Digital Mammography
Breast Health Center
Beverly Hospital at Danvers
480 Maple Street
Danvers, MA 01923
978.304.8101
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To schedule a mammogram at Beverly Hospital at Danvers, Addison
Gilbert Hospital or the Women's Health Building on the Beverly
Hospital campus:
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The Breast Health Center at Beverly Hospital at Danvers offers
the most advanced breast imaging technology available today,
including digital mammography. Research has shown that this type of
mammography is better than film-based, analog x-rays for many
patients. Studies show that digital mammography:
- Is better at detecting breast cancer in pre-menopausal women
and in women with dense breasts
- Detects more cancers than standard mammograms
- Produces clearer images and allows the radiologist who is
reading the image to zoom in, magnify and optimize different parts
of the breast tissue
- May reduce the occurrence of unnecessary biopsies because of
its increased accuracy
Because digital images are stored on a computer, they are also
easy to send to other providers involved with your care.
Every screening mammogram performed at the Breast Health Center
in Danvers, at Addison Gilbert Hospital and at the Women's Health
Building in Beverly is read by a board-certified radiologist. In
addition, each one is double-checked using the ImageChecker®
Computer Aided Detection System, which serves as an added level of
ensuring accuracy.
Northeast Health System mammography facilities possess a valid
license and certificate of inspection issued by the Massachusetts
Department of Public Health.
