Characterizing spatial differences between SPECT-ventilation and SPECT-perfusion in patients with lung cancer undergoing radiotherapy

This study investigates agreement between ventilation and perfusion for lung cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. Ventilation-perfusion scans of nineteen patients with stage III lung cancer from a prospective protocol were compared using voxel-wise Spearman correlation-coefficients. The presented results show in about 25% of patients, ventilation and perfusion exhibit lower agreement. Published by Elsevier B.V. Radiotherapy and Oncology 160 (2021) 120-124

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This study investigates the agreement between ventilation and perfusion in lung cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. The results show that in about 25% of patients, ventilation and perfusion exhibit lower agreement. Published by Elsevier B.V. in Radiotherapy and Oncology 160 (2021) 120-124.