A mammogram uses low doses of X-ray radiation to detect and diagnose diseases in the breast, including breast cancer. Tanner Breast Health uses both screening and diagnostic mammograms for patients. Do you need a mammogram? The breast cancer specialists at Tanner Cancer Care recommend you have a baseline screening mammogram between the ages of 35 and 40. You should begin receiving an annual screening mammogram beginning at the age of 40. Although mammograms are effective in screening for breast cancer, if you have risk factors — such as having a close relative who has breast cancer or if you are genetically predisposed for breast cancer — you should discuss an appropriate screening program with your doctor. Knowing your risk factors for breast cancer, your doctor can best advice on screenings that are right for you. After listening to her patients talk — and stress — about getting their annual mammograms, Shannon Couvreur, DO, with Tanner Healthcare for Women, decided to use her own first mammogram —also known as a baseline screening mammogram — as a teachable moment about this important annual screening. Dr. Couvreur allowed a film crew to join her in the testing suite, listen in on the radiologist’s reading of her mammography images and capture her candid reactions throughout the process. Patients don’t normally meet with the radiologist when they have their screenings. The conversation between Dr. Couvreur and radiologist Alexandre Morin, MD, is included in her video to provide awareness of how mammography images are interpreted. Diagnostic mammograms Following an abnormal screening mammogram or symptoms that might indicate breast cancer, your doctor will order a diagnostic mammogram to get additional, more detailed images of your breast tissue. Your doctor may then recommend further testing to determine if the suspicious finding is in fact cancer. 3D digital mammography Tanner Breast Health has the latest mammography technology, offering 3D mammograms in Carrollton, Villa Rica and Bremen. Learn more about Tanner’s breast diagnostic testing, or call 770-812-9721 to schedule a screening mammogram. Locations Tanner Breast Health - Carrollton 706 Dixie Street, Suite 110 Carrollton, GA 30117 Tanner Breast Health - Villa Rica 705 Dallas Highway, Suite 102 Villa Rica, GA 30180 Diagnostic Imaging inside Higgins General Hospital 200 Allen Memorial Drive Bremen, GA 30110 Mammography on the Move Through a gift from Tanner Foundation and its supporters, Tanner Breast Health offers Mammography on the Move — a mobile mammography unit. Mammography on the Move makes screening mammograms even more convenient and accessible. The mobile unit is designed for comfort and privacy in mind. It features the latest in digital mammography, administered by an all-woman team of certified mammography technologists. To schedule the unit for your business, church, civic group or community event, call 770-812-9531. To schedule a mammogram aboard the unit and a calendar of upcoming screening opportunities, call 770-812-9721. Learn More Find a Specialist Find a women's health specialist using our Find a Provider tool. search Read Our Patient Stories Read about the life-saving role that mammogram screening has played in the lives of others. Read