize an AFP/GPC3 double antibody-labeled iron oxide MRI molecular probe and to assess its impact on MRI specificity and sensitivity at the cellular level.METHODS A double antigen-targeted MRI probe for MHCC anti-AFP-USPIO-anti-GPC3(UAG)was developed by simultaneously conjugating AFP andGPC3 antibodies to a 5 nm ultra-small superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle(USPIO).At the same time,the singly labeled probes of anti-AFP-USPIO(UA)and anti-GPC3-USPIO(UG)and non-targeted USPIO(U)were also prepared for comparison.The physical characterization including morphology(transmission electron microscopy),hydrodynamic size,and zeta potential(dynamic light scattering)was conducted for each of the probes.The antigen targeting and MRI ability for these four kinds of USPIO probes were studied in the GPC3-expressing murine hepatoma cell line Hepa1-6/GPC3.First,AFP and GPC3 antigen expression in Hepa1-6/GPC3 cells was confirmed by flow cytometry and immunocytochemistry.Then,the cellular uptake of USPIO probes was investigated by Prussian blue staining assay and in vitro MRI(T2-weighted and T2-map)with a 3.0 Tesla clinical MR scanner.RESULTS Our data showed that the double antibody-conjugated probe UAG had the best specificity in targeting Hepa1-6/GPC3 cells expressing AFP and GPC3 antigens compared with single antibody-conjugated and unconjugated USPIO probes.The iron Prussian blue staining and quantitative T2-map MRI analysis showed that,compared with UA,UG,and U,the uptake of double antigen-targeted UAG probe demonstrated a 23.3%(vs UA),15.4%(vs UG),and 57.3%(vs U)increased Prussian stained cell percentage and a 14.93%(vs UA),9.38%(vs UG),and 15.3%(vs U)reduction of T2 relaxation time,respectively.Such bi-specific probe might have the potential to overcome tumor heterogeneity.Meanwhile,the coupling of two antibodies did not influence the magnetic performance of USPIO,and the relatively small hydrodynamic size(59.60±1.87 nm)of double antibodyconjugated USPIO probe makes it a viable candidate for use in MHCC MRI in vivo,as they are slowly phagocytosed by macrophages.CONCLUSION The bi-specific probe presents enhanced targeting efficiency and MRI sensitivity to HCC cells than singly-or non-targeted USPIO,paving the way for in vivo translation to further evaluate its clinical potential.

Current Status of Intra-Vascular Imaging during Coronary Interventions

Most important interventional application of IVUS is plaque assessment, vessel sizing and stent implantation guidance. Image guided PCI is associated with decreased incidence of stent thrombosis and MACE rate as evident in recently published meta-analysis of IVUS guided PCI studies. Many imaging studies have shown very clearly under-expansion, edge-dissection, tissue-prolapse, mal apposition, and geographical miss are associated with adverse events following DES implantation, and IVI guides in optimization of stent implantation by identifying and rectifying these predictors of DES outcomes.

深层—超深层海相碳酸盐岩地震勘探技术发展与攻关方向

随着塔里木盆地顺北油气区、轮南地区轮探1井在8200 m深度以下获得工业油气流,碳酸盐岩勘探迅速向深层-超深层领域迈进,向地震勘探技术提出了严峻挑战。主要分析了超深层复杂波场地震成像理论研究进展及面临的问题。在超深层储层预测关键技术方面,分析了由地震数据结构表征识别小断裂、基于数字岩心的孔隙结构定量化预测方法等现状;从勘探地质需求的角度,提出深层—超深层碳酸盐岩储层与流体预测技术发展趋势和重点攻关方向,以期为海相碳酸盐岩地震勘探的理论及技术研究提供借鉴。获得以下认识:①针对超深层低信噪比地震数据,Q叠前深度偏移和TTI介质RTM技术在碳酸盐岩储层成像中取得了一定效果,基于波动理论的层间多次波压制、各向异性Q⁃RTM、最小二乘Q⁃RTM及各向异性全方位角度域成像技术是重点攻关方向。②深层—超深层强非均质性碳酸盐岩储层地震预测技术存在欠缺理论依据、预测精度较低等问题,亟待加强理论方法探索和技术攻关。③地震岩石物理实验与储层地质的深度融合以及基于双相介质波动特征(频率、频散与衰减等)的储层敏感属性精细化地震预测技术、人工智能碳酸盐岩储层定量预测及流体检测技术等均是重要发展方向,“可靠的深层地震资料、多学科联合的储层高精度表征和深度学习人工智能”发展趋势十分明显。

