Screening Automated Whole Breast Ultrasound

Screening Automated Whole Breast Ultrasound Stanford now offers screening automated whole breast ultrasound (SAWBU) at our Stanford Medicine Cancer Center Palo Alto location. This is an optional test that can be used as a supplement to screening mammography in women with mammographically dense breasts. It can find cancers that cannot be seen on mammograms due to overlap with dense breast tissue. Stanford uses automated whole breast technique, a new method developed for accuracy and efficiency.

Who is a candidate for SAWBU What will happen during the How is SAWBU exam is examination? SAWBU examination? different? This is an optional test to supplement You will lie on your back, and gel will Screening automated screening mammography in women be applied to your breast. whole breast ultrasound

who: uses sound waves (no radi- A large ultrasound handpiece will be • Undergo routine screening with ation) to create 3D pictures placed on the breast, and the system mammography. of the breast tissue, using will automatically take a “sweep” • Have no current signs or a new automated method that obtains ultrasound images of symptoms of breast cancer. developed for accuracy and the tissue from top to bottom. The • Have mammographically dense efficiency. handpiece will be repositioned to take (heterogeneously or extremely other “sweeps” to include all of the It can find cancers that dense) breasts. breast tissue. cannot be seen on mam- • Are not at “high risk" undergoing mograms alone due to supplemental screening with An exam of both breasts takes less overlap with dense breast breast MRI. Screening ultra- than 20 minutes to obtain. tissue. sound does not provide benefit in women having breast MRI. After you depart, the radiologist will • Do not have a pacemaker or review and interpret the exam. defibrillator.

Radiology Screening Wellness Program · Insurance Coverage: Some payers may not cover SAWBU and coverage may be subject to co-pays and deductibles. If exam is denied, please contact Patient Financial Services to request the self-pay pricing.

· Self-Pay Pricing: Self-Pay Pricing for eligible patients after discount $550 for bilateral breasts (technical & professional fees). Pricing is subject to change without notice. (Internal Use Only CPT 76641 /IMGBI0104) Breast Density Stanford Breast Imaging

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What should I do if I have dense breasts? Even if your breasts are dense, it is important to have screening with mam- mography. It is the only imaging screening test proven to reduce breast can- cer deaths. Many cancers are seen on mammograms even if you have dense breast tissue.

Please talk to your doctor about your dense breasts. Together, you can decide if any screening exams to supplement mammography are right for you.

Supplemental screening ultrasound is an option in women with dense breasts. It can find cancers that cannot be seen on mammograms alone due to overlap with dense breast tissue. In women at “high risk” such as those with a gene mutation or lifetime risk of breast cancer greater than 20-25%, supplemental screening with MRI is recommended.

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