Eosinophilic gastroenteritis: Imaging spectrum on intestinal ultrasonography and CT enterography.

Rationale And Objectives: Diagnostic delays are common in eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE). This study aimed to evaluate the value of imaging modalities in facilitating the diagnosis of EGE.

Materials And Methods: Patients diagnosed with EGE who underwent either intestinal ultrasound (IUS) or computer tomography enterography (CTE) were retrospectively recruited.

2D Conjugated Metal-Organic Frameworks: Defined Synthesis and Tailor-Made Functions.

Conspectus2D conjugated metal-organic frameworks (2D -MOFs) have emerged as a class of graphene-like materials with fully π-conjugated aromatic structures. Their unique structural characteristics provide abundant physiochemical features, including regular nanochannels, high electrical conductivity, and customizable band gaps. Recent intensive research has significantly advanced this field, yet the exploration of 2D -MOFs with enhanced features is limited by the availability of organic linkages and topologies.

New score models for assessing disease activity in Crohn's disease based on bowel ultrasound and biomarkers: Ideal surrogates for endoscopy or imaging.

Disease activity evaluation is important in Crohn's disease (CD). We aimed to establish new disease activity indices for CD based on noninvasive parameters. The data of 110 patients with CD were retrospectively analyzed.

Establishment of Surgical Difficulty Grading System and Application of MRI-Based Artificial Intelligence to Stratify Difficulty in Laparoscopic Rectal Surgery.

(1) Background: The difficulty of pelvic operation is greatly affected by anatomical constraints. Defining this difficulty and assessing it based on conventional methods has some limitations. Artificial intelligence (AI) has enabled rapid advances in surgery, but its role in assessing the difficulty of laparoscopic rectal surgery is unclear.

Conjugated Nonplanar Copper-Catecholate Conductive Metal-Organic Frameworks via Contorted Hexabenzocoronene Ligands for Electrical Conduction.

Conductive metal-organic frameworks (-MOFs) with outstanding electrical conductivities and high charge carrier mobilities are promising candidates for electronics and optoelectronics. However, the poor solubility of planar ligands greatly hinders the synthesis and widespread applications of -MOFs. Nonplanar ligands with excellent solubility in organic solvents are ideal alternatives to construct -MOFs.

[Cervical Primary Ewing's Sarcoma:Report of One Case].

Ewing's sarcoma in the cervix is characterized by extremely rare occurrence,high degree of malignancy,and rapid progression.The diagnosis of this disease is based on pathology and immunohistochemistry. The main image of the case reported in this paper showed the cervical cyst with solid mass,large volume,and uneven density and signal,and the solid part can be strengthened in enhanced scanning.

Arylamine-Linked 2D Covalent Organic Frameworks for Efficient Pseudocapacitive Energy Storage.

The development of new linkages is one of the most efficient strategies to enrich the diversity of covalent organic frameworks (COFs). Particularly, functional linkages can endow COFs with additional tailored properties besides the building units, which further diversify COFs with desirable functions. Herein, we have developed a new arylamine linkage for the construction of COFs.

Tricycloquinazoline-Based 2D Conductive Metal-Organic Frameworks as Promising Electrocatalysts for CO Reduction.

2D conductive metal-organic frameworks (2D c-MOFs) are promising candidates for efficient electrocatalysts for the CO reduction reaction (CO RR). A nitrogen-rich tricycloquinazoline (TQ) based multitopic catechol ligand was used to coordinate with transition-metal ions (Cu and Ni ), which formed 2D graphene-like porous sheets: M (HHTQ) (M=Cu, Ni; HHTQ=2,3,7,8,12,13-Hexahydroxytricycloquinazoline). M (HHTQ) can be regarded as a single-atom catalyst where Cu or Ni centers are uniformly distributed in the hexagonal lattices.

Facile synthesis of 3D covalent organic frameworks a two-in-one strategy.

A "two-in-one" strategy was employed to construct 3D-COFs for the first time. Based on this strategy, a 3D-Flu-COF could be readily synthesized in various simplex organic solvents. Benefitting from the non-conjugated structure, the 3D-Flu-COF showcased excellent acidichromic sensing performance with good sensitivity, reversibility and naked eye visibility.

2D Redox-Active Covalent Organic Frameworks for Supercapacitors: Design, Synthesis, and Challenges.

Due to the tunable skeletons, variable pore environments, and predesignable structures, covalent organic frameworks (COFs) can be served as a versatile platform to tailor redox activities for efficient energy storage. Redox-active COFs with specific functional groups can not only promote high-speed mass transport in the permanently open channels, but also provide dense active sites for reversible redox reactions so as to efficiently adsorb the electrolyte ions, thus becoming emerging and promising electroactive materials. This review summarizes the design principles and synthetic methods of redox-active COFs, with a focus on surveying the representative advances in supercapacitors.

Efficacy and Safety of Sirolimus for Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome: A Prospective Study.

Introduction: Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare systemic venous malformation (VM) disease. The characteristic gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding from multiple VM lesions causes severe chronic anemia which renders most patients depend on lifelong blood transfusion and frequent endoscopic treatment with dismayed outcomes. Although recent case reports suggest that oral sirolimus (rapamycin) is effective, a comprehensive evaluation of its efficacy and safety is in need.

2D Conductive Metal-Organic Frameworks: An Emerging Platform for Electrochemical Energy Storage.

