Ann Arbor Thermography, a service of Malcolm Sickels, M.D., offers digital infrared thermal imaging (DITI) as an ideal way to screen for breast cancer. He says, “If you’re wondering what screening thermography can do, it is a great way to do non-invasive breast cancer screening (preferably in addition to mammography, but also for people who don’t tolerate mammography or for whom mammography otherwise isn’t a good idea), find the source of pain and look for other irregularities.”

            Because it is totally non-invasive, DITI can be used safely at any age. The denser breast tissue before menopause that makes standard mammograms difficult do not pose any problems for thermograms. Thermal imaging can pick up changes before other screening methods. Inflammatory breast cancer, a more aggressive form that can’t be picked up by mammograms, can be readily detected by thermography.

            Thermography is a non-contact procedure that does not involve compressing the breast or exposure to radiation. It can detect vascular changes in breast tissue many years before other methods of screening, and all studies are read by board-certified physicians for reliability and accountability.

Location: 210 Little Lake Dr., Ste. 10, Ann Arbor. For appointments and more information, call 734-332-6290, email [email protected] or visit AAThermography.com.