News : Mammography

Public hospital in France joins the fight against osteoporosis: French women to ...

5/14/2013 2:30 AM EST - SECTRA

Argenteuil, outside Paris in France, a prominent public hospital is now initiating a pilot project offering women to combine their mammography examination with osteoporosis screening in a single examination. The combined assessment of bone health is made possible by Sectra’s patented online service, Sectra OneScreen. Argenteuil is the first hospital in the...
Post-menopausal women comprise a risk group for...

London Trust chooses Sectra Breast Imaging PACS to improve mammography services

4/12/2013 2:15 AM EST - SECTRA

The Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust (BHRUT) in London has awarded the IT and medical technology company Sectra (STO: SECT B) a five-year contract to supply a breast imaging PACS. The investment will allow BHRUT to improve its services to the women participating in the Trust’s breast screening program.
The solution will facilitate fast and highly efficient reading of screening...

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Prominent mammography provider in Germany joins fight against osteoporosis

1/28/2013 2:40 AM EST - SECTRA

The German mammography provider Radiologie Hofheim is the first clinic in the national mammography screening program in Germany to offer women the opportunity of a health control with osteoporosis detection. The assessment of bone health is made possible by Sectra’s patented online service, Sectra OneScreen.
Post-menopausal women comprise a risk group for osteoporosis, one of the most painful and costly...

Breast Cancer Detection Sensor Receives Grant From Pennsylvania Department of He...

8/21/2012 4:01 PM EST - University City Science Center

PHILADELPHIA, PA (August 21, 2012) – Physicians could soon have a new, noninvasive and radiation-free option when it comes to performing regular breast exams. A hand-held device that can detect cancer by sensing the elasticity of breast tissue is moving into the final stages of testing and development with help from a Pennsylvania Department of...

1,000th woman identified using Sectra’s analysis method – European mammography c...

2/23/2012 2:40 AM EST - SECTRA

One thousand women in Europe at very high risk of contracting osteoporosis have now been identified as a result of the Sectra OneScreen online service. Women who can now drastically reduce the risk of painful fractures because inexpensive and effective treatment of the disease is available. Increasing numbers of mammography clinics throughout Europe are using this service to screen for osteoporosis. An initiative...

Private mammography provider in Switzerland joins the fight against osteoporosis

11/23/2011 3:00 AM EST - SECTRA

Centre d’Imagerie de Morges, an imaging center in the canton of Vaud, is the first facility in Switzerland to offer women an opportunity to combine their mammography examination with osteoporosis detection in a single examination. In this manner, women can examine their bone health and prevent fractures at an early stage, thereby avoiding unnecessary suffering and healthcare costs, and the center can give better...

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’s first-quarter interim report: Sectra completes mammography modality tra...

9/6/2011 2:00 AM EST - SECTRA

IT and medical technology company Sectra’s profit after net financial items for the company’s first quarter, May - July 2011, rose 25.6% to SEK 16.2 million (12.9), corresponding to a profit margin of 9.6% (7.5). The Group reports an operating profit of SEK 6.5 million (9.0) and net sales of SEK 169.3 million (172.8). Order bookings rose 13.8% to SEK 190.8 million (167.7).

Sectra and Philips complete modality transaction

9/1/2011 2:00 AM EST - SECTRA

Sectra (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: SECT B) has completed a mammography-modality deal with Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG). Philips will pay EUR 57.5 million in a cash-on-cash and debt-free basis and take over the acquired modality operation today, September 1, 2011.
“The deal with Philips will give us the resources we need to continue our efforts and expand our business. In Medical Systems, we can...

Sectra and Philips sign large mammography modality acquisition deal

6/27/2011 2:00 AM EST - SECTRA

· Sectra invites media, financial analysts and investors to an international press conference today, 11.30 a.m. CET, at Operaterassen in Stockholm, Sweden. It is also possible to participate by telephone or on the Internet, see details below. Sectra (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: SECT B) and Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) have signed an agreement under which Philips will acquire...

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