To screen for breast cancer, Original Medicare covers one mammogram per year at no out-of-pocket cost. But if you have denser breasts, an ultrasound may provide a more accurate diagnosis.

Then I was sent for a diagnostic mammogram, which also didn’t detect anything. But an ultrasound the same day revealed the heartbreaking news: I had breast cancer. Why didn’t it show on the ...

Other supplemental screening options include molecular breast imaging (MBI), ultrasound and contrast-enhanced mammography. Dr. Sharpe says choosing what screening method works for you is an ...

Unlike traditional mammograms, the screening at Eve Wellness uses 3-D ultrasound technology, providing the possibility of results within hours rather than days. Though Williams was devastated to ...

The first stage in breast screening involves an X ray (mammogram) of the breast ... for comparison purposes. Ultrasound is often used to determine if a palpable abnormality is cystic or solid. This is ...