Clinical Infrared Thermal Imaging

Clinical infrared thermal imaging is a non-contact, non-invasive radiation free procedure for visualizing the body's physiological responses - and there are no risks or side effects.

Skin thermal patterns are detected by the infrared sensor of the camera. Interpreted as temperature data it is transmitted to a computer where all images are stored as pictures.

By detecting thermal asymmetery thermal imaging offers the physician an added dimension to the diagnostic picture, detecting neurological and vascular information not available on x-ray.

Thermal imaging can be done on women of any age. With dense breast tissue of women under 40, it is ideal for differentiating fibrocystic disease from possible active or developing tumors. Thermal imaging detects the increased metabolic heat associated with increased vascularity and cell activity and can sense the 'thermal signal' often years in advance of a mass detected on x-ray. It has been approved by the United States FDA for breast cancer screening.

What types of evaluations are done with clinical infrared thermal imaging?

Clinical Infrared imaging is the test of choice for monitoring breast health and early changes associated with breast disease. It detects hotter areas as they relate to infection, inflammation, fibrocystic disease or cancer. It determines indications of angiogenic (new blood vessel) significance and cell activity.

Clinical infrared thermal imaging is also the test of choice for undetermined pain disorders such as:

• Muscular skeletal disorders
• Impaired peripheral circulation
• Neuropathies

N.B. Clinical Infrared thermal imaging does not show internal organs