The James Cancer-Free World Podcast

Episode 137: How the Clarity HD Imaging mammogram saves lives, with Natasha Monga, MD


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Mammograms save lives, and the James is at the forefront of this important screening procedure for breast cancer with the introduction of the new, state-of-the-art Clarity HD Imaging Technology. “Clarity HD is the newest generation of 3D tomosynthesis and we use it at every one of our sites, all 14,” said Natasha Monga, MD, a James breast imaging radiologist. In this episode, Monga talks about the importance of mammograms in detecting breast cancer in the earliest stages, when it is most treatable. “Mammography has reduced breast cancer deaths by 30 to 50 percent,” Monga said, adding this percentage could be even higher if all women began yearly mammograms at the age of 40 (or younger for those deemed high risk due to family history or an inherited genetic mutation). The Clarity HD provides even greater resolution than previous mammograms and it uses “an AI algorithm that optimizes the images as we’re reading them,” Monga said. “It helps us characterize masses better.” The Clarity HD procedure is also more comfortable for patients. “It has smart curve technology, the paddle forms around the breast and it’s more comfortable.”
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