METHOD FOR EXAMINATION OF POST-OPERATION ZONE CONDITION AFTER COMBINED THERAPY OF BREAST CANCER Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC A61B5/01 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, oncology, and may be used to examine condition of post-operation zone after combined therapy of breast cancer. For this purpose computerised infrared thermography is carried straight after removal of garb and prosthesis. After 30 minutes without garb and prosthesis, thermogrpahy is carried out in five projections: plan survey of breast area - facing thermograph, hands down; plan survey of breast area and inspection of axillary creases - facing thermograph, hands behind head; survey of side breast area and axillary creases - the patient turns torso relative to line of thermograph sighting by 30° to the left, hands behind head; survey of side breast area and axillary creases - patient turns torso relative to line of thermograph sighting by 30° to the right, hands behind head; plan survey of upper extremities, neck area, shoulder area and back - patient turns to thermograph with her back. After registration of image, it is analysed, and zones of abnormal distribution of infrared fields are identified.

EFFECT: method makes it possible to evaluate intensity of fibrosing processes at initial stage of process for development of local radiolesions and in later period.

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