Thermography

THERMOGRAPHY (Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging) is a technology that is entirely non-invasive and does not use radiation as does mammography. Thermography is a 15 minute imaging test of physiology that detects the subtle changes that accompany breast disease, whether it is cancer, fibrocystic disease, vascular disease or an infection. It is painless as there is no contact with the body in doing the examination. You are simply seated un front of the D.I.T.I. camera. It is an F.D.A. approved test. All tests that we will perform will be analyzed by MD’s certified in thermography interpretation. Results will be available to review with Dr. Sobo in a matter of days.

Thermography is especially helpful for women under the age of 50 who have denser breast tissue making it more difficult for mammography to be as effective as in those after the age of 50.

It is known to take years for a breast tumor to grow to the point where it will be found by physical examination or mammography. The changes seen by thermography may show up years earlier while the tumor is in a very early stage.

Thermography can also be used to image other areas of the body and is especially useful in pain of musculoskeletal nature, helping you to know whether it might be necessary to have further studies such as CT scan or an MRI , or whether these might be unnecessary in a particular case.

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