Coronary artery calcium on lung cancer radiation planning CT aids cardiovascular risk assessment

Coronary artery calcium on lung cancer radiation planning CT aids cardiovascular risk assessment

Abstract Background Patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) undergoing thoracic radiation are at high cardiovascular risk. Semiquantitative assessment of coronary artery calcification (CAC) on baseline planning non-gated chest computed tomography (CT) scans may help further risk stratify pa...

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Main Authors: Matthew Lui, Noah Kim, Raja Zaghlol, Pouya Joolharzadeh, Elena Deych, Clifford Robinson, Shahed Badiyan, Pamela K. Woodard, Joshua D. Mitchell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-11-01
Series:Cardio-Oncology
Subjects:
Coronary artery calcification
Non-small cell lung cancer
Radiation therapy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40959-024-00283-5
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