Saturday, March 29, 2014

Why You Need To Consider Thermal Breast Imaging

By Juana Buchanan


Doctors view mammography as the splendid standards for diagnosis of breast malignancy. All other medical experts put too much attention in this direction neglecting a highly benefiting procedure known as thermal breast imaging. While mammography concentrates on analysis of an existing dangerous tissue, the digitized infrared thermal imaging (DITI) on the other hands aims to detect their formation at cellular level before they multiply to billions to form a tumour when other tests can detect them.

Basing on the primary understanding that tissues covering cancerous cells/ tissue become warmer in comparison to other close tissues, by use of heat sensitive cameras also known as infrared cameras, changes can be detected just as they begin to occur.

Malignancies and other tumours need a lot of nutrients to support their rapid acceleration even at early stage. The implication is that blood supply to the region is rapidly accelerated. In order to achieve the demand, the existing vessels increase in volume, the inactive ones become active and new ones develop the effect of which is temperature increase on the region. This thermal increase and changes in blood vessels are detectable through infrared screening.

Given that breast thermal impressions are as unique as DNA, an introductory infrared image is taken on the initial screening and is used for future reference. The typical cell multiplying rate is about 80 days and hence the patient can go for the second infrared image after 90 days. The two photographs can then be looked at and examined for any progressions. In the event that there is no change on images, this structures the groundwork for future examinations. The patients will then attend annual screening.

Should there be any doubt even at initial screening; either mammography or any other test is ordered. With these paramount impacts, thermography can pinpoint inconsistencies up to seven years before mammography. This is because it focuses at cellular level change as opposed to waiting for a tumour to develop. This is supported by several research works that proves that cancers starts to develop many years (7-10) before they become distinguishable using other diagnostic techniques.

With regular screening, you have a chance to adjust your lifestyle and diet and transform the cells before they develop into cancerous tissue. It is more of a preventive measure than just early detection that is offered by mammography.

The procedure requires no intrusion or any invasion and is therefore completely painless. It is also radiation free and there is no known side effect. In addition to this, it is very quick. It comes as a better alternative in majority of circumstances where mammography is not suitable. This include, female patients whose breasts are smaller, those patients whose cases calls for extra ordinary attention due to existence of breast implants, post-mastectomy screening male patient screening.

Breast thermography comes with many merits over most alternatives the major one being the chance for earliest possible detection and hence prevention. If used as a complementary procedure to mammography and other diagnosis procedures, it can turn out to be the best medical practice towards eliminating mortality resulting from breast cancers. It only requires annual screening after the initial infrared images are taken.




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