3D Mammography (Tomosynthesis)

A breast cancer screening mammogram using 3D digital tomosynthesis, which captures multiple thin-slice images of the breast at different angles. Tomosynthesis detects 29-41% more breast cancers than standard 2D mammography while reducing false-positive recall rates, particularly in women with dense breast tissue. Includes physical breast examination.

Mammography screening at MIND Clinic uses 3D digital breast tomosynthesis, an advancement over standard 2D mammography that acquires multiple low-dose images as the X-ray tube sweeps in an arc over the breast. These images are reconstructed into thin slices (typically 1mm), allowing the radiologist to scroll through the breast tissue layer by layer rather than interpreting a single compressed projection. This dramatically reduces the tissue overlap that causes both missed cancers and false alarms on conventional mammography. Published evidence from multiple large screening trials demonstrates that tomosynthesis detects 29-41% more breast cancers than 2D mammography alone, with the greatest improvement in women with heterogeneously dense or extremely dense breast tissue — the population where conventional mammography is least reliable. Simultaneously, recall rates for false-positive findings decrease because overlapping tissue that mimics suspicious lesions on 2D images can be resolved on thin-slice reconstructions. The screening package at 37,000 HUF includes the tomosynthesis mammogram and a physical breast examination. For women with symptoms, palpable findings, or dense breast tissue requiring further evaluation, the complex breast diagnostics package at 59,000 HUF combines mammography with breast ultrasound. Core biopsy with pathological examination (95,000 HUF per lesion) and aspiration cytology (49,000 HUF per lesion) are available on-site for same-visit tissue sampling if a suspicious finding is identified.