Newman Regional Health is in the middle of our 14 Annual Denim & Diamonds fundraising season, directly supporting local quality healthcare for everyone. The financial support of sponsors and participants allow Newman Regional Health to purchase state-of-the art technology and provide new services for the treatment of patients in and around Lyon County. Proceeds for this year’s season are designated towards the purchase of a new stereotactic mammography device.  Stereotactic mammography pinpoints the exact location of a breast mass by using computer and digital X-rays taken from two different angles. Using these computer coordinates, the surgeon inserts the needle through the skin, advances
it into the lesion and removes tissue samples. Stereotactic core biopsy was developed as an alternative to surgical biopsy.  It is a less invasive way to obtain the tissue samples needed for diagnosis. This procedure requires less recovery time than does a surgical biopsy, and there is no significant scarring to the breast.