ABUS, or Automated Breast Ultrasound System, is a secondary screening exam designed for women with dense breasts. Tumors and dense breast tissue both appear white on mammograms, which can make detecting a tumor more challenging. Because of that, we also offer ABUS which uses 3D ultrasound technology that provides clearer images through dense breast tissue, […]
FAQs
An AB-MRI is performed on the same scanner as a full breast MRI. The AB-MRI is more affordable and faster lasting around 15 minutes, whereas the full breast MRI lasts between 30 and 45 minutes. A full breast MRI is typically for women with a high lifetime risk of breast cancer or women with a […]
Yes, our radiologists also use a tool called CAD (computer aided diagnosis), a computer program that is designed to evaluate mammograms. This means that mammograms are evaluated by both our radiologist and the CAD program. […]
3D mammography enables the radiologists to adjust the images’ contrast and magnification to aid them in diagnosis. For women with dense, fibrous breasts 3D mammography is especially superior. […]
We perform breast imaging services at three of our four locations. Our North Reserve location in Missoula and our Stevensville location are dedicated to offering screening digital mammograms. They are open for scheduled and walk-in appointments Monday – Friday from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. At our Main Center on South Avenue West, we offer […]
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Yes, it uses radiation but slightly less radiation than with film or screen mammograms. […]
Yes, you will as deodorant can sometimes appear as an area of calcification on a mammogram. […]
Patients with breast implants can have mammograms in the same way as patients without implants. […]
Yes, the compression is the same, but the amount of time the compression is applied is shorter. […]
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It’s valuable to compare your results to your last exam to see if anything has changed. […]
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