KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System has announced the arrival of the Fuji Aspire Crystalle 3D Digital Mammography system with Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT), bringing advanced breast imaging technology to South Monterey County.
The new system is designed to enhance patient comfort, improve diagnostic accuracy and streamline the imaging process.
The Fuji Aspire Crystalle system features a Comfort Paddle, allowing for a more comfortable patient experience during mammography, along with fast image acquisition to minimize time spent in the exam room.
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis, also known as 3-D mammography, offers several benefits over conventional 2-D mammography, including higher cancer detection rates — especially for invasive cancer — reduced callback rates for potentially unnecessary follow-up tests, and improved image clarity that is particularly helpful for women with dense breasts.
These benefits can lead to more confident diagnoses with fewer false-positive tests and unnecessary biopsies.
“Mee Memorial is committed to providing the highest standard of care to our community,” said Mee Memorial CEO Rena Salamacha. “As the only hospital in South County, we are proud to offer our patients access to state-of-the-art, faster, more accurate and more comfortable breast imaging.”
The addition of the Fuji Aspire Crystalle 3D Digital Mammography system is part of the organization’s ongoing investment in technology aimed at supporting early detection and improving patient outcomes.
For more information or to schedule a mammogram, call Mee Memorial’s Diagnostic Imaging Department at 831-385-7130.
Mee Memorial Healthcare System is a nonprofit, rural healthcare provider and the only hospital serving southern Monterey County. It operates Mee Memorial Hospital and several outpatient clinics in King City and Greenfield, including the Children’s Health and Wellness Center in King City.
