• You must wait at least 3 months after major breast surgery, completion of chemotherapy or radiation before a thermal exam.

• You must wait at least 1 month after biopsy or minor surgery

• Avoid tanning or sunburn 1 week before the exam

• For 24 hours before the exam:
  - Avoid exercise or physical stimulation, massage or chiropractic adjustments
  - Refrain from sauna, steam-room or hot/cold packs
  - No significant fevers

• On the day of the exam:
  - Do not shave your underarms or use any skin creams, lotions or deodorants on the areas to be imaged

• For 2 hours before the exam:
  - Refrain from tobacco use, coffee or   tea consumption
  - Refrain from exercise, bathing or showering
  - Avoid eating or chewing gum

During the exam

There will be no contact with your body, no injections, radiation or fluids to drink. You will be in a comfortably cool private room and the camera will be positioned from 4 to 8 feet away from you as you turn to change to the necessary positions.

You will be offered a gown to wear until the imaging begins. For breast imaging, you will be required to disrobe your upper body. For full body imaging you must remove all but underpants. You will be imaged by a trained thermographer. (Please wear or bring under wear)

A region of interest, like the head or breast will take about 15 minutes. A full body exam will take approximately 30 minutes and time is allowed to briefly review the images before you leave (no interpretations will be offered at this time)

Reporting

Your images, along with your questionnaire will be sent to a trained thermologist for interpretation. A written report, including images will be sent or given to you when the report is complete. A copy can be sent to your doctor by written request.

Notice regarding interpretation

When reading these images, we look for certain temperature findings in the breasts which may suggest elevated risk for disease. Thermal imaging provides information about current and future risk only and does not diagnose breast conditions. Thermal imaging findings should be correlated with diagnostic examinations before a final diagnosis and treatment decision is made. It does not replace any other breast examination.