FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What are the benefits of Thermal Imaging?
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Thermography is a non-invasive diagnostic test with scientifically valid, reproducible results.
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Thermography is an FDA approved adjunctive diagnostic device so the results can be trusted.
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Thermography can detect dysfunction even when conventional blood tests and radio tests were negative.
Does insurance cover thermal imaging?
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All insurance carriers are different. Currently Total Thermal Imaging of AZ does not accept insurance, however we provide You with a Superbill for you to submit to your insurance company.
Why get tested with thermal imaging?
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Thermal imaging has been an available medical test for more than 50 years, and its nonmedical applications pre-date that by a decade.
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Despite controversy in its early days, this tool has withstood the test of time and has become the mainstay in many diagnostic endeavors.
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The technology in modern day thermography as well as properly training technicians has improved tremendously over the years.
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Increased technological advances of thermal imaging cameras and the newest and best software available.
WHY NOT BE TESTED WITH THERMOGRAPHY?
How does thermal imaging work?
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Thermography registers skin-surface temperature from 112 different points on the body.
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Thermography displays an image yielding a scan of 25 organs, issues, or systems and their function.
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While X-rays give a structural view, thermography gives us a functional perspective based on
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physiology and cold stress response.
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By computer analysis of the skin temperature patterns, the doctor gains a direct index of the metabolic activity in various parts of the body.
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The thermography scan will also show inflamed, degenerated, or overactive organ or tissue processes.