Raskin M M, Martinez-Lopez M
Radiology. 1976 Dec;121(3 Pt. 1):553-5. doi: 10.1148/121.3.553.
In a prospective evaluation, 1,000 consecutive breast thermograms were categorized as either normal or having 1 of 4 abnormal patterns: diffuse, asymmetrical, focal, or peri-areolar. Of 49 proved carcinomas, 43 produced an abnormal patterns; the asymmetric type was 3 times as common as the focal. Tumors producing focal patterns were slightly smaller than those producing asymmetrical patterns. Almost 30% of the non-malignant lesions produced an abnormal thermogram. This procedure can not generally be used to distinguish between benign and malignant lesions; there may be, therefore, little diagnostic value in categorizing abnormal thermograms. The usefulness of thermography in the detection of occult carcinomas has not been established.
在一项前瞻性评估中，1000份连续的乳房热像图被分类为正常或具有以下4种异常模式之一：弥漫性、不对称性、局灶性或乳晕周围性。在49例经证实的癌中，43例呈现异常模式；不对称型的出现频率是局灶型的3倍。产生局灶模式的肿瘤比产生不对称模式的肿瘤略小。几乎30%的非恶性病变产生异常热像图。该检查通常不能用于区分良性和恶性病变；因此，对异常热像图进行分类可能几乎没有诊断价值。热成像在隐匿性癌检测中的实用性尚未得到证实。
