Digital Mammography - About us
Baptist Health Care is
launching the most advanced equipment
available for digital mammography,
Hologic Selenia Dimensions, and it
is conveniently available at Baptist
Hospital, Gulf Breeze Hospital, Baptist
Medical Park – Nine Mile and Baptist
Medical Park – Navarre.
Digital mammography delivers
high-quality, reliable images as well
as improves patient comfort and
reduces procedure time. As always,
mammograms are provided by the
experienced, caring mammography suite
staff. Our team is specially trained to
guide women through their mammogram
experience with compassion and
assurance.
In addition to unparalleled digital
technology, the Baptist Hospital unit is the first hospital in Florida to offer 3-D breast tomosynthesis.
3-D images reveal the inner architecture
of the breast to allow clearer, more
precise images of abnormalities earlier,
when breast cancer is most treatable.
This approach may be preferred for
clinically indicated cases for unparalleled
high-quality images.
One in eight American women will
develop breast cancer sometime in her
lifetime. When detected and treated
early, the chance for cure is nearly 100
percent. The American Cancer Society
recommends that all women 40 years
of age and older have a screening
mammogram every year, in association
with an annual clinical breast
examination and monthly breast self-examination.
Baptist offers same and next day screenings at four convenient locations:
Digital Mammography - e-Reminders:
If you're a woman over age 40, use our Mammography e-Reminder to schedule your reminder. We'll send you an e-reminder when it's time for your next mammogram.
Digital Mammography - Mammography Facts:
- Mammography is a low-dose x-ray examination that can detect breast cancer up to two years before it is large enough to be felt.
- Mammography is the single most effective method of early detection.
- Screening mammography is an x-ray examination of the breasts with no known breast problems.
- Diagnostic mammography is an x-ray examination of the breast(s) with a known problem such as a
lump, pain, nipple discharge or thickening, or any unusual changes in the breasts.
- A diagnostic mammogram involves various images of the breasts to rule-out breast cancer or clarify a
suspicious area of the breast.
- On average, mammography will detect about 80% - 90% of breast cancers in women without symptoms.
- Women over 40 should have an annual mammogram.
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