Cystitis glandularis: MR imaging characteristics in 27 patients.

Purpose: To explore the diagnostic characteristics of cystitis glandularis (CG) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on pathologically confirmed patients who underwent bladder MRI examination between January 2019 and November 2023. Image analysis was jointly conducted, with emphasis on lesion location, morphology, size, signal intensity, and pattern of enhancement, by two genitourinary radiologists with 22 and 15 years of experience, respectively.

Differentiating mixed epithelial and stromal tumor family from predominantly cystic renal cell carcinoma using magnetic resonance imaging-based Bosniak classification system version 2019.

Purpose: To differentiate mixed epithelial and stromal tumor family (MESTF) of the kidney from predominantly cystic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) using the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based Bosniak classification system version 2019 (v2019).

Materials And Methods: The study included 36 consecutive patients with MESTF and 77 with predominantly cystic RCC who underwent preoperative renal MRI. One radiologist evaluated and documented the clinical and MRI characteristics (age, sex, laterality, R.

Differentiation between renal epithelioid angiomyolipoma and clear cell renal cell carcinoma using clear cell likelihood score.

Purpose: Clear cell likelihood score (ccLS) may be a reliable diagnostic method for distinguishing renal epithelioid angiomyolipoma (EAML) and clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). In this study, we aim to explore the value of ccLS in differentiating EAML from ccRCC.

Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis in which 27 EAML patients and 60 ccRCC patients underwent preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at our institution.

Assessment of the Added Value of Intravoxel Incoherent Motion Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging in Identifying Non-Diabetic Renal Disease in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Background: Identification of non-diabetic renal disease (NDRD) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) may help tailor treatment. Intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted imaging (IVIM-DWI) is a promising tool to evaluate renal function but its potential role in the clinical differentiation between diabetic nephropathy (DN) and NDRD remains unclear.

Purpose: To investigate the added role of IVIM-DWI in the differential diagnosis between DN and NDRD in patients with T2DM.

MRI-based Bosniak Classification of Cystic Renal Masses, Version 2019: Interobserver Agreement, Impact of Readers' Experience, and Diagnostic Performance.

Background The 2019 Bosniak classification (version 2019) of cystic renal masses (CRMs) provides a systematic update to the currently used 2005 Bosniak classification (version 2005). Further validation is required before widespread application. Purpose To evaluate the interobserver agreement of MRI criteria, the impact of readers' experience, and the diagnostic performance between version 2019 and version 2005.

Multiparametric MRI Radiomic Model for Preoperative Predicting WHO/ISUP Nuclear Grade of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma.

Background: Nuclear grade is of importance for treatment selection and prognosis in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC).

Purpose: To develop and validate an MRI-based radiomic model for preoperative predicting WHO/ISUP nuclear grade in ccRCC.

Study Type: Retrospective.

Value of Texture Analysis of Intravoxel Incoherent Motion Parameters in Differential Diagnosis of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor and Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.

Objective To evaluate the value of texture features derived from intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) parameters for differentiating pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (pNET) from pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAC).Methods Eighteen patients with pNET and 32 patients with PAC were retrospectively enrolled in this study. All patients underwent diffusion-weighted imaging with 10 b values used (from 0 to 800 s/mm ).

Differentiation between pancreatic metastases from clear cell renal cell carcinoma and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor using double-echo chemical shift imaging.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to retrospectively analyze whether double-echo gradient-echo (GRE) chemical shift imaging (CSI) can differentiate between pancreatic metastases from clear cell renal cell carcinoma (PM-ccRCC) and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (pNET).

Methods: Institutional review board approval and informed consent were waived. CSI, T2WI, DWI, and DCE magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were performed in patients with PM-ccRCC and pNET.

Clinical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features of Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor of the Pancreas in Male Patients.

Objective To analyze the clinical and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)findings of solid pseudopapillary tumor(SPT)of the pancreas in male patients. Methods Clinical and MRI features of 51 patients with pathologically-proved SPT were retrospectively analyzed.The following MRI features of the lesions were analyzed:location,maximal diameter,shape,margin,capsule,solid and cystic components,signal intensity characteristics,and enhancement patterns.

Dynamic Contrast-enhanced MRI in Renal Tumors: Common Subtype Differentiation using Pharmacokinetics.

Preoperative renal tumor subtype differentiation is important for radiology and urology in clinical practice. Pharmacokinetic data (K & V , etc.) derived from dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) have been used to investigate tumor vessel permeability.

Dynamic Contrast-enhanced MR Imaging in Renal Cell Carcinoma: Reproducibility of Histogram Analysis on Pharmacokinetic Parameters.

Pharmacokinetic parameters derived from dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) have been increasingly used to evaluate the permeability of tumor vessel. Histogram metrics are a recognized promising method of quantitative MR imaging that has been recently introduced in analysis of DCE-MRI pharmacokinetic parameters in oncology due to tumor heterogeneity. In this study, 21 patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) underwent paired DCE-MRI studies on a 3.

