Longitudinal Changes in the Carotid Arteries of Head and Neck Cancer Patients Following Radiation Therapy: Results from a Prospective Serial Imaging Biomarker Characterization Study
Efstratios Koutroumpakis,
Abdallah Sherif Radwan Mohamed,
Peter Chaftari
et al.
Abstract:INTRODUCTION We prospectively evaluated morphologic and functional changes in the carotid arteries of patients treated with unilateral neck radiation therapy (RT) for head and neck cancer. METHODS Bilateral carotid artery duplex studies were performed at 0, 3, 6, 12, 18 months and 2, 3, 4, and 5 years following RT. Intima media thickness (IMT); global and regional circumferential, as well as radial strain, arterial elasticity, stiffness, and distensibility were calculated. RESULTS Thirty-eight patients were in… Show more
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