About us
Welcome To Pink Image
Pink Image is a full-service breast health clinic that offers thermograms, clinical examinations, interpretation, consultations, and treatment.
Pink Image Breast Thermography is firmly rooted in the origins of breast thermography history. Maurice Bales, President of Bales Scientific, invented the first digital infrared camera in 1979.
Breast thermography research studies have shown that an abnormal breast thermogram is a definitive marker for potential risk of developing breast cancer, even more significant than family history.
Currently, many other cameras used for breast thermography scan a very low number of optical lines, resulting in poor image quality and less detail of the breasts. Most breast thermography research was performed on high optical line cameras and because of this; low optical line cameras cannot apply the results of this research to their imaging methods. Therefore, it is imperative to obtain breast thermography from practices that utilize high optical line cameras since these images are rich in the details required by the proper interpretation of breast thermography.
The Bales TIP (Thermal Image Processor) camera provides 600 optical lines of resolution, allowing for more detailed Infrared (heat) images of the breast. When imaging breast tissue for potential thermal abnormalities, it is important to utilize a high resolution, ultra sensitive Infrared camera. The Bales TIP camera is FDA registered under section (a)(1) of document 884.2980, which reads “intended for adjunctive diagnostic screening for detection of breast cancer and other uses”.
Pink Image Breast Thermography utilizes technology that increases early detection, promotes prevention, and ultimately saves lives. Pink Image Breast Thermography is a simple, non-invasive, no-contact, no radiation, and pain-free screening procedure for women of all ages. Pink Image Breast Thermography is safe for pregnant women, nursing mothers, women with implants, fibroids and dense breasts. This is the only breast screening recommended for all women ages 25-39 when breast cancer can be particularly aggressive.
Pink Image Breast Thermography is a superficial screening procedure which is able to monitor small changes or abnormalities by analyzing vascularity or blood flow in the breasts. Thermography’s sensitivity makes it ideal for breast cancer screening and breast health treatment as it can detect minute changes in the breast tissue which can be monitored over time.
When the breast is cooled in a temperature controlled room, blood vessels of normal tissue may respond by constricting to conserve heat while tumor tissue and its blood vessels may remain hot. The vascular patterns frequently associated with tumors may emit more heat than their surrounding tissues, thus allowing them to be detected by Pink Image’s heat sensing infrared camera.
Breast thermograms show highly specific thermal patterns in each individual woman. They provide a unique “thermal signature” that remains constant over years unless there is a change in an underlying condition. Since the technology has the ability to accurately detect thermal abnormalities of the breast over time, it becomes important to have a baseline early on in a woman’s life. For this reason, women may have breast thermography performed as early as age 25.
Since Pink Image Breast Thermography can also screen for environmental estrogens, estrogen hormone therapies (bio-identical estrogen, flax and soy), as well as the body’s naturally occurring estrogen, it is a valuable tool for monitoring hormone levels and breast health treatments. Please note hormone monitoring is just for breast health assessment and is not FDA approved for breast thermography.
Since thermomgraphy is a superficial screening process that analyzes the blood flow of the skin, thermograms are unable to “see inflammation” of the digestive tract, uterus, and organs directly.
Pink Image Breast Thermography is revolutionizing the fight against breast cancer by providing the technology and experience to maintain long term breast health. Our premier services are unrivaled in the United States. There are only two recognized national thermography boards and Pink image is the only breast thermography clinic in Southern California that is certified by both boards. Pink Image Breast Thermography is also one of the few clinics whose reports follow the strict guidelines established by the national boards.
Pink Image Breast Thermography does not replace mammography. In fact, the two screening modalities are a great complement to each other. Since it has been determined that 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer; every possible means should be used to stop the epidemic. This is best accomplished with early detection through screening.
Pink Image Breast Thermography provides the technology to revolutionize the fight against breast cancer.
Pink Image Breast Thermography utilizes technology that increases early detection, promotes prevention, and ultimately saves lives. Pink Image Breast Thermography is a simple, non-invasive, no-contact, no radiation, and pain-free screening procedure for women of all ages. Pink Image Breast Thermography is safe for pregnant women, nursing mothers, women with implants, fibroids and dense breasts. This is the only breast screening recommended for all women ages 25-39 when breast cancer can be particularly aggressive.