Busy Practice Finds Educated Customers Demand Digital

Spreading the Word About Faster, More Effective Screening

Dr. Detweiler emphasizes the impact of word-of-mouth referrals on Raleigh Radiology's practice. "There are educated consumers out there who demand digital mammography, and we have certain practices that exclusively send patients to our digital office site knowing that's the exam they will get there. So whether by word-of-mouth or through physician direction we've had several practices that mandate their patients come to us for breast cancer screening."

There are educated consumers out there
who demand digital mammography

In Raleigh Radiology's Blue Ridge office, doctors have the opportunity to actually demonstrate the striking differences in image quality. "I've pulled in patients and physicians who've come by our office to look at the difference, between screen-film and new digital results. They can look at the difference and visibly see how much more we're seeing today than we did previously," Detweiler says. "With digital mammography, patients get the best mammography exam available today. Radiologists get the best look at images, and those images will be there for comparison studies in the future." Dr. Detweiler believes that the practice's decision to offer leading edge technology that provides the greatest probability for cancer detection, was the perfect move for the patients and professionals of Raleigh Radiology.