Welcome to the Women's Imaging Center at Lake Medical Imaging. For almost 40 years, our staff of qualified and trained radiological professionals has been serving the women of our community. The equipment, procedures and personnel at the Women's Imaging Center are fully accredited by The American College of Radiology. Each of our radiologists is board certified by The American College of Radiology and has had formal training in mammography. Those performing core biopsies have had additional training. Our technologists are all certified and registered by The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. It is our commitment to excellence that has made this group the premier imaging center in the Tri-County area.

Breast Self Examination
Do a breast self-examination once a month, about two weeks after your period starts. If you don’t have periods, do it on the same day each month. Breast self-exams help you become familiar with the look and feel of your breasts, so you can quickly detect any changes and promptly report them to your doctor.

Mammography
Mammography is a safe, reliable technique, and the most accurate x-ray method available for screening to detect cancer. Mammography can help find abnormal changes in your breasts even before a lump is large enough to be felt. Mammography is a valuable tool for the early detection of a variety of breast diseases.

CAD
(Computer Aided Detection)
The CAD System is the automatic “second opinion” for your radiologist and is designed to assist in the accuracy of mammography readings, thus aiding the early detection of breast cancer. The CAD System digitizes and analyzes a mammogram with software that highlights areas containing features associated with cancer.

Breast MRI
A specialized type of mammography, breast MRI is for breast cancer gene carrier patients with a high risk of breast cancer, as well as certain breast cancer patients.

While improving the detection of tumors, it also allows the physician to discriminate between post operative scars and tumor recurrence. A breast MRI improves the ability to detect cancer even in women with implants or silicone. MRI guided biopsies of the breast can be performed, if needed.

Galactogram
This very specialized mammographic procedure enables the physician to examine the milk ducts when blood or fluid is coming from the nipple. Liquid is injected through a tiny tube placed in the opening of the suspicious area, the tube is removed and a mammogram is made. This procedure can determine whether or not a papilloma, a small growth within the milk duct, is present, allowing the surgeon to remove and evaluate the papilloma. This 30-minute procedure is no more uncomfortable than having blood drawn.

Needle Core Breast Biopsy
Needle core breast biopsy is an advanced technique used when a biopsy of an area of your breast is needed. While avoiding the trauma of more invasive, costly and cosmetically unappealing surgical biopsy, needle core breast biopsy virtually eliminates extensive surgical scar tissue formation, which can mask lesions in future mammograms. We offer two types of needle core breast biopsy:

*Ultrasound Needle Core Breast Biopsy
During an ultrasound guided core biopsy, small samples of tissue are removed from the breast using specially designed biopsy instruments. A hollow sample needle is precisely guided to the suspicious breast tissue using ultrasound.

*Stereotactic Needle Core Breast Biopsy
During a stereotactic core biopsy, small samples of tissue are removed from the breast using a hollow needle, which is guided to the correct location via x-rays and computer coordinates.

Pelvic Ultrasound
Pelvic ultrasound is an imaging test, which uses sound waves to form pictures of your organs that appear on a screen. It can help your physician assess pain or other symptoms in the pelvis (lower abdomen). For pregnant women, ultrasound is used to check the fetus (unborn baby). The test is often done by moving a probe over the abdomen and pelvis. At times, it is also done by placing a probe inside the vagina. This test involves no radiation and is harmless.

Hysterogram
As part of an evaluation for infertility, a hysterogram allows the physician to determine if the fallopian tubes are open. Liquid is injected through a small tube placed into the uterus, allowing images to be made of the cavity of the uterus and of the fallopian tubes. The results of this evaluation can be given to the patient immediately. Sometimes the blocked fallopian tubes can be opened during a Fallopian Tube Recanallization, as a second stage of a hysterogram.

Sonohysterogram
This ultrasound-type procedure is done to assist the physician in further evaluating an abnormality seen in the lining of the uterus. This is also done to assist treatment in women with postmenopausal bleeding. A saline solution injected through a tiny tube placed into the uterus allows a very detailed evaluation that may reveal a polyp or abnormal growth.

Uterine Fibroid Embolization
An alternative to hysterectomy, this outpatient procedure shuts off the blood flow to the fibroid, eliminating the fibroid but preserving the uterus.

PET/CT Fusion Scanning
PET/CT Fusion scans combine the functional information from a positron emission tomography (PET) exam with the anatomical information from a computed tomography (CT) scan into one single exam. A PET scan detects changes in cellular function – how your cells are utilizing nutrients like sugar and oxygen. Since these are the very first changes in cancer cells, PET can provide information that enables our radiologist to make a diagnosis sooner. A CT scan uses a combination of x-rays and computers to give the radiologist a non-invasive way to see inside your body. When these two exams are fused together, our radiologists can view functional changes in the proper anatomical context of your body. This safe and effective procedure allows our radiologists the most sensitive and accurate method to evaluate the presence and extent of cancer.

Laser Treatment (Venous Ablation)
As opposed to conventional surgery, Laser Treatment, or venous ablation, is minimally invasive, meaning the entry point through which your physician gets the laser fiber to the target area is extremely small, requiring no stitches. There is no recovery time, the risk of infection is extremely low and the procedure involves minimal discomfort. This procedure will provide patients with results almost immediately.

Varicose Veins
Your veins carry blood from the body back to the heart. In your leg, this means the blood has to flow upward, against gravity. Consequently, these veins have one-way valves that prevent the blood from backflowing. Over time these valves can fail to close tightly, causing veins to stretch and enlarge, allowing blood to pool and causing the bulging and twisting characteristic of varicose veins. These veins can be treated by lasers in a procedure called venous ablation.

Spider Veins
Sclerotherapy is a 30-minute procedure that can eliminate the unsightly, visible veins that appear on the legs. A solution called a sclerosing agent is injected into the spider veins, causing them to seal off. The average number of treatments needed is three, but can be as few as one, depending on the extent of the damage. Our interventional radiologists determine the best care based on individual needs. In most cases, you can return to normal activities immediately.

Respect, Dignity, Comfort
Addressing health issues can be an unpleasant and sometimes intimidating experience. At the Women's Imaging Center at Lake Medical Imaging, we want to supply you with in-depth knowledge about the procedure(s) your physician has recommended. From examining the tiniest vein to scanning the entire body, we are here to provide you with the highest quality of medical care while respecting your dignity, privacy and comfort.