Medical Infrared Thermal Imaging - FAQ for practitioners and paitnets

Q: What is Thermal Imaging and how does it works?

A: It is a scientifically established and accepted means to measure the quantity and patterns of heat emitting from the human body with a patented, FDA registered device. It is a totally safe, non-invasive, non-contact means to measure how well your body is regulating its internal environment by mapping the thermal output within two one-hundredths of a degree centigrade!  This highly sensitive and specific imaging method is computerized as an image of your body in a color map that makes it easy to read. The unique benefit with Medical Infrared Imaging is that it can reveal changes leading to potential health problems long before they become apparent by symptoms or other types of imaging.This method excels in displaying inflammation in the body by location and intensity. It is inflammation that is the first body's response to disease or dysfunction. 

Q: Why Thermography works and how can I and/or my Doctor use it?

A: By measuring changes in your body's thermal radiant heat as small as 1/100th of a degree, we see bio-markers, bio-fingerprints or risk indicators that published medical research confirms can reveal tell-tale signs of toxins and disease, months or even years earlier than traditional imaging procedures.  You then have time to pursue natural, conservative treatment options.Medical Infrared Imaging can also detect changes in your micro circulation brought on by pain, changes which are impossible or very difficult to detect with x-rays, CT scans or MRIs.

Q: Would the scan be used by my Doctor as a diagnosis aid tool for Cancer, pain or other conditions?

A: The only tool that can accurately diagnose cancer is biopsy, all other tools are an aid in determining the need for biopsy. The practitioners at A Therapy Above use thermography as a helpful tool for assisting in different diagnoses and treatments.  For example, Thermal imaging allows the Practitioner a better understanding as to the source of a patient's pain. That way, if a patient has a headache with allergies or sinus condition,  thermography will allow the physician to see if it is causing a vascular dilation, inflammation or lack of drainage.

Q: Can I have Thermography instead of a biopsy?

A: No, thermal imaging can not replace a biopsy, though it can help you and your doctors determine if a biopsy is necessary. Thermal imaging is a physiological evaluation and Mammography is a physical evaluation. Mammography have a 50% accuracy rating while Thermography has 80% and together they are 97%. Ultra Sounds are also a physiological evaluation that can be used with Thermography to give you and your Doctor a better picture of your condition without any Radiation. All of these tools are available to guide you and your Doctor towards an evaluation of your breast health and in assessing the need for biopsy.

Q: Can I have the Thermography if I'm pregnant?

A: Yes. Medical Infrared Imaging is a non-radiation, non-invasive and non-contact scan with absolutely no risks. There are no injections or fluids to drink. Our full body or localized exams are the safest imaging procedure known.

Q: How soon after radiation therapy can I have Thermal imaging?

A: When having a radiation therapy you need to wait a month before having a medical thermal imaging that will be accurate.

Q: Can I talk or meet with the Physician who makes the report?

A: All images are analyzed by specially trained and board certified MDs but they are not on site and are not going to be reviewing your report. You may take it to a specialist of you choice though we suggest for you to ask the location in which you have your scan done.

Q: What are the different options for Area/Regional Imaging?

A: Full body imaging utilized as health screening for early detection and differential analysis of inflammation, pain or abnormal vascular activity. It establishes a baseline for comparison at a later date to document suspected or unsuspected changes. Regional imaging is exactly the same, but for a single region, or any combination of the six regions listed below:

1.Head & Neck

2.Chest & Upper back

3.Breast

4.Abdomen & Lower back

5. Shoulder, Arms & Hands

6. Hips, Legs, Knees &Feet

We have now added Half body health scans as an option as well.

Q: How long does it takes to have a Thermal imaging scan completed?

A: We schedule one hour for a full body imaging and between 15 minutes to half an hour for a single region. 45 minutes is usually sufficient for a half body scan. The images are then sent electronically to the reading Medical Doctors.Reports  are usually available within 2 (rush order) to 5 days after scan is submitted.

Q: Is medical thermal imaging covered by my insurance?

A: In the state of Florida medical thermal imaging is usually not covered by standard insurance. Some of the larger companies will cover it if it is done following a mammogram.  Since it is FDA approved, it can be used against your deductible. It is covered by your flexible medical coverage/spending plan if you happen to have one.

Q: What is first glance?

A: First glance is the earliest possible detection of nearly all degenerative disease. Inflammation is generally accepted as the earliest stage of degenerative diseases. Detection of inflammation requires a heat-sensitive device and is therefore routinely missed by traditional imaging. Medical imaging makes first glance possible, offering the best and possibly only chance for prevention.

Q: Is medical infrared imaging safer than conventional imaging?Is it FDA approved?

A: Today, the exposure to x-rays has been implicates as a risk factor for cancer. Numerous studies in recent years have now established the effects of DNA damage caused by low-dose radiation, consistently used in conventional imaging. The fact that exposure and damage are cumulative means that each exposure increases the risk. Medical infrared thermal imaging was FDA approved over 20 years ago as a completely safe method for breast imaging. There is no contact with the body and the procedure is free of any harmful side effects.  It is an adjunctive tool to be used with other imaging techniques.

Please feel free to email me at: AcuDory@gmail.com with your Thermography needs, any questions or to book a Thermography for you or a day at your office for patients. 

Thermal Me is a mobile Medical Thermal Imaging service I offer.  My name is Sigal Dory and I am a certified Thermographer and a Doctor of Oriental Medicine.  I travel to clinics and offices in Florida, Colorado and New Mexico but am willing to branch out and come to new locations so contact me and let know your intrests.