Why is Digital Mammography better?
Digital Mammography enables the Radiologists to adjust the images contrast and magnification, to aid them in diagnosis. Digital Mammography is especially superior for women with dense fibrous breasts. Will my mammogram be double read? Our Radiologists use a tool called CAD (Computer Aided Diagnosis). This is a computer program that is designed to evaluate mammograms. So all mammograms are read by our Radiologist and evaluated with the CAD program. Why do I have to remove my deodorant? Deodorant can sometimes appear as an area of calcification on a mammogram. Do I need an order/prescription to have a screening mammogram? According to the MQSA, (Mammography Quality Standard Act) a routine annual mammograms can be self referred.
