The accuracy of Breastlight in detection of breast lesions

Shiryazdi, SM; Kargar, Saeed; Nasaj, HT; Neámatzadeh, Hossein; Ghasemi, Nasrin

doi:10.4103/0019-509x.178389

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“…[1] In Iran, a study done to compare results using the breast light with those from clinical breast examination (CBE), mammography or ultrasound showed that the breast light missed 40% of the cancers picked up by CBE or mammography. [2] A small study from Iraq showed a false-negative rate of 19.4% and a false-positive rate of 46.3%. The study concluded that these findings preclude the use of the breast light as a screening tool for breast cancer.…”

Section: Breast Lightmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…The most recent publication found was in 2015 in the Indian Journal of Cancer, where only 35.8% of lesions that were detected by mammography were detected by the breast light. [2] On its SA website, the breast light is advertised as a self-examination adjunct and comes with a disclaimer that 'Breastlight is not capable of detecting all sizes, positions and types of breast abnormalities. It is not intended for use as a diagnostic device.…”

Section: Breast Lightmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Alternative modalities being promoted for breast screening

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Roodt²

2018

S Afr Med J

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Section: Breast Lightmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Breast Lightmentioning

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Alternative modalities being promoted for breast screening

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Roodt²

2018

S Afr Med J

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“…A tool that is portable and battery operated will facilitate its use in remote locations in the developed world as well as in low and middle-income countries. [28,[32][33][34][35]37] The complete wish-list of the requirements of a practical tool for the rapid diagnosis of breast cancer is shown in Table 1.…”

Section: Portabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Transillumination imaging has been studied using a commercial tool such as Breastlight [29,30] and has been found to have varying sensitivities between 60% and 93% for breast cancer detection, primarily due to the dependency on the skill of the clinician to visually analyze the transillumination images. [28,[30][31][32][33][34][35][36] Mehnati et al [37] and Edge et al [38] critically review the transillumination imaging for breast screening and recommended performing more clinical trials.…”

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Optical spectroscopy-based imaging techniques for the diagnosis of breast cancer: A novel approach

Pal

Saxena

Vishnu

et al. 2020

Applied Spectroscopy Reviews

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There have been substantial advancements in optical spectroscopybased imaging techniques in recent years. These developments can potentially herald a transformational change in the diagnostic pathway for diseases such as cancer. In this paper, we review the clinical and engineering aspects of novel optical spectroscopy-based imaging tools. We provide a comprehensive analysis of optical and non-optical spectroscopy-based breast cancer diagnosis techniques vis-a-vis the current standard techniques such as X-Ray mammography, ultrasonography, and tissue biopsy. The recent advancements in optical spectroscopy-based imaging systems such as Transillumination Imaging (TI) and the various types of Diffuse Optical Imaging (DOI) systems (parallel-plate, bed-based, and handheld) are examined. The engineering aspects, including mechanical, electronics, optics, automatic interpretation using artificial intelligence (AI), and ergonomics are discussed. The abilities of these technologies for measuring several cancer biomarkers such as hemoglobin, water, lipid, collagen, oxygen saturation (SO2), and tissue oxygenation index (TOI) are investigated. This article critically assesses the diagnostic ability and practical deployment of these new technologies to differentiate between the normal and cancerous tissue.

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“…A smaller study involving 310 females shows almost equal sensitivity between Breastlight and mammography in detecting breast cancer [ 29 ]. Another report using 500 women from Iran also reported the efficacy of BreastLight in detection of breast changes [ 30 ]. However, BreastLight could not penetrate easily dense breasts of young African women and women who were very dark in complexion.…”

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Breast-i Is an Effective and Reliable Adjunct Screening Tool for Detecting Early Tumour Related Angiogenesis of Breast Cancers in Low Resource Sub-Saharan Countries

Ghartey

Watmough

Debrah

et al. 2018

International Journal of Breast Cancer

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Background What cheaper alternative breast screening procedures are available to younger women in addition to clinical breast examination (CBE) in Sub-Saharan countries? In 2009, we first described BreastLight for screening and reported high sensitivity at detecting breast cancer. Due to limitations of BreastLight, we have since 2014 been using the more technologically advanced Breast-i to screen 2204 women to find cheaper screening alternatives. Methodology First, the participant lies down for CBE and then, in a darkened room, Breast-i was placed underneath each breast and trained personnel confirm vein pattern and look out for dark spot(s) to ascertain the presence of suspicious angiogenic lesion(s). Results CBE detected 153 palpable breast masses and Breast-i, which detects angiogenesis, confirmed 136. However, Breast-i detected 22 more cases of which 7 had angiogenesis but were not palpable and 15 were missed by CBE due to large breast size. Overall confirmed cases were 26, with Breast-i detecting 7 cases missed by CBE. Breast-i and CBE gave sensitivities of 92.3% and 73%, respectively. Conclusion Breast-i with its high sensitivity to angiogenesis, reliability, and affordability will be an effective adjunct detection device that can be used effectively to increase early detection in younger women, thereby increasing treatment success.

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The accuracy of Breastlight in detection of breast lesions

Abstract: The results of this study showed that the efficacy of Breastlight in detection of breast changes as domestic apparatus was appropriate. However, it is recommended further studies to evaluate the Breastlight efficacy and accuracy in detection of the BLs.

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Alternative modalities being promoted for breast screening

Alternative modalities being promoted for breast screening

Optical spectroscopy-based imaging techniques for the diagnosis of breast cancer: A novel approach

Breast-i Is an Effective and Reliable Adjunct Screening Tool for Detecting Early Tumour Related Angiogenesis of Breast Cancers in Low Resource Sub-Saharan Countries

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