7T超高场磁共振颅内血管壁成像在缺血性脑卒中病因分型中的研究进展

缺血性脑卒中的病因分型对临床治疗决策和预后判断有重要价值。近年来,随着高分辨率磁共振血管壁成像(high-resolution vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging,HR-VW-MRI)在脑卒中临床研究和实践中的应用增加,7 T MRI以其更高信噪比和更优图像质量,可发现脑血管早期、细微的病理变化,为深入了解各种脑血管疾病的病理机制提供了新思路。然而,超高场强也存在B1场不均、扫描时间长等技术挑战。本文就7 T HR-VW-MRI在缺血性卒中病因分型及临床应用中的进展进行综述,深入分析7 T HR-VW-MRI在提升临床诊断精确性与指导临床治疗中的潜在价值,为临床实践与科研探索提供参考。

基于MSCAU-Net的视网膜眼底图像的硬渗出液分割

硬渗出液是早期糖尿病性视网膜病变(diabetic retinopathy,DR)的主要病症之一,在眼底图像中占据的像素点较少,其检测容易受视盘、软渗出液的干扰。针对这些问题,在U型网络(U-Net)结构的基础上,通过在编码器和解码器中融入残差模块和残差通道注意力模块学习硬渗出液的细微特征,在跳跃连接中加入一种新的多尺度通道注意力(multi-scale channel attention,MSCA)模块提升网络对稀疏小病灶的分割能力,提出了MSCA U-Net。基于超广角眼底图像数据集和印度糖尿病性视网膜病变图像数据集的实验结果表明,与其他基于卷积神经网络的图像分割方法相比,所提方法具有更高的硬渗出液分割精度。

7T磁共振成像在脑小血管病中的应用进展

脑小血管病在老年人群具有很高的发病率,可显著增加脑卒中和痴呆的发生风险。迄今为止,该疾病尚无有效的临床和体液生物标志物,诊断鉴别高度依赖于MRI。然而,由于临床影像的空间分辨率所限,脑小血管损害难以直接评价,因此研究者们主要使用一些反映脑实质损害的影像标志物来评估小血管损伤。近年来,随着超高场(7T)MRI技术的不断成熟,其在脑小血管病领域的研究亦日趋广泛。7T-MRI能够直接评估脑小血管结构、功能,并显著提高微小脑实质病灶的检测敏感性,为脑小血管病机制研究和精准诊断提供了重要工具。本文将回顾近年来基于7T-MRI的脑小血管病研究,并讨论潜在的问题和未来研究方向,为相关研究工作者提供借鉴。

超低场磁共振膝关节正交接收线圈设计

射频接收线圈是磁共振成像(MRI)系统中的关键部件,用于检测变化的磁场,其性能直接影响图像的质量。超低场MRI射频接收线圈工作在较低频率,其阻抗特性不同于传统临床MRI射频接收线圈。理论上正交接收线圈比单通道线圈的信噪比(SNR)可以提高41%。而与阵列线圈相比,正交接收线圈可以用更低的成本与设计复杂度达到很好的成像效果。因此该文研究了一种用于超低场MRI(50.4 mT)系统的膝关节正交接收线圈,它由鞍形线圈和亥姆霍兹线圈组成。首先,确定了线圈的支撑结构及尺寸,并通过计算单匝接收线圈的效率及磁场的不均匀性来确定鞍形以及亥姆霍兹线圈的最优尺寸。然后,实测了线圈交流电阻,来评估线圈不同匝数的SNR,发现匝数增多会使得交流电阻显著增加,从而使SNR随着线圈匝数增加先增加后减少。最后,得到了两线圈的最佳匝数,并制作了正交接收线圈,从CuSO_(4)·5H_(2)O体膜以及体内膝关节成像来评估正交接收线圈的性能。在体膜和体内膝关节成像中,正交接收线圈与单通道线圈相比,图像SNR分别最大程度地提升了约33.5%和30.9%。

