Can Infrared Imaging Detect Inflammatory Breast Cancer?
Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) is a form of breast cancer that is generally in the skin of the breast and is rarely diagnosed with mammography. The only diagnosis is a biopsy, usually done after more advanced signs of the disease are observed clinically. One of the early signs of the disease includes an elevated breast temperature that increases over time as the disease advances. Infrared imaging can detect even a slight increase in the breast temperature, and thus is an effective indicator of the potential for this condition. If significant temperature signs are observed with infrared, and your doctor suspects the possibility of IBC, he may order an early biopsy before other more advanced clinical signs become evident.
