Thermography--a feasible method for screening breast cancer?
Coll Antropol
; 37(2): 583-8, 2013 Jun.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23941007
ABSTRACT
Potential use of thermography for more effective detection of breast carcinoma was evaluated on 26 patients scheduled for breast carcinoma surgery. Ultrasonographic scan, mammography and thermography were performed at the University Hospital for Tumors. Thermographic imaging was performed using a new generation of digital thermal cameras with high sensitivity and resolution (ThermoTracer TH7102WL, NEC). Five images for each patient were recorded front, right semi-oblique, right oblique, left- semi oblique and left oblique. While mammography detected 31 changes in 26 patients, thermography was more sensitive and detected 6 more changes in the same patients. All 37 changes were subjected to the cytological analysis and it was found that 16 of samples were malignant, 8 were suspected malignant and 11 were benign with atypia or proliferation while only 2 samples had benign findings. The pathohistological method (PHD) recorded 75.75% malignant changes within the total number of samples. Statistical analysis of the data has shown a probability of a correct mammographic finding in 85% of the cases (sensitivity of 85%, specificity of 84%) and a probability of a correct thermographic finding in 92% of the cases (sensitivity of 100%, specificity of 79%). As breast cancer remains the most prevalent cancer in women and thermography exhibited superior sensitivity, we believe that thermography should immediately find its place in the screening programs for early detection of breast carcinoma, in order to reduce the sufferings from this devastating disease.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Breast Neoplasms
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Thermography
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Mass Screening
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Coll Antropol
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Croatia