A Pilot Study of Carotid Ultrasound to Identify Head and Neck Cancer Survivors with High Cardiovascular Risk after Radiation Therapy

Radiotherapy (RT) for head and neck cancer (HNC) is associated with multiple late toxicities and may be a potential driver of accelerated atherosclerosis and a higher risk of carotid artery stenosis (CAS), cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases. To date, feasibility, acceptability, and clinical utility of carotid artery ultrasound (CUS) imaging as a part of HNC survivorship has not been studied prospectively.
Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: 197 Source Type: research