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Breast thermography offers women information that no other procedure can provide. However, breast thermography is not a replacement for or alternative to mammography or any other form of breast imaging. Breast thermography is meant to be used in addition to mammography and other tests or procedures. Breast thermography and mammography are complementary procedures; one test does not replace the other. All thermography reports identify thermal emissions that are markers only of breast health, and do not in an
Breast thermography is a physiological test that provides information on temperature and infrared heat patterns of the breast. 1 Because the skin naturally emits thermal radiation (heat), it is well suited to infrared imaging. 2 Thermography differs from mammography in that it provides information on the biological activity of the breast versus the gross internal anatomy. 3 Infrared imaging is therefore a functional test whereas mammography is a structural test . 4
As a functional test, thermography can detect breast abnormalities that other screening methods cannot identify, namely thermal and vascular changes. The increased metabolic activity seen on a breast thermogram can be an indication of changes to breast health. 5 These functional changes are thought to take place before the onset of structural changes that can occur in diseased states. A persistent abnormal thermogram can alert the physician to the need for further investigation and identify women who need t