Mammography

Mammography uses low dose x-rays to gain high-quality images of breast tissue. A mammography examination (mammogram) is the most effective tool for detecting breast cancer early in women over the age of 40. Typically, four images are taken (two of each breast) compressing the breast between two plates for several seconds.  Patients referred for screening mammography at London Bridge Hospital sites must be aged 40 or over on the date of the examination.

London Bridge Hospital has two sites which offer mammography: 31 Old Broad Street (OBS) in the City, and 29 Tooley Street. at London Bridge Hospital (LBH). As a diagnostic centre we offer One-Stop Breast clinics at LBH and OBS, with the availability of triple assessment and results on the same evening.

Both OBS and LBH use the newer digital technology instead of the analogue film screen combination. Instead of an image being processed onto film, digital mammography takes an electronic image and stores it onto a computer.

Digital mammography is significantly better than film mammography for screening woman either under the age of 50 with very dense breasts, or for pre or peri-menopausal women of any age.

Further information on the One Stop Breast Clinic is available from the LBH Breast Clinic Website: www.breastcliniclondon.co.uk