Thermography, Mammography, and Clinical Examination in Breast Cancer Screening
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 122 (1) , 123-127
- https://doi.org/10.1148/122.1.123
Abstract
Breast cancer screening detected 139 biopsy proved malignancies in 16,000 self selected women (8.7/1000): xeroradiography detected 78% (109), clinical examination, 55% (76) and thermography, 39% (54). In all 16,000 women, the thermogram was interpreted as positive in 17.9% (2864). The greatest effectiveness of mammography vs. clinical examination was seen in detection of early breast cancers (small lesions with negative axillary lymph nodes). In this group, thermography was less effective than it was in patients with larger lesions and lymph node metastases.Keywords
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