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Sectra launches support for breast tomosynthesis images in PACS

11/11/2011 3:00 AM EST  -   SECTRA
At RSNA 2011 in Chicago, Sectra will showcase support for the display and review of breast tomosynthesis images in Sectra Breast Imaging PACS.
Tomosynthesis is an emerging technology within breast imaging. Since most PACS do not support images of this type, a dedicated modality workstation is usually needed in order to read tomosynthesis images. With Sectra’s solution, mammography clinics will now be able to...

Sectra signs medical imaging research agreement with major US university hospita...

10/25/2011 3:00 AM EST  -   SECTRA
Sectra announces the signing of a multi-year Master Research Agreement with University Hospitals (UH) in Cleveland, USA.  UH and Sectra will collaborate to develop solutions and enhancements in medical imaging with the goals of improving patient care, delivering better healthcare at lower costs, and boosting the efficiency and productivity of radiologists.
“This is Sectra’s first major research agreement with a...

German hospital increases efficiency using Sectra’s radiology IT solution

9/12/2011 2:30 AM EST  -   SECTRA
St. Marien-Hospital Borken, Germany, which is a member of a hospital network, is digitizing its radiology operation and has signed a five-year agreement with the IT and medical-technology company Sectra.
The order includes Sectra PACS for processing and archiving of digital radiology images, which will be integrated into the hospitals’ RIS and existing IT infrastructure. St. Marien-Hospital performs 75,000...

Sectra signs multi-year contracts with Dutch hospitals

6/30/2011 3:15 AM EST  -   SECTRA
Sectra has secured orders for radiology IT solutions from two Dutch hospitals, Elkerliek Ziekenhuis and St. Elisabeth Hospital Tilburg. The multi-year contracts with the hospitals will apply for five to eight years.
The orders include upgrades of the customers’ existing systems for managing digital radiology images (PACS) as well as service and support. The hospitals will also implement Sectra’s system for...

Sectra’s year-end report 2010/2011: Sectra grows and invests for the future

5/24/2011 2:00 AM EST  -   SECTRA
The IT and medical-technology company Sectra’s net sales rose 7.4% to SEK 910.9 million (848.4) for the 2010/2011 fiscal year, due to increased transactions with existing customers and breakthroughs in new countries. The most significant milestone for the fiscal year was approval of the Sectra MicroDose Mammography system by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
“We will initially market and sell Sectra...

Sectra secures major order for region-wide medical IT solution in Norway

5/17/2011 2:00 AM EST  -   SECTRA
IT and medical technology companySectrahas been entrusted with delivering the northernmost PACS in the world. The major Norwegian healthcare region, Helse Nord, is set to use Sectra’s solution and the eleven hospitals that are included in the region will share patient information and radiology images. This will...
Under the agreement, Sectra will deliver its comprehensive solution for the management of patient...

Dutch hospital enhances radiology services by upgrading to Sectra PACS

4/28/2011 3:00 AM EST  -   SECTRA
Zuwe Hofpoort Ziekenhuis, Woerden has chosen the Swedish IT and medical technology company Sectra as its PACS provider. Under a recently signed five-year agreement, the hospital will benefit from Sectra’s latest technology, improving radiology workflows by increasing availability of images, enhancing performance of large image...
Zuwe Hofpoort Ziekenhuis has leveraged Sectra PACS since 2005 under another brand....

Breast screening centers in UK to improve service with region-wide PACS solution...

4/27/2011 3:01 AM EST  -   SECTRA
Fast and highly efficient reading of screening mammograms will improve the breast screening service to the women in the Kent region in UK. This will be achieved with a region-wide IT-solution, Sectra Breast Imaging PACS,  managing all breast images from 270,000 examinations done each year by three breast screening centers in Kent.
By linking the hospitals’ mammography operations together, an efficient flow of...
Sectra MicroDose Mammography
 

Sectra to deliver MicroDose Mammography to BreastScreen Victoria screening progr...

8/12/2010 4:00 AM EST  -   SECTRA
The Swedish IT and medical-technology company Sectra has been awarded a contract to install four MicroDose Mammography units for use in Victoria. The Sectra MicroDose units offer improved or identical image quality at a lower radiation dose than other solutions in the market.
BreastScreen Victoria offers a free mammographic screening service to asymptomatic women in the target group of 50-69 years of age under...

Sectra awarded major breast imaging PACS contract for Queensland Health, Austral...

7/9/2010 4:00 AM EST  -   SECTRA
Sectra has signed an agreement with Queensland Health’s BreastScreen Queensland Program for the provision of a statewide PACS solution to significantly improve the efficiency of mammography screening services.  The multi-year contract has an order value of approximately AUD 9 million (approximately SEK 60 million).
The breast cancer screening program in Queensland will link BreastScreen Screening and Assessment...