Objective To investigate the CT imaging features of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) with report of 4 cases and literature review. Methods The CT imaging data of 4 AIP patients proved on the basis of clinical findings, laboratory tests, response to steroids therapy and follow-up observation were retrospectively collected. Plain CT and contrast-enhanced dual phase CT scan at arterial and portal venous phases were performed for all 4 patients. All imaging data were reviewed, focusing on the shape, size, parenchyma density and enhancement patterns of the pancreas, as well as the biliary and pancreatic ducts, peripancreatic fat, blood vessels, retroperitoneal spaces, lymph nodes, and other positive findings. Results Three patients showed diffuse swelling of the pancreas on CT and 1 had focal enlargement of pancreatic head. Swelled pancreas was hypodense on plain CT images, showed decreased enhancement on artery phase and moderate enhancement on portal venous phase images of contrast-enhanced CT. Capsule-like enhanced rim was found around swelled pancreas in 2 patients. Stricture of distal common bile duct was present in 2 patients, and ERCP showed irregular narrowing of the main pancreatic duct in 1 cases. After steroid therapy, all patients showed significant morphological improvement of the pancreas at follow-up CT examination. Conclusion CT scan reveals certain characteristic imaging findings of AIP, thus it is helpful for the diagnosis of AIP.
Objective To investigate the CT imaging features of pancreatic fatty replacement and its clinical significance. Methods Three patients with pancreatic fatty replacement detected by CT were retrospectively analyzed. CT examination included plain scan and contrast-enhanced scanning at the arterial and portal venous phases. The shape, size, density, pancreatic lobulation and interlobular spaces, course of the pancreatic duct were carefully observed. The clinic and laboratory data were also analyzed to determine the clinical significance of pancreatic fatty replacement. Results ①Imaging features: Two patients had complete fatty replacement involving the entire pancreas, another one had most fatty replacement sparing the posterior aspect of head and tail. Two patients had regular configuration of pancreas. The size of pancreas was slightly enlarged in 2 patients. Lobular atrophy and widening of interlobular spaces were present in all 3 patients. The pancreatic duct was normal in 3 patients. ②Clinic findings: Chronic diarrhea was present in 3 patients. Two patiens had diabetes （one had chronic cholangitis with choledochal lithiasis）， another one had small stone in the common bile duct. Serum lipase was low in 3 patients, of which one had low serum amylase. Conclusion Pancreatic fatty replacement demonstrates certain characteristic CT appearances, and is usually associated with disturbances of both the endocrine and exocrine functions of the pancreas.
ObjectiveTo observe the curative effect of temporal orbicularis oculi muscle transposition surgery for senile lower eyelid entropion. MethodsSeventy-eight patients including 93 eyes of senile lower eyelid entropion were treated with temporal orbicularis oculi muscle turn surgical treatment between May 2009 and January 2015. Six months after the operation, the rectification was evaluated. ResultsA total of 67 cases (72 eyes) finished the follow-up observation, among which 49 (51 eyes) had a good effect, 18 (21 eyes) had general effect, and 0 (0 eyes) had poor effect. No patients had such complications as infection or eyelid deformity. All the patients' corneal epithelial cell loss was cured after surgery. The skin of lower eyelid of these 67 cases (72 eyes) were raised to various degrees. ConclusionThe orbicularis oculi muscle temporal transposition surgery for the treatment of senile entropion can fulfill both clinical treatment and aesthetic need, and will prevent recurrence in a certain period.
Objective To investigate the situation of MRI examination in children in outpatient and inpatient departments of the Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital from 2010 to 2012, so as to provide favourable basis for the choice of imaging examination in children. Methods The materials of electronic reports of MRI examination in paediatric inpatient and outpatient departments from 2010 to 2012 were collected, categorized, and analyzed. Results a) 2 148 children underwent MRI examination in the Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital from 2010 to 2012. The total number of patients increased with year. Boys were more than girls. The positive incidence was slightly decreased. The number of outpatients was more than inpatients, but the positive incidence was lower in outpatients. b) The total numbers of examination position were increased with year and the number of single position examination was the most (accounted for than 85% of the total numbers). The main examination positions included: head, MRA of the head, cervical column, knees, lumbar column, pituitary gland, thoracic column, and abdomen. The examination positions diversified gradually. The application of examination technique also increased gradually. c) The systemic disease spectrum of positive cases in MRI examination included 9 categories, which accounted for 42.86% of ICD-10. The nervous systematic disease, muscle, skeleton and connective tissue disease were the categories. The major disease types were stable during the recent 3 years. The increase was obvious in injuries of the knees, malacosis and atrophy of the brain, the deformity of the brain. Conclusion The total numbers of the patients and positions examined increased gradually with year in the Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital from 2010 to 2012. The applications of MRI in the head, limbs and joints, and soft tissues were more extensive. Children diagnosed as positive results had diseases of the central nervous system, limbs and joints, and connective tissue disease.
