Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
Breast Imaging & Intervention
Appointments
For Mammograms / Breast MRIs: 202-741-3036
For Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI)/Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI)/ Scintimammography: 202-741-3035
For Automated whole-breast ultrasound (ABUS): 202-741-2244
Mammograms in Washington, D.C.
The Breast Imaging & Intervention Center at The GW Medical Faculty Associates provides comprehensive and progressive services to guide treatment for a variety of breast conditions – fibrocystic breasts, breast pain, high-risk conditions, breast lumps, breast cancer and inflammatory breast cancer, lobular carcinoma in situ, breast discharge, breast infections, abnormal mammograms, and more.
- Breast Cancer Screening
- Breast Density
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Breast tissue is comprised of both fatty and fibroglandular tissue. Breasts are considered “dense” when more than 50% is made up of fibroglandular tissue.
Patient Stories
Breast Cancer Survivor
Cara Scharf majored in English in college, so she's always been good with words. But right after graduation, she discovered she would have to deal with four letters: BRCA. Cara was just 22 when she tested found out she was BRCA 1+ positive. It wasn't a complete surprise—her mother died of breast cancer when Cara was three, and her grandmother died of ovarian cancer. But Cara says she had never really thought about getting cancer herself. Then, in March 2011, she had a biopsy which showed malignancy in her right breast: Invasive ductal carcinoma. Cara wrote in a blog she started for family and friends, "This was not supposed to happen. I am only 25 years old. I was supposed to learn I had some fat lobules or whatever it was that people my age have. Not breast cancer."
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Locations
2300 M Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20037
Latest News
October 21, 2022
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and though the incidence of breast cancer is high, early detection is the key to successful outcomes. According to the National Cancer Society, nearly 4 million women in the United States with a history of the disease are alive today, mainly because of…