Mammography Machine
Mammography machine has arrived, funded by Spring Gala 2022 and Radiothon 2022 donations.
The Breast Imaging program at LMH provides breast imaging care with over 4000 exams to our community including 1700 screening exams, 1000 Tomosynthesis and 300 ultrasound-guided biopsies.
Digital mammography is the standard of care for early breast cancer detection.
New technology offers lower doses of radiation and higher resolution imaging.
Despite all the advantages that have been gained in the past years with digital mammography, there are still some limitations. It has been documented that around 22% of malignant lesions, especially in dense breasts, are missed today. There are two improved techniques/software which have proven to decrease these statistics today.
Tomosynthesis imaging has reduced callbacks and enhanced the quality of care we provide. Tomosynthesis is a technique and software enhancement which produces layers of images 1mm at a time.
