Breast Imaging - Windsong Radiology Group

3D Mammography
For patients who are considered high risk or with
family history of breast cancer, 3D Mammography
or Breast Tomosynthesis is the preferred
method of imaging. 3D Mammography may
be used in conjunction with traditional digital
mammography during your annual screening
mammogram.
Benefits of 3D Mammography
• Proven to reduce call backs
• Improved subtle cancer detection
• Fine details more clearly visible
• Allows doctors to examine breast tissue one Our Locations
Windsong Medical Park
55 Spindrift Drive | Williamsville, NY 14221
Lancaster
4893 Transit Road | Depew, NY 14043
What Every Woman
Needs to Know about
Breast Imaging
Omni Pain & Wellness Center
4855 Camp Road | Hamburg, NY 14075
Northwoods Medical Center
3950 E. Robinson Road | W. Amherst, NY 14228
Buffalo
Mosher Medical Center
899 Main Street | Buffalo, NY 14203
layer at a time
We appreciate your patience as our
Radiologists carefully review the expanded
number of images provided by your 3D
mammogram. This additional time can save lives.
Very low X-Ray energy is used during the screening
exam, so the radiation exposure is safely below the
American College of Radiology (ACR) guidelines.
For more information on breast cancer screening, visit
mammographySavesLives.org or RadiologyInfo.org
A diagnostic radiology center of excellence
where personalized service, world-class imaging
and compassion meet.
For more information, call
716.631.2500
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716.631.2500
Technology Leaders
Windsong Radiology Group®, the first facility
in WNY to be awarded ACR Breast Center of
Excellence accreditation, continues its strong
commitment to state-of-the-art technology.
3D Mammography is available at its Williamsville,
W. Amherst, Lancaster and Hamburg locations
to better assist with the early detection of breast
cancer. This follows a number of innovative
imaging procedures that were pioneered by
Windsong which have become the standard of
care including:
Stereotactic Core Biopsy
Full Field Digital Mammography
Breast MRI with Dedicated Breast Coil with CAD Technology
MRI Guided Biopsy
PET/CT
Helical CT Scanning
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Breast Imaging Guidelines
Windsong’s Board Certified and Fellowship
trained Radiologists offer the following
guidelines to assist you in your decision making
around breast cancer screening.
1. Seek out Board Certified and Fellowship
trained radiologists in Women’s Imaging and
Board Certified breast sonographers
2. Begin breast screening at the age of 40, sooner
if recommended by your doctor
3. Be prepared for a properly compressed
mammogram – it is the number one tool
essential for the detection of early stage breast
cancer
4. Understand what it means to have dense
breast tissue
Breast Density
Breast density is determined by the radiologist who
reads your mammogram. There are four categories
of mammographic density. Your doctor should be
able to tell you whether you have dense breasts
based on where you fall on the density scale.
Radiologists classify breast density using a 4-level
density scale:
Left to right: Almost entirely fatty, scattered areas of fibroglandular
density, heterogeneously dense, extremely dense.
Why Breast Density is Important
• A woman with dense breast tissue may be at greater risk for developing breast cancer.
• Dense breast tissue makes it more difficult for
doctors to spot cancer on mammograms.
• Dense tissue appears white on mammograms. Lumps also appear white.
Superimposed Tissue vs
Cancer: Patient was recalled
for further work-up based on
2D. The Tomosynthesis (3D)
demonstrates this as highly
suspicious for breast cancer.
Pathology: Invasive Ductal
Carcinoma.
2D
3D reconstructed
slice
Breast Density in US
10%
Extremely dense breasts
40%
Heterogeneously dense breasts
40%
Scattered areas of fibroglandular density in breasts
10%
Almost entirely fatty breasts
What tests are better for women with dense
breasts?
Doctors and scientists agree that early detection is
the best defense against breast cancer. Until now,
2D Digital Mammography was the best screening.
While Digital Mammography is still one of the
most advanced technologies available, it is only
a two dimensional picture of the breast. Since
the breast is composed of pockets of dense tissue
surrounded by fat, when X-Rayed, it creates an
image that looks something like a smoky haze.