SynthesisJournal of medical systems2020
Thermal Imaging - An Emerging Modality for Breast Cancer Detection: A Comprehensive Review.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 86 citations in OpenAlex.
- Breast thermography: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Is thermography an effective screening tool for differentiating benign and malignant skin lesions in the head and neck? A systematic review.Archives of dermatological research · 2024Pooled it
- Assessing the Health and Functionality of the Microcirculation Using Thermal Imaging.Journal of biophotonics · 2026Review
- miR-4326 predicts adverse outcomes of triple-negative breast cancer and regulates cell growth and motility through modulating MED13.World journal of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Multimodal Imaging By Polydopamine Nanoparticles for Effective Pre- and Intra-Operative Lymph-Node Screening in Gastric Cancer Using Mice Model.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026Article
- Application of Infrared Thermography in Early Screening of Sepsis and Prediction of Septic Shock Risk: A Systematic Review.Emergency medicine international · 2026Review
- Why Do Radiologists Disown Breast Thermography? A Critical Review of Recent Studies and Recommendations.Cancers · 2025Review
- A hybrid GAN-based deep learning framework for thermogram-based breast cancer detection.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Three-Dimensional Thermal Tomography with Physics-Informed Neural Networks.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2024Article
- Thermal imaging and deep learning-based fit-checking for respiratory protection.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Fully Interpretable Deep Learning Model Using IR Thermal Images for Possible Breast Cancer Cases.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Toward improving the performance of learning by joining feature selection and ensemble classification techniques: an application for cancer diagnosis.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Article
- Accurate diagnosis of breast lesions.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2023Article
- Intraoperative thermal infrared imaging in neurosurgery: machine learning approaches for advanced segmentation of tumors.Physical and engineering sciences in medicine · 2023Article
- Development and validation of an infrared-artificial intelligence software for breast cancer detection.Exploration of targeted anti-tumor therapy · 2023Article
- An Integrated Intelligent System for Breast Cancer Detection at Early Stages Using IR Images and Machine Learning Methods with Explainability.SN computer science · 2023Article
- The Value of Infrared Thermography to Assess Foot and Limb Perfusion in Relation to Medical, Surgical, Exercise or Pharmacological Interventions in Peripheral Artery Disease: A Systematic Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- MRI/fluorescence dual-mode probe: its simple preparation method and imaging application in vitro.Biomedical optics express · 2022Article
- Assessment of Mastectomy Skin Flaps for Immediate Reconstruction with Implants via Thermal Imaging-A Suitable, Personalized Approach?Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
Breast cancer is not preventable. To reduce the death rate and improve the survival chances of breast cancer patients, early and accurate detection is the only panacea. Delay in diagnosis of this disease causes 60% of deaths. Thermal imaging is a low-risk modality for early breast cancer decision making without injecting any form of energy into the human body. Thermography as a screening tool was first introduced and well accepted in 1956. However, a study in 1977 found that it lagged behind other screening tools and is subjective. Soon after, its use was discontinued. This review discusses various screening tools used to detect breast cancer with a focus on thermography along with their advantages and shortcomings. With the maturation of thermography equipment and technological advances, this technique is emerging and has become the refocus of many biomedical researchers across the globe in the past decade. This study dispenses an exhaustive review of the work done related to interpretation of breast thermal variations and confers the discipline, frameworks, and methodologies used by different authors to diagnose breast cancer. Different performance metrics like accuracy, specificity, and sensitivity have also been examined. This paper outlines the most pressing research gaps for future work to improvise the accuracy of results for diagnosis of breast abnormalities using image processing tools, mathematical modelling and artificial intelligence. However, supplementary research is needed to affirm the potential of this technology for predicting breast cancer risk effectively. Altogether, our findings inform that it is a promising research problem and a potential solution for early detection of breast cancer in younger women.
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