I have never been an advocate for thermal imaging used in
the process of inspecting a house. It’s
a technology that just doesn’t fit for many reasons. I myself have a thermal attachment for my iPhone
and I have never used it since I owned it.
I bought this just for myself to get a hand-on experience with it. The problem with this technology is it’s not
reliable. The results need to be
verified by other piece of equipment (example: moisture meter). My opinion, if I can’t trust the results, why
use it.
I’m writing this post because I learned there are doctors
using thermal imaging to evaluate women for breast cancer instead of doing a mammogram. I read the disclaimer one doctor had on his
website. It stated in plain words that
thermal imaging is not a conclusive means of determining any disease. Also, I understand that the FDA stated, “Thermal
imaging is no substitute for a mammogram”.
My conclusion; the thermal imaging industry is again pushing
a technology that has no fit for its proposed use.
I wrote this post because I have a wife and daughters.
