A new center offering comprehensive breast imaging services opened in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
The Breast Center is located on the third floor of the Cancer Institute and offers mammography, ultrasound, and image-guided biopsy. An MRI dedicated exclusively to breast imaging is scheduled be installed in the center later this year.
The center, which was previously housed in the UAMS Outpatient Center, encompasses about 12,000 square feet and includes five mammography rooms, five ultrasound rooms, space for image-guided biopsies, large patient dressing rooms, and a waiting area filled with natural light.
Original artwork by female Arkansas artists will be featured throughout the center, adding to the relaxing environment.
“By increasing the number of mammography and ultrasound rooms we offer, we increase our capacity to serve more women each day,” said Bryant-Smith, who also is division chief of breast imaging at UAMS and director of the mobile mammography program.
The center will continue to offer same-day results for all screening and diagnostic mammograms, as well as the ability to follow up immediately with additional imaging and procedures for women who require more testing.