Healthy Being Wellness Center hosts monthly Thermography Screenings and Infrared Thermal Imaging inc
ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT YOUR HEALTH?
• ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT RADIATION EXPOSURE OR COMPRESSION FROM ANNUAL MAMMOGRAMS?
• WOULD YOU LIKE A SAFE, EARLY BREAST SCREENING TEST THAT IS PAIN-FREE, RADIATION-FREE AND FDA APPROVED?
• DO YOU HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OF BREAST CANCER?
• HAVE YOU BEEN ON PHARMACEUTICAL HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY?
Digital infrared thermal imaging, otherwise known as thermography is what you are looking for! A thermogram is an early detection and screening device that detects changes in breast tissue earlier than a mammogram can. It is pain-free, radiation-free and FDA registered for breast screening. The procedure takes 20 minutes and reports are returned within two weeks. The scans are read by M.D.'s who are board certified in thermology. An initial scan is followed three months later by a second scan to establish a baseline. Follow ups are usually recommended annually after a baseline is established.
Maria E. Belluccio, RN, AP, Doctor of Oriental Medicine is a Certified Clinical Thermographer who has been offering thermography for seven years and has a holistic practice in Tampa.
MORE INFO:
Thermography is thermal imaging for the breast and body. There is no compression, no radiation, and it is 8-10 years earlier detection than a mammogram. It is ...over 97% accurate in the early detection of breast cancer.... Mammography is detection once you have cancer; thermography is used in the prevention of breast cancer, by alerting you early enough to make the changes (nutritional/hormonal) to REVERSE the cancer before it actually becomes a tumor.
Thermography: Testing
Purpose of thermography test:
*For the early detection of lesions and vascular changes
* To identify an abnormal area for further diagnostic testing
* To provide objective evidence
* To define a previously diagnosed injury or condition
* Assists in determining cause of pain
* To evaluate soft tissue injury or sensory-nerve irritation
* To evaluate progress of current healing modalities and their effectiveness
Description of test:
* Time for test: 15-45 minutes depending on which scan is desired
* It is important for your skin temperature to equilibrate to a room
temperature to between 68-72 degrees. You will be asked to sit in the room until temperatures patterns equalize to the room.
* Thermograms can range from breast scan to full body and areas
of interest.
* All clothes and jewelry will be removed over area to be scanned.
A gown will be provided for patient comfort until scan commences.
Additional tests and studies:
* There may be additional studies recommended to establish a
precise diagnosis.
Time before test results available:
* Time can vary from 3-5 days in reporting. Scans are read by doctors
Board Certified in Thermology.
* Special circumstances can dictate reports read in 24 hours for
a nominal fee.
BENEFITS OF THERMOGRAPHY
Safe, easy, and pain free
No radiation exposure – FDA approved
No compression of breast tissue
Detects changes in breast tissue from the smallest of tumors.
Identifies inflammatory breast cancer (IBC)
Entire breast can be imaged
Identifies fibrocystic breast disease or tumor inflammation
Effectively and safely screens breasts with implants
Useful for evaluating chest wall after breast surgery
Effective for breasts of all sizes
Creates opportunities for early intervention