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Breast Health
The most common DITI application is in the breast screening area. With the increase in concern about the use of Mammograms for general screening (see Recent Papers) “thermography is becoming the choice of advanced practitioners” Saputo 2000.
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Cardio Vascular Health
Changes in the Carotid Artery are an early indicator of risk factors for heart attack or stroke. Screening of the head and neck is the most common request from men for DITI screening. Women also benefit from this and can request CVH screening when the breast screening is done. If treatment is required for adverse changes in this area, DITI allows for safe and frequent monitoring until the issue is resolved
Pain Management
DITI provides the only method available for visualizing pain, and offers a valuable assessment of pain and pathology anywhere on the body. DITI is cost effective, risk free and provides instant images. Thermography Australia assists with a number of pain management techniques and monitors the outcome of these programs.
Latest News!
Women Have A Safe Alternative to Mammograms to Maintain Annual Screenings
PRESS RELEASE "Women of all ages received good news with the recent revision of the government recommendations for screening mammography. The US Department of Health and Human Services released their findings and recommendations that screening mammography should now be started at age 50 and performed bi-annually. Up until now, screening was recommended on an annual basis at age 40; this new recommendation has created renewed controversy as doctors have concerns about reducing the number of mammograms that would be clinically justified and indicated.. It takes years for most cancers to develop to the stage that they can be detected with mammogram or ultrasound (dense enough for location and biopsy) so Breast Thermography or Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging (DITI) is ideally placed as an alternative screening tool to identify changes over time in the 'early' development stages, before there is more advanced pathology that can be detected with other tests .." Read the full article »
7 Compelling Reasons to invest in Thermography screening
1. Risk factors of mammograms – more than 6 mammograms in a lifetime can result in cancer (Epstein 1992)
2. Breast cancer is increasing with statistics showing that 1 in 8 women will develop cancer
3. An average breast tumour takes eight years to reach the stage of being seen on a mammogram
4. Thermograms can show cellular changes years ahead of any other screening method making it extremely useful for early detection of cellular change. ( Breast cancer can only be diagnosed by tissue biopsy)
5. Thermography shows a wider area than other methods, including lymph node regions and is very suitable for younger women.
6. Thermography is safe, risk- free, painless, non invasive and takes 15 minutes
7. Mammography uses a low energy form of ionizing radiation which causes greater biologic damage than the high energy X-ray (Barnes 2003)
"Local Clinic Wins International Award."
Thermography Australia’s Director, Pauline Rose , has just returned from the International Thermographic Seminar held at Duke University Medical School, USA this September. While there she was presented with the prestigious “Outstanding Achievement Award for Services to Women’s Health”.
“Thermographic screening can be used to assist in many diagnostic assessments but it is the area of breast screening that we are best known for here in Sydney,” says Pauline Rose. “The award came from our Post Screening Management Treatment Program where we are providing world standard care”. Our ongoing screening results and programs are fed back to the USA, so our results are known and judged.
Thermography offers women a non-invasive breast screen that indicates very early signs of the development of breast disease. When needed, advice and supplemental regimes can be given at this stage in order to reduce adverse tissue development or a client will be referred on to further medical treatment earlier than they would be with other screening methods.
Huge numbers of women around the world now use thermography as a very important part of their health monitoring program as it helps reduce the development of serious disease. With clinics in Sydney at Merrylands and Crows Nest, Mrs Rose believes the demand for these services will increase as more women choose to reduce their chances of developing breast disease and become more proactive about their own health. Thermography Australia hopes that over time and with early intervention programs we will see the incidence of breast cancer dropping from its present ratio of 1:8 women.
Recent Papers
An Adjunctive Approach to Breast Health Evaluation.Breast thermography is a diagnostic imaging procedure which measures the thermal signature of the breast. This procedure has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, Bureau of Medical Devices .. View the article (PDF) »
Understanding the role of Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging in breast screening. The benefits of DITI do vary between age and risk groups. View the article (PDF) »
Cell Doubling Rate - This is early detection? Hypothetical chart representing the growth pattern of a typical slow-growing breast tumor. View research article »
Is Screening for Breast Cancer with Mammography Justifiable? - For every 1000 women screened, one breast-cancer death is avoided whereas the total number of deaths is increased by six. Peter C. Gtzsche, Ole Olsen, Summary from Lancet 2000; 355:129-34 View research article »
Beyond Mammography - An overview; explore the latest findings on various breast cancer detection methods, including breast thermography. Len Saputo, MD, Beyond Mammography, The Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, June 2004. View research article»
Danger and Unreliability of Mammography - Mammogram poses a wide range of risks of which women worldwide still remain uninformed. Samuel Epstein, Rosalie Bertell, Ph.D., GNSH and Barbara Seaman, Int'l J. of Health Services, Vol. 31, no 3, 605-625, 2001. View research article»
The Neoplastic Transformation Potential on Mammography X Rays and Atomic Bomb Spectrum Radiation - The paper represents a definitive study of the oncogenicity of mammography X rays compared to high-energy X-ray and high-energy electron sources. The result suggests a need to re-evaluate the risks associated with mammography breast screening. G.J. Heyes and A.J. Mill, Radiation Research 162 December 2004. View research article»
Routine screening mammography: how important is the radiation-risk side of the benefit-risk equation? - The potential radiation hazards associated with routine screening mammography, in terms of breast cancer induction, are discussed in the context of the potential benefits. D.J. Brenner, S.G. Sawant, M.P. Hande, R.C. Miller, C.D. Elliston, Z. Fu, G Randers-Pehrson and S.A. Marino, Int. J. Radiat. Biol. 78, 1065-1067 (2002). View research article»
Efficacy of Computerized Infrared Imaging Analysis to Evaluate Mammographically Suspicious Lesions - Infrared imaging offers a safe, noninvasive procedure that would be valuable as an adjunct to mammography in determining whether a lesion is benign or malignant. Y.R. Parisky, A. Sardi, R. Hamm, K. Hughes, L. Esserman, S. Rust, K.Callahan, AJR:180, January 2003. View research article »
Changes in the Approach to Breast Screening - Breast disease is a growing concern for Australian women with statistics worsening over the years and incidents of breast cancer moving into the younger age groups. The need for effective, early diagnosis is now creating a change in the screening methodology. View article »
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