The Imaging Center is the only all-digital breast imaging facility in San Diego County, and offers services including screening, diagnostic mammography, breast ultrasound, bone densitometry (DEXA), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Interventional breast procedures include ultrasound-guided breast biopsy, stereotactic breast biopsy, MRI-guided breast biopsy, and certain preoperative procedures.
As screening and early detection are a comprehensive cancer center priority, the imaging service is not limited to patients with a cancer diagnosis.
Other technologies available at UCSD include PET (positron emission tomography), CT (computerized tomography) and MR (magnetic resonance) to pinpoint cancers and create a precise map for the surgeon or radiation oncologist to remove or destroy the tumor.