Sterns E E, Curtis A C, Miller S, Hancock J R
Cancer. 1982 Jul 15;50(2):323-5. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19820715)50:2<323::aid-cncr2820500226>3.0.co;2-s.
The role of two types of thermography in the diagnosis of breast disease was studied in 502 women seen over a two-year period. Thirteen cancers were diagnosed in eleven women. The most significant finding was the large number of equivocal or abnormal thermograms in women with normal breasts of benign disease, while in patients with proven cancer, the thermogram was abnormal in less than half. Clinical diagnosis of breast cancer was not enhanced by either or both types of thermogram. Despite specific criteria, thermographic interpretation was inconsistent except in the thermograms reported as "normal." On the basis of the findings, the authors could not recommend that an abnormal thermogram be used as an indication for mammography, since this would result in an inordinate number of these studies, particularly in young women. The findings suggest that thermography is not a sufficiently precise modality for use in routine breast diagnosis.
在两年时间里对502名女性进行了研究，以探讨两种热成像技术在乳腺疾病诊断中的作用。在11名女性中诊断出13例癌症。最显著的发现是，乳房正常或患有良性疾病的女性中有大量热成像图模棱两可或异常，而在已确诊癌症的患者中，热成像图异常的不到一半。两种热成像技术单独或联合使用均未提高乳腺癌的临床诊断率。尽管有具体标准，但热成像图的解读并不一致，只有报告为“正常”的热成像图除外。基于这些发现，作者不建议将异常热成像图作为乳房X线摄影的指征，因为这会导致大量此类检查，尤其是在年轻女性中。研究结果表明，热成像技术在常规乳腺诊断中不够精确。
