Title :
Breast blood flow measurement using a transient thermal clearance method
Author :
Nitzan, Meir ; Mahler, Yonah ; Gimmon, Zvi ; Shilony, Eitan
Author_Institution :
Jerusalem Coll. of Technol., Israel
Abstract :
The noninvasive transient thermal clearance method provides a means for measuring regional blood flow, by measuring the rate of the skin temperature increase after insulating it from its surroundings. The method provides an absolute assessment of tissue blood flow, as opposed to measuring the temperature of the uncovered skin, as is done by thermography. Skin blood flow measured in the areolas of normal breasts tended to decrease for women older than 50. Breasts involved with cancer had, in general, higher blood flow than the contralateral breast.<>
Keywords :
biomedical measurement; flow measurement; haemodynamics; patient diagnosis; areola; breast blood flow measurement; cancer; noninvasive transient thermal clearance method; regional blood flow; skin temperature increase rate; women;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.95038
