Thermal Imaging - Overview

The body is like a walking beacon - we glow in infrared. This glow is based on heat emissions from our tissues as they convert or metabolise food into energy and as the energy is picked up by the blood circulation. Our circulatory system acts as a giant radiator to distribute and equalise body heat derived from metabolism.

We can observe a high degree of thermal symmetry in the normal body, so that any subtle, abnormal temperature asymmetry can be easily identified as an area of either diminished or increased energy flow.

Thermal Imaging, with its ability to scan the infrared spectrum, offers a snapshot into this invisible world. Subtle energetic imbalances are manifested as physiological changes, which are reflected in the functioning of underlying tissues. These underlying changes can first be seen at an infrared level as abnormal thermal patterns; the final manifestation eventually becomes visible on the physical level as a structural abnormality such as a lump.

Thermography, using a highly sensitive infrared camera, registers these heat emissions and displays them on a computer monitor, providing information on the functional physiologic status of a given body area such as the female breast.

With accuracy of 0.1 degrees centigrade, DITI is very precise and objective results are possible.

Commonly DITI shows patterns of heat caused by trauma or infection, but can also detect possible nerve damage or irritation, seen as areas of reduced temperature. Even deep inflammation can be detected by Thermography.