Longitudinal changes in the carotid arteries of head and neck cancer patients following radiation therapy: Results from a prospective serial imaging biomarker characterization study
Koutroumpakis E, Mohamed A, Chaftari P, Rosenthal D, Gujral D, Nutting C, Kamel S, Naser M, Kim P, Bassett R, Fuller C, Mouhayar E, Group A. Longitudinal changes in the carotid arteries of head and neck cancer patients following radiation therapy: Results from a prospective serial imaging biomarker characterization study. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2024, 195: 110220. PMID: 38467343, PMCID: PMC11380547, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2024.110220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntima-media thicknessGlobal circumferential strainRadiation therapyCarotid arteryHead and neck RTHead and neck cancer patientsHead and neck cancerNeck radiation therapyCircumferential strainNeck cancer patientsCarotid intima-media thicknessCarotid artery injuryArtery duplex studiesCarotid artery stenosisNeck RTNo significant differenceNeck cancerDuplex studiesArterial injuryArtery stenosisCancer patientsMedia thicknessCarotid ultrasoundArterial elastanceCarotid