Digital Mammography - Cogdell Memorial Hospital

Why Digital Mammography

Why Cogdell Memorial Hospital?  Cogdell Memorial Hospital delivers the highest quality patient care available – Dedicated staff – Commitment to patient care and comfort – Comfortable, easily accessible facility – State-of-the-art technology, including digital mammography

What is Digital Mammography?

What is Digital Mammography? Digital mammography uses traditional X-ray generators and tubes to produce an X-ray beam.

This X-ray beam is converted into digital information which can be stored electronically, transmitted, displayed, analyzed and manipulated in a number of ways.

Digital Mammography X-ray source

Acquisition computer

Digital detector Softcopy display

Why Digital Mammography?  Improved Breast Cancer Detection – ACRIN DMIST Study Results • Study funded by National Cancer Institute • DMIST enrolled nearly 49,500 participants at 33 centers nationwide and in Canada

– Study results show that digital mammography is more beneficial for women: • under age 50 (no matter what level of breast tissue density they had)

• of any age with heterogeneously (very dense) or extremely dense breasts • pre- or peri-menopausal women of any age (defined as women who had a last menstrual period within 12 months of their mammograms)

ACRIN – American College of Radiology Imaging Network DMIST – Digital Mammography Imaging Screening Trial

Why Digital Mammography?  Lower Patient Dose – Digital mammography delivers 30%-40% lower dose compared to screen-film and CR mammography

 Enhanced Patient Care – Elimination of need for technologists to leave exam room to process films provides uninterrupted patient contact – Needle localizations can be completed in an average of 12 minutes

 Elimination of Lost Films – Redundant storage of digital exams eliminates possibility of lost images

 Reduced Recalls – Due to clearer images and improved reviewing tools

Softcopy Review Advantages  Digital Images Are Reviewed on High Resolution Monitors, For Optimal Viewing Conditions  Softcopy Review Allows the Radiologist To: – Zoom in and magnify areas of interest – Adjust contrast and brightness for better visualization of fine details – Display digital images from prior studies – Arrange images on screen for best comparison positioning – Use measuring tools – Make and store annotations

Digital Magnification

Why Cogdell Radiology? We chose the digital mammography system that delivers: – Best image quality in the industry

– Optimal resolution and field of view – Lower patient dose with no compromise in image quality

– Emphasis on patient comfort

Image is Everything……….. especially in mammography  Mammography requires images of the highest resolution and contrast for the detection of cancer at the earliest stages

 Our digital mammography system provides the latest technological advances available to ensure superb image quality – Direct capture digital detector completely eliminates the imagedegrading effects of light diffusion, for preservation of image sharpness – Exclusive High Transmission Cellular Grid reduces radiation scatter in two directions and enables 70% - 80% transmission of primary beam, compared to conventional grids that provide only 50% transmission

Focus on Patient Comfort  Tilting paddles automatically conforms to the natural contours of the breast, for more uniform and comfortable compression

 Slim tubehead and recessed face shield for easier positioning

MammoPad® Breast Cushion……. for a softer, warmer mammogram

Minimizes discomfort, one of the most often reported barriers to compliance

Patient Satisfaction 

Softness reduces discomfort from compression

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Warms the compression surfaces for skin comfort

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Reduces discomfort by 50% in 3 out of 4 women*

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Grip like effect aids in patient positioning *Markle study. Comfort and compression. SBI 2001, The Breast Journal 2004.

Encourage Someone You Love To Have Her Annual Mammogram.