GE's contrast-enhanced spectral mammo goes to Beverly Hills
The Pink Lotus Breast Center, a breast center focused on the prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, has unveiled GE Healthcare's SenoBright, contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) technology at its flagship breast center in Beverly Hills, Calif.
CESM will be provided at the facility's Sheryl Crow Imaging Center.
When an inconclusive mammogram and ultrasound require further testing, scheduling and completing the next step, such as MRI, can create a lengthy path that may not even lead to a diagnosis, according to Pink Lotus, which added that CESM shortens this path for many patients in several ways, including:
CESM will be provided at the facility's Sheryl Crow Imaging Center.
When an inconclusive mammogram and ultrasound require further testing, scheduling and completing the next step, such as MRI, can create a lengthy path that may not even lead to a diagnosis, according to Pink Lotus, which added that CESM shortens this path for many patients in several ways, including:
- A CESM exam only takes a little longer than a diagnostic mammogram, and uses the same equipment as a routine mammogram;
- CESM technology isolates concerning lesions while hiding non-cancerous tissue;
- Unlike MRI, CESM is not confounded by hormone replacement or menstrual cycles, so CESM can be scheduled immediately with results available within minutes; and
- Compared with MRI, CESM does not cause as much discomfort or claustrophobia, and is four times faster.