INTRODUCING ONLINE SCHEDULING FOR SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS
July 2011

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At Central Maine Imaging Center we are committed to providing you with mammography services in a patient
centered environment. That is why CMIC has created an on-line scheduling tool for screening mammography.
We hope this will allow you greater flexibility to schedule your screening mammogram at a time that is convenient
for you. We continue to provide scheduling by phone so call or click today to schedule your screening mammogram.

• Our mammography technologists are all certified and our facility is certified annually by MQSA.
• Our On-Site radiologists have extensive training in breast imaging including mammography, breast ultrasound and breast MRI. Each is Board Certified by the American College of Radiology.
• We offer convenient early morning and evening appointments. We know you are busy and in most cases we can have your screening mammogram completed in 30 minutes!
• Request a specific mammography technologist. If you would like to have your screening with a specific mammographer just let us know!
• We provide the full continuum of breast health services from mammography to breast ultrasound to breast MRI all in one convenient location.

Catch Breast Cancer early. Screening Mammography Saves Lives!
CLICK HERE TO SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT TODAY!

CMIC Donates Lorad Mill Mammography Unit to Nicaragua in Central America
June 2011

STATEMENT FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY REGARDING MEDIA REPORTS LINKING MAMMOGRAPHY TO THYROID CANCER
05/01/11

ACR Statement (PDF format):
Statement from the American College of Radiology (ACR)

Some of our patients have expressed concern about a report in the media linking mammography to thyroid cancer. To accurately address this issue, we have provided a link to the American College of Radiology which states their position on the report.

STATEMENT FROM CMIC'S RADIOLOGISTS ON THEIR POSITION REGARDING THE U.S. PREVENTATIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION ON YEARLY MAMMOGRAMS
01/10/2010

Reference links for more information:
Statement from the American College of Radiology (ACR)
Statement from the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI)

The radiologists at Central Maine Imaging Center continue to recommend that physicians and their patients follow the American Cancer Society guidelines for screening mammography to allow early detection of breast cancer. The American Cancer Society recommends that women obtain yearly screening mammograms beginning at age of 40. It is the opinion of the radiologists at Central Maine Imaging Center, that the US Preventative Services Task Force recommendation that women should not get regular mammograms at age 40 is a step backward.

Screening mammography was implemented back in the mid 1980’s in the United States and since 1990 the death rate from breast cancer has decreased by almost 30%. Prior to that time the death rate had remained unchanged for the previous 50 years. While mammography screening will not save every woman from breast cancer, thousands of lives are saved when tumors are detected at an earlier stage before they have spread.

Central Maine Imaging Center is a partnership between Insight Imaging, Central Maine Medical Center, and the radiologists at X-Ray Professionals. As such, we work very closely with the physicians associated with Central Maine Medical Center and the surrounding communities. We are proud to offer breast MRI, breast US and mammography for patients at Central Maine Imaging Center.

For more information please contact me at 795-2412.

Jerold T. Gale, M.D.
Medical Director
Central Maine Imaging Center