Colorado clinics roll out new imaging software to detect cancer in dense breast tissue, impacting 50% of women

Under new legislation, women in Colorado are seeing changes around breast health services. Colorado is one of several states with laws stating that health plans must cover comprehensive breast imaging , ensuring women have equitable access to supplemental breast screening.

That additional screening includes Automated Breast Ultrasound, or "ABUS," a powerful breast cancer screening tool for women with dense breast tissue.

Health Images at Lakewood is rolling out the new ABUS technology for women like Julie Dixon, who's among the 50% of all women who have dense breast tissue. Dixon is celebrating seven years cancer free thanks to getting diagnosed early.

"When I turned 40, my doc had written a script for me to get my baseline mammogram, so I had gone in thinking nothing of it. I went in