MRI-guided wire localization open biopsy is safe and effective for suspicious cancer on breast MRI.

Background: Magnetic resonance imaging of breast, reported to be a high sensitivity of 94% to 100%, is the most sensitive method for detection of breast cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate our clinical experience in MRI-guided breast lesion wire localization in Chinese women.

Materials And Methods: A total of 44 patients with 46 lesions undergoing MRI-guided breast lesion localization were prospectively entered into this study between November 2013 and September 2014.

Coronal diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of the kidney: agreement with axial diffusion-weighted magnetic imaging in terms of apparent diffusion coefficient values.

Background: Coronal diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values have gradually become applied (following conventional axial DW-MRI) in the renal analysis. To explore whether data obtained using coronal DW-MRI are comparable with those derived using axial DW-MRI, this preliminary study sought to assess the agreement in renal ADC values between coronal DW-MRI and axial DW-MRI.

Methods: Thirty-four healthy volunteers were enrolled in the study; written consents were obtained.

[MR appearance of multifocal clear cell renal cell carcinoma].

Objective: To document the magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features of multifocal clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

Methods: The MR findings of 11 cases of pathologically-proved multifocal clear cell RCCs were reviewed retrospectively from January 2008 to December 2010. All patients underwent MR in a 1.

[Magnetic resonance imaging findings of Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma].

Objective: To document the MRI features of Chromophobe cell carcinoma and to explore whether MR features vary with the tumor size.

Methods: MRI features of 34 patients (16 male, 18 female, age range from 24 - 61, average age is 49 years old), totally 35 focuses with histologically proved chromophobe cell carcinoma were studied retrospectively. All the patients underwent MR plain and dynamic contrast-enhanced scan before their surgery.

[Magnetic resonance imaging features of pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma: a literature review].

Objective: To explore the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) manifestations of pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma (PNC).

Methods: The clinical data of 7 PNC patients as confirmed by pathological examination were analyzed retrospectively and the relevant literatures discussed.

Results: Among them, 2 patients were misdiagnosed for benign tumor lesion, one for SPT and another for pancreatic cancer with liver metastasis.

Low concentration of lipopolysaccharide acts on MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts and induces proliferation via the COX-2-independent NFkappaB pathway.

The translocations of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from the gut and its effects on bone healing are usually of clinical interest during bone fracture. As already widely studied, Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is a key enzyme for prostaglandin E2 (PGE(2)) production, which induces the nuclear factor kappa B (NFkappaB) activation and is beneficial to fracture healing. In order to know their roles in skeletal regeneration, mouse MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts were treated with NFkappaB inhibitor BAY 11-7082 and sc791 (a selective COX-2 inhibitor), in the presence of LPS.

Extract of Ginkgo biloba induces glutathione-S-transferase subunit-P1 in vitro.

The extract of Ginkgo biloba (EGb), containing 24% flavone glycosides and 6% terpenoids, is widely used to treat early-stage Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, peripheral claudication and vascular tinnitus. Its remarkable antioxidant activity has recently been demonstrated in both cell lines and animals. Glutathione-S-transferases (GSTs) are a class of important detoxification enzymes in the antioxidant system and GST-P1 is the major GST isoform highly expressed in human tissues.

Extract of Ginkgo biloba induces glutamate cysteine ligase catalytic subunit (GCLC).

The extract of Ginkgo biloba (EGb), containing 24% flavone glycosides and 6% terpenoids, is widely used to treat early-stage Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, peripheral claudication and vascular tinnitus. Its marked antioxidant activity has recently been demonstrated in both cell lines and animals. Glutathione (GSH) plays an important role in the antioxidant system by conjugating to xenobiotics to facilitate their export from cells.

Extract of Ginkgo biloba induces phase 2 genes through Keap1-Nrf2-ARE signaling pathway.

The standard extract of Ginkgo biloba (EGb) has been demonstrated to possess remarkable antioxidant activity in both cell lines and animals. However, the molecular mechanism underlying this effect is not fully understood. Phase 2 enzymes play important roles in the antioxidant system by reducing electrophiles and reactive oxygen species (ROS).

[Application of adjustable oblique position for microendoscopic discectomy].

Objective: To compare the adjustable oblique position with prone position in microendoscopic discectomy (MED) and to evaluate its advantages.

Methods: One hundred and twenty-eight patients who underwent MED during August 2000 and August 2002 were studied. Forty-seven cases were positioned prone, 81 cases were positioned with adjustable oblique position.

[Gene clone and its characteristics on band 7-like protein in Plasmodium falciparum FCC1/HN].

Objective: To identify and clone the gene named pfstom gene which encoding the protein belonging to band 7 family and to do primary research on its function.

Methods: Based on the finished data in international public malaria database, coding sequence of pfstom cDNA was obtained by RT-PCR from FCC1/HN. Its phylogenetic profiles and the homogeny were analyzed by some softwares.