Gainesville Thermography, LLC
This site is dedicated to providing information on
thermography (both for breast health and pain
evaluation), risk assessment, breast cancer early
detection, and risks from radiation exposure from
mammography. The information provided through this web
site is intended for educational purposes only. Although
this information may assist you in making informed
decisions about your health, it is not a substitute for
profession care nor is it intended as medical advice.
The authors, editors, and contributors shall have no
liability, obligation or responsibility to any person or
entity for any loss, damage, or adverse consequence
alleged to have happened directly or indirectly as a
consequence of this material. If you have a health
problem, you should consult with your health care
provider.
Gainesville Thermography, LLC, is dedicated to offering
a safe, effective and painless way to assess a woman's
breast health and in assisting patients and physicians
in the diagnosis of painful conditions. We offer state
of the art equipment in a Meditherm 2000 unit, which is
an FDA approved unit identical to the equipment being
used at major medical centers such as Duke University and
the University of California. All staff at Gainesville
Thermography are certified clinical thermographers and
all thermography scans are interpreted by qualified
doctors. Gainesville Thermography, LLC is owned by
Judith A. Erickson, R.N., M.Ed. who is the wife of
Robert A. Erickson, M.D., F.A.A.F.P.. Dr. Erickson is
the medical director of both Gainesville Thermography
and the Preventive Medicine Center of Gainesville. We
are also members in good standing of ACCT (American
College of Clinical Thermology).
What Does Breast Thermography Offer?
• THE EARLIEST BREAST CANCER DETECTION AVAILABLE
Breast thermography has the ability to warn women (or
men) up to 8 - 10 years before any other method
currently available that a cancer may be forming. This
allows prompt diagnosis and early treatment before
invasive tumor growth has occurred.
• NO RADIATION
Radiation causes damage to DNA and chromosomes. There is
no “safe” level of radiation according to the Nuclear
Regulatory Agency.
• NO COMPRESSION
Mammography requires compression of a woman's breasts
and this is often uncomfortable or even painful. There
is no body contact with Thermography.
• ACCURACY
Thermography is as accurate as mammography at 90%. It is
more accurate in younger women with dense breast tissue,
overweight women, and in women with fibrocystic breasts
or breast implants. It also evaluates all areas of the
breasts and regional lymph nodes, whereas mammography
misses portions of the breast tissue. Approximately 1/3
of all breast cancers occur in women under 45, where
mammography is not recommended.
• ESTROGEN EFFECT ON BREASTS SHOWN
The single greatest risk factor in the development of
breast cancer is if a woman has an estrogen dominant
effect on her breasts. Thermography can provide
information on estrogen effect that a doctor can use to
treat and decrease a woman's breast cancer risk. Even
more important, Thermography can demonstrate whether
treatment is having a beneficial effect.
What Does Thermography Offer for Evaluation of Pain?
• THERMOGRAPHY VISUALIZES PAIN
Thermography is the only method currently available for
visualizing pain in the body. It can assess pain and
pathology anywhere in the body.
• NO RADIATION
Radiation causes damage to DNA and chromosomes.
Radiation is a known causal factor in the development of
some cancers. Thermography does not use radiation and is
risk-free.
• WHOLE BODY EVALUATIONS
A thermogram of the entire body can be taken. This is
not safely possible with CT scans due to high radiation
exposure.
• FILLS IN THE GAPS IN DIAGNOSIS OF PAIN OR INJURY
X-rays, CT, Ultrasound, MRI are all tests that look at
anatomy or structure. Thermography is complementary to
these tests and is unique in that it looks for
physiological change. It can visualize painful areas
when X-ray or MRI has not demonstrated the cause, such
as in a hairline fracture, soft tissue injury, or neck
pain from a whiplash. |
