The advances of catalysts now enter an era of atomic-level precise control. Single-atom catalysts (SACs), characterized by outstanding catalytic activity and selectivity, afford attractive opportunities to revolutionize traditional nanomedicine.
16 November 2017 in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Low-dose computerized tomography (LDCT) scanning is of great significance for monitoring and management of pulmonary nodules on chest computerized tomography (CT). Nevertheless, the malignant potential of these nodules is often difficult to detect, especially for some smaller pulmonary nodules on LDCT images. Recent advances using the state-of-art computer-aided detection (CAD) system have attempted to address this problem by identifying small nodules that can be easily missed during clinical practice. CAD is used in two reading modes: Concurrent-reader (CR) mode or second-reader (SR) mode. In this study, we prospectively evaluated the efficiency of a CAD system’s SR and CR modes in detecting pulmonary nodules on LDCT. We found that the SR mode improves pulmonary nodule detection regardless of the dose and experience level, especially for interns in the low-dose setting. The CR mode maintains the sensitivity of SR mode while significantly decreasing reading times.
Objective: To retrospectively investigate the feasibility of magnetic resonance virtual endoscopy (MRVE) to visualize the normal limbs and limb deformities Methods: MR sequences included two-dimensional (2D) single fast spin-echo sequence and 2D and 3D steady-state procession fast imaging sequences. MRVE reconstruction was retrospectively performed by 2 radiologists in 32 fetuses in 30 pregnant women. The correlation between the radiologists for the virtual endoscopy threshold of MRVE was determined. Image quality and limb segment visibility were independently rated. Area under the receiver operating characteristics curve (AUC) of 2D MRI and MRVE was calculated. Results: The mean virtual endoscopy threshold required for the visualization of the limb was 991.93 ± 12.13 and 991.83 ± 12.26 for 2 radiologists, respectively. The correlation between the radiologists for virtual endoscopy threshold was excellent (r = 0.933). The weighted kappa statistic was 0.96 for the evaluation of image quality of limb segments, indicating excellent interobserver agreement. Compared to that of 2D MRI alone, a higher AUC of 2D MRI with MRVE was achieved in detection of both upper and lower limb deformities (0.91 vs. 0.69 and 0.83 vs. 0.71, respectively). Conclusion: MRVE may display normal and abnormal fetal limb orientation and structures from multiple perspectives and provide incremental information for obstetrics.