Performance of current versus modified CEUS LI-RADS in the diagnosis of non-hepatocellular carcinoma malignancies.

Purpose: The high proportion of HCC in CEUS LR-M decreases the sensitivity of LR-5 for the diagnosis of HCC. However, when modifying LR-M criteria to further improve the sensitivity of LR-5, it is also important not to compromise the diagnostic performance (especially sensitivity) of LR-M for non-hepatocellular carcinoma malignancies (non-HCCMs). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of CEUS LI-RADS (2017 version) for non-HCCMs and to explore the impact of modified CEUS LI-RADS on the diagnostic performance of LR-M.

Vegetable Intake, but Not Fruit Intake Is Inversely Associated With Fasting Plasma Glucose in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

Background: The association between dietary intake and glycemic control has been extensively investigated in type 2 diabetes. However, little is known about this association in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs).

Methods: We performed an observational study involving 263 adult KTRs with a functioning allograft for at least 1 year at the outpatient clinic of the Hospital from November 2020 to March 2021.

Trifolirhizin inhibits proliferation, migration and invasion in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells via PI3K/Akt signaling pathway suppression.

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a highly recurrent and metastatic malignant tumor affecting a large number of individuals in southern China. Traditional Chinese herbal medicine has been found to be a rich source of natural compounds with mild therapeutic effects and minimal side effects, making them increasingly popular for treating various diseases. Trifolirhizin, a natural flavonoid derived from leguminous plants, has gained significant attention for its therapeutic potential.

Association Between Dietary Quality and Serum Cystatin C in Kidney Transplant Recipients Based on Chinese Diet Balance Index 2016 (DBI-16).

BACKGROUND Cystatin C (Cys) is considered to be a better marker than serum creatinine in assessing kidney function, predicting cardiovascular events, and all-cause mortality. It seems to be associated with nutritional status in the general population, but little is known about kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). This study aimed to explore the relationship between dietary balance index and serum Cys in KTRs.

The Mechanism and Experimental Validation of Forsythoside A in the Treatment of Male Infertility Were Analyzed Based on Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking.

Chinese medicine extracts are currently the hotspot of new drug research and development. Herein, we report the mechanism of action of the traditional Chinese medicine extract Forsythiaside A in the treatment of male infertility and experimental verification. We first obtained 95 intersection genes between the target protein of Forsythiaside A and the target genes of male infertility and screened 13 key genes.

Ultrasound-based radiomics for predicting different pathological subtypes of epithelial ovarian cancer before surgery.

Objective: To evaluate the value of ultrasound-based radiomics in the preoperative prediction of type I and type II epithelial ovarian cancer.

Methods: A total of 154 patients with epithelial ovarian cancer were enrolled retrospectively. There were 102 unilateral lesions and 52 bilateral lesions among a total of 206 lesions.

Diagnostic value of CEUS LI-RADS and serum tumor markers for combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma.

Purpose: To analyze the contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) manifestations of combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma (CHC) and to investigate the diagnostic value of the 2017 version of the CEUS Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) and serum tumor markers in CHC.

Methods: A total of 66 pathologically confirmed CHC nodules were retrospectively analyzed. We summarized the CEUS manifestations of CHC and analyzed the relationship between serum tumor markers and the enhancement pattern of CHC.

Diagnostic performance and interreader agreement of CEUS LI-RADS in ≤ 30 mm liver nodules with different experienced radiologists.

Purpose: To explore the diagnostic performance and interreader agreement of CEUS LI-RADS in diagnosing ≤ 30 mm liver nodules with different experienced radiologists.

Methods: Between January 2018 and October 2020, 244 patients at high-risk for HCC who underwent CEUS were enrolled. Two novice radiologists and two expert radiologists independently evaluated LI-RADS categories and main features.

Systematic review of the predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors which influence nursing administration of opioids in the postoperative period.

Aim: To provide an overview of the administration of opioid analgesics by nurses when prescription is on an "as-needed" basis for postoperative pain, and to identify the important factors that determine the decisions of nurses, by using the framework of predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling causes in educational diagnosis and evaluation.

Methods: Multiple databases were searched for the period from 2000-2012. Out of a total of 1755 citations and 148 abstracts retrieved, 39 studies met the criteria for inclusion.

[Concentration and significance of s-ICAM-1, s-VCAM-1, and vWF in the plasma of patients with rheumatic heart disease].

Objective: To measure the concentrations of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (s-ICAM-1), soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (s-VCAM-1), and von Willebrand factor (vWF) in the plasma of patients with rheumatic heart disease (RHD), and to provide basic theory for the mechanism of valvular and myocardial damage.

Methods: The consecutive patients with RHD (n=40) and healthy people (n=40) were chosen. All blood samples were taken from the peripheral veins.