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Mammography, Thermography, Ultrasound

WhatisBreast
Thermography

Thefollowinggraphoutlinesthedifferencesbetweenmammography,
medicalinfraredimaging(thermography),andultrasound.Medicalinfrared
imagingdetectssurfaceheatasabyproductofbiochemicalreactions.As
such,thetestaddsvaluablephysiologicinformationthatcannotbeobtained
fromanyotherimagingprocedure.Thermographyisdesignedtobeusedas
anadjunct(anadditionaltest)toawoman'sregularbreasthealthcare.

Mammography

MedicalInfrared
Imaging

Ultrasound

UsesXraystoproduce
animagethatisa
shadowofdense
structures.

Usesinfraredsensorsto
detectheatandincreased
vascularity(angiogenesis)
asthebyproductof
biochemicalreactions.The
heatiscompiledintoan
imageforcomputerized
analysis.

Structuralimaging.
Abilitytolocatethearea
ofsuspicioustissue.

Functionalimaging.Detects Structuralimaging.
physiologicchanges.
Abilitytolocatethearea
Cannotlocatetheexact
ofsuspicioustissue.
areaofsuspicioninsidethe
breast.

Earlydetectionmethod.

Earlydetectionmethod.
Usedasanadjunctive
imagingtest.

Findingsincrease
suspicion.
Cannotdiagnose
cancer.

Findingsincreasesuspicion. Findingsincrease
Cannotdiagnosecancer. suspicion.
Cannotdiagnose
cancer.

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Highfrequencysound
wavesarebouncedoff
thebreasttissueand
collectedasanechoto
produceanimage.

Lowerspatialresolution
(cannotseefinedetail).
Goodatdistinguishing
solidmassesfromfluid
filledcysts.Usedasan
adjunctiveimagingtest.

Abiopsyistheonlytestthatcandetermineifasuspected
tissueareaiscancerous.
Candetecttumorsinthe
preinvasivestage.

Mayprovidethefirstsignal
thataproblemis
developing.

Abilitytodetectsome
cancersnotdetectedby
mammography.

Apositiveinfraredimage
representsthehighest
knownriskfactorforthe
existenceoforfuture
developmentofbreast
cancer10timesmore
significantthananyfamily
historyofthedisease.

Average80%Sensitivity Average90%Sensitivity
(20%ofcancersnot
(10%ofcancersnot
detected),inwomenover detected)inallagegroups.
age50.Sensitivity
decreasesinwomen
underage50.

Average83%Sensitivity
(17%ofcancersnot
detected)inallage
groups.

Hormoneusedecreases

Noknowneffect.

Noknowneffect.

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sensitivity.
Large,dense,and
fibrocysticbreastscause
readingdifficulties.

Noeffect.

Noknowneffect.

Sources:
IndexMedicusACS,NEJM,JNCI,JBreast,JRadiology,JClinUltrasound
IndexMedicusCancer,AJOG,Thermology
TextAtlasofMammography:NewEarlySignsinBreastCancer
TextBiomedicalThermology

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