Comparison between emission and transmission computed tomography of the liver.

Emission computed tomography (emission CT) and conventional planar gamma-camera imaging of the liver were compared in 242 patients with suspected metastatic spread to liver. Concordant data were obtained in 171 patients (71%). Single large lesions, multiple small lesions, and diffuse disease were accurately defined with this new radionuclide tomographic technique. The smallest lesion detected by emission CT was 8 mm. Emission CT, planar gamma-camera imaging, and transmission (x-ray) CT were compared in 107 patients. All three methods gave identical results in 76 patients (71%). Assessed against other criteria, such as histological findings and follow-up data, emission CT yielded the highest range of accuracy (92-96%), while transmission CT and planar gamma-camera imaging had similar but lower accuracies (78-81%). Emission CT had a false-positive rate of 2.8% and a false-negative rate of less than 1%. Thus emission CT is highly sensitive in detecting space-occupying disease in the liver.     

Brain CT diagnosis in infants of the first year of life who have congenital heart diseases

Computed tomography (CT) was used to study the brain in 73 infants of the first year of life who had different congenital heart diseases (CHD). CT was performed on a HiSpeed CT/i spiral computer tomograph (the firm "CE") and a C-150 XP electronic radiation tomograph (the firm "Imatron"). The capacities of the technique in the diagnosis of brain lesion were explored in CHD infants of the first year of life. The studies indicated that the commonest abnormalities in CHD infants of this age were hydrocephalus frequently concurrent with congenital malformations, as well as diffuse and focal changes in the brain.     

肝脏CT值与动脉粥样硬化关系

目的探讨肝脏CT值与动脉粥样硬化（AS）程度的关系,寻找AS活体量化观测指标,提高AS干预实验的质量。方法40只日本大耳白兔随机分为A（绞股蓝）组、B（辛伐他汀）组、C（高脂模型）组、E（对照组）组,分别喂饲高脂饲料＋绞股蓝5g,kg、高脂饲料＋辛伐他汀5mg／kg、高脂饲料、标准饲料。实验前和实验后3周、6周、9周检测三酰甘油（TG）、胆固醇（TC）、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇（LDL-C）、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇（HDL-C）。第7周和第9周进行CT检查。进行动脉和肝脏病理学检测。结果①TG、TC、LDL-C、HDL-C：A组、B组、C组饲养后TG、TC、LDL-C明显升高（P〈0．05）,A组和B组TG、TC、LDL-C低于C组（P〈0．05）,A组TG、HDL-C、LDL-C优于B组（P〈0．05）。②CT检查：饲养后7周、9周,A、B、C组CT值明显下降,比较有显著性差异（P〈0．05）,A组高于B组、C组（P〈0．01）,B组高于C组（P〈0．01）。③主动脉病理学：C组严重的大面积AS,A组和B组AS面积和程度显著低于C组（P〈0．01）。④肝脏病理学：A组、B组、C组肝脏弥漫性肿大,边缘钝而厚,灰黄色,A组较B组、C组肝脏色泽红润、肿大程度轻。A组2／3以上肝细胞发生脂肪样变。B、C组肝脏脂肪样变几乎为100％。结论肝脏CT值与AS的程度有一定的关系,可作为AS程度的量化指标,对指导实验过程有一定的价值。     

Primary malignant melanoblastosis of the meninges. Clinical, cytologic and neuropathologic findings in a case

A 66-year-old man presented with a six-month history of neurologic symptoms suggestive of a craniospinal tumor or a diffuse inflammatory process in the subarachnoid space. Cytologic examination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) revealed inflammatory changes and malignant melanin-containing cells, leading to a diagnosis of meningeal spread of a melanoma. There was no history of skin excisions and no clinical evidence of primary melanoma of the eye. Neuroradiologic investigations, including CT and myelography, to confirm the diagnosis were negative. Despite intrathecal cytostatic therapy, the patient died eight months after the onset of symptoms. Autopsy disclosed diffuse meningeal melanoblastosis of the spinal cord and the base of the brain, confirming the cytologic diagnosis. In addition, two micrometastases in the liver were found as only extraneural manifestation. This case emphasizes the importance of CSF cytology in the diagnosis of diffuse infiltrating processes in the subarachnoid space.     

