Breast imaging,
without the compression.

When your results need a closer look.

Being called back after a compression mammogram is common, and the wait can be stressful. Breast CT gives our radiologists a true 3D image of your breast, so they can look at the area in question from every angle instead of through overlapping layers.

Bring your prior images and report, or tell us where they were done and we'll help request them. If your doctor has ordered more imaging, ask whether breast CT can be part of it. Our radiologists will let you know if anything else is recommended.

No squeezing around your implants.

A standard compression mammogram with implants means pushing the implant back against your chest and compressing around it, often with extra views. On our scanner, nothing presses on the breast at all. The whole breast, implant included, is imaged in one pass from the chest wall forward.

If the last one hurt, you're not the only one putting off the next.

Here there are no plates. You lie on your stomach on a padded table, one breast rests through an opening, and the scanner does the rest beneath you. You only need to stay still for about seven seconds per side. You're not imagining it: in one study, 73% of women reported pain after a compression mammogram, and about one in five of them weren't sure they'd come back (Van Goethem et al., 2003).

If pain has kept you away from breast imaging, this is a good place to start again.

More information than a flat image can give.

Some women simply want the most complete look available. Breast CT captures your entire breast as a true 3D image, read by a fellowship-trained breast radiologist, with a report for you and your physician.

No doctor's referral needed. Call us and we'll walk you through your visit and send your results wherever you'd like them to go.

Some women need a plan before 40.

Most women start routine breast imaging at 40, but some need a plan sooner. Experts recommend every woman have a breast cancer risk assessment with her doctor by age 25. A strong family history, a gene change like BRCA, or chest radiation when you were young can mean starting earlier. If your doctor recommends imaging before 40, ask whether breast CT fits your plan. It can be especially helpful if you have implants or dense tissue, or if compression has kept you away.

If breast cancer runs in your family, talk with your doctor about when to start before you book.