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Digital Mammograms Better at Detecting Early Breast Cancer

Digital Mammograms Better at Detecting Early Breast Cancer

mammogramIf you’re a woman with dense breast tissue, or haven’t gone through menopause, or are under age 50, studies show that digital mammograms may be better than conventional film mammograms for detecting early breast cancer.

Both digital and conventional mammography use X-ray radiation to produce an image of the breast.  The difference is, conventional mammography stores the image directly on film while digital mammography takes an electronic image of the breast and stores it directly in a computer. This allows the recorded data to be enhanced, magnified or manipulated for further evaluation.

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Cooper’s Breast Imaging Centers Named "Center of Excellence"

Cooper’s Breast Imaging Centers Named "Center of Excellence"

2009011_breastimaging_storyThe breast imaging centers at Cooper University Radiology, including Voorhees, Kings Highway and Three Cooper Plaza, have been named a “Breast Imaging Center of Excellence” by the American College of Radiology (ACR), making it the only hospital-based breast imaging center in South Jersey to receive the designation.

The Breast Imaging Center of Excellence designation is awarded to breast imaging centers that achieve excellence by seeking and earning accreditation in all of the ACR’s breast-imaging accreditation programs and modules, in addition to the mandatory Mammography Accreditation Program.

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