Digital Mammography Screening:
Providing greater accuracy, speed and ease of use
Digital Mammography at St. Joseph Hospital's Comprehensive Breast Center offers many significant advantages over traditional x-ray film:
- Produces images for evaluation in a matter of seconds using specially designed digital detectors and high-resolution monitors
- Uses selenium-based, direct-capture technology, which completely eliminates light diffusion for unsurpassed clarity and image quality
- Transmits images quickly across a network to physicians and technologists
- Enables physicians to adjust brightness, change contrast, and zoom in for close ups of specific areas of interest — providing greater accuracy in identifying potentially cancerous tissue
- Stores and copies images, just like computer files, which eliminates the dependence on one set of “original” films
- Greatly reduces the need for retakes due to over or under exposure, saving time and reducing patients’ exposure to x-rays
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At the St. Joseph Hospital Comprehensive Breast Center, we are committed to helping you by employing the latest technology to identify cancers at their earliest stages. To help ensure that you receive the highest quality care, we also:
- Use computer assisted detection (CAD) software for second reads on all mammograms
- Perform thorough evaluations of areas of concern, including comparisons with prior studies to identify changes in appearance and architecture
- Recommend additional evaluations using advanced technology (digital mammography, ultrasound, breast MRI, breast PET and ultrasound core biopsy or stereotactic biopsy) to secure the answers you and your doctor need — when you need them
We know that to provide the highest quality care requires the utmost in skill, technology and service – especially for women with hard-to-find and aggressive cancers. St. Joseph Hospital is here to fulfill this commitment and do everything possible to ensure excellent outcomes.
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