目的 比较更昔洛韦联合甲泼尼龙综合疗法和甲泼尼龙综合疗法治疗病毒性视神经炎的疗效。 方法 将2008年10月－2010年3月入院41例（60只眼）病毒抗体检测阳性的病毒性视神经炎患者随机分为治疗组，21例30只眼）和对照组（20例30只眼）。于治疗前和治疗第3、7、14、30、90、180天观察两组患者的视力、视野。 结果 两组患者的视力、平均视野缺损治疗组采用更昔洛韦联合甲泼尼龙综合疗法，对照组采用甲泼尼龙综合疗法。均随时间得到改善（P＜0.001）。两组患者视力在治疗的第3天开始恢复，30 d治疗组视力明显优于对照组（P＜0.05），治疗180 d时两组视力改善无差异（P＞0.05）；治疗组与对照组分别在第7天和第14天平均视野缺损开始恢复（P＜0.001）。 结论 更昔洛韦联合甲泼尼龙综合疗法较单纯甲泼尼龙综合疗法治疗病毒性视神经炎能更快提高患者视力、恢复视野、改善患者视觉质量。
Objective To investigate the value of multislice spiral CT （MSCT） findings in the diagnosis of hepatic tuberculosis. Methods MSCT imaging data, including both plain and contrast-enhanced CT scan, of 14 patients with hepatic tuberculosis confirmed by surgery (5 patients), aspiration biopsy (4 patients), or clinic follow-up (5 patients) were collected for the study. MSCT findings were analyzed with correlation of pathological changes. Results Hepatic tuberculosis was classified into 2 types. ①The parenchymal type (12 patients), which was further divided into 4 subtypes: Miliary subtype (2 patients) showed multiple tiny hypodense dots with faint border and had no enhancement; Nodular subtype (5 patients) showed blurring border on plain CT scan, 2 patients had no enhancement, 2 had peripheral rim-like enhancement, and peripheral rim enhancement mixed with no enhancement in 1 patient; Abscess subtype (4 patients) showed central hypodense area with peripheral zone-like enhancement in 2 patients, or patchy like slight enhancement in 2 patients; Fabric and calcific subtype (1 patient) depicted enplaque calcification. ②The serohepatic type (2 patients) showed thickened hepatic capsule, sub-capsule nodules with slight enhancement, and local subcapsular fluid collection. Other signs included hepatomegaly, tuberculous lymphadenopathy, splenic tuberculosis, and tuberculosis of pancreas, adrenal glands, intestine and thorax. Conclusion MSCT plays an important role in diagnosis of hepatic tuberculosis, by reflecting underlying pathological changes.
【Abstract】ObjectiveTo investigate the value of volumetric interpolated breathhold examination (3DVIBE) MRI sequence in the diagnosis of functional islet cell tumors of the pancreas. MethodsDedicated MRI scan was performed for 3 patients suspected to have functional islet cell tumors of the pancreas on clinical and laboratory basis. The MRI scan protocol included routine axial T1W and T2W, coronal true fast imaging with steady state procession (TrueFISP) and MRCP, gadoliniumenhanced 3DVIBE dynamic triphasic acquisitions and enhanced 2D GRE T1W scan. The three phases images of 3DVIBE sequence were acquired at 15 s, 40 s and 65 s after injection of contrast agent, corresponding to the early arterial, late arterial and portal venous phase respectively. The imaging features were compared with surgical and pathological findings. ResultsThe triphasic images of 3DVIBE sequence depicted clearly the morphology of small functional islet cell tumors of the pancreas and reflected accurately the characteristics of tumor blood supply, while other MRI sequences might miss these small lesions. ConclusionThinslice and fast dynamic MRI sequence, as exemplified by 3DVIBE sequence, is very useful in the detection and characterization of pancreatic functional islet cell tumors.
【Abstract】 Objective Using 16-slice multi-detector row helical CT (16-slice MDCT) to investigate the value of multiplanar reformation technique (MPR) in the diagnosis of bowel obstruction. Methods Thirty patients with surgically (27 cases) or clinically (3 cases) proofed diagnosis of bowel obstruction underwent 16-slice MDCT examination of the entire abdomen. All cases had plain CT scan, while 20 cases had additional contrast-enhanced CT scan at portal venous phase. In addition to the conventional axial images, the original CT raw data were then reconstructed into both coronal and sagittal images using MPR technique. Imaging findings were analyzed on axial, MPR coronal and sagittal images. Results Among the 30 patients with bowel obstruction, there were 8 cases caused by adhesion, 7 by simple intestinal tumor, 5 by intussusception (including caused by instestinal tumor), 4 by abdominal hernia, 2 by volvulus, 1 by ileocecal abscess, 1 by stenosis of mesenteric artery，1 by retroperitoneal cyst, and 1 by carcinoma in pancreatic tail. Six patients developed intestinal ischemia or strangulation. Both axial and MPR images correctly depicted the presence of bowel obstruction. Based on CT axial view （AV）, the site and the underlying etiology of bowel obstruction were determined in 26 (86.7%) and 22 (73.3%) patients respectively, while the combination with MPR coronal and sagittal images improved the diagnostic performance to 29 (96.7%) and 27 (90.0%) patients respectively. Both axial and MPR images correctly revealed the presence of intestinal ischemia or strangulation in 5 （83.3%）patients. Conclusion MPR technique of MDCT is very useful for evaluating the site and etiology of bowel obstruction, as well as the circulation status of involved bowel loop.