Philosophical thinking in medical image diagnosis / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Medical imaging is an important auxiliary means of disease diagnosis. In the process of diagnosis, diseases are usually presented in a static way, which is one of the characteristics of imaging diagnosis. However, this static representation of diseases imposes certain limitations, which can, to some extent, lead to the loss of medical humanities. Therefore, it is very important for imaging diagnostic doctors to correctly use philosophical thinking to understand, analyze, and solve problems. The reinforcement of philosophical thinking in imaging diagnosis entails commitment to the "patient-centered" perspective in medicine as well as the integration of comprehensiveness, regularity, and proactivity. This not only effectively trains the diagnostic thinking of imaging diagnostic doctors but also improves their humanistic quality, thereby addressing the problems associated with these limitations. This allows the diagnosis to be both technically accurate and emotionally attuned.

Progress of functional MRI diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis / 中国介入影像与治疗学

Hepatic fibrosis (HF) is the inevitable process in development of cirrhosis. Early diagnosis and intervention of HF are of great clinical significances for prevention cirrhosis. In recent years, with the development of functional MRI (fMRI), it is not only possible to observe the morphological changes of HF, but also to understand the functional changes comprehensively, which is conducive to the early diagnosis of HF. The advantages of fMRI in diagnosis of HF were reviewed in this article.