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Feature Article: Infrared Imaging for Healthcare

A Hybrid Framework
to Evaluate Breast
Abnormality Using
Infrared Thermal Images
Steven Lawrence Fernandes
Sahyadri College of Engineering and
Management

Seifedine Kadry
Beirut Arab University

Venkatesan Rajinikanth
St. Joseph's College of Engineering

Abstract-Medical image assessment is an essential practice in most of the disease
identification events. A recent imaging procedure, infrared thermal imaging, has
attracted wide consumers due to its noninvasive nature, cost, and accuracy. This paper
considers the inspection of breast malignancy. This paper presents a hybrid framework
with a heuristic algorithm-driven preprocessing practice and a semi/fully automated
postprocessing. The result of the proposed technique is also validated against other
existing segmentation methods.

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using a chosen
methodology can be used to examine the disease
severity in organs. These images are also considered to get the pre-opinion about the existing
disease and also assist the surgeons during
treatment planning procedures.1-3
Imaging approaches, such as X-ray, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and computed
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tomography (CT), are widely considered in disease diagnostic centers to record the infected
regions in internal and external organs. These
imaging techniques also play a vital role in cancer
analysis.4 X-ray uses harmful radiation, and MRI
is costly and sometimes requires the usage of a
contrast enhancing agent known as Gadolinium,
which will cause mild/severe side effects on the
patient based on its dosage level. CT provides
clear images of bone and hard sections compared
to softer organ tissue. Thus, infrared thermal

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