A Deeper Dive Into the Myocardium for the Detection of Cancer Therapy-Related Cardiac Dysfunction: Radiomics in Cardio-Oncology
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Clinical Study of Post-Chemotherapy Cardiotoxicity in Breast Cancer Patients Based on Ultrasound Radiomics
- Volume 42Issue 4Echocardiography
- First Published online: March 29, 2025
Corresponding Author
Edgar Francisco Carrizales-Sepúlveda
Heart Failure Unit, Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José E. González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
Search for more papers by this authorEduardo Hernández-Rangel
Multimodal Cardiac Imaging Laboratory, Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José E. González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
Search for more papers by this authorAlejandro Ordaz-Farías
Echocardiography Laboratory, Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José E. González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Edgar Francisco Carrizales-Sepúlveda
Heart Failure Unit, Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José E. González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
Search for more papers by this authorEduardo Hernández-Rangel
Multimodal Cardiac Imaging Laboratory, Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José E. González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
Search for more papers by this authorAlejandro Ordaz-Farías
Echocardiography Laboratory, Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José E. González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
Search for more papers by this authorFunding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.

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