Thermobiological assessment of benign and malignant breast diseases.
The recent technical and clinical advances in breast thermography are reviewed in this article. Emphasis is placed upon liquid crystal thermal imaging and computer-assisted analysis of breast thermograms. New data are presented concerning the value of thermography for the early detection of mammary carcinomas, the identification of women at high risk of developing breast cancer, and the detection of cancer in fibrocystic breasts.
D000328:Adult; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005348:Fibrocystic Breast Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D013817:Thermography / Q000592:standards