Painful compressions ... ionizing radiation exposure ... false positives ... over-diagnoses. Mix in an unhealthy dose of dread, fear and anxiety and we’ve pretty much captured the typical mammogram experience. 

Enter Thermographic Diagnostic Imaging where Dr. Philip Getson utilizes the latest in breast thermography technology and a holistic approach to wellness in order to detect and address physiological changes in tissue at the cellular level.  

“Most tumors, by the time they show up on a mammogram, have already been growing in the body for eight to 10 years,” Getson says. “Thermography gives us a unique opportunity to detect physiological changes early before any actual disease occurs. Mammography can only pick up anatomical abnormalities once they are formed, whereas the infrared imaging cameras in thermography accurately spot any physiological changes such as abnormal blood vessels and increased surface temperatures.”  

He is a conventionally trained Osteopathic Family Physician and he encourages women to research the dangers of aluminum-based antiperspirants and wearing underwire bras which constrict breast tissue and lymph flow.  

Dense breast tissue can result in high levels of false negatives from routine mammography. “There are more than 800,000 unnecessary biopsies a year performed on women who are otherwise perfectly healthy,” Getson says. Thermography does not give off any harmful radiation and is a non-contact test.  

Thermographic Diagnostic Imagining also conducts thyroid, dental and facial studies to screen for potential dysfunctions. “There are eight teeth connected to the mammary glands. Treating dental infections can minimize the risk for certain types of breast disease,” he adds. “With regard to thyroid dysfunction, we have found that laboratory testing is often not highly accurate in measuring the function of the gland. A physiologic approach can provide more information.” 

Thermographic Diagnostic Imaging, 100 Brick Rd., Ste. 206, Marlton, NJ. For more information or to make an appointment, call 856-596-5834, email [email protected] or visit www.TDINJ.com.