Calcitonin increases hepatic hepcidin expression through the BMP6 of kidney in mice

BackgroundOsteoporosis is frequently accompanied by iron disorders. Calcitonin (CT) was approved as a clinical drug to treat osteoporosis. Hepcidin is a peptide hormone that is secreted by the liver and controls body iron homeostasis. Hepcidin deficiency leads to iron overload diseases. This study was aimed at investigating the effect of CT on hepatic hepcidin and the mechanism by which CT modulates hepatic hepcidin pathways and iron metabolism.MethodRT-PCR, Western blot, ELISA and siRNA were used to detect the effect of CT on iron metabolism in vivo and in vitro. In addition, the regulatory signal molecules of hepcidin were measured to explore the molecular mechanism of its regulation.ResultsThe results showed that CT strongly increased hepcidin expression and altered iron homeostasis, after mice were intraperitoneal injection of CT. In response to CT administration, BMP6 level in kidney and the serum BMP6 was increased significantly. The phosphorylation of Smad1/5/8 proteins in liver was increased at 3 h and 6 h. Moreover, the Bmp inhibitor LDN-193,189 pretreatment significantly attenuated the CT-mediated increases in phosphorylated Smad1/5/8 and Hamp1 mRNA levels. Calcitonin receptor (CTR) siRNA transfection significant suppressed the role of CT on BMP6 expression in Caki-1 cells.ConclusionOur results suggest that CT strongly induces hepcidin expression and affected iron metabolism. It will provide a new strategy for the treatment of calcium iron related diseases.     

螺旋CT三期扫描在肝癌诊断中的价值

目的：探讨肝癌螺旋CT多期扫描影像特征和临床应用价值.方法：对诊断为肝癌的83例患者先行全肝CT平扫,其中73例不论肿瘤大小（包括21例结节型）先作病灶动脉期扫描,再作全肝静脉期扫描,最后进行病灶平衡期扫描.10例仅行动脉期及静脉期扫描.结果：83例中57例为巨块型（68.67%）,16例为结节型（19.27%）,10例为弥漫型（12.04%）.73例中CT平扫、动脉期、静脉期及平衡期病灶的显示率分别为89%、98%、92%、98%.结论：螺旋多期扫描能获得肿瘤在各期增强征象,为肝癌的定性定量诊断提供更多的影像诊断信息;尤其在早期肝癌诊断,动脉期扫描可得到非常重要的诊断依据.     

Variation de la captation hépatique de 18-FDG dans l’évaluation intermédiaire des lymphomes B diffus à grandes cellules en TEP/TDM

IntroductionThe aim of this study was to evaluate the variability of 18F-FDG liver uptake at interim PET/CT among patients with high-grade lymphomas.MethodsForty-six patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCL) who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT at baseline (PET1) and after a few cycles of therapy (PET2) were included retrospectively. SUV mean normalized for body weight (SUVmean) and for lean body mass (SULmean) were obtained from 2-dimensional regions of interest (ROI) in the right lobe of the liver.ResultsLiver SUVmean values for the 46 patients were not different before and after the courses of chemotherapy. On univariate and multivariate analysis, liver SUVmean values increased with BMI (P = 0.0031). No significant correlation was found between delay post-injection, blood glucose level, age, gender and liver SUVmean. We found no statistically significant correlation between the liver SULmean or mediastinum SUVmean and studied variables. No factors affecting intrapatient hepatic uptake variation between PET1 and PET2 were found on correlation analysis.ConclusionAt interim PET in diffuse large B-cell lymphomas, liver SUVmean depends on BMI, but not liver SULmean. Caution is required when using liver SUV as reference in patients with high BMI.     

