The interaction between human and physical devices and devices in the real world is gaining more attention, and requires a natural and intuitive methodology to employ. According to this idea and living well, life has ...The interaction between human and physical devices and devices in the real world is gaining more attention, and requires a natural and intuitive methodology to employ. According to this idea and living well, life has been a growing demand. Thus, how to raise pets in an easy way has been the main issue recently. This study examines the ability of computation, communication, and control technologies to improve human interaction with pets by the technology of the Internet of Things. This work addresses the improvement through the pet application of the ability of location-awareness, and to help the pet owners raise their pet on the activity and eating control easily. Extensive experiment results demonstrate that our proposed system performs significantly help on the kidney disease and reduce the symptoms. Our study not only presents the key improvement of the pet monitor system involved in the ideas of the Internet of Things, but also meets the demands of pet owners, who are out for works without any trouble.展开更多
Psychiatric disorders have emerged as significant contributors to the global burden of disease in recent decades.The endocannabinoid system(ECS)influences a range of physiological and pathophysiological processes,incl...Psychiatric disorders have emerged as significant contributors to the global burden of disease in recent decades.The endocannabinoid system(ECS)influences a range of physiological and pathophysiological processes,including nociception,cognition,appetite,memory,and behavior,serving as a crucial mediator in psychiatric disorders.Imaging the ECS provides valuable insights into the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders and enhances clinical management strategies.As an advanced noninvasive molecular imaging modality,positron emission tomography(PET)enables the in vivo exploration of biological processes at the cellular and molecular levels.Recent advancements have led to the development of numerous PET tracers that target various components of the ECS,offering opportunities to visualize,characterize,and quantify ECS activity in psychiatric disorders in vivo.In this review,we summarize the existing PET tracers for ECS imaging and discuss their applications in diverse psychiatric conditions,including cannabis use disorder,alcohol use disorder,post-traumatic stress disorder,schizophrenia,and eating disorders.展开更多
Objective This study aimed to compare the upgrade rate and cancer detection rate between the 18F-DCFPyL PET/MRI-guided ultrasound fusion targeted biopsy(TB)and systematic biopsy in selected patients with suspected pro...Objective This study aimed to compare the upgrade rate and cancer detection rate between the 18F-DCFPyL PET/MRI-guided ultrasound fusion targeted biopsy(TB)and systematic biopsy in selected patients with suspected prostate cancer(the molecular imaging prostate-specific membrane antigen score of≥2 and multiparametric MRI Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System score of≥4).Methods Eighty-seven selected biopsy-naive patients were randomized into two groups:TB(n=41)and systematic biopsy(control;n=46).Patients diagnosed with clinically significant prostate cancer proceeded to radical prostatectomy.The primary outcome was the pathological upgrade rate.Secondary outcomes,including the cancer detection rate,incidence of repeat biopsy,positive surgical margin,complications,and prostate-specific antigen level at 6 weeks postoperatively,were compared between the groups using the Pearson or Fisher's exact test,as appropriate.Results In the study,prostate cancer was ultimately detected in all patients.The TB group successfully identified all tumors,whereas five patients in the control group initially missed diagnosis.The pathological upgrade rates for the TB and control groups were 31.7%and 56.5%,respectively.Overall,the detection rate for clinically significant prostate cancer(the International Society of Urological Pathology grade of≥2)was significantly higher in the TB group(92.7%)compared with the control group(76.1%,p=0.035).However,no significant difference was found in the detection rate of all prostate cancer.Complications(Clavien–Dindo grade of≤2)occurred in both the TB group(n=11)and control group(n=13).No statistically significant difference was observed between the groups in terms of the positive surgical margin,complications,or 6-week postoperative prostate-specific antigen level.Conclusion The 18F-DCFPyL PET/MRI-guided ultrasound fusion TB alone was an efficient modality in diagnosing selected patients with prostate cancer.展开更多
From goldfish pampering to pet-friendly high-speed rail,China’s pet economy boom is reshaping lifestyles and sparking a multi-billion-dollar emotional economy where pets are family,not just animals.FOR Wu Ming,a busy...From goldfish pampering to pet-friendly high-speed rail,China’s pet economy boom is reshaping lifestyles and sparking a multi-billion-dollar emotional economy where pets are family,not just animals.FOR Wu Ming,a busy Beijing resident,unwinding after a long day involves watching his goldfish glide through a meticulously maintained home aquarium.展开更多
Traditional digitizers for signal readout of PET detectors are based on commercial analog-to-digital converters(ADC).However,the cost and power consumption of an entire electronic readout system based on digitizers fo...Traditional digitizers for signal readout of PET detectors are based on commercial analog-to-digital converters(ADC).However,the cost and power consumption of an entire electronic readout system based on digitizers for a PET scanner are high.To address this problem,a soft-core ADC based on a field-programmable gate array(FPGA)was proposed.An FPGA-based ADC(FPGA-ADC)combines low loss and high performance.To achieve good performance,the FPGA-ADC requires three calibrations:time-to-digital converter(TDC)length calibration,TDC alignment calibration,and TDC-to-ADC calibration.A prototype front-end electronics based on FPGA-ADC was built to evaluate the performance of time-of-flight positron emission tomography(TOF PET)detectors.Each PET detector consists of a LYSO crystal single-ended coupled to a silicon photomultiplier(SiPM).The experimental results show that the full-width at half-maximum(FWHM)energy resolution for 511 keV gamma photons after saturation correction of the SiPM was 12.3%.The FWHM coincidence timing resolution(CTR)of the TOF PET detector with the readout of the front-end electronic prototype is 385.2 ps.FPGA-ADCbased front-end electronics are very promising for multichannel,low-cost,highly integrated,and power-efficient readout electronic systems for radiation detector applications.展开更多
文摘The interaction between human and physical devices and devices in the real world is gaining more attention, and requires a natural and intuitive methodology to employ. According to this idea and living well, life has been a growing demand. Thus, how to raise pets in an easy way has been the main issue recently. This study examines the ability of computation, communication, and control technologies to improve human interaction with pets by the technology of the Internet of Things. This work addresses the improvement through the pet application of the ability of location-awareness, and to help the pet owners raise their pet on the activity and eating control easily. Extensive experiment results demonstrate that our proposed system performs significantly help on the kidney disease and reduce the symptoms. Our study not only presents the key improvement of the pet monitor system involved in the ideas of the Internet of Things, but also meets the demands of pet owners, who are out for works without any trouble.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFE0118000,2021YFA1101700)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82030049,32027802,82394433,82361148130,and 82302262)+2 种基金the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation(LMS25H180002)the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF(GZC20251313)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(226-2024-00059).
