We are excited to announce we are partnering with POLSONO, an independent mobile ultrasound service, which will be available in our office beginning April 1st, 2025! Book now by calling the number below. (We are also exploring having this service back-to-back with your thermography appointment upon your request and adding this service to other mobile locations in the near future.) Be sure to read below about the preparation instructions when having both tests at the same time.

 

BREAST TESTING

All breast tests are “screening” tests. Thermograms are the only functional/physiological tests, which can identify your risk factor for cancerous, or precancerous conditions (especially stage 0 cancer, e.g. DCIS(1), 5-8 years before structural tests such as mammograms or ultrasounds. If you didn’t know already, the specificity (accurately identifying an individual is disease-free) of Therma-Scan is 90% and sensitivity (accurately identifying disease when present) 92%, greatly due to the cold-water stress test we perform. We have shared with you for years that no one test is 100% accurate. Now we are pleased to announce the latest research confirms it: when combining thermography with ultrasound the efficacy is nearly 100%.Why is thermography your first and best choice? Ultrasounds (sound waves instead of radiation) as a standalone structural test have a specificity of 88%, and sensitivity of 80%*, which again “when combined with 90-92% with Therma-Scan is the most effective combination of testing available for women today”, according to Phillip Hoekstra, PhD, Clinic Director and founder of Therma-Scan. (FYI, as a comparison, mammograms have been shown to have a sensitivity of 85% at best (for women with dense breasts the sensitivity falls as low as 44%), and a specificity below 25%! Additionally, there is no radiation with a thermogram and ultrasound.

 

TH3 & TH4 RESULTS & HIGH-RISK PATIENTS

If your report has revealed a TH3 or TH4 result and you have avoided further testing as recommended by your physician due to the radiation of mammography, call your physician today to discuss the efficacy of having an ultrasound with https://polsono.com!

 

CAROTID TESTING

Another area in which thermograms shine is in screening for plaquing in the carotid arteries. Before plaque in the carotid arteries can be identified (upwards of 30%), the body protects the brain by shunting (sending) blood through a different pathway/vessel. The excess blood in an artery that goes around the orbit of the eye has an extremely high correlation to the amount of plaquing in the carotid artery. We highly recommend every woman 45 or older have a carotid thermogram every 3-5 years depending on their family history and risk factors. Don’t be the 1 in 5 women (far more than breast cancer) who develop a stroke as their first symptom – 15% of which are due to plaque in the carotid artery. Once any risk for plaquing is identified (again, which can be years before identified on a doppler ultrasound), a follow-up ultrasound is your safest choice for monitoring the condition as you speak to your physician to reverse this condition and incorporate lifestyle changes.

 

OTHER ULTRASOUND TESTING

POLSONO also offers a wide variety of tests including but not limited to echocardiogram, abdominal, carotid, kidney, pelvic and extremities. For a complete list and more detailed information on all of the above or to schedule an ultrasound please visit www.polsono.com for more information. The cost is not covered by insurance, and the REPORT IS ONLY SENT TO YOU (not your physician).

 

TO SCHEDULE YOUR ULTRASOUND TODAY CALL THEIR OFFICE DIRECTLY

248-761-4110​

 

We suggest in order to combine both tests on the same day/back-to-back:

open our main office scheduling page on this website and have the calendar viewable, then call Polsono to book their appointment first since they have limited hours. This way you can immediately book your

Therma-Scan appointment on the website after your ultrasound appointment is booked.

(Remember the Preparation Instructions: when performed on the SAME day, thermograms MUST come before an ultrasound.

If having a thermogram after an ultrasound you MUST wait a full three days to avoid excess 'heat' in the breast tissue.)

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In health,

The Therma-Scan Team

 

*Ultrasound can detect risk factor for breast cancer by 48% - 97% as stated in some literature. Rather than using one study, when pooling results among research papers ultrasound results as stated above: specificity of 88%, and sensitivity of 80%, are not as efficient at detecting Stage 0 cancer. This is when breast cancer is non-invasive. There are also more false positives than with thermography – two vital reasons to discover changes 5-8 years earlier with thermography over structural testing.

 

(1) Mammogram Causes Breast Cancer | NaturalHealth365