Neural Correlates of Physical Activity Moderate the Association Between Problematic Mobile Phone Use and Psychological Symptoms.

Background: Despite the evidence of an association between problematic mobile phone use (PMPU) and psychological symptoms, a few studies explore whether physical activity (PA) could moderate the effect of PMPU on psychological symptoms and its neural substrates. The aim of this study was to examine the association between PMPU and psychological symptoms in late adolescents, along with the potential moderating effect of PA and neural basis by brain gray matter volume (GMV).

Methods: A total of 251 college students reported on their PMPU, PA, and psychological symptoms and subsequently underwent structural magnetic resonance imaging to explore the neural basis of their PA characteristics.

Functional connectivity between the parahippocampal gyrus and the middle temporal gyrus moderates the relationship between problematic mobile phone use and depressive symptoms: Evidence from a longitudinal study.

Background And Aim: Problematic mobile phone use (PMPU) is prevalent and increases the risk for a variety of health problems. However, few studies have explored the neural mechanisms that might render adolescents more or less vulnerable. Here, we aimed to identify whether PMPU is associated with depressive symptoms and whether this relationship is moderated by intrinsic functional connectivity (iFC) which is associated with PMPU.

Anterior cingulate gyrus acts as a moderator of the relationship between problematic mobile phone use and depressive symptoms in college students.

This study aimed to investigate the brain grey matter volume (GMV) related to problematic mobile phone use (PMPU), and whether these regions of GMV play a potential moderating role in the relationship between PMPU and depressive symptoms. We recruited 266 students who underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning. PMPU and depressive symptoms were assessed by a self-rating questionnaire for adolescent PMPU and patient health questionnaire-9, respectively.

Clinical value of MRI T2-mapping quantitative assessment of carotid plaque.

Background: Stroke is a severe health problem, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays a significant role in stroke.

Purpose: To investigate the clinical value of MRI T2-mapping in carotid artery plaque.

Material And Methods: To locate the plaque in the carotid artery, 25 patients with carotid atherosclerosis were examined by 3.

Altered brain structural and cognitive impairment in end-stage renal disease patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism.

Background: Cognitive impairment has received attention as an important problem in patients with end-stage renal disease, although end-stage renal disease patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism have not been studied.

Purpose: To assess the pattern of brain volume changes in end-stage renal disease patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism by using voxel-based morphometry and correlating these measures with clinical markers and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment scores.

Material And Methods: Fifty end-stage renal disease patients with no anatomical abnormalities in conventional MRI (25 patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism, 14 men, mean age 42.

Gray Matter Structural Network Disruptions in Survivors of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with Chemotherapy Treatment.

Objectives: Neuroimaging studies of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) during chemotherapy treatment have shown alterations in structure, function, and connectivity in several brain regions, suggesting neurobiological impairment that might influence the large-scale brain network. This study aimed to detect the alterations in the topological organization of structural covariance networks of ALL patients.

Methods: This study included 28 ALL patients undergoing chemotherapy and 20 matched healthy controls.

Altered Gray Matter Volume and White Matter Integrity in Sensorineural Hearing Loss Patients: A VBM and TBSS Study.

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to detect structural changes in the brains of patients with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) by combining voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS).

Methods: Thirty-five patients with SNHL (mean age: 39.72 ± 1.

T2 Mapping and Fat Quantification of Thigh Muscles in Children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Quantitative magnetic resonance image (MRI) in individual muscles may be useful for monitoring disease progression in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The purpose of this study was to measure T2 relaxation time of thigh muscles in children with DMD and healthy boys, and to correlate the T2 relaxation time of muscles with the fat fraction (FF) at quantitative magnetic resonance and results of clinical assessment. Thirty-two boys with DMD and 18 healthy boys were evaluated with T2 mapping and three-point Dixon MRI.

Solitary fibrous tumor of the seminal vesicle: A case report.

Rationale: Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is an unusual neoplasm, especially when it originates from the seminal vesicle. Herein, we describe a case of SFT that arises from the seminal vesicle.

Patient Concerns: A 66-year-old man presented to our hospital complaining of a huge irregular tumor in his pelvis during a health checkup.

Relationship between extraversion personality and gray matter volume and functional connectivity density in healthy young adults: an fMRI study.

