Thorax thermographic simulator for breast pathologies
Por:
Avila-Castro I.A., Hernández-Martínez A.R., Estevez M., Cruz M., Esparza R., Pérez R., Rodríguez A.L.
Publicada:
1 ene 2017
Categoría:
Engineering (miscellaneous)
Resumen:
New diagnostic techniques for breast cancer detection have been developed and improved, in order to increase patient life expectancy. These techniques were emphasized in early detection of tumors with smaller dimensions, providing a better prognosis. Along with these new methods, it is necessary to propose training devices or tools to support health professionals to use them and rely on them. Our purpose is to develop a device to support thermographic analyses for early breast pathology detection. A programmable thorax was developed with the aim of simulating hyperthermic characteristics of breast pathologies in a defined area. Temperature distributions of breast tissue with a cancerous lesion were mathematically modeled using Pennes's equation, and a thermo-visual control system was built within the physical model in order to simulate a local thermal pattern of a patient's thermal image with infiltrating ductal carcinoma. Our results showed a good approximation of simulated thermal patterns to real images from a patient. In consequence we archived to obtain a thorax simulator device as first step in training health professionals in thermography techniques and to impulse the use of this method for early detection of breast pathologies. © 2017 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Centro de Ciencias Aplicadas y Desarrollo Tecnológico
Filiaciones:
Avila-Castro I.A.:
Licenciatura en Tecnología, Centro de Física Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada (CFATA), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, Querétaro, Querétaro 76230, Mexico
Hernández-Martínez A.R.:
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CFATA, Campus Juriquilla, Blvd. Juriquilla 3000 Juriquilla, Querétaro, Mexico
Estevez M.:
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CFATA, Campus Juriquilla, Blvd. Juriquilla 3000 Juriquilla, Querétaro, Mexico
Cruz M.:
Universidad del Valle de México, Campus Querétaro, Blvd. Juriquilla 3000, Juriquilla, Querétaro, Mexico
Esparza R.:
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CFATA, Campus Juriquilla, Blvd. Juriquilla 3000 Juriquilla, Querétaro, Mexico
Pérez R.:
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CFATA, Campus Juriquilla, Blvd. Juriquilla 3000 Juriquilla, Querétaro, Mexico
Rodríguez A.L.:
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CFATA, Campus Juriquilla, Blvd. Juriquilla 3000 Juriquilla, Querétaro, Mexico
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