<sup>18</sup>F-FDG-PET/CT in the quantification of photon radiation therapy-induced vasculitis.
Austin J. Borja, Emily Hancin, Alexandra Dreyfuss, Vincent Zhang, Toby Mathew, Chaitanya Rojulpote, Thomas Werner, Shivaraj Patil, Karthik Gonuguntla, Alexander Lin, Steven J. Feigenberg, Samuel Swisher‐McClure, Abass Alavi, Mona-Elisabeth Revheim
Abstract
F-FDG-PET/CT may be used to detect and quantify photon RT vasculitis in HNC patients. Further investigation is warranted to evaluate the clinical implications of this pathology and the role for alternative treatment strategies in minimizing tissue toxicity.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineVasculitisNuclear medicinePositron emission tomographyRadiation therapyAortic archRadiologyAortaPathologySurgeryDiseaseCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery DiseasesCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsManagement of metastatic bone disease