Figure 5
Flowchart of the inverse heat transfer breast detection process using IR images developed by Gonzalez-Hernandez52 and validated by Gonzalez-Hernandez et al.34. The process for the algorithm starts with the thermal simulation conducted on the patient-specific model with initial parameters. This generates a computed image that gets aligned, or registered, with the IR image at the corresponding view. The ROI is extracted for the given views and are analyzed by the IRI detection algorithm. If there is no match, a new parameter is generated for thermal simulation and the cycle starts all over again. If there is a match, then the algorithm ends, and the outcome is given. Any red arrow indicates the initial inputs needed for the algorithm to start. The main detection process can be followed using the blue arrows. The flowchart legend on the left shows this distinction between paths as well as the distinction and significance of the shapes. A rhombus indicates the typing to be a data. A diamond indicates a decision process. A rectangle indicates a computational or algorithm process. And a rounded rectangle indicates the outcome of the algorithm.
