Texture analysis based on U-Net neural network for intracranial hemorrhage identification predicts early enlargement.

Background And Objective: Early hemorrhage enlargement in hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage indicates a poor prognosis. This study aims to predict the early enlargement of cerebral hemorrhage through the intelligent texture analysis of cerebral hemorrhage after segmentation.

Methods: A total of 54 patients with hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage were selected and divided into enlarged hematoma (enlarged group) and non-enlarged hematoma (negative group).

Anatomic comparison of veins of Labbé between autopsy, digital subtraction angiography and computed tomographic venography.

Objective: The drainage portion of the vein of Labbé varies, and it is difficult to predict whether the operation is likely to damage this vein. The aim of this study was to correlate the microanatomy of the vein of Labbé with digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and computed tomographic venography (CTV), in order to provide a basis for the preservation of the vein of Labbé during a supratentorial surgical approach.

Methods: A total of 30 human cadavers (60 sides) and 61 living patients (110 sides) were examined in this study.

Computed tomographic angiography of the superficial cerebral venous anastomosis based on volume rendering, multi-planar reconstruction, and integral imaging display.

As damage to the superficial cerebral venous anastomosis may create catastrophic complications even after successful surgery, it is important to visualize and determine the normal features of the venous anastomosis with computed tomographic angiography. A total of 90 patients underwent a 64-detector row helical CT scan of head. The superficial cerebral venous anastomosis was reconstructed by volume rendering, multi-planar reconstruction, and integral display algorithm.

The association between three promoter polymorphisms of IL-1 and stroke: a meta-analysis.

Aim: The association between Interleukin-1 (IL-1) gene polymorphism and stroke remains controversial. The present study was designed to clarify this relationship through a pooled analysis of the numerous epidemiological studies focusing on this association.

Methods: Published data addressing the association between polymorphism of the IL-1 gene and stroke were selected from electronic databases.

The association between three promoter polymorphisms of IL-10 and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD): a meta-analysis.

Aim: To assess the relationship of the Interleukin-10 (IL-10) -1082G/A (rs1800896), -819C/T (rs1800871) and -592C/A (rs1800872) polymorphism with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by means of meta-analysis.

Methods: Published data addressing the association between polymorphism of the IL-10 with Crohn's disease (CD) and Ulcerative colitis (UC) were selected from electronic databases. A total of 17 studies including 4132 cases and 5109 controls were included in this meta-analysis which detected whether -1082G/A, -819C/T and -592C/A polymorphism were associated with CD or UC susceptibility.

Serial imaging changes of cerebral Whipple's disease: from onset to the end.

A case with multiple cerebral Whipple disease is reported. The neuroradiological evolution from multiple macrophagic encephalitis to diffuse cerebral infarct in this case is described.

[Protective effect of ligustrazine on insulin resistance after local cerebral ischemia of rat].

Objective: To study the protective effect of Ligustrazine on IR after local cerebral ischemia of rat.

Method: Models of rat IR after local cerebral ischemia were prepared by electrocagulation of the middle cerebral artery, and changes of serum insulin, tomer necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), plasma endothelin-1 (ET-1), nitric oxide (NO) and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) were observed 2 weeks after the ischemia.

Result: Ligustrazine could significantly reduce serum insulin (P < 0.