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Mammography
Early detection of breast cancer takes on a new dimension!
Detecting breast cancer while it’s still in the early stages is one of the best ways to improve your chances of recovery. At The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus, our full-service breast health clinic offers comprehensive services to detect and treat breast cancer. Our top priority is your wellbeing, which is why we provide a wide range of services, including mammograms, breast biopsies and other breast cancer screening services. No matter what type of service you require, we will ensure you receive the compassionate and dependable breast care you deserve.
Our breast screening services
Our breast imaging center offers a variety of tests and screens to help our patients detect breast cancer as early as possible. Our breast screening services include:
- 3D mammography
- Bone density scans
- Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Breast ultrasound and ultrasound-guided procedures
- Designated radiologist
- Digital diagnostic and screening mammograms
- Needle localizations
- R2 image checker, which provides a second opinion on mammograms
- Stereotactic biopsies
To make your experience more comfortable, we offer mammopad cushions upon request. Additional imaging may be required and performed the same day if needed at your appointment. Breast imaging services, including 3D mammography, are also offered at our Imaging Center location at 601 SW Corporate View Road, Topeka, KS 66615.
3D mammography
Both our Breast Center and Imaging Center proudly offer 3D mammography. For decades, doctors have been searching for technology to help them find very small cancers or rule out “false positives” and reduce the number of women who are called back for a diagnostic mammogram.
With 3D mammography, your radiologist can see breast tissue detail in a way never before possible. Instead of viewing all the complexities of your breast tissue in a flat image, the doctor can examine the tissue a millimeter at a time. Fine details are more clearly visible, no longer hidden by the tissue above and below.
3D mammography may be used in conjunction with traditional digital mammography as part of your annual screening mammogram to capture more breast images. The combination has been proven to reduce “call-backs.”
Did you know?
- 75% of women diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history or are not considered high risk.
- Standard mammography can miss up to 50 percent of cancers present in women with dense breasts.
Also known as digital breast tomosynthesis, 3D mammography is superior at detecting invasive breast tumors as well as tumors located in dense breast tissue. 3D technology takes a series of images and generates a three-dimensional picture that is much clearer than two-dimensional images allowing physicians to detect cancers sooner and more accurately.
3D mammograms use similar equipment and procedures as traditional 2D mammograms and have no additional risk to patients compared with traditional mammograms.
No referral is necessary for screening and most insurances now cover 3D mammography exams. For patients whose insurance does not cover 3D technology, the added costs beyond traditional mammograms can still be affordable. Be sure to check with your insurance for coverage rates.