Women's Imaging Services
在美景医疗中心,我们理解女性有独特的需求. To better fit your busy lifestyle, 我们创建了女性诊断中心——一个专门为女性设计的独立影像中心.
The Women’s Diagnostic Center provides Birmingham women with imaging technology, including:
- Two 3D mammography machines that deliver a series of detailed breast images, 让你的医生一层一层更好地评估你的乳房.
- An ultrasound system designed for abdominal, vascular, obstetric, gynecologic, neonatal, pediatric, urological and cardiac imaging.
- A bone density scanner 它可以分析骨矿物质密度(BMD)以及瘦肉和脂肪组织块.
如需在妇女诊断中心预约影像学检查,请致电 (205) 971-1489.
What is a Screening Mammogram?
筛查性乳房x光检查是对没有症状的妇女进行的特殊乳房x光检查,以便对乳腺癌或其他乳房异常进行早期诊断.
筛查乳房x光检查是在没有任何症状或迹象的妇女中进行的 breast cancer. 高风险妇女或以前患过乳腺癌的妇女如果没有任何症状,也可以进行乳房x光检查. At Grandview Medical Center, 我们在平静友好的环境中提供现代技术的乳房x光检查,将压力降到最低.
目前,建议所有女性从40岁开始每年进行一次乳房x光检查. 对于乳腺癌风险较高或有乳腺癌家族史的女性,建议尽早进行年度筛查.
What is 3D Mammography?
美景医疗中心提供3D乳房x线摄影技术或乳房断层合成, which means the breast is imaged in thin slices. The images can be looked at like pages in a book. 研究表明,3D乳房x线摄影允许更高的癌症检出率和更低的假阳性率. 获得3D乳房x光检查的过程与标准的2D乳房x光检查感觉相同. Additionally, 使用3D乳房x光检查,通常不需要额外的乳房x光检查,也不需要对良性或偶然发现进行“复查”.
3D乳房x光检查的辐射量略大于2D, 但它完全在FDA和ACR允许的安全标准之内. 此外,美景医疗中心使用的技术可以减少辐射剂量. 根据最近的证据,3D乳房x光检查在癌症检测方面比2D要好得多.
What is a Diagnostic Mammogram?
诊断性乳房x光检查是在你或你的医生感觉到肿块等症状时进行的, thickening in your breast, nipple discharge, change in breast size or shape or localized pain in the breast. 如果您有异常的乳房x光检查或个人乳腺癌病史,也将进行诊断性乳房x光检查.
我们使用现代传统的数字和3D乳房x光检查,如果需要的话, high resolution ultrasound to perform diagnostic breast imaging. When you come in for a diagnostic mammogram, the radiologist will read your mammogram while you are waiting, 并将在同一天执行专门或额外的视图. 放射科医生会在你离开之前和你谈谈,解释你的研究结果, answer any questions and help you coordinate any follow-up. 如果您需要额外的预约,我们会帮您安排的.
What is a Breast Ultrasound?
乳房超声被用作解决乳房问题的工具. It can be used to evaluate a new lump felt by you or your doctor, or something seen on your mammogram. 超声检查结合乳房x光检查和/或临床检查可以帮助更好地描述感兴趣的区域. We will discuss all results with you at your appointment, answer any questions you may have, and communicate those results to you and your doctor.
What is a Breast Needle Biopsy?
我们在舒适的办公室里使用成像工具对乳房进行针活检. 活组织检查可以使用超声波以微创的方式进行, stereotactic or 3D (tomosynthesis) guidance. We also perform cyst aspirations and fine needle aspirations. 我们将一步一步地指导您,以减轻您的焦虑. We want you to feel comfortable with your procedure. 我们的设备使我们能够看到并准确定位需要活检的区域. 我们还在活检时放置一个微小的活检夹来标记关注的区域. The biopsy samples are sent to our pathology department, 我们会在活检后的两到三个工作日内通知您检查结果并回答您的问题.
What is a Wire or Tag Localization?
如果在乳房活检中发现了需要外科医生切除的东西,因为它是乳腺癌, pre-cancer or a high risk or indeterminate lesion, 外科医生需要我们做胸丝或标签定位. Before the surgery, 将导线或标签插入乳房,以帮助外科医生找到需要手术切除的区域. 这使得外科医生能够更精确地切除问题区域. 这个过程可以在手术当天或手术前几天在我们的办公室进行乳房x光检查或超声指导. 我们采用的技术是一种“标签”放置装置,它允许我们在手术前定位该区域. 乳房手术可能会有很大的压力,所以我们会尽我们所能帮助减轻这种压力.
What is a Bone Density?
骨密度是照顾女性健康的重要组成部分,因为当女性衰老时, have removal of their ovaries or take certain medications, their bone density can decrease. 骨密度过低被称为骨质疏松症,它会增加你骨折的风险. Because fractures can be debilitating, 测量骨密度以治疗骨质疏松症对防止不必要的骨折非常重要. 一份非常详细的骨密度报告将提供给你的医生,他们将指导你的治疗.