Breast temperature scanner

Details Breast temperature scanner Breast temperature scanner

1998-11-04

2000-06-20

O'Connor, Cary

Surgery

Diagnostic testing

Temperature detection

600555, 374 45, 374100, A61B 500

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06077228&

ABSTRACT:
An arrangement and a method for scanning the human breast for localized areas of elevated temperature and which areas do not cool as rapidly as other areas. An array of closely spaced apart, small mass thermistors is supported on several, circle segment, flexible substrate support panels that are adhered to the skin for producing concentric circular closely spaced arrays of thermistors, each connected to a pair of conductors on the panels. The conductors are connected through a connector to a circuit which measures the voltage and/or resistance of each of the thermistors, which is dependent upon its temperature. The voltage and/or resistance and thereby the temperature of each thermistor is measured at several second intervals. A test subject is iced for causing vasoconstriction, and the rate of temperature change in each of the thermistors is noted, to note which localized area of the breast does not cool as rapidly as other areas, or to show other cooling profiles.

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