DocumentCode
3491646
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
fYear
1988
fDate
4-7 Nov. 1988
Firstpage
785
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.95038
Filename
95038
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