British Journal of Radiology (2003) 76, 891-896
© 2003 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/97164438
Calcification in coronary arteries as quantified by CT scans correlated with tobacco consumption in patients with inoperable non-small cell lung cancer treated with three-dimensional radiotherapy
S Milker-Zabel, MD
1
A Zabel, MD
1,2
C Manegold, MD
3
I Zuna, PhD
2
M Wannenmacher, MD
1 and
J Debus, MD, PhD
1,2
1 Department of Clinical Radiology, Radiation Therapy, University of Heidelberg, 2 Department of Radiotherapy, German Cancer Research Centre, Heidelberg and 3 Department of Internal Medicine/ Medical Oncology, Thoraxklinik, Heidelberg, Germany
View larger version (75K):
[in a new window]
|
Figure 1. Pre-treatment CT scan of a patient with marked calcification (II°) of the arch of aorta.
|
|
View larger version (79K):
[in a new window]
|
Figure 2. Pre-treatment CT scan of a patient with marked calcification (II°) of the coronary arteries.
|
|
View larger version (9K):
[in a new window]
|
Figure 3. Kaplan-Meier plot for survival in 89 patients with unresectable non-small cell lung cancer in dependency of Karnofsky performance index (KI).
|
|
View larger version (9K):
[in a new window]
|
Figure 4. Kaplan-Meier plot for survival in 89 patients with unresectable non-small cell lung cancer in dependency of calcification of the arch of aorta.
|
|
View larger version (10K):
[in a new window]
|
Figure 5. Kaplan-Meier plot for survival in 89 patients with unresectable non-small cell lung cancer in dependency of calcification of coronary arteries.
|
|
Copyright © 2003 by the British Institute of Radiology.
