Breast Thermography Evaluation Program Instructions — Hypothermia
Hypothermia is classified as local/regional and global.
Local and Regional Hypothermia
Local or regional hypothermia present as random patches of decreased temperature most often with diffuse (fuzzy) border. A local hypothermia is a discrete patch confined to a single quadrant of the breast. A regional hypothermia is comprised of one or more mottled patches occupying a significant portion of one region, or multiple regions. Local or regional hypothermia are limited to no more than two quadrants.
Local/Regional Hypothermia: Characterized as one, several or multiple areas of hypothermia in any region of the breast, with variable size and clear or a fuzzy outline, possibly extended over the entire breast (mottled pattern).
Procedure:
- Carefully review the images of each breast for indications of a local or regional hypothermia.
- If one or more hypothermia is identified, on one or both breasts, check the Yes box for the breast presenting with the hypothermia. If both, check both boxes.
- When prompted, check the box, or up to two boxes corresponding to the quadrants occupied by the identified hypothermia.
- When prompted, enter the measured minimum temperature of the hypothermia in degrees Celsius, and enter the temperature of the same area on the opposite breast.