Breast thermography or digital infrared thermal imaging (DITI) is a 15 minute non invasive test of physiology that emits no radiation. It is a valuable procedure for alerting your doctor to changes that can indicate early stage breast disease. DITI can detect vascular and sympathetic nervous system changes in the breasts 5+ years before other detection methods. It may take 5-8 years for a tumor to grow to a size that is detectable with other imaging methods.

As a physiologic test, thermography demonstrates heat patterns that are strongly indicative of breast abnormality. The test can detect subtle changes in breast temperature that indicate a variety of breast diseases and abnormalities. If abnormal heat patterns are detected in the breast, follow-up procedures including mammography are necessary to rule out or properly diagnose cancer and a host of other breast diseases such as fibrocystic syndrome, Pagets disease, etc..

The first session provides Part 1 of your “thermal signature”. A subsequent Part 2 session (comparative study), about 3 months later, assures that the thermal patterns are unchanged. Part 2 is the baseline provided nothing has changed from Part 1. This baseline test is important to each individual, because every woman has a unique thermal pattern. These tests form your stable thermal pattern and any changes can then be detected during your routine annual studies. All patient thermograms (breast images) are kept on record and form a baseline for all future routine evaluation.