Mammograms at University of Colorado Hospital

What is a Mammogram?

A mammogram is an x-ray of your breasts. It can help find early cancers that are too small to be felt during your breast self-exam. A mammogram can also be done to check a lump that was found during a breast self-exam or medical checkup. If caregivers learn from a mammogram that you have breast cancer, they can start treatment quickly.

The most powerful weapon against breast cancer is early detection. A mammogram is one of the best tools in screening and diagnosis.

Mammographic tests available at University of Colorado Hospital

Screening Mammography

Recommended every year for all women age 40 and older, earlier for women at high risk.

Digital Mammography

Images are displayed on a computer screen rather than film and can be adjusted by a radiologist to detect subtle differences in breast tissue. It can be used for both screening and diagnostic mammography. The University of Colorado Breast Center was the first in the Rocky Mountain region to offer this technology to women.

Diagnostic Mammography

Performed to help evaluate a breast problem or an abnormal screening mammogram.