Breast thermography as a potential non-contact method in the early detection of cancer: A review

Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Etehadtavakol, Mahnaz ^a   Ng, Eddie Y K ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asymmetric hot spots; Breast thermography; Cancer; Contactless; Early detection

Indexed keywords

BREAST TUMOR IMAGING; CANCER; CONTACT LESS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HOT SPOT; IMAGE PROCESSING - METHODS; NON-INVASIVE TREATMENT;

DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; IMAGE PROCESSING; MEDICAL IMAGING; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); TUMORS;

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

EID: 84874495302     PISSN: 02195194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219519413300019     Document Type: Review

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