In 1986, the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology and the former Barnes Hospital introduced the first mobile mammography unit in the St. Louis region, and the first west of the Mississippi.

Over 28,000 mammogram screenings are done at Siteman annually – almost 8,000 on the mammography van alone – and for a certain patient population, Siteman”s move to digital mammography should prove to be of significant benefit.