Infrared Imaging of the Breast

Amalu, William; Hobbins, William B.; Head, Jonathan F.; Elliot, Robert

doi:10.1201/b12938-11

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“…Over several decades, with rapidly developing computer technology and artificial intelligence, DITI has been extensively studied in many fields of medical science, such as diabetic neuropathy [6], vascular disorders [7], fever screening [8], dry eye syndrome diagnosis [9], and breast cancer detection [10][11][12][13], and even as a pre-screening tool for the detection of canine bone cancer [14]. For example, it has been reported that when state-of-the-art infrared technology was combined with advanced computer hardware and software technology, the sensitivity for breast cancer detection was 97% in 92 patients undergoing breast biopsy [15].…”

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Automatic Intelligent Asymmetry Detection Using Digital Infrared Imaging with K-Means Clustering

Kim

Song

2015

Int. J. Fuzzy Log. Intell. Syst.

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Digital infrared thermal imaging is a non-invasive adjunctive diagnostic technique that allows an examiner to visualize and quantify changes in skin surface temperature. The asymmetry of temperature differences between the diseased and the contralateral healthy body parts can be automatically analyzed and has been studied in many areas of medical science. In this paper, we propose a method for intelligent automatic asymmetry detection based on a K-means analysis and a YCbCr color model. The implemented software successfully visualizes an asymmetric distribution of colors with respect to the patients' health status.

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Automatic Intelligent Asymmetry Detection Using Digital Infrared Imaging with K-Means Clustering

Kim

Song

2015

Int. J. Fuzzy Log. Intell. Syst.

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“…Its presence has been there since 1960 [26]. There have been many longitudinal and clinical trials performed to show its efficacy.…”

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Advances in Breast Thermography

Kakileti¹,

Manjunath²,

Madhu³

et al. 2017

New Perspectives in Breast Imaging

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Thermography-based breast cancer screening has several advantages as it is non-contact, non-invasive and safe. Many clinical trials have shown its effectiveness to detect cancer earlier than any other modality. Historically, thermography has only been used as an adjunct modality due to the high expertise required for manual interpretation of the thermal images and high false-positive rates otherwise found in general use. Recent developments in thermal sensors, image capture protocols and computer-aided software diagnostics are showing great promise in making this modality a mainstream cancer screening method. This chapter describes some of these advances in breast thermography and computeraided diagnostics that are poised to improve the quality of cancer care.

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“…The rows represent: a a photograph, b T min , c segmented T min , d τ 2 , e segmented τ 2 , f the differential images defined by (5).The result of diagnostics is presented as the score, at the end of the Fig. 14.…”

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“…Further developments were possible due to availability of fast, based on two rotating prisms and a single InSb cooled detector, real time operation AGA cameras (name of the Swedish company, later called AGEMA, at present FLIR), what allow in early seventies XX century in Sweden and in the USA to start programs for mass screening of breast cancer patients. Unfortunately early enthusiastic reception of thermography and its mas-sive use in breast cancer diagnostics was rapidly stopped after negative conclusions of the Breast Cancer Detection and Demonstration Project [5], mainly due to many errors caused by unqualified personnel. In fact though investigation using IR-cameras is absolutely non-invasive and aseptic the thermal signal is not specific and interpretation of IR images requires strictly defined measurement conditions what was not fully understood at this time.…”

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“…was able to recognize hot and cold spots on patient's body by drying mud slurry spread over the patient. The state of the art of thermal imaging in medicine is broadly discussed in the monograph [3], where Ring [4] discussed the historical background of thermal diagnostics and Amalu and others made the review of IR imaging of the breast [5]. Already in sixties of XX century, adapting military cameras doctors Bowling Barnes [6] and Gershen-Cohen [7] started the use of static IR-thermography in medicine, especially showing possibility of breast cancer imaging but also other applications.…”

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Active IR-Thermal Imaging in Medicine

Kaczmarek

Nowakowski

2016

J Nondestruct Eval

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In this paper we summarize results of several research projects devoted to development of new diagnostic methods and procedures based on quantitative infrared thermography in medical applications. First, basics of active dynamic thermography are presented. Described are both, instrumentation and software comprising measurement procedures including collection of series of IR-images after external excitation, data treatment with displacement corrections, reduction of noise and artifacts and finally presentation of parametric diagnostic images. The thermal tomography method is also shortly discussed. As the most important for medical diagnostics parametric images of thermal time constants are discussed. For illustration of the value of presented methods chosen research and clinical applications performed in several clinics of Gdansk Medical University are presented. In vivo experiments on animals, mainly domestic pig, as well as clinical diagnostic procedures are discussed in skin burn and cardiosurgery applications. Specific requirements of IR-thermal investigation in medical applications are discussed in comparison to IR-thermal imaging in technical non-destructive evaluation. It should be underlined that medical applications of IR-diagnostics seem to be the most difficult among other applications as heat transfers in living tissues are far more complicated comparing to technical

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Infrared Imaging of the Breast

Cited by 9 publications

References 40 publications

Automatic Intelligent Asymmetry Detection Using Digital Infrared Imaging with K-Means Clustering

Automatic Intelligent Asymmetry Detection Using Digital Infrared Imaging with K-Means Clustering

Advances in Breast Thermography

Active IR-Thermal Imaging in Medicine

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