This should probably reside excusively in our announcement’s section, but it seemed worthy of the community section. -bd
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center is hosting an Open House on Tuesday, March 2, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. to celebrate the opening of their new full-field digital mammography unit. The Open House will be held in the Medical Imaging Department of the hospital at 1000 Rush Drive in Salida. Refreshments will be served. Full-field digital mammography is the most advanced diagnostic tool in the fight against breast cancer. It still uses compression to create images, but the digital technology offers important advantages over traditional film mammography.
With no film to develop, exam times are shorter. A digital mammogram instantly produces an image which can be magnified, or adjusted for darkness, brightness and contrast. Studies show digital mammograms are better at screening women under 50 or with dense breast tissue.
The unit’s Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) function highlights suspicious areas, helping radiologists to detect subtle abnormalities and pinpoint cancer earlier, so treatment can begin sooner.
HRRMC is the only provider of full-field digital mammography in more than a 90-mile radius of Salida.
For more information, call 530-2217.
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