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New Digital Breast Imaging

New Digital Mammography at Maroondah Hospital is now available to hospital and community referrers. This state of the art technology has been installed to enhance early diagnosis of breast cancer and provide increased reassurance in normal cases.

An integral part of the new system is tomosynthesis which allows us to visually scan through the breast images aquired in fine slices in two dirctions, removing the overlap of structures in the imaging and reducing the likelihood of requiring further "compression" images. This is the first of its kind in the state and only the 2nd in Australia. For more technical information CLICK HERE

If required, we still have one of the few prone (lying down) breast biopsy tables in the state, as part of our commitment to patient care.