The application of palpation imaging in the screening of breast disease

VernacularTitle:触诊成像系统在乳腺疾病健康筛查中的应用研究
Author: Xiaorong GAI ; Zhenjie WANG ; Jian WANG ; Fuxia MA ; Shengsheng WANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Breast diseases; Physical examination; Palpation imaging
From: Chinese Journal of Health Management 2013;7(6):398-401
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To assess the value of SureTouch tactile breast imaging (SureTouch) in early breast disease detection.Methods From April 2009 to March 2011,16 010 adults received health checkup in our center,5000 of whom took breast screening and were randonly selected to accept SureTouch.The results of the SureTouch were reviewed.Results In SureTouch,799 participants were normal,resulting in an abnormal rate of 84.02％.Four thousands and nineteen adults were found with breast hyperplasias (80.38％) and 150 with breast nodulars (3.00％),and another 32 women were suspected with malignant condition (0.64％).Breast hyperplasia was the most commonly seen disease in all age groups,although breast nodular and malignant changes were mainly found in 35-50 age group.The incidence of malignant disease showed a trend of affecting younger females.Pathological follow-up results of two controversial cases supported the diagnosis of SureTouch.Conclusions SureTouch shows high sensitivity in this study.The application of SureTouch in breast screening may play an important role in the early detection,diagnosis and treatment of breast diseases.