Publications by authors named "Kai-Ji Zha"
This study was designed to explore the protective effect and mechanism of naringin (NG) on radiation-induced heart disease (RIHD) in rats. Rats were divided into four x-ray (XR) irradiation groups with different absorbed doses (0/10/15/20 Gy), or into three groups (control, XR, and XR + NG groups). Subsequently, the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus was adopted to assess and compare the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular fractional shortening (LVFS), left ventricular internal diameter at end diastole (LVIDd), and left ventricular internal diameter at end systole (LVIDs) in rats.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The rare incidence of esophageal neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) and limited treatment experience result in insufficient clinical observations and unsuitable guidelines for its management.
Aim: To investigate the prognostic value of pretreatment contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) characteristics in patients with esophageal NEC.
Methods: Seventy-seven esophageal NEC patients who received contrast-enhanced CT at two hospitals were enrolled in this study from June 2014 to December 2019.
Aim: To evaluate the T stage of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) using preoperative low-dose esophageal insufflation computed tomography (EICT).
Methods: One hundred and twenty ESCC patients confirmed by surgery or esophagoscopy were divided into three groups. Groups B and C were injected with 300 mgI/kg contrast medium for automatic spectral imaging assist (GSI assist), while group A underwent a conventional 120 kVp computed tomography (CT) scan with a 450 mgI/kg contrast medium injection.