Thermographic patterns of the breast: a critical analysis of interpretation.
Radiology
; 121(3 Pt. 1): 553-5, 1976 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-981645
ABSTRACT
In a prospective evaluation, 1,000 consecutive breast thermograms were categorized as either normal or having 1 of 4 abnormal patterns diffuse, asymmetrical, focal, or peri-areolar. Of 49 proved carcinomas, 43 produced an abnormal patterns; the asymmetric type was 3 times as common as the focal. Tumors producing focal patterns were slightly smaller than those producing asymmetrical patterns. Almost 30% of the non-malignant lesions produced an abnormal thermogram. This procedure can not generally be used to distinguish between benign and malignant lesions; there may be, therefore, little diagnostic value in categorizing abnormal thermograms. The usefulness of thermography in the detection of occult carcinomas has not been established.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias de la Mama
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Termografía
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Radiology
Año:
1976
Tipo del documento:
Article