A pilot study of 13N-ammonia cardiac PET imaging to assess subacute cardiotoxicity following adjuvant intensity-modulated radiotherapy for locally advanced breast cancer
Nehmeh S, Fox J, Schwartz J, Ballangrud Å, Schöder H, Zhao Y, Strauss H, Yu A, Gupta D, Powell S, Ho A. A pilot study of 13N-ammonia cardiac PET imaging to assess subacute cardiotoxicity following adjuvant intensity-modulated radiotherapy for locally advanced breast cancer. Clinical Imaging 2020, 68: 283-290. PMID: 32919154, PMCID: PMC8207896, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.07.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRate-pressure productMyocardial flow reserveLABC patientsChest wallMyocardial segmentsAdjuvant intensity-modulated radiotherapyCardiac PET imagingPET imagingRadiotherapy treatment positionAdvanced breast cancerRegional lymph nodesBreast cancer patientsTreatment positionIntensity-modulated radiotherapySubacute cardiotoxicityHeart doseRT doseBlood pressureLymph nodesCoronary territoriesBC patientsCancer patientsCardiac functionBreast cancerFlow reserve