Tennessee breast center opens country's 1st non-compression mammography unit

Melissa Rohman | | Health Imaging | Womens Imaging
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Courtesy of the Koning Corporation. 

The country's first "no compression" breast imaging unit opened May 16 at the Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center (KCBC) in Tennessee, according to WFMYNews2 in Greensboro, North Carolina. 

The new technology, called the Koning Breast CT, uses CT imaging and can generate a clear, complete 3D image in 10 seconds, KCBC founder and medical director Kamilia Kozlowski, MD, told WFMYNews2. 

New Breast Imaging Without Compression Makes History In Tennessee

Patients receive as low a dose of radiation as they would with traditional mammogram.  

"This new technology is the biggest breakthrough in breast imaging. It gets rid of the most common complaint patients have and provides a wealth of information that isn't available in mammography," Kozlowski told WFMYNews2.  

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Melissa Rohman

A recent graduate from Dominican University (IL) with a bachelor’s in journalism, Melissa joined TriMed’s Chicago team in 2017 covering all aspects of health imaging. She’s a fan of singing and playing guitar, elephants, a good cup of tea, and her golden retriever Cooper.

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