Optimization of computed tomographic studies during the diagnosis of chronic nonspecific lung diseases

A comparative study was made of computerized tomograms of 115 patients, of them 78 suffered from nonspecific chronic pulmonary diseases (chronic bronchitis, bullous emphysema, spontaneous pneumothorax, and fibrosing alveolitis), and 37 patients were healthy. Of all transverse sections the most informative ones were defined, and anatomical reference points were determined for. A conclusion was made that computerized tomograms at 5 most informative levels were sufficient to diagnose changes in each of the lung segments in their diffuse affection. CT standardization was shown to have the same advantages as standardization of layins in routine tomography of the lungs, facilitating comparison over time and reducing radiation exposure of a patient.     

CT全肝灌注的临床应用及进展

随着影像技术的发展和后处理功能的完善,肝灌注成像以研究组织、器官血流动力学变化已成为影像界关注的热点,然而CT灌注成像在肝脏等实质性器官中的应用尚处于探索阶段。肝脏具有双重血供,在各种病理生理情况下,肝脏动静脉之间及门静脉之间的血流动力学发生着复杂的变化。CT被认为是诊断肝脏病变最有价值的影像学方法,CT灌注成像能反映组织器官微循环内的血流动力学变化,是一种快速、准确、无创的功能成像方法。肝脏灌注CT检查可以同时获得形态和功能两方面的信息,使我们有可能早于形态学变化之前发现肝脏病变,有助于肝脏疾病的早期诊断和治疗,并能评价各种治疗手段对肝脏血流动力学变化的影响。本文针对全肝灌注CT扫描在临床的应用进行综述。     

Level of natural autoantibodies to interferon-alpha and characteristics of interferon status during chronic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis

Level of autoantibodies to interferon-alpha and characteristics of interferon status were studied in 118 patients with chronic diffuse liver diseases (CDLD). During formation of liver cirrhosis in patients with CDLD level of natural autoantibodies to endogenous interferon-alpha increased. During progression of CDLD, decrease of interferon-alpha level and its functional activity were observed as well as change in the ratio between active fraction of interferon-alpha and its inactivated forms towards increase of the latter. One cause of observed decrease in biological functional activity of interferon-alpha in patients with chronic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis was increased titer of interferon-alpha neutralizing autoantibodies in blood. Level of natural autoantibodies to interferon-alpha, its antiviral activity and concentration during chronic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis can be used as markers of disease severity and predictors of its outcome.     

CT与MRI对肝硬化背景下小肝癌检出率的比较

目的:分析比较CT与MR对肝硬化背景下小肝癌检出情况,探究CT与MR在肝硬化背景下小肝癌的诊断价值。方法:选择2010年6月~2015年6月期间,我院收治确诊为肝硬化背景下小肝癌患者91例为研究对象,病理及临床相关方法确诊102个病灶,其中小肝癌69个和微小肝癌33个,患者均在不同时期或序列下行多排螺旋CT与MRI检查,分析比较两者对小肝癌和微小肝癌的检出率。结果:多排螺旋CT检查发现肝癌小病灶91个,其中66个小肝癌,25个微小肝癌;MRI检查发现95个病灶,小肝癌67个,微小肝癌28个;69个小肝癌病灶,检出率最高的为CT动脉期(92.75%)与LAVA动脉期(92.75%),检出率最低的为CT平扫(76.81%);33个微小肝癌病灶,检出率最高为LAVA动脉期(75.76%),检出率最低的为LAVA平衡期(36.36%);CT平扫、门静脉期、动脉期、平衡期、MRI-IN-PHASE、LAVA平衡期、LAVA平扫对小肝癌的检出率显著高于对微小肝癌的检出率(P0.05);CT对小肝癌的检出率显著高于微小肝癌的检出率(P0.05),MRI对小肝癌与微小肝癌的检出率无显著差异(P0.05);MRI与CT对小肝癌的检出率不存在差异(P0.05),但MRI对微小肝癌的检出率显著高于CT(P0.05)。结论:MRI-LAVA的动脉期序列对小肝癌病灶与微小肝癌病灶的检出率最高;CT与MRI在对小肝癌的检出率不存在差异,但MRI对微小肝癌的检出具有更明显的优势。     

