09 September 2020>: Clinical Research
Echo-Tracking Technique in Ultrasonography Can Monitor Changes in Carotid Artery Elastic Function at Early Stage of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Wei Han 12BDE , Junjie Liu 3BC , Zhijie Liu 1BEF , Xiaodong Zhu 1AFG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.926260
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e926260
Table 2 Comparison of conventional ultrasound results between 18-week radiotherapy and 30-week radiotherapy.
Group | IMT (mm) | RI | PI | |||
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18 weeks | 30 weeks | 18 weeks | 30 weeks | 18 weeks | 30 weeks | |
Irradiation (n=61) | 0.77±0.12 | 0.89±0.20 | 0.72±0.13 | 0.75±0.12 | 1.41±0.16 | 1.43±0.24 |
Control (n=10) | 0.72±0.16 | 0.71±0.14 | 0.71±0.13 | 0.72±0.08 | 1.38±0.15 | 1.39±0.21 |
t | 1.164 | 2.732 | 0.225 | 0.966 | 0.554 | 0.636 |
P | 0.124 | 0.004 | 0.411 | 0.169 | 0.291 | 0.263 |
IMT – arterial intima-media thickness; RI – resistance index; PI – pulsatility index. |