Artificial intelligence enhanced thermal breast imaging in the diagnosis of invasive breast cancer: a study of 2 case reports
Authors:
Charitha Gangadharan,
Lakshmi Krishnan,
Siva Teja Kakileti,
Sathiakar Collison,
Akshita Singh,
Venkatraman Bhat,
Richa Bansal,
Bharat Aggarwal,
Geetha Manjunath
Background: Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) of the breast is the most common type of breast cancer in women. Imaging by mammography and/or ultrasonography and histo-pathological examination are collectively used to confirm a diagnosis of IDC. However, the standard imaging modalities are resource intensive and hence, have limited feasibility in resource-limited countries. Thermalytix, an affordable, radiation-free test is a novel Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered breast cancer detection tool that has shown effectiveness in detecting breast cancer in both symptomatic and asymptomatic women. Case Presentation: We describe two cases of symptomatic women who, on Thermalytix, were identified with a lesion suspicious of malignancy and confirmed as IDC on further evaluation by standard of care imaging and tissue diagnosis. Conclusion: Thermalytix, a new AI-based computer diagnostic solution (Computer diagnostic solution), has the potential to identify breast malignancies such as IDC.
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Breast Neoplasm, Standard of care, Mammography, Carcinoma, Ductal
Authors
Correspondence to:
Charitha Gangadharan, Niramai Health Analytix Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, India charitha.g@niramai.com
Publication history:
Received 15 Jun 2022
Revised 21 Nov 2022
Accepted 22 Nov 2022
Published online 03 Jan 2023
Published in print 30 Jan 2023
Gangadharan C, Krishnan L, Kakileti ST, Collison S, Singh A, Bhat V, Bansal R, Aggarwal B, Manjunath G. Artificial intelligence enhanced thermal breast imaging in the diagnosis of invasive breast cancer: a study of 2 case reports. EJMCR. 2023; 7(2): 30-34. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1655212916
Gangadharan C, Krishnan L, Kakileti ST, Collison S, Singh A, Bhat V, Bansal R, Aggarwal B, Manjunath G. Artificial intelligence enhanced thermal breast imaging in the diagnosis of invasive breast cancer: a study of 2 case reports. https://www.ejmcr.com/?mno=58835 [Access: September 14, 2024]. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1655212916
Gangadharan C, Krishnan L, Kakileti ST, Collison S, Singh A, Bhat V, Bansal R, Aggarwal B, Manjunath G. Artificial intelligence enhanced thermal breast imaging in the diagnosis of invasive breast cancer: a study of 2 case reports. EJMCR. 2023; 7(2): 30-34. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1655212916
Gangadharan C, Krishnan L, Kakileti ST, Collison S, Singh A, Bhat V, Bansal R, Aggarwal B, Manjunath G. Artificial intelligence enhanced thermal breast imaging in the diagnosis of invasive breast cancer: a study of 2 case reports. EJMCR. (2023), [cited September 14, 2024]; 7(2): 30-34. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1655212916
Gangadharan, C., Krishnan, . L., Kakileti, . S. T., Collison, . S., Singh, . A., Bhat, . V., Bansal, . R., Aggarwal, . B. & Manjunath, . G. (2023) Artificial intelligence enhanced thermal breast imaging in the diagnosis of invasive breast cancer: a study of 2 case reports. EJMCR, 7 (2), 30-34. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1655212916
Gangadharan, Charitha, Lakshmi Krishnan, Siva Teja Kakileti, Sathiakar Collison, Akshita Singh, Venkatraman Bhat, Richa Bansal, Bharat Aggarwal, and Geetha Manjunath. 2023. Artificial intelligence enhanced thermal breast imaging in the diagnosis of invasive breast cancer: a study of 2 case reports. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 7 (2), 30-34. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1655212916
Gangadharan, Charitha, Lakshmi Krishnan, Siva Teja Kakileti, Sathiakar Collison, Akshita Singh, Venkatraman Bhat, Richa Bansal, Bharat Aggarwal, and Geetha Manjunath. "Artificial intelligence enhanced thermal breast imaging in the diagnosis of invasive breast cancer: a study of 2 case reports." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 7 (2023), 30-34. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1655212916
Gangadharan, Charitha, Lakshmi Krishnan, Siva Teja Kakileti, Sathiakar Collison, Akshita Singh, Venkatraman Bhat, Richa Bansal, Bharat Aggarwal, and Geetha Manjunath. "Artificial intelligence enhanced thermal breast imaging in the diagnosis of invasive breast cancer: a study of 2 case reports." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 7.2 (2023), 30-34. Print. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1655212916
Gangadharan, C., Krishnan, . L., Kakileti, . S. T., Collison, . S., Singh, . A., Bhat, . V., Bansal, . R., Aggarwal, . B. & Manjunath, . G. (2023) Artificial intelligence enhanced thermal breast imaging in the diagnosis of invasive breast cancer: a study of 2 case reports. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 7 (2), 30-34. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1655212916