Review

Comparison of standard mammography with digital mammography and digital infrared thermal imaging for breast cancer screening

10.5152/jtgga.2010.24

  • Nermin Köşüş
  • Aydın Köşüş
  • Müzeyyen Duran
  • Serap Simavli
  • Nilgün Turhan

Received Date: 09.06.2010 Accepted Date: 06.08.2010 J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2010;11(3):152-157 PMID: 24591923

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women. Screen-film mammography (SFM) has been considered the gold standard for breast cancer screening and detection. Despite its recognized value in detecting and characterizing breast disease, mammography has important limitations and its false-negative rate ranges from 4% to 34%. Given these limitations, development of imaging modalities that would enhance, complement, or replace mammography has been a priority. Digital mammogra.

Keywords: Mammography, Digital Mammography, Digital infrared thermal imaging, Breast Can