Thermography is a noninvasive tool that uses an infrared camera to produce images (thermograms) that show the patterns of heat and blood flow on or near the surface of the body. Thermography devices, also known as digital infrared imaging devices, have been cleared for marketing by the FDA only for use with another screening or diagnostic test like mammography, not for use as a standalone diagnostic tool.

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The FDA recommends that this telethermographic system be intended for only adjunctive use in combination with other diagnostic imaging modalities (i.e., Mammography, MRI, Ultrasound, CT).

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