Breast Cancer

Lower-Dose 3D Mammograms (C-View Mammograms)

At Memorial Women’s Imaging and Memorial Cancer Institute, we offer advanced breast cancer screening capabilities, including a sophisticated, lower-dose 3D mammogram that produces higher-quality breast images with less radiation exposure, enabling us to potentially detect invasive breast cancer earlier – and more safely – than before.

By combining 3D mammography (also known as TOMO or breast tomosynthesis) with Hologic’s new C-View™ software, we can compose a 2D image from the 3D mammogram. These virtual 2D images, called C-view images, are instantly generated from 3D tomosynthesis during the mammogram, so additional 2D exposures are no longer needed. This results in 40 percent less radiation exposure for patients and a 50 percent reduction in breast compression time.

How It Works

3D mammography produces dime-thin, high-resolution images of the breast that can be viewed one layer at a time. The C-View software composes a 2D image with no additional radiation. Our experienced team of breast specialty physicians, radiologists and oncologists view these 3D images one slice at a time, as well as the composite 2D images, to carefully examine each breast tissue layer for potential malignancies.

This improved breast cancer screening approach offers many benefits to patients, including:

Lower-dose 3D mammograms are currently available to patients at all Memorial Women’s Imaging Centers. To learn more or to schedule an appointment, please call 954-276-5595.

Tomosynthesis in Combination With Digital Mammography
Sarah M. Friedewald, MD1; Elizabeth A. Rafferty, MD2; Stephen L. Rose, MD3,4; Melissa A. Durand, MD5; Donna M. Plecha, MD6; Julianne S. Greenberg, MD7; Mary K. Hayes, MD8; Debra S. Copit, MD9; Kara L. Carlson, MD10; Thomas M. Cink, MD11; Lora D. Barke, DO12; Linda N. Greer, MD13; Dave P. Miller, MS14; Emily F. Conant, MD15 [+] Author Affiliations

JAMA. 2014;311(24):2499-2507. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.6095.