Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Breast cancer detected by thermal imaging
scan in Edinburgh
Camera Obscura & World of Illusions is a
popular tourist attraction in the Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland. It has more
than 100 interactive exhibits, including the original Camera Obscura (the very ancestor
of the photographic camera), on five floors. From the rooftop terrace, the
visitors can enjoy panoramic views of the old town.
When a woman from England went into the thermal
imaging camera room of the museum, she noticed her left breast showed a
different color. She worried about it and went to the doctor, and was diagnosed with
early-stage breast cancer. She had to undergo two surgeries is scheduled to
have another one, but she will be fine without further chemotherapy or
radiotherapy.
Since blood flow and metabolism are higher in
a cancer tumor, skin temperature around the tumor tends to be higher than the other
part of the body. Though thermal imaging isn’t usually used as a diagnostic tool,
it worked in her case.
Enjoy reading the article and learn about
this fortunate visit to the camera museum.
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