O uso da termografia como opção para o diagnóstico do câncer de mama em mulheres

Abstract

Breast thermography is a physiological test that provides information about temperature changes in this tissue, and is considered safe and effective by a portion of the scientific community, with high portability and real-time imaging capability, with great efficacy for diagnosing fibrocystic breasts and with implants, but which is still little used by the Brazilian medical community for early detection of breast cancer. The purpose of this research was to identify, through a Narrative Review, the effectiveness of using thermal imaging (thermography) as an auxiliary tool in the diagnosis of breast cancer in women. For this, the methodology of selection of scientific articles published on the subject was applied and the analysis of publications was carried out through Bardin's content analysis, seeking to demonstrate an associative relationship. From the data obtained, there was a propensity of published research indicating thermography as a supporting tool to mammography in early screening for breast cancer. Keywords: Breast cancer, Thermography, Mammography, Tracking.