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CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Vol 17, 108-112, Copyright © 1967 by American Cancer Society

Mammography, Thermography and Xerography

¹ Director Emeritus, Department of Radiology, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Professor of Radiologic Research, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia.

The worth of mammography has been proved by routine use in patients with symptoms and in screening studies of asymptomatic women as shown in our own recently completed 10-year survey.

Thermography may be employed to detect localized temperature elevations over cancers in the breast. In more than 90%, a "hot spot" will be evident if cancer is present. It is an excellent complement to mammography, and possibly may be used alone as a preliminary screening discipline for the detection of early breast cancer.

Xerography, an X-ray method of obtaining images of breast structures on selenium-coated metal plates, offers some advantages over ordinary mammography, and can become an important diagnostic adjunct if technics can be improved.