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Mammography - Lake Imaging Make a Booking Upload a ReferralWell-nighUsOur HistoryOur Mission and ValuesOur CommunityOur RadiologistsOur PeopleOur NewsOur TechnologyOur Privacy PolicyFor PatientsOur LocationsOur ServicesRequest an appointmentBilling InformationFAQsFeedbackPrivacy PolicyTerms & ConditionsFor ReferrersDigital Image and Report AccessEducation & EventsRequest Referral FormsBilling InformationView All ServicesResourcesFeedbackLocationsGeelong Breast ClinicGeelong - St John of God HospitalGeelong - East CourtGrovedaleBelmontCorioOcean GroveBallarat - WendoureeBallarat - St John of GodBallarat - Ballarat MRIBallarat - Mair StDaylesfordMelton - Unitt StMelton - WestcareMelton HealthNorth MelbourneSunburyBacchus MarshCaroline Springs - Western HighwayCaroline Springs - CentralGisborneKynetonWarrnambool - Western District RadiologyPort Fairy - Moyne Health ServicesGeelong Medical Imaging - HightonGeelong Medical Imaging - NewtownCareersWorking at Lake ImagingCurrent VacanciesOverseas RequirementsContact / FeedbackEnquiry / Feedback - PatientEnquiry / Feedback - ReferrerMake a BookingUpload a Referral Home For Referrers View All Services Mammography Mammography Mammography is a low-dose x-ray used to assess breast disease in symptomatic women and as a screening tool in the wider population. Mammography can show small cancers up to two years surpassing a lump is palpable, and when combined with FNA or biopsy can determine whether a lump is cancer or benign. Early detection increases the overall effectiveness of cancer treatment.Virtually10% of all breast cancers will not be identified by mammography alone. Ultrasound is often used to remoter assess breast tissue and modernize detection rates. The key difference between a screening mammogram and a diagnostic mammogram is the reason why a mammogram is requested. A screening mammogram is for review of asymptomatic women taken either once a year, or every two years. In women weather-beaten 50-69 years, a screening mammogram is the weightier way to snift unsuspected cancer at an early stage. A diagnostic mammogram is used to assess suspected abnormalities, such as a lump, nipple discharge, transpiration in breast size or shape, or implant rupture. At Lake Imaging our mammography and ultrasound equipment, and image processors are subject to quality warranty programs to ensure we maintain upper standards, for optimal patient care. Please ask patients to bring any previous, relevant mammography or ultrasound films and reports so that the radiologist can compare imaging and increasingly virtuously assess any changes since the last examination. Please note that in Geelong, Mammograms are performed at our Breast Screen Clinic in Gheringhap Street.   Patient safety For mammography, the radiation dose a patient receives is very low. The radiographer will set the equipment for the lowest dose of radiation possible, while still achieving high-quality images. Mammography is often unscratched for women with implants, but there is a very small risk that the pressure placed on the implant might rationalization it to rupture. If your patient is pregnant or suspects that she may be, we recommend the patient waits until without wordage to have a screening mammogram. Please add that information to the clinical information section of the request form, so that our staff know. If a diagnostic mammogram is needed during pregnancy, the radiation dose is very low and does not stupefy the developing child. The radiographer will place a lower stomach lead spouse over the patient to help reduce radiation exposure to the fetus.   During a mammogram A qualified radiographer will take one or two x-rays of each breast, which will be positioned and compressed between two unappetizing plates, for virtually 15 seconds. The patient might finger uncomfortable, but pinch of the breast tissue improves image quality and shows unwont tissue increasingly clearly. Occasionally, spare x-rays are taken to remoter pinpoint areas not well seen on the initial x-rays. All Lake Imaging radiographers are accredited and licensed by the Australian Institute of Radiography. We follow the guidelines for Quality Control Testing for Digital Mammography (Version 3) set out by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists in August 2012.  Withouta mammogram Two experienced radiologists will interpret and report on the mammogram, and ultrasound if that was performed and provide the doctor or specialist who referred the patient with a comprehensive report well-nigh the findings. We will teach the patient to return to the person who referred them to discuss the results. Processing and reporting of images could take up to 24 hours. If you are a registered a referrer you can wangle your patient’s digital x-rays, scans and reports through our secure online tabulated system, or view the films we provide. For increasingly information well-nigh registering to wangle patient images visit the RequestWangleto online images section. 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