内窥镜超高清图像摄录及处理关键技术研究

针对内窥镜图像摄录系统存在的捕获图像质量清晰度不够、控制系统对白平衡和曝光控制的智能化程度较低等问题,采用模块化方式设计图像摄录及处理系统,分别设计各功能模块,最后再统一整合。该系统通过采用优化结构后的镜头和相机获取4K超高清图像,同时优化控制系统的AEC算法和WB算法,实现了内窥镜超高清图像获取、智能控制及处理,有效提高了内窥镜成像质量及控制方式的智能化程度。

应用于人脑胶质淋巴系统的磁共振成像技术研究进展

胶质淋巴系统是神经科学领域近期发现的解剖结构,具有调节间质液运动、废物清除和潜在的大脑免疫等功能,在中枢神经系统的生理及病理中发挥重要作用。随着影像学技术的发展,越来越多的磁共振成像(MRI)技术被应用于人脑胶质淋巴系统的研究,目前常用的MRI技术有动态对比增强磁共振成像技术、沿血管周围间隙扩散张量成像分析技术及新型多模态超快速磁共振技术等,本文就这些技术在脑胶质淋巴系统的应用现状进行汇总综述,以期为胶质淋巴系统的影像学研究提供参考。

基于图像法对自密实超高性能混凝土性能提升的研究

为提升超高性能混凝土(UHPC)的性能,采用改进后的Andreasen&Andersen颗粒堆积模型设计UHPC基体配合比,利用图像法分析UHPC不同基体黏度对钢纤维分布的影响,并通过抗压强度结合纤维分布系数选择合适的基体黏度,研究不同形状、体积掺量的钢纤维对UHPC力学性能的影响,最终得到力学性能最佳的配合比。试验结果表明:良好的UHPC基体黏度在均匀分散钢纤维的同时可以避免内部出现过多气泡,进一步提升UHPC抗压强度;与端钩、长直形钢纤维相比,波纹形钢纤维在相同黏度下分散效果更佳,且对UHPC基体力学性能提升效果更好。UHPC最佳配合比为水胶比0.16,水泥、硅灰、矿渣质量比0.75∶0.2∶0.05,波纹形钢纤维体积掺量3%,减水剂质量分数0.8%,此时粉体颗粒最紧密堆积、钢纤维分布均匀,UHPC性能最佳。

多种超声模式在前列腺癌诊断中的应用

前列腺癌(prostate cancer,PCa)的临床诊断方法正朝着影像学方向发展。超声影像新技术包括微多普勒超声、超声弹性成像、超声造影和微超声(micro ultrasound)等。多参数超声(multiparameter ultrasound,mpUS)作为两种或两种以上超声技术的组合模式,可为临床诊断PCa提供补充的影像学信息,在PCa的诊断中具有很大的潜力。本文就多种超声影像技术在PCa诊断中的应用及发展进行综述。

基于数据集蒸馏的光伏发电功率超短期预测

云是影响太阳直接辐射变化的主要因素,由于各类云的透光率不同,导致到达光伏电站的太阳辐射会随之产生波动。为解决各类云遮挡下的光伏发电功率波动大、预测模型个数多的问题,提出一种基于卫星云图和数据集蒸馏的光伏发电功率超短期预测模型。首先,基于待测场站上方的历史云图,采用Farneback光流法预测出云图;然后,根据卫星云分类标签数据建立各类云的样本库,利用数据集蒸馏算法训练样本库得到云类判别图,将预测云图与云类判别图匹配计算,获得云类聚合匹配特征;最后,利用上述特征、云量特征以及数值天气预报数据建立长短期记忆网络模型,对光伏发电功率进行超短期预测。利用某光伏电站数据进行验证,结果显示,该文所提模型能准确描述云层的各项特征,有效提升光伏功率预测精度。

玻璃体视网膜手术术前视功能和影像学检查规范操作专家共识(2024)

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