Abstract
We are able to detect subclinical post-irradiation changes to the heart with left atrial late gadolinium enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (LGE-MRI).
Highlights
There are over 11 million cancer survivors, yet many long-term cancer survivors experience lasting changes including cardiac functional and anatomical abnormalities following external beam radiation and chemotherapy
A total of 20 patients were enrolled in this study; 10 patients who had survived 9.2 ± 25 years after thoracic external beam radiation for lymphoma and 10 control patients recruited from the University colonoscopy center
The extent of late gadolinium enhancement was calculated as a relative percent of total left atrial wall using a threshold-based algorithm based on pixel intensity distribution
Summary
Left atrial late gadolinium enhancement following external beam radiation for lymphoma: a potential model for exploring radiation-related heart disease. Summary We are able to detect subclinical post-irradiation changes to the heart with left atrial late gadolinium enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (LGE-MRI)
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