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Objective To evaluate the application value of elastic index difference (EID) in identifying benign or malignancy masses of breast imaging reporting and data system (BI-RADS) 3-5.Methods Data of 193 lesions in 164 patients with ultrasonic diagnosed as BI-RADS 3-5 breast masses were retrospectively analyzed.All the cases were confirmed pathologically.The EID of masses and normal glands were measured with elastography quantitative analysis software.BIRADS 3-5 breast masses were diagnosed as malignant when EID≥2.5,which was the criteria for BI-RADS reclassification.ROC curve was drawn,and the area under the curve (AUC) was calculated.The diagnostic accuracy and AUC of malignant breast tumors with the methods of BI-RADS and BI-RADS combined with EID were compared.Results Taking pathological results as gold standard,the sensitivity,specificity,accuracy of BI-RADS in detecting malignant tumors were 96.00％ (72/75),67.80％ (80/118),78.76％ (152/193),and those of BI-RADS combined with EID were 97.33％ (73/ 75),83.05％ (98/118),88.60％ (171/193),respectively.The AUC of BI-RADS combined with EID (0.931) was higher than that of BI-RADS (0.875;Z=2.06,P＜0.05).The statistical difference of accuracy was found between BI-RADS and BI-RADS combined with EID methods (x2 =15.21,P＜0.05).Conclusion The combination of BI-RADS and EID is better than simple using BI-RADS in identifying benign or malignancy of breast tumors.
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Objective To evaluate the changes of right ventricular (RV) volume and function by using single beat real-time three dimensional (3-D) echocardiography in patients with atrial septal defect (ASD) before and after percutaneous closure. Methods During the period from July 2011 to Oct. 2013, a total of 45 patients with pure ostium secundum defect were admitted to authors’ hospital to receive percutaneous transcatheter closer. The patients were divided into ASD without pulmonary hypertension (PH) group (group A, n = 28) and ASD with PH group (group B, n = 17). By using 3-D echocardiography and right cardiac catheterization, the right ventricular end-diastolic volume (RVEDV), right ventricular end-systolic volume (RVESV), right ventricular stroke volume (RVSV), right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF), right ventricular cardiac output (RVCO), pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) and the mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) were determined before and after the percutaneous transcatheter closer. The results were compared between the two groups. Results After the treatment a statistically significant reduction in RVEDV, RVESV, RVSV and RVCO were seen in all patients (P 0.05). Pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) decreased significantly in group B after ASD closure when compared with that obtained before Objective To evaluate the changes of right ventricular (RV) volume and function by using single beat real-time three dimensional (3-D) echocardiography in patients with atrial septal defect (ASD) before and after percutaneous closure. Methods During the period from July 2011 to Oct. 2013, a total of 45 patients with pure ostium secundum defect were admitted to authors’ hospital to receive percutaneous transcatheter closer. The patients were divided into ASD without pulmonary hypertension (PH) group (group A, n = 28) and ASD with PH group (group B, n = 17). By using 3-D echocardiography and right cardiac catheterization, the right ventricular end-diastolic volume (RVEDV), right ventricular end-systolic volume (RVESV), right ventricular stroke volume (RVSV), right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF), right ventricular cardiac output (RVCO), pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) and the mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) were determined before and after the percutaneous transcatheter closer. The results were compared between the two groups. Results After the treatment a statistically significant reduction in RVEDV, RVESV, RVSV and RVCO were seen in all patients (P 0.05). Pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) decreased significantly in group B after ASD closure when compared with that obtained before transcatheter closer (P < 0.05). Conclusion Single beat real-time 3-D echocardiography is a newly-developed technique. This technique can quickly and accurately assess the right ventricular volume and function. Right ventricular volume will decrease after ASD closer. In ASD patients without PH the right ventricular function will decrease after ASD closer, while in ASD patients with PH the right ventricular function shows no changes after ASD closer although their PAP will decrease.
