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Beginning January 1, 2017, legislation took effect in Connecticut that requires insurance companies to cover a more advanced form of mammography – 3D breast tomosynthesis. The state now requires insurers to cover the 3D exam upon the patient’s request. Under existing law, policies must cover baseline mammograms for women ages 35 to 39, and annual mammograms for women 40 and older. You should contact your insurance provider for specific information about coverage through your plan. Improved Image Quality The 3D systems in our offices were developed by Hologic (a company with offices in nearby Danbury) With a 3D mammogram the digital camera moves in an arc over the breast to acquire images at multiple angles. The individual images are then reconstructed into a series of thin, high-resolution slices, typically 1mm thick. The set of tomosynthesis images provides a means of viewing the breast tissue in addition to conventional 2D mammography. 3D tomosynthesis allows the sep

As Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2016 draws to a close, Advanced Radiology would like to remind everyone, specifically women age 40 and above, who did not have their mammogram this past month of the importance of screening mammography. Approximately 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer and 8 out of 9 of those diagnosed have no family history of breast cancer. In addition, early detection continues to provide a five-year survival rate of almost 100%. Significant research has been done and continues to be done on the demographics, benefits, costs, and value of periodic screening. As screening technology has improved, we have witnessed a corresponding drop in the need for additional diagnostic mammography as well. Ongoing research, combined with advances in imaging technology, almost certainly mean that the role of screening mammography in women’s overall health will evolve over the next generation. A recent news release from the American College of Radiology (ACR), Screening Mammography available in our Shelton office