Can PET/MRI detect acute cardiac inflammation 1 month after left-sided breast cancer radiation therapy?
PET/MRI can detect acute cardiac inflammatory changes, including altered F-FDG uptake and functional MRI parameters, 1 month after left-sided breast cancer radiation therapy.
F-FDG uptake and functional MRI, including stroke volume and ECVs, were sensitive to changes at 1 mo after breast cancer RT, with findings suggesting an acute cardiac inflammatory response to RT.
Chau et al. (Tue,) studied this question.