New technology for mammograms

Great news for all women - we no longer have to dread getting a mamogram!

MD News Miami just released its first edition and there is a great story on the technological developments of breast imaging. The Hybrid SPECT-CmT is a technological development six years in the making and doctors are working hard at the Duke Multi-Modality Imaging Lab to perfect the machine. This new advancement creates a more comfortable mammogram experience while offering physicians a more powerful tool to locate the smallest tumors within breast tissue.

The Hybrid SPECT-CmT uses a very low amount of radiation and provides a three-dimensional image of the breast. This is especially good for women with dense breast tissue, those who have cancerous tumors along the chest wall and those women who usually avoid a mammogram exam because of fear/discomfort. The best thing about this technology is women no longer have to deal with getting their breast compressed during the examination. Instead, we can lie facing down on the table and this advanced technology scans clear images of the breast.

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And, for more information on the Hybrid SPECT-CmT, click here.