Less diagnosis confusion with new technology

If more women used new 3D mammography to screen for cancer, we could have cancers detected earlier, with better survival rates and less of the diagnosis confusion mentioned in May by Professor Christobel Saunders.

Professor of Surgical Oncology Dr Saunders said last week at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons’ annual scientific congress that “diagnosis confusion” was harming almost half of all women diagnosed, and 35,000 get false positive results from mammograms every year.
But using 3D mammography reduces these false positives and improves the detection of breast cancer.

The I-MED Network offers this state-of-the-art 3D medical imaging technology at over 20 of our clinics in NSW, VIC and ACT.

3D mammography topped TIME magazine’s list of “11 Remarkable Health Advances from 2014”¹

The sophisticated 3D Mammography technology takes an arc of photos from hundreds of slices through the breast, rather than just capturing images from the top, bottom and sides. The new equipment delivers clearer more precise images, ultimately helping to improve diagnosis and reduce the need for additional invasive tests. It also has lower radiation than 2D mammography.

“Our 3D service helps decrease ‘false positive’ findings and reduces problems caused by tissue overlap and structural noise which can occur in 2D Mammography imaging. Scans are completed in just seconds and the image quality is quite remarkable. It will help doctors to identify breast cancer with increased precision, ultimately improving outcomes for women,” said I-MED Network CEO Mr Steven Rubic.

“3D technology picks up cancers that we wouldn’t otherwise see, and so we can catch the cancer in its early stages and improve women’s survival rates,” he said.

At about $400,000, 3D scanners cost more than three times a standard scanners.

“It is a fantastic technology that is being embraced around the world and Australian women are well served having it available,” he said.

I-MED donates $10 per mammogram to The McGrath Foundation in October to support Breast Care Nurses in the community. Over the past five years I-MED has donated over $600,000 to the McGrath Foundation through its mammogram donation and local fundraising activities.

I-MED currently offers 3D mammography scanners at 26 of our clinics around Australia

Directory of I-MED’s 3D mammography units:




About the I-MED Network

The I-MED Network is Australia’s largest private medical imaging network, covering all major metropolitan areas and significant parts of rural and regional Australia.

Across Australia, the I-MED Network operates almost 200 clinics and performs more than 4 million patient procedures each year making us one of the largest providers of medical imaging in the world. With over 350 specialist radiologists, 50 nuclear physicians and 3,900 staff actively sharing clinical knowledge and expertise, a consistently high level of service is assured across all clinics.

I-MED is committed to providing an uncompromising quality of service to its referrers and patients by offering comprehensive imaging services in all modalities of this increasingly expanding branch of diagnostic medicine, visit www.i-med.com.au.
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¹http://time.com/3640238/11-remarkable-health-advances-from-2014/