Maggiore della Carità hospital reports 25,000 senology exams in 2025

The diagnostic senology department at the Maggiore della Carità University Hospital in Novara reported significant clinical activity for 2025. During the year, the facility performed 25,790 diagnostic exams involving 19,138 patients, including 18,979 women and 159 men. The department successfully diagnosed 620 malignant breast neoplasms, highlighting the importance of early detection.

The department operates through a synergy between the Interventional Diagnostic Radiology unit, led by Professor Alessandro Carriero, and the Anatomical Pathology unit, led by Professor Renzo Luciano Boldorini. This collaboration combines high-volume clinical activity with global scientific research.

Mammography screening is conducted at two locations: the central Maggiore della Carità hospital in Novara and the San Rocco hospital in Galliate. Both sites utilize advanced digital mammography with tomosynthesis. In 2025, 10,940 screening mammographies were performed. The diagnostic organization includes specialized rooms for clinical-diagnostic senology, outpatient clinics, and interventional procedure rooms for ultrasound or mammography-guided biopsies.