Clinics offering supplemental screening in Canada
Please note: Here are the clinics that we are aware of that provide supplemental screening (does not include all hospitals). There may be many more. Please help us add to the list to help other women get the essential screening needed. Thank you. Note: Dense Breasts Canada is not affiliated with any of these clinics listed below.
ALBERTA: Ultrasound ( both handheld and ABUS) paid for by provincial insurance:
MIC Medical Imaging.
Mayfair Diagnostics.
Canada Diagnostics.
EFW.
Pureform Radiology.
Central Alberta Medical Imaging Services.
Beam Radiology.
Calgary Women’s Imaging Clinic.
Insight Medical Imaging.
Radiology Associates, Scenic Dr, Lethbridge.
ONTARIO: OHIP covers screening ultrasound for Cat C and D:
GNMI, Mississauga.
CCMSU Medical Imaging, Toronto.
True North Imaging.
Kanata Imaging, Ottawa.
Ottawa Hospital.
Toronto hospitals- need to be checked individually
OHIP covered MRI: St Joes Hospital and Strathroy Hospital, London (Cat D).
Private pay ultrasound:
Toronto Centre for Medical Imaging, Toronto (ABUS)
St Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton (ABUS)
BRITISH COLUMBIA: Screening ultrasound covered by MSP:
Vancouver: X-ray 505. (Only for patients who have mammograms there).
Victoria: West Coast Medical Imaging & Victoria General Hospital. Prince George: University Hospital of Northern British Columbia. Vernon Jubilee: Category D only.
Kamloops: Royal Inland Hospital, Cat D. Cat C with lifetime risk >20-25% (Use Tyrer-Cuzick risk calculator).
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital – IRM mammaire. Exclusivement réservé aux patientes classées dans la catégorie D
Shuswap Lake General Hospital if mammogram is done at Vernon or Salmon Arm, Category D.
Port Alberni: West Coast General Hospital.
Chilliwack General Hospital – Échographie de dépistage réservée aux patientes des catégoires C et D ayant un parent du 1er degré atteint d’un cancer du sein ou du gène BRCA.
Private Pay: Canada Diagnostic, Vancouver. Pacific Diagnostic MRI, Port Coquitlam (ABUS). BreastCare Imaging, Vancouver (ultrasound).
NOUVELLE-ÉCOSSE : Private pay ultrasound: Why Wait Imaging
NOUVEAU-BRUNSWICK : Private pay MRI: Moncton MRI, Moncton.
QUÉBEC : Private pay ultrasound: VM MED, Montreal
If any of these locations work for you, please ask your healthcare provider for a requisition. Mammograms are not enough for dense breasts. If you need help getting a requisition, see our conversation tips on the footer of our website. If your province does not provide screening ultrasound, then please consider helping us advocate for essential screening for women with dense breasts. Contact us at 416 809 7976. Thank you.