Patient/breast-specific detection of breast tumor based on patients’ thermograms, 3D breast scans, and reverse thermal modelling

• Main Authors: Mukhmetov, Olzhas, Mashekova, Aigerim, Zhao, Yong, Midlenko, Anna, Ng, Eddie Yin Kwee, Fok, Sai Cheong
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Finite Element Modelling; Breast Cancer
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153930
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Mammography is the preferred method for the diagnosis of breast cancer. However, this diagnostic technique fails to detect tumors of small sizes, and it does not work well for younger patients with high breast tissue density. Methods: This paper proposes a novel tool for the early detect...