5 things you should know about 3-D Mammography

There’s a new weapon in the arsenal against breast cancer.

It’s 3-D mammography, the next generation of technology for detecting breast cancer at an earlier, more treatable stage.

The McLaren Macomb Breast Center was one of the first in the area to offer this type of mammography, which is used in combination with conventional 2-D mammography.

Another McLaren First: 3D technology advances mammography

As part of our commitment to bringing the most advanced care to our neighbors in Macomb County, McLaren Macomb is the first in Southeast Michigan to offer next generation technology for mammography.

The McLaren Macomb Breast Center now offers tomosynthesis 3D imaging mammograms. This low-dose imaging technology produces a revolutionary type of mammogram, providing images of tissue at only one millimeter thick. This enables our radiologists to view mammograms with a greater clarity than ever before and can help detect breast cancer at an earlier, more treatable stage.

McLaren Macomb first in Southeast Michigan to offer Tomosynthesis 3D Breast Screening Technology

MOUNT CLEMENS, MI – McLaren Macomb is the first and only hospital in Southeast Michigan to offer women who undergo routine mammograms the latest screening and diagnostic technology available to them.

The McLaren Macomb Breast Center now offers 3D digital tomosynthesis for breast cancer screening. This three dimensional imaging technology produces a revolutionary type of mammogram by reconstructing a series of one-millimeter thick breast image slices into a 3D view of the breast.

This helps radiologists identify and characterize individual breast structures without the confusion of overlapping tissue.