Contrast-Enhanced Mammography

Memorial’s Women’s Imaging Center is known for providing advanced imaging technology such as 3D mammography and stereotactic breast biopsies on site. In addition to the introduction of the ABUS, the installation of a second 3D mammography machine and available weekend hours for mammograms, Memorial now has a novel contrast technique that quickly highlights any significant areas of concern.

GE Healthcare’s SenoBright HD contrast-enhanced spectral mammography and Serena Bright contrast-guided biopsy work in tandem with the Senographe Pristina mammography system, which radiologists use to image the breast.

A practitioner will first use a contrast medium to highlight the area of concern. During this exam, called contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM), doctors inject an iodine-based agent into the breast so that X-rays can illuminate vascularity and show clinicians where a potential tumor might lie.

If patients need further examination of a suspicious finding following their CESM exams, they now can get this procedure done in the same or familiar setting with familiar staff and get scheduled quickly with Serena Bright. Serena Bright pairs CESM with advanced software that helps guide a biopsy needle to a precise point within a patient’s breast to remove a sample of suspicious tissue.

Talk with your provider about your family history, areas of concern, and breast cancer risk. The sooner any form of breast cancer is detected, the greater the likelihood that treatment will be successful.

Schedule your screening mammogram today by calling 575.521.5270.