A woman in Oklahoma knew she had breast cancer but a new technology at a local hospital detected something else she didn't expect.
The new machine uses contrast-enhanced spectral mammography, or CESM, as a way to detect cancers in high-risk patients. According to Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, the intravenous contrast dye collects in the blood vessels of abnormal tissues, enabling a breast radiologist to study those areas in more detail.
The specific machine at Mercy Hospital is the GE Pristina Serena that can take 2D and 3D images, conduct biopsies and uses the CESM to help patients quicker.Pearce learned about the technology years ago, but now her patients are benefitting from it. The first woman to get scanned with the machine knew she had cancer in one breast but when the staff at Mercy used the new technology, a mass was detected in her other breast.The unnamed patient's story shows how the machine can affect the health of women who get tested.
Breast cancer is the second leading cancer in the U.S. for women and affects more than 240,000 women every year. Women are advised to start getting mammograms at 40, and even younger if a woman is determined to be high-risk for the disease.
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