Women's Imaging

Resurrection Health Care offers expert imaging and diagnostic services such as mammograms and breast ultrasounds in order to promote optimal breast health.

All of our facilities offer extended hours for your convenience, and appointments are readily available.

This service is available at:

• Holy Family Medical Center – Des Plaines
• Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center – Chicago
• Resurrection Medical Center – Chicago
• Saint Francis Hospital – Evanston
• Saint Joseph Hospital – Chicago
• Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center – Chicago

Additional services not listed here may be available, so please check with the facility nearest to you for more information.

Imaging and Diagnostic Services

Screening Mammography — A mammogram is a low-dose breast X-ray that identifies abnormalities and aids in the diagnosis of breast diseases in women. Mammography plays a central part in the early detection of cancer because it can show changes in the breast up to two years before they can be felt.

This service is available at:

• Holy Family Medical Center – Des Plaines
• Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center – Chicago
• Resurrection Medical Center – Chicago
• Saint Francis Hospital – Evanston
• Saint Joseph Hospital – Chicago
• Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center – Chicago

R2 ImageChecker™ — This unique screening system evaluates every mammogram using an advanced computer that highlights questionable characteristics. The R2 ImageChecker aids radiologists in accurately identifying changes.

This service is available at:

• Holy Family Medical Center – Des Plaines
• Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center – Chicago
• Resurrection Medical Center – Chicago

Mammography with CAD — CAD, or Computer Aided Detection, assists our radiologists by highlighting minute breast tissue irregularities on mammography films. This software increases physicians' ability to identify subtle abnormalities and potential breast cancers in earlier stages.

This service is available at:

• Holy Family Medical Center – Des Plaines
• Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center – Chicago
• Resurrection Medical Center – Chicago
• Saint Joseph Hospital – Chicago

Digital mammography — Full-field digital mammography uses an electronic digital detector to record images rather than conventional film, allowing for extensive examination. Providing more information to the doctor, this procedure is also faster and more comfortable for the patient.

This service is available at:

• Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center – Chicago
• Saint Joseph Hospital – Chicago

Breast MRI with CAD — This new diagnostic tool provides doctors with hundreds of images of the breast, cross-sectional in all three directions. Because of the high level of detail provided, it is very effective for determining the extent of breast cancer and in monitoring response to treatment in cancer patients.

This service is available at:

• Holy Family Medical Center – Des Plaines
• Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center – Chicago
• Resurrection Medical Center – Chicago
• Saint Joseph Hospital – Chicago

Breast Ultrasound — With breast ultrasound, sound waves are used to produce a picture of the tissues inside the breast. This technique enables imaging from almost any angle and distinguishes between non-cancerous cysts and other masses that may require further evaluation.

This service is available at:

• Holy Family Medical Center – Des Plaines
• Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center – Chicago
• Resurrection Medical Center – Chicago
• Saint Francis Hospital – Evanston
• Saint Joseph Hospital – Chicago
• Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center – Chicago

Stereotactic Breast Biopsy — When a biopsy is needed, stereotactic core breast biopsy is an accurate, minimally invasive way to retrieve questionable tissue. Using X-rays, a computer guides the biopsy needle to the precise location and collects several samples.

This service is available at:

• Holy Family Medical Center – Des Plaines
• Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center – Chicago
• Resurrection Medical Center – Chicago
• Saint Francis Hospital – Evanston
• Saint Joseph Hospital – Chicago
• Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center – Chicago

MR-Guided Breast Biopsy — In MR-guided breast biopsy, magnetic resonance imaging is used to help guide the radiologist’s instruments to the suspicious area.

This service is available at:

• Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center – Chicago
• Resurrection Medical Center – Chicago
• Saint Francis Hospital – Evanston