What is DITI?

Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging ‘DITI’ is a 15 minute non invasive test of physiology. It is a valuable procedure for alerting your doctor to changes that can indicate early stage breast disease.

The benefit of DITI testing is that it offers the opportunity of earlier detection of breast disease than has been possible through breast self examination, doctor examination or mammography alone.

DITI detects the subtle physiologic changes that accompany breast pathology, whether it is cancer, fibrocystic disease, an infection or a vascular disease. Your doctor can then plan accordingly and lay out a careful program to further diagnose and /or MONITOR you during and after any treatment.

PROCEDURE

Unlike most diagnostic test DITI is:

Non Invasive

No Radiation

Painless

No Contact With The Body

No Risks or Side Effects

F.D.A Approved

This quick and easy test starts with your medical history being taken before you partially disrobe for the scanning to be performed. This first session provides the baseline of your “thermal signature”. A subsequent session assures that the patterns remain unchanged.

All of your thermograms (breast images) are kept on record and once your stable thermal pattern has been established any changes can be detected during your routine annual studies.

WHO

All women can benefit from DITI breast screening. However, it is especially appropriate for younger women (30 - 50) whose denser breast tissue makes it more difficult for mammography to be effective. Also for women of all ages who, for many reasons, are unable to undergo routine mammography. This test can provide a 'clinical marker' to the doctor or mammographer that a specific area of the breast needs particularly close examination.

It takes years for a tumor to grow thus the earliest possible indication of abnormality is needed to allow for the earliest possible treatment and intervention. DITI’s role in monitoring
breast health is to help in early detection and monitoring of abnormal physiology.

Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging "DITI"
	NORMAL Good thermal symmetry with no suspicious thermal findings. These patterns represent a baseline that won’t alter over time and can only be changed by pathology.   FIBROCYSTIC Significant vascular activity in the left breast which was clinically correlated with fibrocystic changes.
	BASELINE Baseline thermogram showed a slight hyperthermic asymmetry in the upper right breast.   3 MONTHS The follow-up study at 3 months showed the pattern had become more well defined. Mammography was inconclusive. 12 MONTHS Significantly increased vascular changes. Repeat mammogram showed a small calcification (1 mm) at 1 O’clock. A lumpectomy was performed confirming a malignant carcinoma (DCIS).
	INFLAMMATORY CANCER There were no visible signs of abnormality. Referral to a breast specialist and a subsequent biopsy diagnosed inflammatory breast cancer at a very early stage. DUCTAL CARCINOMA The vascular asymmetry in the upper left breast was particularly suspicious and clinical investigation indicated a palpable mass. A biopsy was performed and a DCIS of 2 cm was diagnosed.

Doctors do not yet know how to prevent breast cancer. However you can increase your chances of detecting breast cancer in its earliest stages by understanding the need for, and participating in an early detection program.

 

Only about 20 percent of biopsied breast lumps are cancerous. And, if cancer is found early, there are choices for treatment. With prompt treatment, the outlook is good. In fact, most women treated for early breast cancer will be free from breast cancer for the rest of their lives.

 

No medical referral is required.

 

This information has been provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice.