Steward Health Care is proud to offer the community convenient and accessible 3D mammography in our new 3D Mobile Mammography Center. We’ve partnered with Hologic to offer Genius 3D Mammography, which is proven to provide better, earlier breast cancer detection.

How it works

The Genius 3D Mammography exam allows doctors to examine your breast tissue layer by layer. So, instead of viewing all complexities of your breast tissue in a flat image, as with conventional 2D mammography, fine details are more visible and no longer hidden by the tissue above or below.

More than 200 clinical studies have shown that by using this technology, doctors are able to screen for breast cancer with greater accuracy regardless of age or breast density—which means better breast cancer detection and a reduced chance of being called back for additional unnecessary screenings. In fact, Genius 3D mammography finds 20-65% more invasive breast cancers than 2D mammography alone and has also been proven to reduce unnecessary callbacks by up to 40%.

What to expect during your exam

The process of a Genius™ 3D Mammography™ exam is the same as your conventional 2D exam. The technologist will position you, compress your breast, and take images from different angles. There’s no additional compression required with the Genius™ 3D Mammography™ exam, and it only takes a few extra seconds for an exam, proven to be more accurate. The technologist will view the images of your breasts at the computer workstation to ensure quality images have been captured for review. A radiologist will then examine the images and report results to either your physician or directly to you.