The Breast Center at Metropolitan Hospital features the state-of-the-art Selenia digital mammography system, manufactured by the American company Hologic and awarded by Frost & Sullivan for its pioneering technology.
The Selenia digital mammography system offers:
- The leading amorphous selenium digital detector for direct conversion of X-rays into a digital signal, without any intermediate energy conversion and without signal loss
- Optimal 70μm resolution, which, combined with the specialized image-processing algorithm, ensures early detection of microcalcifications at a much earlier stage than any other digital mammography system
- The highest possible MTF (modulation transfer function) of approximately 90%, ensuring superior image clarity
- Innovative compression paddles with unique tilting capability, allowing uniform and painless compression of the breast across its entire surface
- A patented honeycomb grid to reduce radiation dose
Additionally, the Breast Center at Metropolitan Hospital features the specialized Multicare breast biopsy table, manufactured by Hologic / Lorad, where biopsies are performed outside the operating room, without a scalpel and without anesthesia, allowing the patient to resume normal activities within a few hours.