Berger Health | Connections | Fall 2018

JUMP to Page 2 Facebook “f”Logo CMYK / .ai Berger Health System online resources We are a Community Hospital with advanced specialized services and access to more than 175 physicians to care for you. Find us at bergerhealth.com twitter.com/bergerhealthsys youtube.com/bergerhospital facebook.com/bergerhealthsystem Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Midland, MI Permit No. 8 Berger Health Foundation 600 N. Pickaway St. Circleville, OH 43113 Fall 2018 B erger Health System recently added new state-of-the-art breast imaging technology called 3-D breast tomosynthesis for better breast cancer detection. The facility’s 3-D mammography unit takes aim at improving breast cancer detection, reducing false-positive findings and reducing patient anxiety from callbacks. 3-D mammogram technology is proven to detect breast cancer better than traditional 2-D mammography alone. While standard 2-D mammograms take an image of the top —Continued on page 2 and bottom side of a patient’s breast, 3-D mammography takes 25 images of the breast from many angles as the x-ray tube moves across the breast in an arc. The images are assembled into a 3-D study so doctors can see the breast tissue in fine detail. The 3-D image allows them to see clearly through breast tissue that may be overlapping, or through the tissue of women with dense breasts. They are better able to detect and diagnose small tumors and rule out abnormalities that may have looked suspicious in the patient’s 2-D mammogram. “Clinical data has demonstrated the addition of 3-D technology to a patient’s traditional 2-D digital mammogram increases detection of breast tumors,” says Tim Colburn, president and CEO at Berger Health System. “We chose the 3-D mammography option because it gives us wide- angle pictures that help our physicians see more than traditional 2-D mammography alone.” Better breast cancer detection is here

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