Take charge of your health by partnering with Breast Health Services at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN). Our mammography technologists have vast experience, having performed more than 140,000 mammograms and breast ultrasounds last year alone. Our team of women’s health specialists are fully committed to your breast health.
Whether you found a lump or need an annual mammogram, you will find screening and diagnostic services at LVHN breast health centers across the region. We use the latest imaging technologies, such as 3D mammography, to detect breast cancer and other breast conditions in the earliest, most treatable stage. We have also opened access to advanced 3D imaging technology, Automated Breast Ultrasound System 2.0 (ABUS), to better evaluate dense breast tissue.
Automated breast ultrasound
About 40 percent of women have dense breast tissue, which poses a double threat. Dense breast tissue has been associated with an increased risk for breast cancer, and it can make breast cancer more difficult to diagnose because the fatty tissue and breast cancer both appear white on mammograms. Fortunately, we offer Automated Breast Ultrasound System 2.0 (ABUS), an advanced 3D imaging technology to help women with dense breast tissue.
ABUS is a supplemental screening technology specifically designed to aid in the detection of breast cancer in dense breast tissue. The unit gives radiologists the ability to look through hundreds of images to find breast cancers in dense tissue that may have been otherwise missed in a traditional mammogram.
Some of the benefits of ABUS include:
- Faster procedure time – The ABUS unit completes scans of breasts in about 15 minutes, much faster than the hour that a handheld ultrasound typically requires.
- Increased comfort – The ABUS unit’s transducer is easy to position and follows the natural contour of the breast with minimal compression.
All women do not need whole breast ultrasound. Patients with dense breast tissue should talk to their clinician to see if ABUS would be a beneficial screening tool.
Locations for automated breast ultrasound:
Breast Health Services at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
1240 S. Cedar Crest Blvd., Suite 203, Allentown
Breast Health Services at Health Center at Bartonsville
600 Commerce Blvd., Stroudsburg
Breast Health Services at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Carbon
2226 Blakeslee Blvd. Drive E., Lehighton
Breast Health Services at Gilbertsville
1107 Grosser Road, Gilbertsville
Breast Health Services at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hecktown Oaks
3794 Hecktown Road, Suite 230, Easton
Breast Health Services at Health Center at Trexlertown
6900 Hamilton Blvd., Trexlertown
Scheduling your screening mammogram on MyLVHN
You may schedule a screening mammogram directly on our patient portal, MyLVHN, provided you are age 40+ and have not had a mammogram in the last 365 days. If you are younger than 40, a prescription from your doctor or health care clinician is required
To schedule your screening mammogram on MyLVHN, log in to your MyLVHN account, select the Schedule an Appointment icon and then click the Screening Mammogram button. MyLVHN app users should select the Appointments icon and then press Screening Mammogram.
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