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Breast Surgeon
Lorraine Tafra, M.D.,
confers with Breast
Imaging Radiologist
Daina Pack, M.D.
AAMC Breast Center Welcomes 4th Surgeon
We’re excited to welcome Clarisa Hammer, DO, who joins AAMC’s nationally recognized Breast Center.
Dr. Hammer has specialty training in both breast surgical oncology from the Cleveland Clinic and oncoplastic
surgery from the University of Southern California. She joins the team of Lorraine Tafra, M.D.; Wen Liang, DO;
and Robert Buras, M.D.
The Breast Center has locations in Annapolis, Bowie and Kent Island. We will also open AAMC Health
Services in Odenton in a few months.
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Anne Arundel Diagnostics Imaging
(AADI) performs digital mammograms
exclusively at each of its locations.
All mammograms are read by board-
certified radiologists who specialize in
mammography, an important cancer
screening and diagnostic tool.
The American Cancer Society
recommends that women begin having
this annual breast exam at age 40. Patients
who are at a higher risk may be advised to
undergo earlier screening.
All mammograms start the same way—
with an x-ray of the breast—but digital
mammograms process images differently
from film screen mammograms and use
less radiation.
“Because digital images are recorded
and stored on a computer, radiologists
can adjust the individual computer
images, including contrast and
magnification, to see findings more
clearly,” says Daina Pack, M.D., medical
director of AADI. “The extra clarity often
reduces the number of women asked to
return for additional tests.”
Some studies show that digital
mammography may be more accurate in
finding breast cancer in women under 50
and in women with dense breast tissue.
The technology also makes it easier for
Your Tuneup
Have you scheduled your annual mammogram? It’s easy. Just call us at
888-909-9729
or go to
aadimaging.org
. Please have a referral from your
primary care physician.
To learn more about AAMC Breast Center’s specialty services and watch our videos, visit us at
askAAMC.org/breast
.
Where to Find Us
Anne Arundel Diagnostics Imaging is
available to serve you at these locations:
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Health Sciences Pavilion, Suite 202
2000 Medical Parkway, Annapolis
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AAMC Health Services – Bowie
4175 North Hanson Court, Bowie
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AAMC Health Services – Kent Island
1630 Main St., Chester
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Shipley’s Medical Park, Suite 100
8601 Veterans Highway, Millersville
››
AAMC Health Services – Odenton
(coming in December)
1106 Annapolis Road, Odenton
doctors to access and review images.
“The images are permanently stored,”
says Dr. Pack. “They can be viewed
throughout the healthcare system on
the PACS (Picture Archiving Computer
System) and provided to the patient on
a CD.”
Early detection of breast cancer
with screening mammography means
that treatment can be started earlier
in the course of the disease. Results
from randomized clinical trials and
other studies show that screening
mammography can help reduce the
number of deaths from breast cancer
among women ages 40 to 74.
Mammography:
Digitally Yours