The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning about another mammography center in Florida that produced "poor-quality mammograms with possibly unreliable results," according to the agency.
The FDA is alerting patients who had mammograms between June 10, 2008, and June 10, 2010, at a facility in Kissimmee, FL, operated by Medisound about possible problems with the quality of mammograms at the center. Not all the exams were inaccurate, but patients might need to have their tests re-evaluated or repeated, according to the agency.
The agency conducted its review with the American College of Radiology (ACR) of Reston, VA. The facility no longer performs mammography due to a denial of its accreditation by the ACR.
The FDA recommends that women who had mammograms at the facility during the time in question and have not had another exam since then should talk to their current healthcare provider about follow-up. Patients can request a copy of their mammogram performed by Medisound by contacting Milagios Vargas at 407-610-1894, the FDA said.
Earlier this month, the FDA issued a similar warning about another Florida mammography facility, which was operated by MedPro Imaging of Waukesha, WI, at the time of the problem.
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