Thermography

Thermography is a test designed to detect differences in the heat levels of different types of breast tissue. Since cancerous cells and the cells that surround them have a slightly different temperature than most cells in the breast, thermography is a test designed to detect these different heat levels in breast tissue. Breast thermography is a test that is used for the early detection of cancerous cells since this temperature difference exists even early in the life of a tumor.

Doctors use this type of medical thermography to test women for breast cancer without having a mammogram Thermography is a test that is done without some of the inconveniences of mammography, and it is also very good at detecting what might become a tumor very early in the life of the tumor. Since it is so accurate in terms of infrared thermography, many doctors find this type of breast cancer testing to be more reliable and a better choice than conventional mammography.

The Test

Machines that are used in order to detect different temperature levels in different bodily tissues can be done at various times in the development of a disease. Thermography sites are commonly the breast area, but the test could be used in other areas of the body for the same purpose. It is not only breast tumors that have different temperatures than the rest of the breast tissue; cancerous cells are hotter than other cells no matter where they are on the body.

Practitioners and technicians have to go through thermography training before beginning the use of this test. Just like learning to perform mammograms, anyone who is interested in being a technician must know not only the basics of the technique, but also the basics of the disease for which it is testing. Many technicians begin their training with a breast thermography video and then go on to study a host of thermography case study results and procedures before getting licensed. They have to know all kinds of information including the effects of distance on thermography on what to do in the event of a thermography flir. Rest assured that your technician is properly qualified.

If your doctor recommends a mammogram and you prefer a thermography test, or your mammogram comes back with no alarming activity, but you are not confident of the results, it is possible to have a thermographic test done instead of a mammogram or in addition to having a mammogram.