Screening Mammogram and a Diagnostic Mammogram
Sunday, 20 June 2021
What is the difference between a Screening Mammogram and a Diagnostic Mammogram? A screening mammogram is a routine low dose x-ray of each breast performed to detect small abnormalities before they can be felt on an exam. Screening mammography is considered preventive and is usually covered by most insurance plans. Early detection is the
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Why Am I So Tired and Do I Need A Thyroid Ultrasound?
Sunday, 20 June 2021
WHY AM I SO TIRED AND DO I NEED A THYROID ULTRASOUND? The thyroid gland is a small butterfly-shaped gland that is part of the endocrine system that affects the metabolism, growth, and metabolism of the body. What does the Thyroid gland do? The thyroid gland lives just in front of the
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What Types of Breast Cancer Are There?
Sunday, 20 June 2021
WHAT TYPES OF BREAST CANCER ARE THERE? Breast cancer comes in different types, degrees of aggressiveness (grades), and extent of disease (stages). To best explain the different types of cancer, we need to first discuss the normal anatomy of the breast. The breast tissue consists of glands whose purpose is to produce the milk,
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Contrast Enhanced 3D Tomosynthesis
Monday, 31 May 2021
The Women’s Imaging Center is proud to have one of the leading authorities in the world in breast imaging on staff, Dr. John Lewin. Dr. Lewin has published his research extensively and is considered an expert in multiple sentinel areas of women’s imaging and women’s radiology including 3D mammograms and Contrast-Enhanced 3D Tomosynthesis. This published
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The Women’s Imaging Center Supports “Sense of Security”
Monday, 31 May 2021
The Women’s Imaging Center has been a proud sponsor and a strong supporter of Sense of Security for over twelve years. We have been a Gold Sponsor since Sense of Security (SOS) was originally co-founded twenty years ago by Vicki Tosher. Vicki had been diagnosed with breast cancer but had been fortunate to be able
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How Ethnicity Affects Your Breast Cancer Risk
Monday, 31 May 2021
Race and ethnicity impact a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. In fact, the lifetime risk of breast cancer for women in the U.S. is 12-13% %, but that rate is misleading without factoring in other factors such as hereditary risks of ethnicity, and socioeconomics. The highest rate of new breast cancer cases overall is
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THE WOMEN’S IMAGING CENTER-What’s in the name?
Monday, 10 May 2021
The Women’s Imaging Center is the premier Mammography Service and Medical Diagnostic Imaging Center in Colorado serving Denver/Cherry Creek, Lakewood, Highlands Ranch, and Westminster. It may seem like a constellation of words, but those particular words “The Women’s Imaging Center” uniquely identify our brand throughout Colorado. These words form the definition and the criteria
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BREAST IMAGING AND COVID IMMUNIZATION
Monday, 29 March 2021
Do BOTH your COVID-19 immunization and your mammogram. Delaying your diagnostic mammogram or screening mammogram may result in finding breast cancer later. The Women’s Imaging Center (The Women’s Imaging Center) sent a clear message from the beginning that we agree with the Mayo Clinic Recommendations in doing BOTH without delaying the mammogram or the COVID
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