Mammography examination
WHEN IS IT RECOMMENDED?
- In case of a palpable nodule in the breast or breast complaints.
- For symptomless women as a screening examination.
FOR WHAT AGE GROUP?
Mammography is recommended as a screening examination over the age of 40. In younger age the examination is performed according to the decision of the specialist.
HOW OFTEN IS IT RECOMMENDED?
Every 1-2 years (depending on the age and risk factors), or depending on the complaints or the need for control examination.
DOES IT HAVE ANY RISKS?
The mammography imaging uses low energy ionizing radiation, thus has low radiation risk.
HOW TO REQUEST AN EXAMINATION?
Referral of a specialist (including a general practitioner) is needed for the examination. Without referral, mammography examination can be performed in our private consultation, according to our price list.
DOES IT HAVE ANY SIDE-EFFECTS?
The examination doesn’t have any side-effects.
HOW IS THE EXAMINATION PERFORMED?
The examination is performed in a standing position (rarely sitting, depending on the health status) with special X-ray equipment. Well trained assistants take two-way images of both breasts. For the good image quality and for lowering the radiation exposure, the breast is compressed with a special plastic plate during the examination.
WHAT TO DO BEFORE THE EXAMINATION?
It is recommended to perform the examination the week after the menstruation for lowering the pain caused by the compression and for the better evaluability. The examination doesn’t require any preparation at all. Any cosmetics and creams generally used should be removed from the skin before the examination.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE?
5 minutes on average.
WILL IT BE PAINFUL?
Compression of the breasts may be a bit unpleasant, rarely painful.
WHEN DO I GET MY RESULTS?
The patient will receive the findings right after the examination except if a sample has also been taken.
BOOKING TIME?
- With referral, covered by the social security it is 1-30 days, if it is an independent examination.
- If the patient is referred from screening, it is performed in 7 days.
- For paying patient it is 1-30 days, depending on the menstruation.
Price
Imaging diagnostic examinations are performed for persons with social security, continously paying contributions and allowances or have a valid legal relationship for any other reason in Hungary on the expense of the social insuracnce (SI). The majority of patients makes use of our services as ambulatory care, i.e. as an out-patients. Out-patient examinations have been readily financed by the SI to a certain extent only and this is far less than the real demand would require. With regard to the fact that examinations above this limit are not financed by the SI, most health care instituations and providers – and so do we – take measures to book our examinations. We perform the appropriate amount of monthly financed examinations after summarizing the bookings. But since the demand for imaging diagnostic examination if much higher than what the above limit permits, in some cases patients have to wait for certain examinations several weeks, even months. Naturally, this waiting time doesn’t apply for urgent examinations. Applying an urgent examination is the duty of the referral doctor, after coinsidering the patient’s health status and in the cases of the clinical status of “urgent demand” defined by the law. Inpatient examinations are imaging diagnostic examinations for patients staying permanently in health care institutaions. Theoretically there isn’t any limit for examinations of this type. If the doctor of the inpatient decides that imaging diagnostic examination is necessary for the patient, this still will be performed on the day of such request. In every case the adequately filled out referral and the valid SSN number (social security number) is needed before performing the examination.
The validity of social insurance legal relationship has to be checked in case of every patient.
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