Mammography Services

3-D Mammography

Samaritan Health Services hospitals are now offering 3-D mammography at all Diagnostic Imaging locations.

The new tomosynthesis exam creates a 3-D image of the breast using X-rays. This exam increases the detection of breast cancers and decreases the number of women asked to return for additional testing. An X-ray arm takes multiple images of each breast from many angles in seconds. The images are sent to a computer where they are displayed as a series of thin slices producing a clear, highly focused 3-D image. The overall exam is only a few seconds longer than a 2-D exam and makes breast cancers easier to see in dense breast tissue, making breast screening more comfortable, and leads to early detection.