유방암 환자에서 체열촬영의 유용성

Abstract

Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical application of breast thermography in breast cancer. Methods Fifteen breast cancer and fifteen benign breast mass were examined by a digital infrared thermographic system between April 2005 and March 2006. In this study thermogram was classified as normal and abnormal. Normal thermogram was those with side-to-side thermal difference of less than 1oC and abnormal thermogram was those with side-to-side thermal difference of more than 1oC in nipple area. Results Thirty patients of this study , all are women and the average age was 46. Among the 15 benign breast masses, 14 cases showed normal and 1 case showed abnormal thermogram. Among the 15 breast cancer, 11 cases showed abnormal and 4 cases showed normal thermogram. The sensivity of the breast thermogram was 73% and the specificity was 93%. Conclusions These results suggest that breast thermography is clinically useful in the patients with breast cancer.