Clinical Analysis of 15 Cases of Liver Nodular Regenerative Hyperplasia

Nodular regenerative hyperplasia (NRH) of liver may be one of the leading causes of non-cirrhotic intrahepatic portal hypertension (NCIPH), although the exact relationship is currently unknown. Diagnosis of NRH is relatively difficult and involves surgical pathology, and thus it is necessary to improve the preoperative recognition of NRH. Here, we analyze 15 cases of NRH to better understand this disease. All the liver specimens were microscopically examined by hematoxylin-eosin staining and reticulin and Masson trichrome staining. Diagnoses of NRH were confirmed by pathological examination. Clinically, NRH presents as diffused liver lesions with mildly increased liver enzymes. Portal hypertension is the most common clinical manifestation presenting prominently as splenomegaly, hypersplenism, and esophageal varices bleeding. NRH is often associated with autoimmune or collagen vascular diseases, and such patients often present with a variety of positive autoantibodies and increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), Ig and ?? %. Pathological examination of the liver showed diffuse small regenerative nodules without fibrous septa and obstructive portal venopathy. For those patients with portal hypertension of unknown cause and preserved liver function, especially, those combined with autoimmune diseases, NRH should be considered.     

Preliminary study of alpha-fetoprotein in nonmalignant liver diseases. A clinico-biochemical evaluation.

This preliminary study was carried out to evaluate the behavior of AFP in 155 patients with benign diffuse liver diseases who underwent thorough clinical and laboratory evaluation. We found correlations between AFP and some clinical and biochemical parameters characteristic of liver diseases; serum glutamic oxalacetic transaminase (GOT) proved the most relevant (r = 0.27 p = 0.0004) and most reliable marker to predict AFP levels. 22.6% of the patients as a whole, 25.6% of the 86 cirrhotics and 18.8% of the 69 non-cirrhotics, had increased levels of AFP. Patients with active liver disease as measured by increased GOT, had higher AFP levels than patients with quiescent liver diseases (p = 0.0048), suggesting that cytolysis and/or regeneration plays a role in the increase in AFP. Elevation of the cut-off level was necessary to improve the specificity of AFP as a tumor marker. In our series, the cut-off of 9 ng/ml was exceeded by only 10% of the patients.     

Radiological innovations in the screening and diagnosis of the inborn errors of metabolism

New metabolic diseases are regularly identified by a genetic or biochemical approach. Indeed, the metabolic diseases result from an enzymatic block with accumulation of a metabolite upstream to the block and deficit of a metabolite downstream. The characterization of these abnormal metabolites by MRI spectroscopy permitted to identify the deficient enzyme in two new groups of diseases, creatine deficiencies and polyol anomalies. Creatine deficiency is implicated in unspecific mental retardation. A low peak of creatine at MRI spectroscopy is evocating of creatine deficiency which is treatable by creatine administration. Deficiency of synthesis of polyols, metabolites on the pentose pathway, represent new described metabolic diseases with variable symptoms including a neurological distress, liver disease, splenomegaly, cutis laxa and renal insufficiency. The deficit of ribose-5-phosphate isomerase, one of the enzymes whose diagnosis is evoked in front of the accumulation of ribitol, arabitol and xylitol leads to a leucodystrophy in adults. This new deficit was highlighted by the identification of an abnormal peak in cerebral MRI-spectroscopy corresponding to the abnormal accumulation of polyols in brain. Congenital hyperinsulinism (HI) is characterized by profound hypoglycaemia related to inappropriate insulin secretion. Focal and diffuse forms of hyperinsulinism share a similar clinical presentation but their treatment is dramatically different. Until recently, preoperative differential diagnosis was based on pancreatic venous sampling, an invasive and technically demanding technique. Positron emission tomography (PET) after injection of [18F]Fluoro-L-DOPA has been evaluated for the preoperative differentiation between focal and diffuse HI, by imaging uptake of radiotracer and the conversion of [18F]Fluoro-L-DOPA into dopamine by DOPA decarboxylase. PET with [18F]Fluoro-L-DOPA has been validated as a reliable test to differentiate diffuse and focal HI and is now a major differential diagnosis tool in infantile hyperinsulinemic hypoglycaemia.     

Disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis: significance of high-resolution computerized tomography]

Clinical and X-Ray studies were performed in 85 patients with disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis. All the patients underwent routine computerized tomography (CT) and high-resolution CT. According to the pathogenetic process, the authors identified hematogenic (n = 38), lymphogenic (n = 19), bronchogenic (n = 18) and mixed (n = 10) disseminations. High-resolution CT was found to have great advantages in detecting various types of tuberculous disseminations and in assessing the pattern of pulmonary abnormalities. Disseminated tuberculosis was revealed in 7 patients who had no pathological changes on routine lung X-ray films. The specific signs of hematogenic, lymphogenic disseminations and bronchgenic inoculations were identified in other forms of pulmonary tuberculosis. CT symptomatology is shown to be determined by the pathogenetic variant of its development and the stage of the process. Small focal changes in the lung were prevalent in patients with acute and subacute hematogenic forms of the disease. Infiltrates with decay cavities, thin-wall caverns, emphysema and bronchoectases were detected over the chronic course. Lymphogenic disseminations were characterized by the predominance of interstitial changes along with multiple minor foci. High-resolution CT had advantages in identifying decay cavities, signs of fibrosis and in evaluating mediastinal lymph nodes. CT data are of great significance for differential diagnosis of disseminated tuberculosis with lung metastases and diffuse interstitial diseases.     

Genomic profiling of plasmablastic lymphoma using array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH): revealing significant overlapping genomic lesions with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Background

Cholestatic jaundice as a presenting symptom of Precursor T-lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL)/lymphoma (T-LBL) has never been reported in literature. Similarly, precursor T-ALL/T-LBL is characteristically negative for synaptophysin. We report the first case of a patient with precursor T-ALL/T-LBL who presented with cholestatic jaundice and aberrant tumor expression of synaptophysin.

Case report

42 year old male presented with anorexia, nausea, jaundice, pale stools, dark urine and about 35 pound weight loss over the previous 3 weeks. The initial laboratory work was suggestive of cholestatic jaundice. Markedly elevated LDH (2025 U/L) and CA 19-9 (1778 u/ML) were also noticed. The CT scan of abdomen showed massive hepatomegaly with coarse echotexture with contracted gall bladder and normal sized common bile duct. Chest x-ray revealed a mediastinal mass with mediastinal widening. CT scan of the chest showed anterior mediastinal mass (16 cm × 10 cm). CT guided biopsy of the mass showed malignant lymphoma with diffuse proliferation of medium sized lymphoid cells. The neoplastic cells were positive for CD1a, CD3, CD4, CD5, CD8 and CD43 with aberrant expression of synaptophysin. PET CT scan again showed a large anterior mediastinal mass with diffuse liver involvement and abnormal activity in axial bones. CT guided liver biopsy and bone marrow biopsy revealed the same morphology and immunohistochemistry. Bone marrow aspirate showed 85% lymphoblasts. Thus, the diagnosis of precursor T-ALL/T-LBL was made and jaundice with elevated CA 19-9 were attributed to intrahepatic cholestasis.

Conclusion

Our case illustrates an unusual presentation of hematological malignancies as cholestatic jaundice. It also indicates the non-specific nature of CA 19-9 for pancreaticobiliary malignancies. It is the first case report of neoplastic precursor T cell lymphoblasts with unusual expression of synaptophysin. Tissue biopsy with thorough immunohistochemistry is required to differentiate precursor T-ALL/T-LBL from thymoma and small cell carcinoma.     

Imaging diagnosis of clonorchiasis

Among several diagnostic tools for clonorchiasis (Clonorchis sinensis infection), radiologic examinations are commonly used in clinical practices. During the 2 past decades, many reports regarding imaging findings of clonorchiasis were introduced. The basic imaging finding of clonorchiasis is diffuse dilatation of the peripheral intrahepatic bile ducts, without dilation of the large intrahepatic or extrahepatic bile ducts. By this finding, however, active clonorchiasis cannot be differentiated from cured infection. Some recent radiologic studies suggested specific findings of active clonorchiasis. Besides direct demonstration of worms, increased periductal echogenicity on sonography and periductal enhancement on dynamic contrast-enhanced CT or MR imaging possibly represent active clonorchiasis. Those images of the liver clonorchiasis are known to be correlated with worm burdens (EPG counts) in their frequency and also severity. The images of cholangiocarcinoma associated with clonorchiasis show both the tumor with obstruction images and diffuse dilatation of the peripheral intrahepatic bile ducts. Radiological images can be a good practical alternative diagnostic method of clonorchiasis.     

