8 VITALITY Spring 2025 Benefits of a 3D mammogram It’s a fact: Mammograms save lives. These X-ray pictures of the breast can find signs of cancer early, when treatment is more likely to be successful. There are two types of mammograms: 2D (two-dimensional, or standard) and 3D (threedimensional). A standard mammogram captures images from two angles: top-to-bottom and side-toside. 3D technology creates images from several angles. Those additional angles allow the doctor to examine the breast tissue more clearly than with 2D. All mammograms are safe. They give off very low doses of radiation while taking detailed pictures. They can find changes that might be early signs of cancer years before a woman feels any symptoms. However, research shows that 3D mammograms have some advantages. They can: ● Find more breast cancers. ● Be a good option for women with very dense breast tissue. ● Reduce the likelihood that a woman will be called back for additional testing. CMH Breast Care Center offers 3D technology The CMH Breast Care Center recently added the latest technology for early breast cancer detection with 3D mammography (also called digital breast tomosynthesis, or DBT). “Patients will notice little difference in the mammogram process other than it taking a little longer,” says Jana Horner, M.D., a board certified diagnostic radiologist with the CMH Breast Imaging Center. “However, the 3D images give me more information for improved diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes.”
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