Evaluation of Thermalytix for the Detection of Breast Cancer
This study evaluates the performance of Thermalytix as a breast imaging tool for detecting breast cancer compared to standard of care breast imaging like mammography. The most commonly employed breast screening technique used today is mammography in women with dense breasts. To manage the current gaps in mammography screening, breast ultrasound (use of high-frequency sound waves to generate images of the body) or magnetic resonance imaging (procedure in which radio waves and a powerful magnet linked to a computer are used to create detailed pictures of areas inside the body) are used as supplemental techniques. These techniques have their own limitations and associated costs and consequently are not considered as the primary screening techniques. Thermalytix is a new radiation-free (no exposure to radioactive materials), automated breast cancer screening technique that uses artificial intelligence over thermal images. Thermal images are heat signatures (transfer of energy) in the body. This new technique will capture heat signatures in the breast and examine those images with AI software. This study may help researchers learn how Thermalytix may better detect breast cancer compared to standard of care breast imaging like mammography.