Early Detection of Breast Cancer
Bay Ridge Medical Imaging
Division of ProHealthCare Associates
Visit us at brmi.org
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October is National
Breast Cancer Awareness
Month. One of every
eight women will
be diagnosed with
breast cancer in her
lifetime, making breast
cancer the most commonly
diagnosed cancer
in women, and the
second leading cause of
death among women.
The aim of Breast Cancer
Awareness Month
is to promote screening
as the most effective
weapon in the fight
against breast cancer.
Too many people
wait until they experience
symptoms, like a
palpable lump or nipple
discharge, before they
get a mammogram. By
then, the cancer may
be more difficult to
treat and cure. That’s
why it is so important
to have a screening
mammogram once a
year. When breast cancer
is detected through
annual screening, the
vast majority of women
are cured.
Mammography is
the primary modality
used to detect breast
cancer. The American
Cancer Society and the
American College of
Radiology recommend
yearly mammography
screening after the
age of 40. Additionally,
screening may include
breast ultrasound in
women with dense
breasts, and breast
MRI in women at increased
risk for breast
cancer (e.g., family history,
genetic predisposition,
past breast cancer).
Bay Ridge Medical
Imaging (BRMI) is
proud to offer 3D mammography,
a breakthrough
technology in
the diagnosis of breast
cancer. This revolutionary
procedure,
also known as “tomosynthesis”,
enables
BRMI radiologists to
view the inside of the
breast layer-by-layer
using very low dose
images. With the addition
of 3D tomosynthesis
to the traditional
mammogram, BRMI
improves breast cancer
detection while decreasing
the number
of patients called back
for additional testing.
When a suspicious
abnormality is detected,
BRMI performs
breast biopsies
to diagnose the abnormality
as benign or
malignant. Biopsies
can be performed under
ultrasound, mammogram,
or MRI guidance.
Often biopsies
are performed on the
same day as imaging.
In patients with
biopsy-proven breast
cancer, BRMI offers
breast MRI and PET/
CT for staging.
For your convenience
we are open 7 days a
week. Late Evening
appointments are also
available.
at BRMI
BRMI @76th Street
7601 4th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11209
Tel: 718-238-7000
Fax: 718-238-7005
BRMI @ Narrows
9920 4th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11209
Tel: 718-921-0333
Fax: 718-921-0490
BRMI @ 5th Avenue
9020 5th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11209
Tel: 718-880-3066
Fax: 718-880-3067
BRMI @ Stillwell Avenue
1783 Stillwell Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11223
Tel: 718-331-3713
Fax: 718-331-3718
BRMI @ Dyker Heights
7117 13th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11228
Tel: 718-880-3060
Fax: 718-232-5796
BRMI @ Boro Park
3802 14th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11218
Tel: 718-854-5400
Fax: 347-533-4042
BRMI @ Midwood
2005 Coney Island Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11223
Tel: 718-375-1300
Fax: 718-375-1334
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