Application of radionuclide imaging in the monitoring of chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity / 中华核医学与分子影像杂志

ABSTRACT

Chemotherapy is commonly used for cancer treatment. With the development of diagnos-tic techniques, surgical methods and chemotherapy programs, the survival rate of cancer patients has been improved significantly. On the other hand, many chemotherapy drugs have cardiotoxicity and may cause fatal heart damage, such as myocardial infarction and heart failure. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor the oc-currence of cardiotoxicity so that preventive measures could be taken timely. Compared with other methods, radionuclide imaging based on the molecular level has its unique advantage. This review briefly evaluates the current monitoring methods of chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and focuses on the application of radio-nuclide imaging in the monitoring of chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity.