Multimodal transesophageal echocardiography in the surgical resection of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and inferior vena cava tumor thrombus.

Background: The incidence and mortality rate of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are increasing globally. HCC with inferior vena cava tumor thrombus (HCCIVCTT) represents an advanced stage of the disease. Research suggests that for patients with advanced HCCIVCTT, liver resection combined with thrombectomy is a safe and feasible option that can provide moderate survival benefit.

The Construction of Unsmooth Pulse Images in Traditional Chinese Medicine Based on Wave Intensity Technology.

Unsmooth pulse is one of the most important pulses in TCM diagnostics. We constructed the wave intensity (WI) images of unsmooth pulse based on the pressure wave (), flow velocity wave (), and WI [(/)(/)] by ALOKA Prosound 10 Color Doppler. The characteristic of Cunkou normal pulse could be summarized as follows: compared to Renying pulse, its 1 amplitude is smaller and NA wave is more obvious, while the 2 wave is indistinct or even invisible, and the -1st is longer than that of Renying pulse.