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HEALTH SIMONMED IMAGING MAKING MAMMOGRAPHY EASIER

SimonMed Imaging is helping 3D mammography is one of the most Whole breast ultrasound is the shower once a month. This familiarity women throughout Arizona advanced and powerful breast screening ideal imaging choice for women with will help determine whether changes receive the essential screenings technologies available. Like traditional dense breast tissue. Breasts that are in the breast tissue are normal or if it to monitor and understand their health. mammography, 3D mammography uses within the category C or category is something that requires professional SimonMed offers expert imaging in x-rays to take images of the breast. Dif- D are considered dense. SimonMed examination. more than ten specialty screenings, fering from traditional mammography, Breast Ultrasound finds seven more of which mammography and breast 3D mammography captures more im- cancers than 2D Mammograms and Women often put their health on the ultrasound are an integral focus. ages of the breast, from multiple angles, three more cancers than 3D Mammo- backburner, focusing on their career, and is more effective for dense breasts. grams. responsibilities and loved ones more In Arizona, breast cancer is the lead- than themselves, but making time for ing form of cancer among women. Cancer is four to six times more likely When combined with 3D mammog- your mammogram is not something to In 2019, an estimated 2,800 women in women with extremely dense breasts. raphy, whole breast ultrasound helps push down the to-do list. Instead, call will be diagnosed, and more than 80 More than 40 percent of women, age 40 radiologist provide more accurate and 480-967-3767 to schedule your mampercent of the women who should and over, have dense breasts. reliable diagnoses. And, because whole mogram with MOM or visit https:// have an annual mammography exam breast ultrasound uses sound waves to mobileonsitemammography.com/ won’t because they are unable to find Breast density can fall into one of four capture images of the breast, there is no upcoming-screening-locations to find a mammography facility that is conve- different categories: risk for radiation exposure. upcoming screening locations near you. niently located. A: breasts are very fatty and have almost no dense tissue. Breast screening recommendations About SimonMed: SimonMed Imaging SimonMed’s partnership with MOM B: breasts have scattered areas of suggest receiving yearly mammograms is one of the largest outpatient medical Mobile Onsite Mammography is density, but the majority of the tissue is as early as 40 years old. SimonMed imaging providers and largest physiincreasing accessibility and afford- non-dense. suggests starting screening at age 35 to cian radiology practices in the United ability of women’s breast screenings. C: majority of the breast tissue is dense truly understand the lumps and bumps States. We specialize in using the newThe MOM mobile mammography bus but there are some areas of non-dense, of your breasts. Women should become est diagnostic imaging technologies provides the same 3D mammography fatty tissue. familiar with the shape and feeling of and bringing them to the community in technology found in SimonMed clinics. D: nearly all of the breast tissue is dense. their breasts by doing self-exams in the an affordable and accessible way.

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