AUTOMATED WHOLE BREAST ULTRASOUND A Supplementary Screening Exam

EFW Radiology provides comprehensive for Women with Dense Breasts diagnostic breast imaging, including: • Mammography • iCAD Second Look® for enhanced breast cancer detection on all mammograms • Breast Density Assessment on every mammogram • Automated Whole Breast Ultrasound (AWBU) screening for dense breasts • Ultrasound-guided biopsy • Breast MRI

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AWBU0513 WHAT IS AUTOMATED WHOLE FATTY BREASTS ASSESSING BREAST DENSITY BREAST ULTRASOUND (AWBU)? Spotting tiny cancers in Breast density refers to the volume of the breast AWBU is the latest technology in imaging the mammogram of a fatty that is composed of fat versus dense tissue. EFW the entire breast with ultrasound. This exam breast is easier because provides a standardized, objective assessment of is complementary to a mammogram and is cancer shows up white on breast density using a computerized model. especially benefi cial to women with dense breast dark, fatty breast tissue, as tissue, as dense tissue can make small cancers shown on the right. RESEARCH SHOWS: diffi cult to visualize using mammography alone. • early detection of breast cancer is essential. • detecting cancers at a small size saves lives. THE EXAM • AWBU can detect 3-4 additional cancers AN AWBU EXAM: DENSE BREASTS per 1,000 women with dense breast tissue screened with both modalities, as compared • does not involve breast compression, Cancers are hidden and, to mammography alone (and the cancers injection or radiation. therefore, harder to fi nd at detected have been small, invasive cancers). • is performed while lying in a comfortable a small size in dense breast position and is painless. tissue because both appear white on a mammogram. • provides images of the entire breast that AVERAGE SIZE OF CANCER are carefully reviewed by a radiologist with DETECTED BY… expertise in breast imaging. • permanently records the results for future needs.

THE FACTS ULTRASOUND AWBU has been proven to fi nd small cancers With ultrasound, cancers Self-exam Mammography Ultrasound on that are not detectable by mammography in appear dark against the (approx. 25mm) (approx. 17mm) dense breast (approx. 10mm) women with dense breasts. If you have dense white background of dense breasts, this test is recommended in addition to breast tissue, making the 6mm your screening mammogram. cancer more visible. The “Talk to your doctor about developing a image on the right shows a 6mm cancer which was specialized program for early detection not detected by a previous that meets your individual needs and mammogram. gives you peace of mind.” – Breastcancer.org