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Objective To explore the instruction value of the color Doppler ultrasonography for the diagnosis and treatment of the pediatric intussusceptions .Methods Retrospective study the color Doppler ultrasonographic performance of 114 patients with diagnosis of pediatric intussusception in the affiliated hospital of Zunyi medical college ,from October 2009 to June 2012 ,reviewed the case ,groups were compared according to the ways of therapeutic methods .Results All the 114 cases of children of the intus-susception are subject to air enema reset or surgery cured confirmed .Age younger than 12 months intussusception children ,air ene-ma reset were more likely to success ;the diameter of concentric circles levy,the length of sleeve for and the thickness of bowel wall were smaller ,the more suitable for outsiders air enema reset .The blood supply of scabbard of bowel wall and the mesenteric was rich ,the air enema reset had a higher success rate ,blood supply was poor and the success rate was lower .The success rate of air enema reset was influenced by the part of intussusception .Conclusion Combined use of conventional color ultrasonic and high fre-quency probe checking ,can raise the diagnosis rate of pediatric intussusception ,the primary lesion confirmed and the detection rate in the position of the disease ,provide guidance for clinical choice reduction treatment .
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Objective To investigate the changes of right ventricular(RV) volume and function in patients with atrial septal de-fect(ASD) .Methods 31 patients with ASD-type secundum(ASD group) and 30 age-matched controls(control group) were includ-ed .Single beat real-time three dimensional echocardiography (sbRT3DE) were performed in all to evaluate right ventricular volume and function ,then right venrtricular cardiac output(RVCO) were calculated with heart rate .Further correlative analysis was calcu-lated between right ventricular volume and function parameters of the ASD group and ASD size and the patient′s age .Results Right ventricular end-systolic volume(RVESV) ,right ventricular end-diastolic volume(RVEDV) ,right ventricular stroke volume (RVSV) ,right ventricular ejection fraction(RVEF) ,RVCO of the ASD group were significantly higher than that of control group (P0 .05) .The patients′age had positive relation with RVESV ,RVEDV ,RVSV(r=0 .53 ,P0 .05) .Conclu-sion sbRT3DE is a fast and accurate new technology in evaluating RV volume and function .Atrial level left-to-right shunt leading to an increase in RV volume ,RV enlargement produces myocardial contractility .RV volume increases with ASD size ,then RV func-tion was enhanced .RV volume increases with patient′s age ,RV function is relatively lower .
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Objective To observe the relationship between morphological and hemodynamic changes of female internal genital organs in the patients with hypomenorrhea with transvaginal color Doppler ultrasound (TVCDS). Methods Thirty female patients with hypomenorrhea of unknown origin were studied, and 30 healthy women of eumenorrhea aged 20 to 40 years were selected as control group. The size and shape of uterus, ovaries, and the thickness of endometria of uterus were observed with TVCDS in follicular phase, ovulation phase, luteal phase and luteal atrophy phase, respectively. Hemodynamic parameters of ovarian artery, uterus artery and their branches were measured. At the same time, hormones of female were examined in 30 patients in follicular phase, ovulation phase and luteal atrophy phase, respectively. Results ①No difference of the size of uterus and ovaries, the thickness of endometria and the amount of egg follicles was found between two groups (P＞0.05). ②Compared with that in the control group, type C of endometria increased in hypomenorrhea group (P＜0.05). ③RI, PI and S/D of spiral arteries in hypomenorrhea group were higher than those in control group, but no significance in these parameters of uterine arteries, arcuate arteries and radiate arteries was found. RI of uterine arteries, arcuate arteries and radiate arteries decreased successively. ④RI, PI and S/D of ovarian arteries in hypomenorrhea group was higher than those in control group in ovulation phase (P＜0.05). Conclusion Reduction in blood supply of ovary and endometria may be the causes of hypomenorrhea with unknown origin. TVCDS can be used as a conventional examination method for these patients.
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Objective To investigate the change of the carotid artery function in the end-stage renal disease(ESRD)patients using high-frequency ultrasound.Methods 60 cases(30 cases of hemodialysis patients,30 cases of non-dialysis patients)of ESRD patients and 30 cases of control persons with normal renal function were checked by the high-frequency color Doppler ultrasonography.Two-dimentional ultrasound was used to observe the intima-mediathickness(IMT);M-mode ultrasound was used to record the movement extent change between systolic and diastolic period of the anterior and the posterior wall of common carotid artery;the diameters of systolic and diastolic period,the stiffness index,distensibility and compliance,acceleration and deceleration which were corrected with pluse pressure and heart rates(ACi and DCi),were calculated.Results Compared with the control group,the ESRD groups have thicker IMT,higher stiffness index,lower disensibility,compliance,ACi and DCi in each ESRD group(?0.05).IMT correlated with stiffness index,distensibility,compliance,ACi and DCi.Conclusion High-frequency ultrasound plays an important role in evaluating change of the carotid artery function in ESRD patients.