WO2000064332A1 - Vorrichtung zum aufnehmen eines thermooptischen bildes der weiblichen brust - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a device for taking a thermo-optical image of the female breast.
- Mammography ie an X-ray method, is most often used for the diagnosis of breast cancer and its early detection in the context of preventive examinations. This method is associated with a - albeit low - radiation exposure for the patient.
- thermography is generally available, in which breast cancer can be diagnosed with the help of the skin temperature on the female breast.
- the skin temperatures on the female breast are measured directly and, if necessary, processed electronically.
- US 4,055,166 discloses a brassiere that is equipped with individual temperature sensors. This constantly checks the skin temperature at the appropriate points. Certain changes in skin temperature indicate the development of breast carcinomas.
- thermography A second group of thermography processes is the so-called plate thermography.
- a corresponding device is disclosed in DE 83 26 341 Ul.
- a thermographic plate is pressed against the female breast.
- a thermographic coating of the plate takes on different colors depending on the temperature. This makes the course of vessels that are warmer than other areas thermographically visible. Certain structures or features indicate pathological changes.
- the actual diagnostic method of plate thermography is described in more detail in the "Atlas of Plate Thermography" by G. Lauth and G. Mühlberger. This atlas provides a first introduction for the doctor who is still inexperienced with plate thermography. Overall, the implementation of plate thermography requires a great diagnostic experience of the treating person Physician and she is particularly afflicted with inexperienced doctors with a large error rate.
- the object of the invention is to provide a device which facilitates the diagnosis of pathological changes.
- this object is achieved by a device for recording a thermo-optical image of the female breast with a housing which is opaque up to its side facing the breast, on which it has a frame, a thermo-optical film which can be fastened to the frame, a on the side of the frame facing away from the chest, transparent cool box with an anti-reflective disc arranged on its side facing away from the chest, which has a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet and is not in contact with the film in its starting position, one with respect to the temperature of a Adjustable cooling medium thermostats, which is connected to the cooling medium inlet and outlet to form a cooling circuit via hose lines, a lighting device arranged in the housing for illuminating the thermo-optical film, one arranged in the housing opposite the frame Digital camera, a clamping device for clamping the breast between two surfaces, one of the two surfaces being formed by the film, a contact-making
- the clamping device comprises a cushion connected to the housing and extending parallel to the frame, the distance of which from the frame can be changed.
- the cushion is connected to the housing via a holder arranged at right angles thereto.
- the frame is square and is held at its four corners by means of pins on the housing, springs extending concentrically to the pins in such a way that a film attached to the frame in an unloaded condition of the springs at a distance from the cooler.
- a locking device can be provided for locking the frame when making contact between the film and the cooling box after the springs have been compressed.
- a multi-articulated arm can be provided, at one end of which the housing is attached.
- Another particular embodiment of the invention is characterized by an equipment cart connected to the other end of the arm. This enables the device to be easily transported on the one hand and the housing to be handled easily on the other.
- a further special embodiment of the invention is advantageously provided with a screen connected to the digital camera. This allows the images to be viewed on the screen.
- a computer with a keyboard is advantageously provided.
- the computer contains the time measuring device and the triggering device.
- Another special embodiment of the invention is characterized by a storage device for storing the digital images recorded by the digital camera.
- a further special embodiment of the invention is characterized by an output device for outputting the digital images to a printer or a storage medium.
- the storage medium may e.g. B. can be a CD-Rom or a floppy disk.
- a further special embodiment of the invention is characterized by an image evaluation device connected to the digital camera for automatic evaluation of the information contained in the recorded image with regard to the presence of a pathological change.
- the image evaluation device advantageously has a device for comparing the current image with previous images of the same breast or with reference images.
- the image evaluation device has a device for searching an image for structures or features which are characteristic of breast carcinomas.
- thermo-optical images enable automatic diagnostics.
- Figure 1 is a schematic side view of part of a particular embodiment of a device for taking a thermo-optical image of the female breast;
- Figure 2 shows another part of the device of Figure 1;
- Figure 3 schematically shows the entire device of Figure 1 in use with a patient.
- FIG. 1 shows schematically a part of a particular embodiment of the device according to the invention in side view.
- This comprises a housing 4, which is translucent for the standardization of the thermo-optical images except for its side facing the breast, on which it has a frame 9. This is the prerequisite for a picture free of external reflections.
- the frame 9 serves to receive a thermo-optical film 1.
- the anti-reflective disc 6 simultaneously forms the rear wall of the cooling box 7.
- the film 1 stretched onto the narrow frame 9 is located at a distance of 2 to 3 centimeters in front of the front wall 8 of the cooling box 7.
