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IMAGINE HAVING TO GIVE
a book review and
the only content you have to make your recommendation
is the cover. You can read the title and the synopsis. A big,
splashy image fills the front—complete with rave reviews.
You probably have a pretty good indication of what the
book is about, but it’s nothing compared to the detail you’d
have if you read the book page by page.
That’s the kind of detail Faith Regional Health Services
now offers with the addition of Genius 3-D mammogra-
phy, available on the Selenia
®
Dimensions
®
system from
Hologic. Unlike traditional 2-D mammography, 3-D
mammography captures multiple slices, or images, of your
breasts from several different angles to help doctors make
more accurate diagnoses. It’s almost like turning the pages
of a book.
“In 2-D mammography, snapshot images are taken only
from the top and side of the breast,” says Brian Vonk, MD,
Medical Director of Imaging Services at Faith Regional
Health Services. “In 3-D mammography, the x-ray arm
sweeps in a small arc over the breast for
about four seconds taking multiple im-
ages. These images are then displayed as
a series of thin slices that can be viewed
as individual images or as a dynamic
animation, similar to a CT. True abnor-
malities in a breast can now be located
with greater accuracy compared to 2-D
examinations.”
Advantages of 3-D
The primary advantages of 3-D mam-
mography are greater accuracy and fewer patient callbacks
compared to 2-D mammography. Studies have shown about
a 41 percent increase in breast cancer detection over 2-D
mammography. The increased accuracy also reduces the
number of callbacks for additional images by as much as
40 percent, sparing patients the anxiety, inconvenience and
expense of additional imaging.
Brian Vonk, MD
Northeast Nebraska Imaging
2700 W. Norfolk Ave.
Norfolk, NE 68701
3-D MAMMOGRAPHY
Because
details matter
Schedule your 2-D
or 3-D mammogram
today.
Call
402-644-7121.