Mammography is a safe and effective low-dose X-ray of the breast used to help diagnose breast diseases and abnormalities. The major advantage of mammography is it can identify problems at a very early and treatable stage. Breast cancer, for example, can be discovered as early as two years before it is evident during a physical examination.
All Inova locations offer 3D mammograms, also known as tomosynthesis.
- Screening mammograms are used to detect breast cancer in women who have no apparent symptoms.
- Diagnostic mammograms are used after suspicious results on a screening mammogram or after some signs of possible breast cancer, such as a lump.
A mammogram alone cannot prove that an abnormal area is cancer but, they help physicians decide whether more testing is needed.
Before Your Procedure
Please arrive 15 minutes before your appointment time. Please do not eat or drink after midnight the night before your abdominal vascular ultrasound.
Bring the following information with you:
- A signed prescription for an imaging study (unless your doctor’s office has either faxed an order or indicated they entered the order directly into Inova’s electronic medical records system)
- Insurance card
- Photo ID (e.g., license, passport)
- Any previous exam films and reports performed at a non-Inova facility, including X-rays, mammograms, MRIs, CT scans and ultrasounds
- Implant card, if applicable
Mammography is available at:
Inova Partnership Sites
Fairfax Radiology Breast Center of Fairfax
An Inova Partnership
8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Dr
Suite 200
Fairfax, VA 22031
703-698-4455
Fax: 703-205-9884
Fairfax Radiology Breast Center of Loudoun
Peterson Family Breast Center
An Inova Partnership
19465 Deerfield Ave
Suite 105
Lansdowne, VA 20176
703-788-8426
Fax: 571-382-6587
Fairfax Radiology Breast Center of Reston-Herndon
An Inova Partnership
106 Elden St.
Suite 16
Herndon, VA 20170
703-481-3939
Fax: 703-796-1103
Fairfax Radiology Center of Ballston
An Inova Partnership
3833 N. Fairfax Dr.
#110
Arlington, VA 22203
703-788-8420
Fax: 571-665-6691
Fairfax Radiology Center of Centreville
An Inova Partnership
6211 Centreville Rd
Suite 400
Centreville, VA 20121
703-204-4411
Fax: 703-961-8318
Fairfax Radiology Center of Fairfax City
An Inova Partnership
3801 University Dr.
Suite 120 (CT, Ultrasound)
Suite 130 (DXA, Mammo, X-ray)
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-698-4467
Fax: 703-788-8422
Fairfax Radiology Center of Springfield
An Inova Partnership
5510 Alma Ln.
Suite 100
Springfield, VA 22151
703-698-4485
Fax: 703-750-0302
Fairfax Radiology Center of Sterling
An Inova Partnership
4 Pidgeon Hill Dr.
Sterling, VA 20165
Phone: 703-450-5800
Fax: 703-450-0495
Fairfax Radiology Center of Vienna
An Inova Partnership
115 Park St. SE
Suite 203
Vienna, VA 22180
703-698-4456
Fax: 703-242-4474
Fairfax Radiology Center at Heritage/Radiology Imaging Associates
An Inova Partnership
8926 Woodyard Rd.,
Suites 301, 401 and 502
Clinton, MD 20735
Phone: 301-856-3670
Fax: 301-868-0129
Fairfax Radiology Center at Patuxent/Radiology Imaging Associates
An Inova Partnership
230 W. Dares Beach Rd.
Suites 100 and 106
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
301-855-9754
Fax: 301-855-1367
Fairfax Radiology Center at Pembrooke/Radiology Imaging Associates
An Inova Partnership
11335 Pembrooke Square Medical Center
Suites 100, 104, 114 and 116
Waldorf, MD 20603
301-870-8434
Fax: 301-870-5327