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The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical performance of Thermalytix, a CE-marked, AI-based thermal imaging test, with respect to conventional mammography.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A prospective, comparative study performed between 15 December 2018 and 06 January 2020 evaluated the performance of Thermalytix in 459 women with both dense and nondense breast tissue. Both symptomatic and asymptomatic women, aged 30\u201380 years, presenting to the hospital underwent Thermalytix followed by 2-D mammography and appropriate confirmatory investigations to confirm malignancy. The radiologist interpreting the mammograms and the technician using the Thermalytix tool were blinded to the others' findings. The statistical analysis was performed by a third party.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 687 women were recruited, of whom 459 fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Twenty-one malignancies were detected (21\/459, 4.6%). The overall sensitivity of Thermalytix was 95.24% (95% CI, 76.18\u201399.88), and the specificity was 88.58% (95% CI, 85.23\u201391.41). In women with dense breasts (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 168, 36.6%), the sensitivity was 100% (95% CI, 69.15\u2013100), and the specificity was 81.65% (95% CI, 74.72\u201387.35). Among these 168 women, 37 women (22%) were reported as BI-RADS 0 on mammography; in this subset, the sensitivity of Thermalytix was 100% (95% CI, 69.15\u2013100), and the specificity was 77.22% (95% CI, 69.88\u201383.50).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Thermalytix showed acceptable sensitivity and specificity with respect to mammography in the overall patient population. 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