Purpose: To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of Thermalytix, an artificial intelligence-based computer-aided diagnostics (CADx) engine, to detect breast malignancy by comparing the CADx output with the final diagnosis derived using standard screening modalities.
Methods: This multisite observational study included 470 symptomatic and asymptomatic women who presented for a breast health checkup in two centers. Among them, 238 women had symptoms such as breast lump, nipple discharge, or breast pain, and the rest were asymptomatic.
Motivation: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women today. Survival rates in developing countries are around 50%-60% due to late detection. A personalized, accurate risk scoring method can help in targeting the right population for follow-up tests and enables early detection of breast abnormalities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnnu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc
July 2019
Breast Cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in women today. Use of thermal imaging for early stage breast cancer screening is gaining more adoption in recent times and automated analysis of these thermal images with computer aided diagnosis is the key to maintain objectivity in assessment and improve quality of diagnosis. One of the main challenges in automated breast thermography is accurate segmentation of breast region robust to technician errors in image capture - such as view, distance from imaging device, position, etc.
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