基于图像重建的CT三维重建提升腹部增强扫描图像质量的价值

摘要 目的：探讨基于图像重建的电子计算机断层扫描仪器(Computed Tomography,CT)三维成像提升腹部增强扫描图像质量的价值。方法：2019年11月到2020年10月选择在本院进行腹部CT增强扫描的患者76例作为研究对象,采用电脑随机数字法将研究对象分为对照组和重建组各38例,对照组给予常规扫描成像,重建组给予基于自适应统计迭代重建(adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction,ASIR)的CT三维成像,记录两组成像质量与噪声情况。结果：两名医师对重建组的图像主观质量评分都高于对照组(P<0.05)。重建组的图像相对细腻柔和,能清晰显示图像细小血管断面,末梢血管显示良好,血管壁光滑柔和。重建组的动脉期、门静脉期、平衡期的肝脏CT值高于对照组(P<0.05),动脉期、门静脉期、平衡期的肝脏、胰腺对比噪声比(contrast to noise ratio,CNR)值低于对照组(P<0.05)。重建组的容积剂量指数(volume CT dose index,CTDIvol)和剂量长度乘积(Dose-Length product,DLP)、有效剂量(effective dose,ED)值都低于对照组(P<0.05)。结论：基于图像重建的CT三维成像能提升腹部增强扫描主客观图像质量,降低图像噪声,更利于腹部疾病的显示,从而提高正确诊断率。     

CT对于肝脏良性占位性病变及肝癌的鉴别诊断价值分析

目的:探讨CT对于肝脏良性占位性病变及肝癌的鉴别诊断价值。方法:收取2013年3月至2016年3月我院收治的肝脏良性占位性病变及肝癌患者101例作为研究对象,按照病变类型将其分为A、B、C三组。其中A组包含原发性肝癌患者32例,B组包含肝转移癌患者28例,C组包含肝血管瘤患者41例。采用CT全肝灌注扫描模式对三组患者占位病灶组织、病灶周围组织及正常肝脏组织灌注参数进行比较。结果:三组占位病灶组织,B组患者肝动脉灌注量(HAP)最低,C组患者HAP最高;A组患者门静脉灌注量(PVP)最低,C组患者PVP最高,三组两两比较均有显著差异(P0.05)。C组总肝灌注量(TLP)明显高于A组和B组(P0.05),A、B组间无统计学差异(P0.05)。三组肝动脉灌注指数(HPI)无明显差异(P0.05);B组病灶周围组织HAP及HPI明显高于A、C组(P0.05),A、C组间无统计学差异(P0.05);三组PVP及TLP差异不显著(P0.05);三组正常肝脏组织CT灌注参数均无显著差异(P0.05)。结论:CT灌注成像对于原发性肝癌、肝转移癌及肝血管瘤具有一定的鉴别诊断价值,但明确诊断仍需结合其他检测方法进行。     

电视纵隔镜与CT 对胸部疾病诊断的运用研究

目的:探讨电视纵隔镜与CT对胸部疾病诊断中的运用.方法:对我院收治的59例胸部疑难疾病患者采用CT以及电视纵隔镜检查,并对两种方法对肺癌纵膈淋巴转移的诊断效果进行比较.结果:所有患者采用纵隔镜检查其确诊率为100％,CT诊断诊断符合率为525％;CT对肺癌纵隔淋巴结转移的灵敏度为55.26％、真实性为57.89％、特异度为60.53％、阳性预测值为44.74％以及阴性预测值为81.58％,而电视纵隔镜其分别为94.74％、97.37％、100.00％、100.00％、97.37％.电视纵隔镜在诊断肺癌纵膈淋巴结转移的各项指标中均优于CT.结论:电视纵隔镜对胸部疑难疾病具有较好的诊断效果,而且其具有并发症少等特点.