Receiving a diagnosis of dense breasts can lead to anxiety about increased cancer risk and additional diagnostic options. “I don’t think we can overemphasize the anxiety level experienced by patients when they receive a dense breast evaluation,’ commented Michael Masone, director of Capital Imaging in Latham, NY. “Our ability to accurately categorize dense breasts is extremely important.”
Capital Imaging utilizes VolparaDensity to help them rapidly categorize breast density for all mammography patients. Each mammography exam is routed through Volpara and the resulting findings are presented to radiologists in the reading room along with the mammography images. “VolparaDensity is helpful for all our mammography patients, but our radiologists find it to be most valuable for borderline patients,” observed Masone. Although Capital Imaging’s radiologists make the final decision, the quantitative data provided by VolparaDensity helps them minimize subjectivity when they categorize breast density.
As New York’s breast density law took effect in 2013, Ultra Imaging Solutions introduced Volpara Density to Capital Imaging and they quickly integrated it into their breast imaging routine. “Patrick Schmidt was here to oversee the installation and worked with our IT staff to make sure everything went smoothly,” said Masone.
Integrating VolparaDensity into their breast imaging workflow has been a great help to Capital Imaging and their patients. “We rely on patients being part of an active team with their physicians”, said Masone. “If they’ve been categorized with dense breasts, we help educate them to ease their anxiety. But the first step is to correctly identify the level of density in their breasts and eliminate unnecessary stress, which can have other implications in a patient’s life”.
Follow this link for more information about VolparaDensity, or contact us directly.
For more information about Capital Imaging, visit their website via this link.
Capital Imaging utilizes VolparaDensity to help them rapidly categorize breast density for all mammography patients. Each mammography exam is routed through Volpara and the resulting findings are presented to radiologists in the reading room along with the mammography images. “VolparaDensity is helpful for all our mammography patients, but our radiologists find it to be most valuable for borderline patients,” observed Masone. Although Capital Imaging’s radiologists make the final decision, the quantitative data provided by VolparaDensity helps them minimize subjectivity when they categorize breast density.
As New York’s breast density law took effect in 2013, Ultra Imaging Solutions introduced Volpara Density to Capital Imaging and they quickly integrated it into their breast imaging routine. “Patrick Schmidt was here to oversee the installation and worked with our IT staff to make sure everything went smoothly,” said Masone.
Integrating VolparaDensity into their breast imaging workflow has been a great help to Capital Imaging and their patients. “We rely on patients being part of an active team with their physicians”, said Masone. “If they’ve been categorized with dense breasts, we help educate them to ease their anxiety. But the first step is to correctly identify the level of density in their breasts and eliminate unnecessary stress, which can have other implications in a patient’s life”.
Follow this link for more information about VolparaDensity, or contact us directly.
For more information about Capital Imaging, visit their website via this link.
