- Thermography offers a painless, non-invasive, state-of-the-art clinical test without any exposure to radiation. See fig. 1.
- When used as part of an early detection program, thermography gives women (and men) of all ages the opportunity to increase their chances of detecting breast disease at an early stage.
- This test is designed to improve the chances of detecting fast-growing, active tumors in the intervals between mammography screenings. When used with other procedures, the best possible evaluation of breast health is made.
- Thermography is particularly useful for women under 50 who tend to have denser breast tissue or women who’ve undergone mastectomy or other surgery of the breast.
- This 10-minute test is a valuable procedure for alerting your GP or specialist to the possibility of underlying breast disease.
- The screening test includes 5 images: One front view, two side views and two oblique views, which cover the entire chest, underarms and lymph area. (See fig. 3)
- Initially, two screenings, 3 months apart, generally establishes a thermal baseline, once annual screening is recommended.
- All patients’ thermograms (images) are kept in a secure data base and form a baseline to which future evaluations are compared.
- Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) is not usually detected by mammograms or ultrasounds. Its aggressive nature makes early detection critical. Fig. 2 shows a thermogram of a woman with IBC who had no symptoms of the disease.
