Digital mammography uses computers and specially designed digital detectors to produce an image that can be displayed on a high-resolution computer monitor and can be transmitted and stored like any computer file.
For patients, having a digital mammogram is very much like having a conventional screen-film mammogram. Both film-based and digital mammography use compression and x-rays to create clear images of the inside of the breast. But digital mammography offers us at Alta Vista Regional Hospital a few benefits that traditional mammography does not, including the ability to manipulate images (zoom, adjust the contrast) and potentially reduce radiation exposure, as being able to adjust the image’s brightness and contrast reduces the need for retakes due to over or under exposure.
Digital mammography uses computers and specially designed digital
detectors to produce an image that can be displayed on a high-resolution
computer monitor and can be transmitted and stored like any computer
file.
For patients, having a digital mammogram is very much like having a
conventional screen-film mammogram. Both film-based and digital
mammography use compression and x-rays to create clear images of the
inside of the breast. But digital mammography offers us at Alta Vista
Regional Hospital a few benefits that traditional mammography does not,
including the ability to manipulate images (zoom, adjust the contrast)
and potentially reduce radiation exposure, as being able to adjust the
image’s brightness and contrast reduces the need for retakes due to over
or under exposure.
Talk to your physician about a referral.
For more information or to make an appointment, please call: (505) 426-3546