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Cancer is the out of control growth of abnormal cells. Breast cancer ranks second of all forms of cancer, which becomes fatal if not treated at an early stage. Early detection of breast cancer not only increases the survival rate but also avoids disfigurement. In this paper, a method is proposed to detect breast carcinoma at an early stage by producing an active thermogram. The active thermogram is produced by using a suitable external source to raise the body temperature and natural thermoregulatory action of human body. A phantom model developed shows the method proposed would enhance the temperature difference between the cancer cell and normal breast cell, which would make it possible to diagnose breast carcinoma at an early stage.
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Arabi, P.M., Muttan, S., Kavitha, P., Nambi, D.A. (2008). Early Diagnosis of Breast Carcinoma by Active Thermogram. In: Abu Osman, N.A., Ibrahim, F., Wan Abas, W.A.B., Abdul Rahman, H.S., Ting, HN. (eds) 4th Kuala Lumpur International Conference on Biomedical Engineering 2008. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 21. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69139-6_141
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