Publications by authors named "Yi-Chuan Liang"

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  • The study investigates the clinical significance of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) from the RESOLVE technique in assessing features of distal rectal cancer and its relationship with Ki-67 expression.
  • Analysis of data from 112 patients revealed that higher ADC values correlated with lower clinical stages and well-differentiated tumors, while lower ADC values associated with higher Ki-67 expression, indicating more aggressive cancer.
  • The findings suggest that ADC values are a promising noninvasive imaging biomarker for predicting the biological characteristics of distal rectal cancer.
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The excessive pesticide residues and heavy metals in traditional Chinese medicine seriously endanger human health and the sustainable development of Chinese medicine industry. In order to improve the quality of traditional Chinese medicine and establish a general standard for maximum residue limits(MRL) of pesticides in pollution-free traditional Chinese medicine and decoction pieces, and to ensure the safety of clinical medication from its origin, MRLs were calculated based on the formula(MRL=A×W/100M) from Chinese Pharmacopeia, comparing it with the current Chinese and international standards as well as literature review, the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method(RAM) was applied to determine the categories and MRLs of pesticides in pollution-free traditional Chinese medicine and decoction pieces. Two questionnaires were drafted for expert panel and appropriateness analysis was carried out with the 9-point Likert scale to determine the general standard for MRLs of pollution-free traditional Chinese medicine and decoction pieces.

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In this paper, CT/PET multimodality medical image registration is performed by a region similarity measure (RSM), accompanied with an improved segment method and Powell optimization algorithm. RSM has been proved to be a quick, accurate and robust algorithm by the experimental results.

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