Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) is the only hospital in eastern Ky. to acquire the latest system available in stereotactic surgical techniques. The ATEC Stereotactic Biopsy from Hologic incorporates imaging, local anesthesia and tissue extraction, all in one system. Stereotactic breast biopsy is a non-surgical method of extracting a test-sample of a breast abnormality and is
Richard Salisbury, OD, of Martin, Ky is a real success story for the wound care treatment he received at Pikeville Medical Center (PMC). Dr. Salisbury came to PMC to seek an additional opinion for his diabetic foot ulcer after receiving treatment at a medical facility in Lexington, Ky. “I was experiencing no healing in my
Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) advances breast cancer detection with the addition of new state-of-the-art equipment. The use of the Hologic 3 Dimensions Mammography, BK Flex Focus 400 In-office Breast Biopsy and Hologic Stereotactic Biopsy focuses on two specific areas of breast care, the detection of abnormalities at microscopic levels and less invasive biopsies. “The growing
In recent months, the American Cancer Society (ACS) unveiled new guidelines recommending doctors to begin screening for colorectal cancer starting at age 45. Colorectal cancer includes all cancers of the colon and rectum. Prior to this updated recommendation, physicians were advised to begin screening patients at age 50. Recent research has shown alarming trends in
