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Ultrasound provides real-time, detailed evaluation of breast tissue, especially useful in dense breasts and for assessing specific areas of concern. Ultrasound is often used as a supplemental breast cancer screening tool, following a mammogram, to get additional information necessary for a complete diagnosis. Ultrasound provides real-time imaging, which may be used in guiding procedures such as biopsies. Ultrasound can help a radiologist determine whether a lump or abnormality is fluid-filled, fatty, or a solid mass.

3D mammography improves visualisation of breast structures by reducing tissue overlap, helping detect subtle abnormalities more accurately.

Compared to a traditional mammogram, a 3D mammogram offers benefits such as:

In selected cases, contrast imaging can highlight areas of increased activity within the breast, providing additional information beyond standard imaging.

A contrast-enhanced mammogram (CEM) is just like a regular mammogram, but with an additional step that aims to ‘highlight’ areas of concern within the breast. Before receiving a mammogram, you get an IV injection of iodine-based dye. The dye highlights abnormal blood vessels and hyperactive tissues that can happen when cancers develop. Contrast-enhanced mammograms can evaluate the functional state of breast tissues much like breast MRI can. This enables us to detect breast cancer early.

This high-sensitivity imaging test is primarily used for screening patients at high-risk for breast cancer, assessing dense breast tissue, evaluating cancer spread, and checking implant integrity.

Fast breast MRI is a quick (10–15 minute), contrast-enhanced, 3D screening tool that offers high sensitivity for detecting breast cancer in women with dense breasts.

No single modality is sufficient in all situations. Combining different imaging techniques allows for a more complete and reliable assessment.