ONKOCET Ltd. has exhibited the devices from its portfolio on the MEDTEC UK exhibition in Birmingham, April 2011 through our partner Medical & Partners.
As RTM-Diagnosis is harmless, it can be used to monitor the treatment of various mastopathy types.
Dishormone hyperplasia is accompanied by changing in thermal activity of breast tissue. So the temperature field of the patient is changed. As a result of a specific treatment the temperature field may be normalized. It confirms that the chosen treatment is proper. The literature [12] discusses various treatments of dishormone breast diseases and shows that RTM-Diagnosis is a sensible and effective method for monitoring the treatment of these diseases. In contrast to breast cancer that is accompanied by higher temperature at cancer location, benign tumors in some cases are accompanied by lower temperature at some parts of the breast.
Basing on the temperature field a doctor can not verify a disease (e.g. distinguish fibrous from fibroadenoma or node mastopathy), as all these diseases are characterized by an uneven temperature field. As a result of the treatment the temperature field is normalized that confirms a proper treatment. Figures below illustrate two examples of using RTM-Diagnosis for the monitoring of the treatment.
Resume and Some Perspectives
The clinical trials and experience of using RTM 01 RES at the leader oncological centers have shown that microwave radiometry is an effective method for the earlier breast cancer detection. As it is harmless, it allows to select patients with abnormal thermograms at an earlier stage. These patients should undergo the complex breast examination. The sensitivity for the method is comparable with the sensitivity for mammography and ultrasound. The method is very promising to be used for diagnosing young women, as mammography is not effective for this group. Also microwave radiometry is useful for monitoring the treatment of benign diseases.
Mammology is not a single area where microwave radiometry can be used. The system can be used in urology, gynecology, for diagnosis of thyroid diseases, ext.
RTM 01 RES allows to read and display the internal and skin temperature. The next step of developing microwave radiometry is designing multi-frequencies devices allowing to read and display temperature distribution along depth and also creating multi-channel systems, that allows to minimize temperature reading time and labour-intensiveness of the examination.