Cancer Diagnosis

The path to cancer treatment begins with an accurate diagnosis. At Banner Health, we use a variety of cancer detection resources and state-of-the-art medical technologies to help physicians clearly and accurately identify and stage cancers.

Banner Health uses such diagnostic screening and staging tools as:

• Biopsy
• Bone Densitometry
• Breast Wire Localization
• Colorectal Screening
• Computer-assisted Diagnosis (CAD)
• Computerized Tomography (CT)
• Direct Label FISH DNA Probe System
• Ductogram or Galactogram
• Genetic Counseling and Testing
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Mammography
• Nuclear Medicine
• Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
• R2 Early Detection Image Checker®
• Sentinel Node Injection/Lymphoscintigraphy
• Ultrasound