Parking
Texas Health Huguley’s Breast Center is in Medical Office Building 5 within the Imaging Center. Medical Office Building 5 is on the south end of the Texas Health Huguley campus. As you enter the building, take the first door on the left to the Texas Health Huguley Imaging Center and an associate will help you check in.
Hours
Monday – Thursday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday 8 a.m. – 12 noon
Fax
Medical Records - 817-568-5464
Scheduling - 817-568-4662
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3D Screening Mammography
3D screening mammograms are the preferred type of exam at Texas Health Breast Centers. With a 3D mammogram, the machine takes images of the breast from multiple angles. A computer then creates a 3D image of the breast that the radiologist can examine like pages in a book. Additional benefits include:
- Improves radiologists' ability to screen for and detect potential breast cancers.
- Helps radiologists pinpoint size, shape and location of abnormalities.
- Aids in distinguishing harmless abnormalities from real tumors, leading to fewer callbacks and less anxiety for women.
3D mammograms can also find microcalcifications (tiny deposits of calcium) that sometimes indicate the presence of breast cancer.
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Breast Biopsy (Ultrasound guided, stereotactic, upright)
Breast biopsy is a minimally invasive procedure that takes a very small sample of breast tissue for examination under a microscope.
Types of Biopsies
- Ultrasound-guided biopsy — uses ultrasound equipment to “see” and direct the needle to the area where the biopsy is needed.
- Stereotactic biopsy — uses a digital mammography system with a computer display and software to guide a needle to the area where samples of tissue will be taken.
- MRI-guided biopsy — uses an MRI machine to guide the breast radiologist to the area of concern. Typically, this procedure is not performed inside the breast centers.
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Breast Ultrasound
At times, mammography alone is not enough. Your provider may also request a breast ultrasound, or sonogram, which is a noninvasive procedure that uses sound waves to produce images of the breast.
Why Is this Additional Procedure Necessary?
Typically, a breast ultrasound is performed with a mammogram. A breast ultrasound can distinguish a generally harmless fluid-filled cyst from a potentially concerning solid mass. It is also used to evaluate whether a solid mass is benign or appears to be malignant.
What Happens during the Procedure?
You will lay on your back on a table, and a technologist will apply a warm water-based gel onto your breast. Then the technologist will move a device back and forth over the area of interest to take the sonogram pictures.
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Diagnostic Mammography
Typically, diagnostic mammograms are recommended for women who:
- Have experienced issues, such as lumps, nipple discharge or other changes.
- Experience persistent pain in their breasts, not related to menstrual cycle.
- Were diagnosed with breast cancer within the last five years.
- Experience a problem while pregnant or breastfeeding.
What Happens During a Diagnostic Exam?
A diagnostic mammogram may take longer than a screening mammogram. The technologist may magnify a suspicious area to produce a detailed picture that can help the radiologist make an accurate diagnosis. Before you leave the center, the radiologist will review the images and discuss the findings with you.
Who Should Have a Mammogram?
Mammography is your best defense against breast cancer because it can detect the disease in its early stages, before a lump can be felt during a breast exam.
Women at average risk for breast cancer should start annual mammograms at age 40 and continue through age 74.
Women who have an increased risk for breast cancer due to family history, a known BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation or other risk factors should discuss screening options with their physician. If you have risk factors, together with your physician you can decide what’s best for you.