Women With Dense Tissue Can Benefit from High-Tech Screening
ROME, Ga., Aug. 26, 2025 – Women in northwest Georgia who can benefit from a higher level of breast cancer detection know they can turn to Atrium Health Floyd and Harbin Clinic, where 3D mammograms are available at multiple locations.
Three-dimensional mammography takes multiple images of breast tissue from many different angles with the X-ray equipment moving in an arc across the breast.
These images are combined to create three dimensional images, giving radiologists a better view of all breast tissue. Adding this third dimension provides them with the opportunity to see cancers that can sometimes hide behind dense breast tissue.
For these women, a more accurate diagnosis could open the door to earlier treatment options.
“This technology also reduces the frequency of false-positives, which results in fewer patients who are asked to return for a second mammogram for additional testing," said Aimee Griffin, vice president of professional services at Atrium Health Floyd.
Breast cancer is the second-most common cancer among women in the United States, and an estimated 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.
Three-dimensional mammograms can be performed at The Breast Center, Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center, Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center, Harbin Clinic in Cartersville, Atrium Health Floyd Northwest Georgia Medical Clinic OB/GYN and at Atrium Health Floyd's Mobile Mammography Coach.
For more information or to make an appointment call 706-509-6840.
About Atrium Health Floyd
The Atrium Health Floyd family of health care services is a leading medical provider and economic force in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Atrium Health Floyd is part of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Floyd strategically combined with Harbin Clinic in 2024 and employs more than 5,200 teammates who provide care in over 40 medical specialties at four facilities: Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center – a 361-bed full-service, acute care hospital and regional referral center in Rome, Georgia; Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center in Cedartown, Georgia; and Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center in Centre, Alabama; and Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Behavioral Health, also in Rome. Together, Atrium Health Floyd and Harbin Clinic provide primary care, specialty care and urgent care throughout northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Atrium Health Floyd also operates a stand-alone emergency department in Chattooga County, the first such facility to be built from the ground-up in Georgia.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. Advocate Health is nationally recognized for its expertise in heart and vascular, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs more than 160,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to redefining care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.