| 1 | Solitary fibrous tumors in abdomen and pelvis:Imaging characteristics and radiologic-pathologic correlation显示文摘AIM:To describe the imaging features of solitary fibrous tumors(SFTs)in the abdomen and pelvis,and the clinical and pathologic correlations.METHODS:Fifteen patients with pathologically confirmed SFTs in the abdomen and pelvis were retrospectively studied with imaging techniques by two radiologists in consensus.Patients underwent unenhanced and contrast-enhanced imaging,as follows:3 with computed tomography(CT)and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)examination,8 with CT examination only,and 4 with MRI examination only.Image characteristics such as size,shape,margin,attenuation or intensity,and pattern of enhancement were analyzed and correlated with the microscopic findings identified from surgical specimens.In addition,patient demographics,presentation,and outcomes were recorded.RESULTS:Of the 15 patients evaluated,local symptoms related to the mass were found in 11 cases at admission.The size of the mass ranged from 3.4 to 25.1cm(mean,11.5 cm).Nine cases were round or oval,6were lobulated,and 10 displaced adjacent organs.Unenhanced CT revealed a heterogeneous isodense mass in 7 cases,homogeneous isodense mass in 3 cases,and punctuated calcification in one case.On MRI,most of the lesions(6/7)were heterogeneous isointense and heterogeneous hyperintense on T1-weighted images and T2-weighted images,respectively.All tumors showed moderate to marked enhancement.Heterogeneous enhancement was revealed in 11 lesions,and 7of these had cysts,necrosis,or hemorrhage.Early nonuniform enhancement with a radial area that proved to be a fibrous component was observed in 4 lesions,which showed progressive enhancement in the venous and delayed phase.No statistical difference in the imaging findings was observed between the histologically benign and malignant lesions.Three patients had local recurrence or metastasis at follow-up.CONCLUSION:Abdominal and pelvic SFTs commonly appeared as large,solid,well-defined,hypervascular masses with variable degrees of necrosis or cystic change that often displaced adjacent structures. | Xue-Ming Li Jing Reng Peng Zhou Ying Cao Zhu-Zhong Cheng Yan Xiao Guo-Hui Xu | 2014 | World Journal of Gastroenterology2014,20,17: | 27 |
| 2 | Haptic rendering for dental training system显示文摘Immersion and interaction are two key features of virtual reality systems, which are especially impor- tant for medical applications. Based on the requirement of motor skill training in dental surgery, haptic rendering method based on triangle model is investigated in this paper. Multi-rate haptic rendering architecture is proposed to solve the contradiction between fidelity and efficiency requirements. Real- time collision detection algorithm based on spatial partition and time coherence is utilized to enable fast contact determination. Proxy-based collision response algorithm is proposed to compute surface contact point. Cutting force model based on piecewise contact transition model is proposed for dental drilling simulation during tooth preparation. Velocity-driven levels of detail haptic rendering algorithm is proposed to maintain high update rate for complex scenes with a large number of triangles. Haptic- visual collocated dental training prototype is established using half-mirror solution. Typical dental op- erations have been realized including dental caries exploration, detection of boundary within dental cross-section plane, and dental drilling during tooth preparation. The haptic rendering method is a fun- damental technology to improve immersion and interaction of virtual reality training systems, which is useful not only in dental training, but also in other surgical training systems. | WANG DangXiao ZHANG YuRu WANG Yong LU PeiJun ZHOU RenGe ZHOU WanLin | 2009 | Science in China(Series F)2009,52,3: | 2 |