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OSF Saint Elizabeth in Peru expands breast ultrasound screening to five days a week · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  OSF St. Elizabeth in Peru expands breast ultrasound screening to five days
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  a week. Written by Michael Urbanek This article is being read by
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  an automated voice, brought to you by Everlet. OSF Healthcare St. Elizabeth
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  Medical Center in Peru now offers automated breast ultrasound screening five days
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  a week, up from two days when the service began, according
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  to the hospital. The exam known as ABIS, is aimed at patients
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  with dense breast tissue which can hide cancer on a mammogram. Dense
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  tissues and tumors can both appear white on mammogram images, according to
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  OSF the
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  hospital has offered ABUS, in Peru for two years according to the
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  release. The exam uses sound waves instead of radiation to create three-dimensional
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  images of breast tissue and takes about 15 minutes. It is meant
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  to be used alongside a screening mammogram, not in place of one,
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  OSF said. Since the hospital began using ABIS, provider in Peru have
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  found multiple breast cancers smaller than 1 cm that mammograms alone did
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  not identify according to OSF. Finding breast cancer when it is small
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  can make a significant difference in treatment options and outcomes, Nicholas Simons,
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  IAD Director of Diagnostic Imaging said in the release. OSF said patients
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  who have been told they have dense breasts should ask their primary
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  care provider whether ABIS screening is right for them. More information is
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  at osfhealthcare.org/slash breast-health.