- the square frame 9 is at the four corners of the housing 4 held by pins 10 made of steel, the distance of the film 1 to the front wall of the cooling box 7 being ensured by four springs 11.
- the springs 11 are placed over the pins 10 and in the relaxed state so long that they keep the film 1 at the said distance from the front wall 8 of the cooling box 7. After placing the film 1 on the breast to be examined, a correction of the position of the film 1 is entirely possible without a surface contact between the film 1 and the front wall 8 of the cooling box 7 having already taken place.
- the cooling box 7 has a cooling medium inlet 12a and a cooling medium outlet 12b, via which it is connected in a circuit to a thermostat 17 (see FIG. 2) by means of hose lines 12c.
- Water serves as the cooling medium.
- a constant water circulation and a constant water temperature ensure that the temperature of the film 1 is constant.
- the set cooling should always be constant - always in relation to the heat sensitivity of the film 1.
- the degree of cooling can be set manually using a keyboard 13 (see FIG. 2) of a computer 3 (see FIG. 2).
- an illumination device in the form of two lamps 5 serves to illuminate the film 1 and is oriented in such a way that the recordings are optimized with the digital camera.
- the lamps 5 also contribute to standardization.
- FIG. 2 schematically shows a further part of the device from FIG. 1.
- a device trolley 19 there is a thermostat 17, a computer 3 with a keyboard 13 and a screen 16.
- a multi-joint not shown here, but in FIG Arm 18 attached, at the other end of the housing 4 is attached. The arm allows mobility and can be locked.
- the supply lines (not shown) for the digital camera 2, the cooling of the cooling box 7 and the lighting devices 5 run in its interior.
- thermo-optical film 1 By placing a thermo-optical film 1 on the female breast, a heat pattern in different colors is created on the film in accordance with the area's thermal states of the skin. This heat pattern is reversible after removing the film from the breast. By adding cold, the coloring on the film 1 can be minimized. The color samples are sharper and more contrasting to the black environment. The supply of cold is primarily intended to "cool away" the skin's heat and to display the peaks of the heat emitted from lower-lying heat sources.
- the exposure positions correspond to those of mammography, but with the difference that two lateral and two craniocaudal exposures are made per breast with normal sized mammae. This is done because the radiated heat is measured in "vascugraphy” and a greater sensitivity can be achieved by measuring from both sides.
- the breast is covered with the soft cushion 14, which is from The patient can be brought into position herself, which has the advantage that the unpleasant association with the "squeeze examination" of the mammography is eliminated.
- the duration of the cooling is not insignificant; on the other hand, if standardization is required here, too, the time of the beginning and end of the cooling process must be defined. This is achieved in that at the moment when the film 1 is pressed against the tension of the springs 10 by the gentle pressure against the tension of the springs 10 and snaps in a lock (not shown), a time measuring device (not shown) with the measurement of the cooling period begins and at the end of a predeterminable cooling time period, the digital camera 2 is automatically triggered by means of a triggering device (not shown). After each recording, the cushion 14 is brought into its starting position via a holder 15 with gas spring pressure (not shown).
- the size of the film corresponds to that of a mammography film in the size 18 by 24 centimeters.
- a finished mammography image eg a positive case
- homogeneously illuminating the film from the outside in the direction of the digital camera 2 a simple and inexpensive form of digitized storage of the mammography image suitable for the patient can be made to reach.
- the congruent superimposition of the thermal image and the mammography image on the screen can give the diagnostician valuable information.
- thermo-optical image recorded by the digital camera 2 is transmitted to the computer 3.
- computer 3 an image is evaluated automatically using special software.
- thermo-optical images With the device described above, the interpretation of the thermo-optical images is no longer left to the examining doctor, but is instead carried out by an image evaluation device. Based on the thermographically acquired vascular course and the shape of the patient's vessels, the patient recognizes pa- thological changes. This is particularly useful for initial examinations of a patient. However, if pre-recordings are already available, a comparison of the current recording with the pre-recording can be carried out. This approach is based on the knowledge that the vascular course in the female breast is, as it were, a fingerprint for each woman and remains unchanged. If there are changes in the course of the vessel and consequently in the thermo-optical image, this indicates a pathological change which can then be examined further, for example by biopsy.
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AU53884/00A AU763506B2 (en) | 1999-04-22 | 2000-04-18 | Device for recording a thermo-optical image of the female breast |
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JP2000613328A JP4480902B2 (ja) | 1999-04-22 | 2000-04-18 | 女性の乳房の熱光学画像を記録するための装置 |
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