Mammography

At Sidney Health Center, your breast health is our priority. In fact, our mammography team offers the latest in breast cancer screening, 3D mammography - the most exciting advancement in breast cancer detection in more than 30 years. 3-D Mammography is performed to screen women for signs of breast cancer. It is also used to evaluate a woman who has symptoms of a breast disease, such as a lump, nipple discharge, breast pain, dimpling of the skin on the breast, or retraction of the nipple. A 3D mammogram consists of multiple breast images taken in just seconds to produce a 3D image. Our radiologists look through the tissue one millimeter at a time seeing detail inside the breast in a way never before possible.

Sidney Health Center follows the American College of Radiology recommendation that starting at age 40, women should have annual screening mammograms and a yearly check-up by a doctor that includes a breast exam or follow the plan that you make with your healthcare provider. 

Sidney Health Center is American College of Radiology (ACR) accredited in Mammography. The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting ACR Practice Parameters and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. Image quality, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures and quality assurance programs are assessed. The findings are reported to the ACR Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report that can be used for continuous practice improvement.

Schedule a mammography screening

Our mammography team offers mammography services five days a week.  If you are 40 years or older, you can schedule a screening mammogram without a referral by calling the Sidney Health Center outpatient coordinator at 406-488-2195.