As a woman, you have unique healthcare needs. Some of these needs have to do with specific medical conditions, while others are due to your sensitivities, concerns about privacy and desire to be cared for differently.

So when you need a specialized test such as a mammogram or ultrasound, you want a resource that is devoted entirely to women’s imaging. You want Women’s Imaging Center.

Women’s Imaging Center was created to meet the needs of women in one convenient utpatient location. You’ll feel right at home in our warm, welcoming facility that was designed entirely for women. Our all-female and front-office staff and technologists will treat you Women’s Imaging Center with genuine compassion and understanding. Medical Imaging. Along with this personalized care, you will 2020 Court Street, Redding, CA 96001 (Located inside MD Imaging) Woman to woman. benefit from today’s most innovative diagnostic Tel: (530) 243-1297 Toll-Free: (800) 794-XRAY (9729) exams, several of which we introduced first Fax: (530) 243-3544 to the entire region north of Sacramento. And • Digital mammography our board-certified radiologists will provide you • “Second Look” computer aided detection (CADx) — and your doctor — with fast, accurate test • Breast ultrasound, including the Sequoia® 512 system results. Please read on to learn more. • MammoTest II nonsurgical breast biopsy • Breast MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and Visit us online at www.MDimaging.net Women’s Imaging Center

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