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Programs & Services

Diagnostic Imaging

Woman's Imaging

Because one in eight women will develop breast cancer during their lifetime, Olean General Hospital now offers comprehensive breast cancer diagnostic testing including mammograms, ultrasounds and stereo-tactic biopsies using state-of-the-art equipment and certified technicians.

A mammogram is a set of x-rays that allows a practitioner to find lumps too small to feel in a breast self-examination - even as small as a grain of salt. A screening mammography is the single most effective method of detecting breast cancer in its early stages.

Olean General Hospital recently began offering a new test to help detect breast cancer in its earliest stage. Stereotactic (or X-ray guided) Breast Biopsy, is a procedure using a tiny hollow needle to take a small sample of the suspicious lesion. Stereotactic breast biopsies are often used as an alternative to open surgical biopsies, and use a smaller tissue sample. As such, they are much less likely to leave a scar, and can take samples from a smaller area. During a stereotactic breast biopsy, a special mammography machine is used to pinpoint an area of change in the tissue. After a sample of this tissue is collected by the surgeon with the aid of the x-ray tech, the tissue sample is sent to the lab where a determination is made as to whether the tissue is cancerous.

For a pregnant mother, using ultrasound to check the health and well-being of her unborn baby can represent not just peace of mind, but an opportunity to check for diseases or problems and begin treatment sooner. Olean General Hospital is proud to now offer state of the art 4D ultrasounds for a variety of diagnostic tests, including the monitoring of pregnant mothers or evaluating suspicious lumps found during a mammogram. For pregnancies, 4D ultrasounds take the traditional ultrasound images and provide real-time three-dimensional imagery and movement of the baby in the womb.

We are accredited by the American College of Radiography reflecting achievement of high practice standards for mammography services.

Educational Links

• www.breastbiopsy.com