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Objective To explore the role of National Natural Science Foundation (NSFC) funding on improving medical research of China,based on the SCIE paper output of a teaching hospital in East China,in order to provide evidence-based decision-making basis for hospital management of scientific research and discipline construction.Methods SCIE output of a teaching hospital in East China during 2009-2015 was retrieved based on the web of science (WOS) platform.The papers funded by the NSFC were further analyzed.Results From 2009 to 2015,the output of SCIE of the hospital showed a steady upward trend,with an annual growth rate of 26.10％.Among them,the NSFC funded project output 835 papers SCIE,accounting for 46.62％oo of the total paper;and the absolute value of the output of the paper showed an upward trend year by year,an increase of 49.52％.The main subjects of the NSFC funded by the hospital focus on oncology,liver disease and digestive system diseases and cardiovascular and cardiovascular diseases,and the hospital's clinical status basically.The quality of the journals published by the NSFC SCIE project funded by the hospital was significantly improved.Conclusions NSFC funding plays an important role in improving the output and quality of SCIE papers in clinical medicine,which should be paid attention to in scientific research management and decision-making.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess the reproducibility of 3.0 T high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (HR MRI) for evaluation of atherosclerotic stenosis in the middle cerebral artery (MCA).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From February, 2011 to December, 2013, 66 consecutive patients with MCA-M1 atherosclerotic stenosis (50%-99%) confirmed by digital subtractive angiography (DSA) received examinations with 3.0 T HR MRI for measurement of the vessel area (VA) and lumen area (LA) at the maximum narrow site (VA(narrow) and LA(narrow)) and the reference site (VA(reference) and LA(reference)) as well as the plaque distribution (ventral, dorsal, superior, and inferior). Two independent readers reviewed all the images and one reader reevaluated these images 4 weeks later. The inter- and intra-observer reproducibility was evaluated using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The measurements of VA(narrow), VA(reference), and LA(reference) using HR MRI showed excellent inter- (ICC=0.801, 0.843, and 0.808, respectively) and intra-observer reproducibility (ICC=0.811, 0.916, and 0.958, respectively), but the measurement of LA(narrow) had only moderate inter- and intra-observer reproducibility (ICC=0.584 and 0.625, respectively). For plaque distribution analysis (ventral, dorsal, superior, and inferior plaques), HR MRI also showed excellent inter- (ICC=0.856, 0.836, 0.791, and 0.905, respectively) and intra-observer reproducibility (ICC=0.876, 0.827, 0.825, and 0.950, respectively).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>HR MRI shows good inter- and intra-observer reproducibility in identifying MCA-M1 atherosclerotic plaque distribution and vessel and lumen measurements, but its reliability for lumen area measurement at the maximum narrowing site needs to be improved.</p>