Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital To Open New Suite

On March 9 Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital will open their newly remodeled, digital mammography suite. Digital mammography offers better visibility of the breast and improved detection rates.

According to President Kristin Webb, Several Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital Auxiliary volunteers worked many hours to raise $125,000, underwriting 1/2 the costs.

Mammograms play a central part in the early detection of breast cancer. The newer digital mammography uses computers and specially designed digital detectors to produce an image that can be displayed on a high-resolution computer monitor for analysis and interpretation.

Because there is no film, patients can expect shorter exam times enabling Riverside to serve more patients quicker.

Digital exams also require less exposure time, resulting in a lower dose of radiation for the patients, an added benefit over a lifetime of screening exams.
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