A systematic review of the predictive value of radiomics for nasopharyngeal carcinoma prognosis.

Background: Radiomics has been widely used in the study of tumours, which has predictive and prognostic value in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Therefore, we collected relevant literature to explore the role of current radiomics in predicting the prognosis of NPC.

Methods: We performed a systematic literature review and meta-analysis in accordance with the preferred reporting items in the systematic evaluation and meta-analysis guidelines.

Functional Analysis of an Intronic FBN1 Pathogenic Gene Variant in a Family With Marfan Syndrome.

Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder that canonically affects the ocular, skeletal, and cardiovascular system, in which aortic tear and rupture is the leading cause of death for MFS patients. Genetically, MFS is primarily associated with fibrillin-1 (FBN1) pathogenic variants. However, the disease-causing variant in approximately 10% of patients cannot be identified, partly due to some cryptic mutations that may be missed using routine exonic sequencing, such as non-coding intronic variants that affects the RNA splicing process.

[Unilateral vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty by digital subtraction angiography for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures].

Objective: To explore the methods and efficacy of unilateral extra-pedicle precision puncture percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) or percutaneous kyphoplasty(PKP) by digital subtraction angiography (DSA) for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs).

Methods: The clinical data of 68 patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures treated from August 2015 to December 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 20 males and 48 females, aged 56 to 90(73.

Comparison of the efficacy of the anterolateral thigh flap for perforator localization in the repair of head and neck soft tissue defects patients: A protocol study for a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Head and neck tissue defects cause great physical and psychological damage to patients. Therefore, accurate positioning of perforating vessels before operation is of great significance for improving the success rate of flap preparation and avoiding unnecessary incision injury.

Methods/design: A total of 60 patients with laryngeal cancer in otolaryngology, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University and the Third People's Hospital of Mianyang city from October 2020 to October 2021 will be selected and randomly divided into CT angiogram (CTA) group (n=20), mimics group (n = 20) and CTA + mimics group (n = 20) according to the numerical table.

Risk factors of severity of post-traumatic stress disorder among survivors with physical disabilities one year after the Wenchuan earthquake.

On May 12, 2008, a devastating earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale struck Wenchuan County and surrounding areas in China. This study aimed to assess post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the aftermath of the earthquake, and to evaluate factors of severity of PTSD symptoms among survivors with physical disabilities.

[The prediction value of modified early warning score grade for death of the patients in intensive care unit].

Objective: To study the prediction value and practicality of modified early warning score (MEWS) grade for death of the patients in intensive care unit (ICU).

Methods: According to the predetermined criteria, the clinical data of patients who were admitted to ICU during January 2005 to August 2006(patients with ICU stay exceeding 2 hours were enrolled for study) were collected, and MEWS grade and acute physiology and chronic evaluation II (APACHE II) scores were assessed (90 days as the end point of the observation period). MEWS and APACHE II's receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve, and their predication index were calculated and compared.