| With the emphasis on organics within the food, | | | | rhythm chaos and breast cancer, and stated that even |
| aesthetics and health care industries, the use of green | | | | in the absence of mammographic evidence of a |
| technology for diagnostic imaging evaluations is equally | | | | neoplasm or a palpable tumor, studies suggested that |
| warranted. Therefore, infrared thermal imaging is an | | | | an abnormal thermal sign, in the light of our present |
| appropriate and fundamental clinical test and fits within | | | | knowledge of breast cancer, is ten times as important |
| this criteria. As a completely non-invasive heat picture | | | | an indication as is family history data. |
| can be taken of any area of the body with a | | | | Any health care facility that already observes the |
| specifically designed infrared camera, a unique and | | | | physiological condition, either through thermometers, |
| supportive view of many health conditions can be | | | | environmental temperature markers, or existing |
| easily captured. We rely upon infrared cameras to tell | | | | infrared devices, understands the importance of |
| us about the far reaches of the Universe. It's | | | | thermoregulation, and being able to monitor it, |
| reasonable to expect that we should gain valuable | | | | effectively. Modern infrared thermal imaging cameras |
| information on a human subject placed only four feet | | | | employ the advanced use of optics, integrated circuits, |
| away. | | | | and infrared detector technology. With the assistance |
| The assessment of the human body through thermal | | | | of image processing software, a visually unique and |
| techniques is not new. It dates back to the ancient | | | | relevant perspective on the human subject's condition |
| Egyptians, who moved their hands across the body | | | | is obtained. |
| without touching, and were able to compute | | | | There is no contact with the body, and nothing is sent |
| information signals through the brain, based on what | | | | into the body. Heat signals are picked up in a very |
| they were receiving. Hippocrates immersed his patients | | | | dramatic way. The images show the relative thermal |
| in mud, and where the area dried first was an indicator | | | | distribution of a human being or animal, and give a |
| of disease. In their understanding of health, a thermal | | | | wealth of physical data, objectively. |
| perspective was subsequently obtained. The heat | | | | There has been a great amount of thermological |
| signals that were released provided important | | | | research conducted throughout the world, for decades, |
| indicators and a direction for care. | | | | on this FDA cleared test. The results have contributed |
| The role of thermal imaging is essential for women to | | | | significantly to the understanding and application of this |
| know about, especially in conjunction with breast | | | | imaging method, helping in all areas of clinical health, |
| examinations and mammography. Due to the highly | | | | from fetal evaluation to brain surgery. The biomedical |
| sensitive nature of their breasts and other organs, the | | | | use of infrared thermal imaging is well documented in |
| use of a truly non-invasive option for health evaluations | | | | the latest (3rd) edition of "The Biomedical Engineering |
| should be given. This is relevant when the possible | | | | Handbook; Medical Devices and Systems"; CRC, |
| effects of repeated radiation and other invasive | | | | Taylor and Francis. This is considered the foremost |
| procedures are to be considered. | | | | text in biomedical engineering and provides twenty |
| Recently published research in the American Journal of | | | | chapters on the subject. |
| Surgery, October 2008, described the "Effectiveness | | | | The improvements with infrared detector technology |
| of a noninvasive digital infrared thermal imaging system | | | | and computerization have truly enabled this type of |
| in the detection of breast cancer." This work was | | | | instrument to be placed in any facility. With the |
| conducted by the Department of Surgery, New York | | | | relatively low cost of equipment and efficiency of |
| Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell, where they concluded | | | | operation, digital infrared thermal imaging is a valuable |
| that digital infrared thermal imaging "is a valuable | | | | tool in the diagnostic arsenal. It's certainly worth |
| adjunct to mammography and ultrasound, especially in | | | | significant consideration by all health professionals due |
| women with dense breast parenchyma." The | | | | to its absence of impact on the environment and the |
| Department of Ob-Gyn at Northwestern University | | | | subject being observed. |
| Medical School published a paper in 2001 on circadian | | | | |