Dr. Elizabeth S. Pietras

Dr. Elizabeth Pietras is a radiologist at Maine Medical Center.She said that depending on a woman's breast tissue, it's not uncommon to require an ultrasound on top of a mammogram.

"If we do a mammogram and the breast tissue is dense and it doesn't adequately assess the breast tissue, I would recommend an ultrasound be done as well," she explained.

Pietras said denser tissue is typically more common in younger women, so women under the age of 30 presenting with a lump usually undergo an ultrasound first.

Women over 30 typically undergo both procedures.Because the occurrence of breast cancer increases in women over 40, often they are given a mammogram first.

According to Pietras, "Mammograms can still pick up the breast cancers you and I will never feel.

Elizabeth S. Pietras, MD James N. Place, MD

Liz Pietras MD, Breast Radiologist from Maine Medical Center, spoke on Breast Imaging.

Elizabeth Pietras, MDIt is with great pride and admiration that the Maine Medical Center's Department of Radiology acknowledges the receipt of the " Cure Cancer for ME " award by our own Dr. Liz Pietras.This award goes to a professional or an organization in healthcare and allied industries in Maine that have made a positive contribution to or difference in the treatment of breast cancer.Those of us who work with Liz are well aware of her passionate devotion to improving the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.Congratulations, Dr. Pietras!

Elizabeth Pietras, MDSpectrum Medical GroupMaine Medical Center