Objective To determine the affected factors of intraorbital hemodynamic results in diabetic retinopathy (DR) and the risk factors related to the occurrence of DR. Methods Posterior ciliary artery (PCA), central retinal artery (CRA), central retinal vein (CRV), and vortex vein (VV) of 68 patients with DR were measured by color Doppler flow image (CDFI). Thirty-one hemodynamic parameters, including systolic velocity, diastolic velocity, mean velocity, resistive index, pulsatility index and accelerative velocity of ophthalmic artery (OA), and other variates (blood pressure, blood sugar, gender, age, duration of the disease, and so on) were collected and clustered in a principal components analys is following a forward, stepwise logistic regression on these components. Results Nine principal components were extracted from 37 original variates, reflecting the velocity of OA, velocity of PCA, resistance of OA, velocity of CRA,resistance of CRA, resistance of PCA, time-related factor, venous drainage factor and gender factor, respectively. In the result of logistic regression, resistance of OA, velocity of CRA, resistance of PCA, time-related factor, and venous drainage factor were the risk factors related to DR. Conclusion The first risk factor affecting DR is time, and intraorbital hemodynamic abnormity influencing the development of diabetic retinopathy may be the increase of resistance of OA, decrease of velocity of CRA, decrease of resistance of PCA, and increase of venous drainage. (Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis,2004,20:98-100)
Objective To investigate the changes of ocular hemodynamics in patients with retinal vein occlussion(RVO). Methods The hemodynamic parameters(PSV,EDV,PI,Vmax)of central retinal artery(CRA)and central retinal vein(CRV)were measured in the involved eyes(n=48) with RVO and the contralateral clinically healthy eyes(n=39) and in the control eyes(n=40) by color Doppler imaging (CDI)(ATLHDI3000). Results Peak systolic velocity (PSV) and end diastolic velocity (EDV) were significantly lower in the CRA of involved eyes and clinically healthy eyes of patients with RVO compared with control eyes,and pulsatility index(PI)was significantly higher in the CRA of involved eyes of patients with RVO compared with control eyes.PSV were significantly lower in the CRA of involved eyes of patients with RVO compared with their clinically healthy eyes.Pulsatility index(PI)was significantly higher in the CRA of involved eyes of patients with RVO compared with their clinically healthy eyes.Maximun vein velocity (Vmax) was significantly lower in the CRV of involved eyes and clinically healthy eyes of patients with RVO compared with control eyes. Conclusion The changes of hemodynamics in CRA,CRV of involved eyes of patients with RVO may invade their clinically healthy eyes.CDI may be helpful to early diagnosis for RVO. (Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis,1998,14:111-113)
Objective To discuss the relationship between the changes of hepatic blood flow detected by usingspectral Doppler ultrasound and serum TNF- α and IL-1 β levels after liver ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) of rat. Methods The hepatic ischemia 15 min and reperfusion models were established by using pringle method. The hepatic blood flow of hepatic artery and portal vein at 1, 6, and 24 hours after liver I/R were detected by using spectral Doppler ultrasound, the total blood flow volume (FV) was calculated, and the serum TNF- α and IL-1 β levels at each time point were detected. The correlation between the TNF-α, IL-1 β, and FV were analyzed. Results The FV at 1 hour and 6 hours after reperfusion in I/R group were less than those in sham operation (SO) group 〔(52.08±11.88) mL/min vs. (85.32±29.85) mL/min and (44.69±8.75)mL/min vs. (81.41±28.67) mL/min, P<0.05〕. The FV at 24 hours after operation or reperfusion of 2 groups was no significant differences (P>0.05). The serum content of TNF-α at 1 hour after reperfusion in I/R group was higher than that in SO group 〔(310.52±39.83)pg/mL vs. (240.74±31.65)pg/mL, P<0.05〕. The serum contents of TNF-α at 6 and 24 hours after operation or reperfusion of 2 groups were no significant differences (P>0.05). The serum contents of IL-1β at 1 hour and 6 hours in I/R group were higher than those in SO group 〔(38.08±3.73) pg/mLvs. (22.03±0.79) pg/mL and (27.44±6.11) pg/mL vs. (21.78±0.71) pg/mL, P<0.05〕. The serum content of IL-1β at 24 hours after operation or reperfusion of 2 groups was no significant differences (P>0.05). There was a negative correlation between the FV and TNF-α or IL-1β (r=-0.43, P<0.05;r=-0.46, P<0.05). Conclusions Spectral Doppler ultrasound can observe the changes of hepatic blood flow and evaluate the hepatic microcirculation indirectly. The hepatic blood flow after liver I/R decreases and it may be related to over expression of TNF-α and IL-1β.
OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of color doppler flow imaging(CDFI) technique in the design of axial pattern flap. METHODS: From April 1996 to June 1999, 10 patients with residual wound were adopted in this study. Among them, there were seven males and three females, the area of wounds ranged from 6 cm x 8 cm to 15 cm x 20 cm. Before operation, the axial pattern flaps were designed by traditional method, then CDFI technique with high frequency(5.0-7.5 MHz) was used for examining the major supply artery of the flap. At last, the modified flaps were transferred to cover the wounds. RESULTS: All the patients except one case completed the operation successfully. The cosmetic and function of the flaps were excellent. CONCLUSION: CDFI is a simple, direct and accurate method for detecting the supply artery of axial pattern flap. This technique should be popularized to avoid the blindness of flap design.
In order to investigate the mechanism of blood supply to the delayed separated skin flap and the time and criteria for its transfer, 5 smallsized Banna pigs were selected to produce 14 skin flaps. In the experimental group the skin flap on one side was made from the middle of the back having an extrathin steel sheet intervened between the flap and the soft tissue of the back whereas the flap on the opposite side without a steel sheet intervened was served as the selfcontrol. The skin flaps were examined 3,7,10 and 20 days after the operation and 3,7 and 10 days after transfer, respectively, by (1) gross observation; (2) ultrasonic Doppler; (3) superficial skin temperature measurement and; (4) histomorphological examination. In the experimentalgroup the survival rate of the flap was 100 percent whereas in the control group all of the flaps had necrosis from 30 to 50 percent after the flap being transfered. In the experimental group, the echo sound from the arterial blood flow from ultrasonic Doppler was heard at the pedicle 7 days after the operation, and as time elapsed, the echo sound spread distally, whereas in the controls no echo sound could be heard over the skin flap. There was significant difference statistically between the experimental and control groups in the temperature of the flaps while the flaps were being transferred (P lt; 0.01). The external diameters of the blood vessels in the central area of the skin flap were larger in the experimental group, 0.8 to l.2mm in comparison to 0.4mm.