• Overview of Examinations
• Examination Preparation
• Insurance Accepted
• FAQs
• Women's Health Corner
• Facts You Should Know
• First Visit
• Mammography Q & A
• Digital Mammography CAD

• Our locations in Bay Shore, Hauppauge, Huntington, and Shirley have recently replaced their CT Scans with the state-of-the-art  Multi-Slice CT Scanners able to complete your exam in minutes
• Visit our locations in Hauppauge, Commack, Huntington, and Bay Shore and have your Mammography performed on our New Digital Mammography machines
• Our locations in Amityville, Huntington, Shirley and Bay Shore have Open MRI able to accommodate patients up to 450 lbs.

First Visit Information

One of the most effective weapons in the fight against Breast Cancer is the Mammogram, an X-Ray of the breast. Most women should have their first Mammogram by age 40. If you've taken that first step and scheduled your initial screening Mammogram, here's what to expect:

Your Mammogram should be scheduled about 10 days after the start of your menstrual period. This will ensure that you will not feel discomfort from swollen or tender breasts.

We offer Digital Mammography at Commack, Huntington, and will soon be performing Digital Mammography at Hauppauge and Bayshore. Our Shirley office offers traditional "analogue" Mammography.

Please do not use deodorant on your underarms or powder or lotion on your breasts. These may show up as spots on the Mammogram.

The technologist will take you to your dressing room and ask you to undress, then put on a wrap-around gown from the waist up. She will then take you to the examination room to position your breast between two smooth, flat plastic surfaces on the Mammography machine.

Your breasts will be compressed between these surfaces for a few seconds while the images are taken from the top view. The other breast will be compressed and filmed.

To obtain side views, your first breast will be compressed again, this time from the sides. Your other breast will also be compressed from the side.

This exam should feel uncomfortable, but should not hurt. BAB Radiology now uses "Software" technology to minimize compression discomfort called CAD Technology. This works like a spell checker on the computer aiding the radiologist through computer software to find any abnormality in your breast tissue.

In 5 to 10 percent of patients, an occasional additional evaluation is requested by the radiologist. This usually requires a second visit. Often this evaluation includes views of the breast from different angles or with "coned' or "magnification" views of special areas. Ultrasound is also performed occasionally for more detail.

You will receive a letter, called a BIRAD letter, of the results of your initial visit. If a second visit is requested, both you and your physician will be informed.