I am working on the detection of breast cancer using thermal infrared images. I am in need of some papers or articles related to classification of benign and malignant tumors in thermal images(breast cancer). If anyone knows please help me.
Hi
As far as I know are malignant tissues warmer than benign.
Here are some references (sorry, copied them from Bibtex):
@article{Vreugdenburg,
author = {Vreugdenburg, Thomas D. and Willis, Cameron D. and Mundy, Linda and Hiller, Janet E.},
title = {A systematic review of elastography, electrical impedance scanning, and digital infrared thermography for breast cancer screening and diagnosis},
journal = {Breast Cancer Research And Treatment},
volume = {137},
number = {3},
pages = {665-676},
year = {2013}
}
@article{Zhu,
author = {Zhu, Q. and Durduran, T. and Ntziachristos, V. and Holboke, M. and Yodh, A. G.},
title = {Imager that combines near-infrared diffusive light and ultrasound},
journal = {Optics Letters},
volume = {24},
number = {15},
pages = {1050-1052},
year = {1999}
}
Hello Mr Vignesh Waran:
I am a pathologist with special interest in breast pathology. Quite frankly, I do not know of any feature certainly especially so by t thermal imaging that would differentiate benign from malignant breast lesions. The journals cited by Dr Skerl are quite interesting but are more of correlation with radiographic imaging studies (BIRADS features) as I understand them. It would be most prudent to say that malignant tumours are hypermetabolically active, generally speaking as proven by the principles of the Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan, though not all hypermetabolic lesions equates to malignancy. For example, reparative tissue processes or inflammatory and degenerative pathologies may emit a hypermetabolic signal.
Nevertheless, I am interested in your line of investigative research in thermal imaging of the breast. Please do update me of the progress of your work.
With best regards
ROWEN T. YOLO, M.D., MHPEd
Associate Professor
Benavides Cancer Institute
Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
University of Santo Tomas
Manila, PHILIPPINES
email: [email protected]
Thank you ROWEN T. YOLO, for your replies.I will surely update you if i get any things related to this work
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