The application of a wavelet filtering method in magneto-acousto-electrical tomography.

Magneto-acousto-electrical tomography (MAET), which couples ultrasound imaging with electrical impedance tomography, is an electrical property imaging method which is expected to have a wide range of clinical applications, including the early detection of breast and liver cancers. Obviously, as a coupled imaging method, how to improve the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is a key issue in the imaging process. In this paper, a wavelet filtering method is introduced into MAET, which includes the filtering effect of the db6 wavelet, and its filtering effect at different decomposition levels.

[Effects of geniposide on treating experimental chronic prostatitis rats].

Objective: To study the effect of geniposide on treating experimental CP rats.

Method: The animal model of CP was made with rats by injecting hemorrhoid injection. Rats in experiment group were randomly devided into model group, Qianliekang tablets group (2 g x kg(-1)) and geniposide high, middle, low dose groups (20, 10, 5 mg x kg(-1)).

[Study of geniposide-acid on anti-inflammatory action for adjuvant-induced arthritis rats and mechanism of synoviocyte apoptosis in vitro].

Objective: To study the effect of geniposide-acid(GA) on the anti-inflammatory action for adjuvant-induced arthritis (AA) rats and the proliferation of synoviocytes in AA rats and the feasible mechanism of apoptosis in vitro.

Method: Forty-eight health male Wistar rats were divided randomly into six groups and were administered respectively with 200, 100, 50 mg x kg(-1) GA and 0.75 mg x kg(-1) MTX and normal sodium (normal or model control group) for four weeks when right posterior paw pads of rats excluding normal control group were injected intrademally with complete Freund's adjuvant after 19 days.

[Effect of geniposide on serum IL-1beta and TNF-alpha of rheumatoid arthritis rats].

Objective: To study the effect of geniposide on serum IL-1beta and TNF-alpha levels of rheumatoid arthritis rats, as well as the mechanism of this drug.

Method: To establish an experimental rat model of type II collagen-induced arthritic (CIA). The inhibitory effects on paw edema were observed, and serum IL-1beta and TNF-alpha levels were determined in experimental rats.