Extraversion and neuroticism are two main dimensions of Eysenck's personality. We assessed the relationship between extraversion and neuroticism with brain structure and function by voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and functional connectivity density (FCD). The resting state functional magnetic resonance image and high resolution structural T1 weighted images of 100 young healthy subjects were used in analysis.

Abnormal topological organization in white matter structural networks in survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia with chemotherapy treatment.

Previous diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) studies have detected white matter (WM) integrity abnormalities in some specific fibre bundles in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) patients with chemotherapy. However, little is known about the changes in the topological organization of the WM structural network in ALL patients with chemotherapy. In the present study, we acquired DTI datasets from 28 ALL patients (mean age: 40.

3.0 T magnetic resonance myocardial perfusion imaging for semi-quantitative evaluation of coronary microvascular dysfunction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

This study aimed to assess coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) differences in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) first-pass perfusion and late gadolinium enhancement imaging. Forty-seven patients with HCM and twenty-one healthy volunteers underwent CMR at rest. Imaging protocols included short axis cine, first-pass myocardial perfusion, and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE).

Structural brain alteration in survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia with chemotherapy treatment: A voxel-based morphometry and diffusion tensor imaging study.

Objective: To assess structural brain changes in survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with chemotherapy treatment by combining voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS).

Methods: 28 ALL patients (mean age: 40.71±8.

The association between three promoter polymorphisms of IL-1 and stroke: a meta-analysis.

Aim: The association between Interleukin-1 (IL-1) gene polymorphism and stroke remains controversial. The present study was designed to clarify this relationship through a pooled analysis of the numerous epidemiological studies focusing on this association.

Methods: Published data addressing the association between polymorphism of the IL-1 gene and stroke were selected from electronic databases.

Limitations of mammography in the diagnosis of breast diseases compared with ultrasonography: a single-center retrospective analysis of 274 cases.

Background: The aim of this study is to compare X-ray mammography (MG) and ultrasonography (US) in the diagnosis of breast diseases in Chinese women.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed X-ray mammograms of 274 patients with US and surgical/pathological results of breast diseases diagnosed at The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (Hefei, China) between March 2011 and November 2014. The MG and US data were compared to surgical records using the results from post-surgical pathological examinations as the gold standard.

Association between the NQO1 C609T polymorphism with hepatocellular carcinoma risk in the Chinese population.

Background: Associations between the NQO1 C609T polymorphism and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk are a subject of debate. We therefore performed the present meta-analysis to evaluate links with HCC susceptibility.

Materials And Methods: Several major databases (PubMed, EBSCO), the Chinese national knowledge infrastructure (CNKI) and the Wanfang database were searched for eligible studies.

The association between three promoter polymorphisms of IL-10 and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD): a meta-analysis.

Aim: To assess the relationship of the Interleukin-10 (IL-10) -1082G/A (rs1800896), -819C/T (rs1800871) and -592C/A (rs1800872) polymorphism with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by means of meta-analysis.

Methods: Published data addressing the association between polymorphism of the IL-10 with Crohn's disease (CD) and Ulcerative colitis (UC) were selected from electronic databases. A total of 17 studies including 4132 cases and 5109 controls were included in this meta-analysis which detected whether -1082G/A, -819C/T and -592C/A polymorphism were associated with CD or UC susceptibility.

[The establishment and assessment on cosmetic products using 3T3 mouse fibroblast neutral red uptake phototoxicity assay].

Objective: To establish the 3T3 mouse fibroblast neutral red uptake (NRU-PT) phototoxicity test method, and evaluate the practicality of the method in detecting potential phototoxicity of the cosmetic products.

Methods: Fifteen phototoxic and 9 non-phototoxic chemicals were tested in our laboratories, the phototoxic potential of the test chemicals was evaluated in a prediction model in which either the photo irritation factor (PIF) or the mean photo effect (MPE) was compared with the coherence and sensitivity of the method. 20 kinds of functional cosmetics were detected and the results were analyzed by the 3T3 NRU-PT in vitro and Guinea pig skin phototoxicity test (in vivo).

[The value of 64-slice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) coronary angiography in patients with coronary heart disease].

Objective: To assess the value of 64-slice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) coronary angiography in patients with coronary heart disease.

Methods: Fifty-eight patients were performed 64-slice spiral CT in coronary artery. Intravenously contrast enhanced 64-slice spiral computed tomography coronary angiography was achieved during a single breath hold, and ECG images were reconstructed retrospectively.