A Patient Every 7 Minutes & Incredibly Clear Images

The Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center (KCBC) in Knoxville, Tennessee, was founded in 1983 for the sole purpose of improving the delivery of breast care. The materialization of this vision involves performing all the needed diagnostic breast studies in a single visit. This dedication to improved patient care has earned KCBC a solid reputation, and an impressive patient return rate.

As part of this ongoing model of patient care, in the summer of 2004 KCBC replaced their on-site analog film mammography units with two Hologic Selenia digital mammography systems.

Dr. Kamilia Kozlowski, Clinical Breast Radiologist, founder and CEO of Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center, says that the decision to go with Selenia was an easy one. "As a radiologist, I always want state of the art technology that provides clear diagnostic benefits for my patients," she says. "For mammography, Selenia delivers the clearest images."

Image is everything

Dr. Kozlowski feels that the Selenia system is the state of the art because of the image quality it gives radiologists. She says, "From the radiologists point of view, the images are incredibly clear, and the resolution is outstanding through their direct capture of the x-rays on their detector."

Kozlowski also points out that with Hologic's Selenia systems, patients may actually receive a lower radiographic dose per visit than with analog studies. "The old wisdom said the only way to increase image resolution was to increase the radiographic dose.well, Selenia has proven that wrong."

For Dr. Kozlowski, better images translate into better patient care. She says, "We are now seeing microcalcifications sooner than with analog, which means even earlier detection of breast cancers."