Moloney Brian M, O'Loughlin Declan, Abd Elwahab Sami, Kerin Michael J
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Galway University Hospitals, Galway H91 YR71, Ireland.
Discipline of Surgery, Lambe Institute for Translational Research, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 YR71, Ireland.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2020 Feb 14;10(2):103. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10020103.
Global statistics have demonstrated that breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed invasive cancer and the leading cause of cancer death among female patients. Survival following a diagnosis of breast cancer is grossly determined by the stage of the disease at the time of initial diagnosis, highlighting the importance of early detection. Improving early diagnosis will require a multi-faceted approach to optimizing the use of currently available imaging modalities and investigating new methods of detection. The application of microwave technologies in medical diagnostics is an emerging field of research, with breast cancer detection seeing the most significant progress in the last twenty years. In this review, the application of current conventional imaging modalities is discussed, and recurrent shortcomings highlighted. Microwave imaging is rapid and inexpensive. If the preliminary results of its diagnostic capacity are substantiated, microwave technology may offer a non-ionizing, non-invasive, and painless adjunct or stand-alone modality that could possibly be implemented in routine diagnostic breast care.
全球统计数据表明，乳腺癌是最常被诊断出的浸润性癌症，也是女性患者癌症死亡的主要原因。乳腺癌诊断后的生存率很大程度上取决于初次诊断时疾病的阶段，这凸显了早期检测的重要性。改善早期诊断需要采取多方面的方法来优化当前可用成像模态的使用，并研究新的检测方法。微波技术在医学诊断中的应用是一个新兴的研究领域，在过去二十年中，乳腺癌检测取得了最显著的进展。在本综述中，讨论了当前传统成像模态的应用，并突出了反复出现的缺点。微波成像快速且成本低廉。如果其诊断能力的初步结果得到证实，微波技术可能会提供一种非电离、非侵入性且无痛的辅助或独立模态，有可能应用于常规乳腺诊断护理中。
