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Simply being a woman puts you at some risk for breast cancer.
Mammography and regular breast exams can help find existing and prevent future cancers.
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According to the World Health Organization, more than 1.2 women people worldwide will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. The key to surviving breast cancer is early detection and treatment.
Early detection of breast cancer helps reduce the need for therapeutic treatment and minimize pain and suffering, allowing women to continue leading happy, productive lives. |
Yearly mammography screening saves lives by detecting cancer early, when it is most treatable.
The Clinical Challenge
 "Twenty to forty percent of early-stage breast cancers go undetected at the time of screening."
Harvey JA, Fajardo LL, Innis CA. Previous mammograms in patients with impalpable breast carcinoma: retrospective vs blinded interpretation. Am J Roentgenol. 1993;161:1167-1172.
Interpreting mammograms is a very challenging job. Normal breast tissue varies widely among women and can even vary for the same woman over time.
The combination of viewing a large number of cases, radiologist fatigue, the complex image structure of the breast on a mammogram and the subtle nature of early signs of the disease can result in false negative readings. In fact, studies show that as many as one third of the undetected cancers are missed as a result of observational oversights - regardless of the experience or expertise of the doctor.
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The ImageChecker® Solution
"Use of the ImageChecker® system could result in earlier detection of up to 23.4% of the cancers currently detected with screening mammography in those women who had a prior screening mammogram 9-24 months earlier."
-FDA-approved claim
The ImageChecker system is the first FDA approved computer-aided detection system (CAD) for mammography. ImageChecker analyzes medical images using proprietary software that highlights areas that contain features associated with cancer.
The ImageChecker system acts like a "spellchecker" for medical images, performing over one billion calculations per film. It is designed to assist radiologists in reducing the number of false-negative readings by drawing attention to areas that warrant a second review.
The resulting reduction in observational oversights aids radiologists with earlier detection of breast cancers.
MNAP Diagnostic Center is proud to offer this innovative technology to patients in our community.
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BREAST MRI AT MNAP DIAGNOSTIC CENTER
MNAP Diagnostic Center is proud to offer an important addition to its comprehensive diagnostic imaging services of the Breast. The combination of a state of the art 1.5T High-Field MRI scanner and a dedicated 7-channel phased array breast coil allows MNAP to offer high quality Breast MRI scanning for patients in our community. Due to recent advances in technology and approval for reimbursement from leading insurance carriers such as Medicare, Breast MRI is now at the forefront of the battle against Breast Cancer.
Thanks to its image detail, MRI has demonstrated it can detect small breast lesions that are sometimes missed in mammography. MRI can also successfully image dense breast tissue (common in young women) and breasts with implants, which present problems for traditional mammography.
*Recent research reported in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that breast MRI may find nearly twice as many breast cancer tumors as mammograms do.
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Uses for Breast MRI
- Determine if there are breast abnormalities
- If a growth looks malignant, determine where it is in the breast (how close is it to the chest wall, skin and nipple), how big it is, and if there are enlarged lymph nodes
- Evaluate breast implant integrity and detect breast cancer in women with breast augmentation
- Evaluate the existence of cancer in high-risk women, especially younger women with dense breast tissue
- Evaluate patients with positive margins for residual cancer
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Advantages of Breast MRI
- Can detect lesions earlier than traditional tests
- Can differentiate between solid lumps & fluid filled (cystic) lumps
- More sensitive and specific than a mammogram, sometimes detecting occult cancer not visible in mammography
- No uncomfortable breast compression required
- No X-ray radiation
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MNAP Advantage:
- Siemens Avanto 1.5 Tesla High-Field, Short Bore MRI scanner
- State of the art, 7 channel phased array dedicated Breast Coil
- Highest resolution and best possible quality scanning
- Highly experienced Radiologist
- Short exam times
- Fast appointments
- Fast report turnaround time
- *Coming soon* MRI Guided Breast Biopsies
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To inquire about Breast MRI or schedule an appointment please call 215-464-3300
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