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Artificial Intelligence in Health Rotational thermography for breast cancer screening

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Figure 1. Illustration of different patient sitting positions during phases. (A) Data acquisition in Phase 1 with a sample infrared (IR) image. Infrared images
were collected using a single IR camera while the patient sat on a rotating chair. (B) Data acquisition in Phase 2 with a sample IR image collected using a
dual infrared camera while the patient sat on a rotating chair. (C) Data acquisition setup in Phase 3. Infrared images were collected using a single IR camera
while the patient sat on a chair. The camera setup rotated on a tabletop setup. Note: Infrared images shown here were collected during data collection.
Illustrations were created using MS Paint.

Figure 2. Table-top setup for rotational thermography (Phase 3). The setup images shown here were collected during data collection.

25°C, and the other 16 at a lower ambient temperature, for Initially, 14 IR images (seven for each breast) and two
example, 23°C. The temperature variation between the two from the axilla (one from each side) were taken from each
ambient conditions was 2°C. The IR images were acquired IR image set at a particular ambient temperature. During
every 30° from 0 to 180°. data collection, 17 steps were taken to position and focus

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