The benefits of DITI do vary between age and risk groups. With the pre mammogram age group (under 50) the benefits of screening to detect any findings or changes that justify additional testing or closer monitoring are simple. With any positive DITI findings in this younger age group, any mammogram and ultrasound sensitivity and specificity will be increased with the […]
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Women Receive “Good News” on Mammography Screening But Is it Really Good News?
Women Receive “Good News” on Mammography Screening But Is it Really Good News? Women Have A Safe Alternative to Mammograms to Maintain Annual Screenings For immediate release from the American College of Clinical Thermology. Women of all ages received good news with the recent revision of the government recommendations for screening mammography. The US Department […]
Who Should Have Breast Thermography?
Content from ACCT website All women can benefit from breast thermography screening. However, it is especially appropriate for younger women (30 – 50) whose denser breast tissue makes it more difficult for mammography to be effective. Also for women of all ages who, for many reasons, are unable to undergo routine mammography. This test can […]
Cold Stressing Breasts And Why Don’t We Do It Anymore And The Thermal Rating System
A Position paper and Discussion. By Dr. Peter Leando Ph.D., D.Ac., FACCT Cold stress testing of the breast was performed on the assumption that thermography would identify angiogenesis and that angiogenesis could be correlated with the development and existence of breast cancer. This can be possible if a number of factors are present but there […]
Understanding the Role of DITI* in Breast Screening
The benefits of DITI do vary between age and risk groups. With the pre mammogram age group (under 50) the benefits of screening to detect any findings or changes that justify additional testing or closer monitoring are simple. With any positive DITI findings in this younger age group, any mammogram and ultrasound sensitivity and specificity […]
Airports Turn To Medical Thermal Imaging To Scan For Swine Flu
Released May 1, 2009 As concern continues to mount about the spread of the swine flu globally, airport authorities are responding by using digital thermal imaging technology to scan passengers. Thermal imaging can detect elevated body temperature, one of the signs of the virus N1H1 (swine flu). “Medical thermal imaging at airports and […]