Publications by authors named "Xin-Zhong Ruan"
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- COVID-19, specifically the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant BA.2, is primarily affecting many countries, and understanding its impact on patients is crucial for better clinical management.
- A study analyzed 805 patients with mild or moderate BA.2 infections, revealing that the majority experienced mild symptoms like fever and cough, while 6.6% showed signs of pneumonia on HRCT scans.
- The findings indicated that lung issues were generally mild, predominantly presenting as ground-glass opacity, and most patients eventually recovered after short-term follow-up.
The present study aims to evaluate the diagnostic value of four-dimensional CT angiography (4D-CTA) in the diagnosis of arterial erectile dysfunction (ED) using 320-detector row dynamic volume CT. Arterial ED patients attributed to arterial insufficiency were enrolled. To induce penile erection, an intracavernous injection (ICI) of corpus cavernosum with a vasoactive drug was administered.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevious research has found heroin addicts to be impulsive. This study employed functional magnetic resonance imaging technology to investigate the differences between heroin addicts and normal controls in neural activity associated with cognitive regulation of behavior. Twenty-one Chinese men participated in this study, 11 of whom were newly admitted heroin-addicted patients and 10 of whom were healthy volunteers.
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