3D mammograms provide the radiologist with multiple, thin images of the breast allowing the physician to look at your breast tissue layer by layer. Traditional 2D mammograms only take one image of the breast which makes cancers harder to see.
Screening 3D Mammograms
Exam Time: 20 min
Results Delivered in: 5 days
The Purpose of a 3D Screening Mammogram
3D Mammograms increase breast cancer detection rates by 40%. While not only detecting more cancers than 2D, 3D mammograms also detect breast cancers earlier allowing more treatment options and improved outcomes.
Additionally, 3D leads to less unnecessary callbacks for patients.
What to Expect
The process of a 3D mammogram mirrors that of a standard mammogram.
Our technologist will compress the breast in the same manner as a 2D mammogram. This compression is crucial to effectively spread out the breast tissue to ensure clear and precise images. Lyra offers SmartCurve technology which is a curved paddle, shaped like your breast for greater comfort.
Unique to Lyra, our software alerts us to the presence of dense breast tissue immediately after your mammogram. This is important because it will allow Lyra patients the option to have supplemental Automated Whole Breast Screening the same day.