文摘Psychiatric disorders have emerged as significant contributors to the global burden of disease in recent decades.The endocannabinoid system(ECS)influences a range of physiological and pathophysiological processes,including nociception,cognition,appetite,memory,and behavior,serving as a crucial mediator in psychiatric disorders.Imaging the ECS provides valuable insights into the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders and enhances clinical management strategies.As an advanced noninvasive molecular imaging modality,positron emission tomography(PET)enables the in vivo exploration of biological processes at the cellular and molecular levels.Recent advancements have led to the development of numerous PET tracers that target various components of the ECS,offering opportunities to visualize,characterize,and quantify ECS activity in psychiatric disorders in vivo.In this review,we summarize the existing PET tracers for ECS imaging and discuss their applications in diverse psychiatric conditions,including cannabis use disorder,alcohol use disorder,post-traumatic stress disorder,schizophrenia,and eating disorders.
基金supported by the Youth support Program of Chinese General Hospital (Grand Number: 22QNFC044 to Niu S).
文摘Objective This study aimed to compare the upgrade rate and cancer detection rate between the 18F-DCFPyL PET/MRI-guided ultrasound fusion targeted biopsy(TB)and systematic biopsy in selected patients with suspected prostate cancer(the molecular imaging prostate-specific membrane antigen score of≥2 and multiparametric MRI Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System score of≥4).Methods Eighty-seven selected biopsy-naive patients were randomized into two groups:TB(n=41)and systematic biopsy(control;n=46).Patients diagnosed with clinically significant prostate cancer proceeded to radical prostatectomy.The primary outcome was the pathological upgrade rate.Secondary outcomes,including the cancer detection rate,incidence of repeat biopsy,positive surgical margin,complications,and prostate-specific antigen level at 6 weeks postoperatively,were compared between the groups using the Pearson or Fisher's exact test,as appropriate.Results In the study,prostate cancer was ultimately detected in all patients.The TB group successfully identified all tumors,whereas five patients in the control group initially missed diagnosis.The pathological upgrade rates for the TB and control groups were 31.7%and 56.5%,respectively.Overall,the detection rate for clinically significant prostate cancer(the International Society of Urological Pathology grade of≥2)was significantly higher in the TB group(92.7%)compared with the control group(76.1%,p=0.035).However,no significant difference was found in the detection rate of all prostate cancer.Complications(Clavien–Dindo grade of≤2)occurred in both the TB group(n=11)and control group(n=13).No statistically significant difference was observed between the groups in terms of the positive surgical margin,complications,or 6-week postoperative prostate-specific antigen level.Conclusion The 18F-DCFPyL PET/MRI-guided ultrasound fusion TB alone was an efficient modality in diagnosing selected patients with prostate cancer.
文摘From goldfish pampering to pet-friendly high-speed rail,China’s pet economy boom is reshaping lifestyles and sparking a multi-billion-dollar emotional economy where pets are family,not just animals.FOR Wu Ming,a busy Beijing resident,unwinding after a long day involves watching his goldfish glide through a meticulously maintained home aquarium.
基金supported by the Key R&D Program of Shandong Province(No.2023SFGC0101)Shandong Excellent Young Scientists Fund Program(Overseas)(No.2023HWYQ-047)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(No.ZR2022QA039)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(No.U2106202).
文摘Traditional digitizers for signal readout of PET detectors are based on commercial analog-to-digital converters(ADC).However,the cost and power consumption of an entire electronic readout system based on digitizers for a PET scanner are high.To address this problem,a soft-core ADC based on a field-programmable gate array(FPGA)was proposed.An FPGA-based ADC(FPGA-ADC)combines low loss and high performance.To achieve good performance,the FPGA-ADC requires three calibrations:time-to-digital converter(TDC)length calibration,TDC alignment calibration,and TDC-to-ADC calibration.A prototype front-end electronics based on FPGA-ADC was built to evaluate the performance of time-of-flight positron emission tomography(TOF PET)detectors.Each PET detector consists of a LYSO crystal single-ended coupled to a silicon photomultiplier(SiPM).The experimental results show that the full-width at half-maximum(FWHM)energy resolution for 511 keV gamma photons after saturation correction of the SiPM was 12.3%.The FWHM coincidence timing resolution(CTR)of the TOF PET detector with the readout of the front-end electronic prototype is 385.2 ps.FPGA-ADCbased front-end electronics are very promising for multichannel,low-cost,highly integrated,and power-efficient readout electronic systems for radiation detector applications.
