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Image-Guided Breast
Biopsy Services
We are in the business of helping others. We offer
high-quality imaging services with state-of-the-
art technology. Most importantly, your results
will be given to you before you leave our office.
Ultrasound-Guided
Biopsy
An ultrasound-guided biopsy is
recommended by the radiologist when
there is an abnormal finding in your
breast imaging. The area of concern is
located with ultrasound. A small sample
of tissue is collected and sent to a
pathologist. The pathologist will look at
the tissue under a microscope to evaluate
the cells for abnormalities, like breast
cancer, that would require further
treatment.
You will be escorted to our ultrasound
biopsy suite by a sonographer who will
review some information and have you
change into a gown before beginning the
procedure. The sonographer will locate
and take pictures of the area of concern
with ultrasound. The radiologist will then
clean the skin overlying the area with an
alcohol solution.
Under real time ultrasound the
radiologist numbs the skin and soft
tissues leading up to the area with a
numbing agent. This may stick and sting
for just a moment while the numbing
goes into effect. A hollow needle is
guided to the area and a small amount of
tissue is collected. A biopsy marker,
made of carbon and smaller than a grain
of rice, is placed at the biopsy site. The
biopsy marker is inert and will not affect
MRI, metal detectors, etc. The radiologist
or assistant will hold pressure over the
area for five minutes to reduce bleeding
and the incision is closed. A post
procedure mammogram is performed to
document the biopsy marker placement.
Although you may be in the office for up
to an hour, the actual procedure time is
around 15 minutes.
Biopsy Aftercare
Keep the area dry for the first 24 hours.
You may shower normally after that but
refrain from soaking the area in baths or
pools for 5 days. Limit activities such as
lifting or exercising and wear a tighter
fitting bra, like a sports bra, for the first
24 hours. Your biopsy site may be sore
for the next 24-48 hours. Icing the breast
as well as taking over the counter pain
relievers as instructed will help control
the discomfort. Most women find they
can return to work the same day after
their biopsy exam.
A stereotactic biopsy is recommended by
the radiologist when there is an abnormal
finding, such as irregular calcifications, on
your mammogram. The abnormality is
located with mammography in order to
collect a sample of the breast tissue. The
tissue is then sent to a pathologist that
looks at the sample under a microscope
to evaluate for abnormal cells, like breast
cancer, that would require further
treatment.
You will be escorted into our stereotactic
biopsy suite. A special mammography
unit uses a series of x-rays to pinpoint the
exact location of the breast abnormality.
The radiologist will clean the skin
overlying the area and numb the skin and
soft tissues leading up to the area of
interest. A hollow needle is guided to the
area and a small amount of tissue is
collected. A biopsy marker, made of
carbon and smaller than a grain of rice, is
placed at the biopsy site. The biopsy
marker is inert and will not affect MRI,
metal detectors, etc. The radiologist or
assistant will hold pressure over the area
for five minutes to reduce bleeding and
the incision is closed. A post procedure
mammogram is performed to document
the biopsy marker placement.
Biopsy Results
The results of the biopsy may take up to a
week. A consultation appointment is
scheduled one week after your biopsy
exam in order to have time with the
radiologist to review all results in detail
and address questions and concerns with
you.
Stereotactic-Guided
Biopsy
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IMAGING FOR WOMEN
We offer high-quality imaging services
with state-of-the-art technology. Most
importantly, your results will be given to
you before you leave our office. We are
devoted to high-quality imaging services
for our patients as well as our referring
providers. We strive to create the best
experience for our patients.
Ultrasounds
Ultrasound uses sound waves to view structures
within the body in real time. Complete evaluation,
recommendations, and results are discussed with
you by our radiologists before you leave the office.
The report of your exam is issued to your healthcare
provider typically within one hour of your exam.
MAMMOGRAPHY
At Imaging for Women, our state-of-the-art
mammography unit allows you to control your own
compression, creating a gentler, often pain-free,
mammogram experience.
bone density
A bone density scan, or DEXA scan, is a simple, non-
invasive and painless exam used to measure bone
mass in areas such as your spine, hip, and wrist and
is used to detect osteoporosis.
CONTRAST-ENHANCED
MAMMOGRAPHY (CEM)
Contrast-Enhanced Mammography (CEM) provides
exceptional clarity to find breast cancers that may
not be visible in traditinoal mammography.
