TTM, namely thermal tomography imaging system technology, is a medical imaging technology developed in recent ten years. It calculates the depth, intensity and shape of heat source through thermal tomography, and forms the relative intensity distribution map of cell metabolism corresponding to each part of human body through computer processing. According to its corresponding law with health status, the human status is comprehensively evaluated, including qualitative and quantitative evaluation of health status, sub-health status and disease status, and the best intervention suggestions are given on this basis.
The main differences between PET-CT and TTM
Although both PET/CT and TTM can be used for sub-health examination, they have some similarities, but there are still obvious differences.
1, TTM measuring table PET-CT measuring inside
TTM belongs to the sub-health examination of functional medicine, which is mainly aimed at the metabolic status of cells, but it can not be used as a diagnostic examination of diseases and can only provide limited reference value. It mainly evaluates people's physical condition and then gives appropriate suggestions.
Good screening methods can not only effectively find tumors, but also have strong qualitative diagnosis and staging ability. Because the grape metabolism rate of most malignant tumors is high, PET/CT imaging can better evaluate the glucose metabolism of tumors, help to distinguish benign from malignant tumors, evaluate the malignant degree of tumors and accurately stage them. At the same time, PET/CT fusion images can well describe the role of diseases in biochemical process, and more information about the relationship between anatomical structure and physiological function can be obtained after complementary information. The resolution of this result is higher and obviously more accurate. When PET-CT is used in health examination, besides early screening of malignant tumors, the detection rate of benign tumors is also high, such as meningioma and hysteromyoma. Pancreatic thyroid tumor, etc.
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The scope of TTM examination is wider than that of PET-CT, involving almost every system of human body, including diseases of all tissues and organs of circulation, respiration, digestion, nerve, endocrine, reproduction, urinary system and immune system. PET CT focuses on the early detection and diagnosis of major diseases in the fields of tumor, brain and heart.
3, check the key is not the same
TTM is more about the assessment of physical condition, but it cannot be used for the accurate diagnosis of tumor diseases.