Two-dimensional conductive metal-organic frameworks (2D c-MOFs) as an emerging class of multifunctional materials have attracted extensive attention due to their predictable and diverse structures, intrinsic permanent porosity, high charge mobility, and excellent electrical conductivity. Such unique characteristics render them as a promising new platform for electrical related devices. This Minireview highlights the recent key progress of 2D c-MOFs with emphasis on the design strategies, unique electrical properties, and potential applications in electrochemical energy storage.

CT colonography with spectral filtration and advanced modeled iterative reconstruction in the third-generation dual-source CT: image quality, radiation dose and performance in clinical utility.

Rationale And Objectives: To evaluate image quality, radiation dose and its diagnostic performance in clinical utility of CT colonography (CTC) applying spectral filtration and advanced modeled iterative reconstruction (ADMIRE) techniques in third-generation dual-source CT.

Materials And Methods: A total of 125 patients for screening or diagnostic purposes underwent CTC at 120kVp standard dose (120kVp-STD) with filtered-back projection reconstruction (FBP) in supine position, then at a tin-filtered 150 kVp low dose (Sn150kVp-LD) and a tin-filtered 100 kVp ultra-low dose (Sn100kVp-ULD) with ADMIRE reconstruction in prone position. Radiation metrics were recorded.

FF-QuantSC: accurate quantification of fetal fraction by a neural network model.

Background: Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is one of the most commonly employed clinical measures for screening of fetal aneuploidy. Fetal Fraction (ff) has been demonstrated to be one of the key factors affecting the performance of NIPT. Accurate quantification of ff plays vital role in NIPT.

A Redox-Active 2D Metal-Organic Framework for Efficient Lithium Storage with Extraordinary High Capacity.

Metal-organic framework cathodes usually exhibit low capacity and poor electrochemical performance for Li-ion storage owing to intrinsic low conductivity and inferior redox activity. Now a redox-active 2D copper-benzoquinoid (Cu-THQ) MOF has been synthesized by a simple solvothermal method. The abundant porosity and intrinsic redox character endow the 2D Cu-THQ MOF with promising electrochemical activity.

Prediction of the Depth of Tumor Invasion in Gastric Cancer: Potential Role of CT Radiomics.

Rationale And Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the value of computed tomography (CT) radiomics for the differentiation between T2 and T3/4 stage lesions in gastric cancer.

Materials And Methods: A total of 244 consecutive patients with pathologically proven gastric cancer were retrospectively included and split into a training cohort (171 patients) and a test cohort (73 patients). Preoperative arterial phase and portal phase contrast enhanced CT images were retrieved for tumor segmentation and feature extraction by using a dedicated postprocessing software.

Conjugated Copper-Catecholate Framework Electrodes for Efficient Energy Storage.

A conjugated copper(II) catecholate based metal-organic framework (namely Cu-DBC) was prepared using a D -symmetric redox-active ligand in a copper bis(dihydroxy) coordination geometry. The π-d conjugated framework exhibits typical semiconducting behavior with a high electrical conductivity of ca. 1.

CT radiomics nomogram for the preoperative prediction of lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer.

Purpose: To investigate the role of computed tomography (CT) radiomics for the preoperative prediction of lymph node (LN) metastasis in gastric cancer.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included 247 consecutive patients (training cohort, 197 patients; test cohort, 50 patients) with surgically proven gastric cancer. Dedicated radiomics prototype software was used to segment lesions on preoperative arterial phase (AP) CT images and extract features.

De Novo Design and Facile Synthesis of 2D Covalent Organic Frameworks: A Two-in-One Strategy.

We herein develop a two-in-one molecular design strategy for facile synthesis of 2D imine based covalent organic frameworks (COFs). The integration of two different functional groups (i.e.

Fabrication of a Luminescence-Silent System Based on a Post-Synthetic Modification Cd-MOFs: A Highly Selective and Sensitive Turn-on Luminescent Probe for Ascorbic Acid Detection.

A unique three-dimensional luminescent metal-organic framework (Cd-MOFs), [Cd(tpbpc)]·2HO·DMF (Htpbpc = 4'-[4,2';6',4″]-terpyridin-4'-yl-biphenyl-4-carboxylic acid; DMF = dimethylformamide), was synthesized and structurally characterized; it exhibits excellent luminescent property and structural stability in aqueous solutions. Interestingly, an unparalleled luminescence-silent system CrO@Cd-MOFs was successfully fabricated by postsynthetic modification of metal-organic frameworks. This luminescence-silent system represents a highly selective and sensitive turn-on luminescent responding to ascorbic acid.

A New Biscarbazole-Based Metal-Organic Framework for Efficient Host-Guest Energy Transfer.

A new metal-organic framework (MOF), [Zn L (Me NH ) ⋅3 H O] (1) was constructed based on [9, 9'-biscarbazole]-3, 3', 6, 6'-tetracarboxylic acid (H L) and Zn ions. The porous framework and intense blue fluorescence of the MOF based on the biscarbazole moiety of the ligand could facilitate efficient host to guest energy transfer, which makes it an ideal platform for the tuning of luminescence.

A novel approach to monitoring the efficacy of anti-tumor treatments in animal models: combining functional MRI and texture analysis.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the early anti-tumor efficiency of different therapeutic agents with a combination of multi-b-value DWI, DCE-MRI and texture analysis.

Methods: Eighteen 4 T1 homograft tumor models were divided into control, paclitaxel monotherapy and paclitaxel and bevacizumab combination therapy groups (n = 6) that underwent multi-b-value DWI, DCE-MRI and texture analysis before and 15 days after treatment.

Results: After treatment, the tumors in the control group were significantly larger than those in the combination group (P = 0.