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Thermal Characteristics of Breast Surface Temperature in Healthy Women

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  • Anna Lubkowska

    (Chair and Department of Functional Diagnostics and Physical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University, 54 Żołnierska, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland)

  • Monika Chudecka

    (Institute of Physical Culture Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Health, University of Szczecin, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland)

Abstract

Thermography is widely used in the medical field, including in the detection of breast disorders. The aim of the research was to characterize the range of breast surface temperature values, taking into account the entire area of the mammary gland and, independently, the nipple, in healthy women. An additional aim was to assess the symmetry of the breast temperature distribution (using an IR camera) and the correlation of temperatures with the content of adipose tissue. Thermograms were made for the right and left breasts, each time delineating the area of the entire breast and a separate area of the nipple, chest, and abdomen. Analyzing the intergroup differences in temperature of selected body areas (T mean ), it was shown that, in all cases, they were significantly higher in younger women. Statistical analysis showed no significant differences between breast and nipple temperatures in relation to the body sides. The highest temperatures within the mammary gland were recorded for the nipple area. The use of the high-resolution digital infrared thermal imaging method in early and screening preventive diagnoses of changes in the mammary gland requires individual interpretation of the results, taking into account the assessment of the physiological pattern of temperature distribution in both breasts.

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  • Anna Lubkowska & Monika Chudecka, 2021. "Thermal Characteristics of Breast Surface Temperature in Healthy Women," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(3), pages 1-11, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:3:p:1097-:d:487530
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    1. Anna Lubkowska & Sławomir Szymański & Monika Chudecka, 2019. "Surface Body Temperature of Full-Term Healthy Newborns Immediately after Birth—Pilot Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(8), pages 1-8, April.
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