The Power of Digital Mammography

A traditional film-screen mammogram uses x-rays to capture images of the breast, and the images are stored on film. A radiologist studies the film for any suspicious-looking areas in the breasts.

"A digital mammogram converts x-rays into digital information," says Michael Morich, MD, medical director of the Kearney Breast Center. "The images can be enhanced, magnified or manipulated on a computer screen, which can help us see specific areas of the breasts more clearly. The images also can be stored electronically and transmitted from one location to another, allowing breast specialists in different locations to study them."

Both digital and film-screen mammography can detect breast cancer at an early stage. However, according to the National Cancer Institute, digital mammography is better than film-screen mammography for:

• Women with dense breasts
• Women younger than 50, regardless of breast density
• Women who had their final menstrual periods within 12 months of their mammograms

The Kearney Breast Center's three mammography rooms are equipped with state-of-the-art digital technology to help detect breast cancer early. Make your appointment today!

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Contact Us

Kearney Breast Center
200 NE Mother Joseph Place, Suite 420
Vancouver, WA 98665

360.514.6161 (Breast Center main number)
360.514.6164 (Nurse Navigator)
360.891.2642 (Radiologists)
360.213.9955 or 503.808.9803 (Southwest Medical Group Surgical Specialists)
360.989.3494 (Southwest Medical Group Plastic Surgery)

Published in Southwest Health, May/June 2009.