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Ultrasound 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.
Whole Breast
Ultrasound
Whole breast ultrasound is a
supplementary screening technique that
uses ultrasound to find small cancers in
women with dense breast tissue. This is
important because women with denser
breast tissue have 4-6 times the risk of
breast cancer. It is also more difficult to
detect early cancer in dense breast tissue.
Whole breast ultrasound has been shown
to detect cancers in an additional 3 per
1,000 women with dense tissue.
If you have dense breast tissue, Imaging
for Women recommends scheduling your
whole breast ultrasound and screening
mammogram on the same day once a
year. Whole breast ultrasound exams
must be ordred by your health care
provider. Complete evaluation,
recommendations, and results are
discussed with you by our radiologists or
their assistants before you leave the
office. The report of your exam is issued
to your healthcare provider typically
within one hour of your exam.
General Ultrasound
Ultrasound uses sound waves to view
structures within the body in real time.
Ultrasound is a diagnostic exam and
must be ordered by your health care
provider. 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.
Other ultrasounds pro-
vided at Imaging for
Women include thyroid,
renal, soft tissue,
carotid, and venous
doppler.
Diagnostic Breast
Ultrasound
Ultrasound imaging of the breast uses
sound waves to produce pictures of the
internal structures of the breast. This
tool is primarily used to help diagnose
breast lumps and abnormalities seen on
mammography. Breast ultrasound is a
diagnostic exam and must be ordered by
your health care provider. A specially
trained sonographer uses gel and a small
probe called a transducer to capture real
time images of the breast. Breast
ultrasound is safe, painless, and requires
no special preparation. Complete
evaluation, recommendations, and
results are discussed with you by our
radiologists or their assistants before
you leave the office. The report of your
exam is issued to your healthcare
provider typically within one hour of your
exam.
An abdominal ultrasound evaluates
structures such as the kidneys, liver,
gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen, inside
the abdomen. Please do not eat after
midnight if you have a morning
appointment. If you have an afternoon
appointment, nothing to eat or drink 4
hours before the exam. Sips of water to
take medicine is okay.
Abdominal Ultrasound
Imaging for Women performs both
diagnostic and 20-week anatomy
screening obstetrical ultrasounds. You
will be given the appropriate preparation
for your exam when scheduling the
appointment.
Obstetrical
Ultrasound
Sonohystogram, or SHG, uses sound
waves to produce pictures of the inside of
the uterus. This exam is performed
similar to a gynecologic exam and involves
the insertion of the transducer into the
vagina. Using a small tube inserted into
the vagina, the doctor will inject a small
amount of sterile saline into the cavity of
the uterus and study the lining of the
uterus using the ultrasound transducer.
Sonohystogram are performed one week
after menstruation to avoid the risk of
infection. It may be helpful to take an
over-the-counter pain reliever as
discomfort similar to menstrual cramping
is common after the exam.
Sonohystogram
Ultrasound
Pelvic and transvaginal ultrasounds are
diagnostic exams used to evaluate
structures within the pelvis, including the
uterus, cervix, vagina, fallopian tubes and
ovaries. For a pelvic ultrasound, please
drink 32 oz of water one hour prior to
your appointment time. There is no
special preparation for a transvaginal
ultrasound.
Pelvic and Transvaginal
Ultrasound
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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.
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.
biopsies
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.
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.
