Hologic - Compassion and Technology Equals Victory

Hologic and Victory: Partners in Success

Victory relies on Hologic technology for several major systems in their breast-imaging suite. In addition to a Selenia digital mammography system and a SecurViewDX diagnostic workstation with R2 CAD, the site has a MultiCare Platinum stereotactic breast biopsy table, Discovery bone density table, the Suros ATEC breast biopsy device and a Suros Sapphire system for MRI guidance breast biopsy.

Dr. Gaskill insists that patients get the very best care when they have access to the most diagnostic tools in one place. "It's very important that all the modalities are in the breast center with the breast imager. One of my concerns is if the breast MRI is read by a general radiologist in another facility without a state-of-the art mammogram to correlate with. It's really important that it's all integrated and done right there together in the breast center. It's critical that the breast imager understand the limitations of all three modalities."

In addition to streamlining workflow, digital mammography has been particularly effective when screening patients with dense breast tissue. “I don’t take as many images as I used to because I can see through the dense tissue more clearly. I can see calcifications that are buried in dense tissue much better, and I don’t have to take as many magnification views,” she noted, adding, “The patients are getting less x-ray exposure and they’re getting out faster. So, patients are happier. I don’t call patients back for additional views as often, so I know for sure my recall rate is lower with digital imaging. Therefore I’m doing fewer benign biopsies, so I’m really happy about that.”

The instant access to images that digital archiving provides is especially convenient. “I love the fact that if a patient wants to check out their films, we can print them hard copies and they can take them with them. I don’t want them to bring them back because we are filmless, and if films are lost or destroyed, it’s okay because we have it stored, locally and off-site” she said.

Dr. Gaskill’s commitment to care and quality of life is equaled by her boundless enthusiasm. “I really am excited about the fact that I have a breast center where the team really works together and we’re all focused on the patient,” she said. “And if we take care of the patients, then we take care of the community. In our waiting room we have a ‘gallery of courage’ with portraits of our cancer patients, not just to honor them, but also to inspire women with hope. I’m really excited about that.”

Victory’s motto is “Comprehensive Care with Compassion,” and Dr. Gaskill and Victory’s Chief Operating Officer, Cheryl Parish, RT (R) (M) share that common vision. “The main mission of our breast center is to bring personalized, comprehensive care to our patients,” Dr. Gaskill said. “We want to treat everybody as a person first, and a patient second. I want everyone who comes through our door to be treated as I would want to be treated. And our mission is to work as a team, with the patient at the center.”

Victory Breast Diagnostics and Women’s Imaging is now successfully bringing big-city excellence and state-of-the-art technology to the women of the Bay Area. “I like the name Victory because it implies winning,” Dr. Gaskill said. “That’s the only option in the fight against breast cancer.”