Thermographic mammary images database for breast cancer research
- In order to use this database, please cite the following references:
Bezerra, L. A., Ribeiro, R. R., Lyra, P. R. M., & Lima, R. C. F. (2020). An empirical correlation to estimate thermal properties of the breast and of the breast nodule using thermographic images and optimization techniques. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 149, 119215.
Rodrigues, A. L., de Santana, M. A., Azevedo, W. W., Bezerra, R. S., Barbosa, V. A., de Lima, R. C., & dos Santos, W. P. (2019). Identification of mammary lesions in thermographic images: feature selection study using genetic algorithms and particle swarm optimization. Research on Biomedical Engineering, 35(3), 213-222.
Santana, M. A. D., Pereira, J. M. S., Silva, F. L. D., Lima, N. M. D., Sousa, F. N. D., Arruda, G. M. S. D., ... & Santos, W. P. D. (2018). Breast cancer diagnosis based on mammary thermography and extreme learning machines. Research on Biomedical Engineering, 34(1), 45-53.
de Vasconcelos, J. H., dos Santos, W. P., & de Lima, R. C. F. (2018). Analysis of methods of classification of breast thermographic images to determine their viability in the early breast cancer detection. IEEE Latin America Transactions, 16(6), 1631-1637.
Araújo, M. C., Souza, R. M., Lima, R. C., & Silva Filho, T. M. (2017). An interval prototype classifier based on a parameterized distance applied to breast thermographic images. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 55(6), 873-884.
Database Information - Mammary Thermography
Cyst: 219 images; LEMD: 25; LEME: 33; LIMD: 11; LIME: 17; MD: 27; ME: 33; T1: 31; T2: 42
Benign Lesion: 371 images; LEMD: 44; LEME: 47; LIMD: 34; LIME: 30; MD: 48; ME: 47; T1: 49; T2: 72
Malignant Lesion: 235 images; LEMD: 23; LEME: 21; LIMD: 24; LIME: 22; MD: 36; ME: 33; T1: 33; T2: 43
No-Lesion: 227 images; LEMD: 36; LEME: 33; LIMD: 21; LIME: 22; MD: 25; ME: 24; T1: 23; T2: 43
Inconclusive: 360 images; LEMD: 37; LEME: 42; LIMD: 22; LIME: 23; MD: 51; ME: 60; T1: 50; T2: 75
Without diagnosis: 2469 images; LEMD: 339; LEME: 327; LIMD: 244; LIME: 211; MD: 299; ME: 295; T1: 283; T2: 471
Total of images: 3881; Total of "useful" images: 1052; ('useful' -> neither "inconclusive" nor "without diagnosis")
Legend: LEMD - external lateral of the right breast; LEME - external lateral of the left breast; LIMD - internal lateral of the right breast; LIME - internal lateral of the left breast; MD - right breast (frontal); ME - left breast (frontal); T1 - frontal with arms down (bilateral); T2 - frontal with arms up (bilateral)