Thermography: Report of the Radiographic and Thermographic Examinations of the Breasts of 100 Patients

Swearingen, Alfred G.

doi:10.1148/85.5.818

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“…Accuracy in diagnosis of 85-95 per cent has been claimed in thyroid disease (Samuels, rg7za); 90 per cent in parathyroid disease (Samuels, 1972b); 94.5 per cent in the localization of perforating veins (Patil, Williams, and LloydWilliams, 1970), and 88.6 per cent in carotid artery occlusion (Capistrait, 1971). Claims as to the place of thermography in the diagnosis of breast carcinoma have ranged from the enthusiastic (accuracies of IOO per cent (Swearingen, 1965) and 87 per cent (Wallace and Dodd, 1968)) to the guarded (accuracy of 53 per cent (Furnival, Stewart, Weddell, Dovey, Granville, Evans, and Forrest, 1970)). It is significant that diagnostic accuracy has been found to be always greatest in situations where difference in infra-red emission could not be obscured by variable subcutaneous fat insulation.…”

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Thermography in the diagnosis of occlusive vascular disease of the lower limb

McLoughlin

Rawsthorne

1973

Journal of British Surgery

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An assessment of the diagnostic accuracy of thermography in arterial disease of the lower limb is reported. By comparing the arteriographic and thermographic appearances of 52 patients, three independent observers had overall agreement of interpretation in approximately 50 per cent of cases. Factors found to limit accuracy were increasing subcutaneous fat thickness and localized disease with good collateral circulation.

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Thermography in the diagnosis of occlusive vascular disease of the lower limb

McLoughlin

Rawsthorne

1973

Journal of British Surgery

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“…5 In 1965, of 1512 patients referred to MD Anderson Hospital for breast evaluation, mammography and thermography were both performed on 100. 6 Analysis of the data from these patients demonstrated the limitations of both mammography and thermography. Although thermography had no false-negative studies, it had multiple false positives.…”

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Evolution of Imaging in Breast Cancer

García

Crowley²,

Hagan³

et al. 2016

Clinical Obstetrics &Amp; Gynecology

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The following topics are discussed in this article. A historical review of the evolution of breast cancer imaging from thermography through digital breast tomosynthesis, molecular breast imaging, and advanced breast magnetic resonance imaging. Discussion of multiple clinical trials, their strengths, and weaknesses. Historical perspective on the Mammography Quality Standards Act and its relationship with development and implementation of the Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS).

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“…Roentgenograms interpreted as abnormal included those which demonstrated the presence of (1) arthritic degeneration; (2) discogenic disease;…”

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“…The technique is atraumatie, does not involve the use of x-rays or other radiation, and is simple, painless, and rapid. The physical principles, descriptions [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] This study was an attempt to determine if thermography were capable of detecting, evaluating, and observing the progression of musculoligamentous injuries. The majority of such injuries examined thermographically in this preliminary report were in the lower region of the back; however, other anatomic areas were examined, depending upon the clinical problems involved.…”

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