One of the largest spaces opening during this phase is a women’s corridor. Designed under the supervision of the Karmanos radiology team, this area creates a convenient, spacious and private area for women who are visiting the clinic for a mammography exam or ultrasound. The corridor features a thoughtful layout that links changing areas, exam rooms and mammography suites to create a comfortable flow for patients during their visits.

A key feature of the Women’s Corridor is a new 3D mammography unit with Stereotactic Breast Biopsy capabilities. This enables Karmanos to provide mammographic guided breast biopsy capabilities in Farmington Hills. This second machine also increases the capacity of patients Karmanos can serve and provides the latest technology in digital and 3D mammography for earlier breast cancer detection.

Previously only available at Karmanos’ flagship location in Detroit, DEXA bone density imaging is an advanced X-ray technology that measures bone mineral density. This procedure is important to cancer patients who may experience bone loss due to their disease. Bone density screening is also important for the general population and for women’s wellness as it helps in the detection of osteoporosis. The addition of this technology to Karmanos’ Weisberg Cancer Treatment Center in Farmington Hills creates convenience for patients who may have previously had to travel to Detroit for these scans.

The interventional radiology suite will provide patients access to vascular and other procedures needed for supportive services in their cancer treatment, such as placement of infusaports, peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) lines, nephrostomy tubes, gastric tubes and ultrasound-guided drainage procedures. These options were previously only available at Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit. The minimally invasive vascular procedures can be performed in the suite with on-site, same-day recovery.

The addition of a nuclear gamma camera will provide the nuclear scans patients need throughout their treatment. A full complement of nuclear scans such as bone, multigated acquisition (MUGA), hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid (HIDA), thyroid, parathyroid and lymphoscintigraphy can now be performed at the Farmington Hills Clinic.

Colonoscopies, esophagogastroduodenoscopies (EGD) and minor surgical procedures such as skin excisions and some breast biopsies will now be offered at the newly expanded center, thanks to a new procedure space. This will enable patients to receive outpatient care that was previously not available in Farmington Hills.