Publications by authors named "Junxian Ruan"
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the diagnostic utility of the modified lung ultrasound score (MLUS) in distinguishing between Mycoplasma pneumonia and viral pneumonia in children and evaluate their severity.
Methods: A prospective collection of 137 suspected cases of community-acquired pneumonia in children admitted to the Quanzhou Maternity and Children's Hospital in Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, from January 2023 to December 2023 constituted the study cohort. All patients underwent lung ultrasound examinations, and MLUS scores were assigned based on ultrasound findings, including pleural lines, A-lines, B-lines, and lung consolidations.
Article Synopsis
- - The article discusses the importance of early diagnosis of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS) and highlights the transition from traditional diagnostic methods like chest X-rays to the use of ultrasound, which offers better potential but requires extensive training and is susceptible to bias due to operator skill.
- - Researchers collected data from 150 cases of neonatal lung diseases, distinguishing 60 NRDS cases from others like pneumonia and meconium aspiration, to explore the effectiveness of ultrasound-based radiomics, which involves analyzing image texture features using machine learning models.
- - The study aimed to create an objective, reliable diagnostic model for NRDS, assessing various machine learning approaches to evaluate their effectiveness against established methods, ultimately comparing the best performing model to traditional diagnostic techniques.
Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is the most frequent congenital cardiac malformations. Amniotic fluid (AF) contains a higher abundance of biological compounds that could reflect fetal health information. The aims of our study were to construct a competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network based on AF-derived exosomal ncRNAs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: The aim of this study is to investigate if three-dimensional (3D) ultrasonography is a reliable diagnosis method for prenatal tethered cord syndrome (TCS) by measuring fetal conus distance (CD) in comparison to two-dimensional (2D) ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Methods: This retrospective study included 468 normal fetuses as control group and 14 TCS fetuses as tethered group. CD were measured by 2D, 3D ultrasonography and MRI, and the reliability and repeatability of CD measurement was compared between two experienced ultrasound specialists or among the multiple measurements for each specialist.
Background: The impact of sarcopenia on the outcome of gastrointestinal (GI) oncological patients is still controversial. We aim to discuss the prevalence of sarcopenia and its relation to the oncological outcome.
Methods: Embase, Medline, PubMed, and the Cochrane library were systematically searched for related keywords.
To determine the conus distance between the end of the conus medullaris and the distal end of the last vertebral body in healthy fetuses with various gestational ages using ultrasonography for its diagnostic value in tethered cord syndrome (TCS). This retrospective study included 540 healthy and 8 autopsy-confirmed TCS fetuses. Ultrasonographic measurement of the conus distance was performed when the fetus was in a prone position within the spine in the near field at 14 to 41 weeks of gestational age.
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