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Women's Health Center
Schedule your Mammogram today.
CentraState’s Women’s Health Center is a special place for women—combining technical expertise and customized health education and counseling services. A nurse is available weekdays to answer questions.
 
Designed to ease the uncertainties surrounding mammograms and any subsequent associated diagnostic procedures, the center features an all-female staff who understands the unique medical and emotional needs of our patients. The comfortable, private environment also helps ease anxiety. The Women's Health Center provides:
Digital Mammography
The Women’s Health Center is proud to offer digital mammography—providing you with the highest quality of care in the prevention and early detection of breast cancer. We are accredited by the American College of Radiology.
 
Exceptional Images and Faster Results
Mammography is a safe, noninvasive technique for taking breast X-rays in order to detect changes in breast tissue. While traditional (analog) mammography involves film, with digital mammography the images are captured electronically for immediate viewing on a computer screen—reducing the time you spend in the exam suite. And your images are easily stored and transferred electronically, if needed.
 
With digital mammography, the structures within breast tissue can be visually enhanced to better detect changes such as calcifications or masses that may be early signs of cancer. Early detection and diagnosis offer the best chance for successful treatment.
 
When combined with a monthly self-examination and an annual examination by a physician, mammography has a high success rate in detecting changes in breast tissue. The American Cancer Society recommends that all women have their first, baseline mammogram between the ages of 35 and 39. This baseline mammogram is then used as a standard of comparison for subsequent mammograms. An annual screening is advised starting at age 40.
 
Your Breast Health Team
At the Women’s Health Center, you’re cared for by an all-female team. The center is accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR) in Mammography. Widely recognized as a measure of quality care, ACR accreditation is valid for three years, and includes on-site surveys performed by board-certified radiologists and medical physicist. The center is part of CentraState's Radiology Department, which has additional ACR accreditations in Breast Ultrasound, Ultrasound, Computed Tomography (CT) and Nuclear Medicine.
Bone Densitometry
Bone densitometry is a non-invasive technology that measures bone mass. Bone mass is the weight of the skeleton overall or in specific regions. It is most important to measure bone mass in the spine, hips, and arms because these are the areas most likely to fracture when bone mass is low. The amount of bone you have in your skeleton determines how strong it is and how much trauma or force it can withstand.
 
Bone densitometry is an essential tool in osteoporosis detection. Osteoporosis is a silent, progressive disease characterized by decreased bone density and increased bone fragility, with a susceptibility to fracture. Women are at the greatest risk for osteoporosis.
Stereotactic Needle Biopsy (STNB)
Stereotactic Needle Biopsy (STNB) is a core biopsy that uses X-rays and computer coordinates. It offers a groundbreaking alternative to standard, open surgical biopsy. STNB procedures are performed in an outpatient setting using local anesthesia. During this procedure, small samples of tissue are removed for analysis using a hollow needle. This revolutionary diagnostic procedure is less invasive, less painful, and less costly than traditional surgical biopsy.
Breast Needle Localization
Prior to surgery, a radiologist localizes the area in the breast to be biopsied by inserting a guidewire. The guidewire "hooks" around the area to be biopsied. The patient is then immediately transported to the Operating Room, where the surgeon makes an incision following the guidewire and accurately excises the targeted tissue.
Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy
Ultrasound-guided breast biopsy is useful when suspicious changes are detected through mammograms and ultrasounds, but no abnormality can be felt during an exam. The minimally invasive procedure involves no exposure to radiation, is performed in an outpatient setting, and takes less time than a traditional surgical biopsy.
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For more information about Centrastate's Women's Health Center's services, call (732) 294-2626. To make an appointment, please call (732) 294-2778.





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