Dutch university hospital chooses Sectra for digitizing pathology for primary diagnostics
Linköping, Sweden – February 19, 2019 – International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra (STO: SECT B) has received an order from Radboud University Medical Center (Radboudumc) in the Netherlands for its IT solution for digital pathology. The solution will enable pathologists to review and collaborate around cases in a way that is not possible with microscopes. This will increase efficiency in primary diagnostics, thereby improving cancer care.
“I believe that the qualities of Sectra’s pathology solution, their extensive experience both in pathology and in working with university hospitals, together with our own world-leading work within computational pathology research will enable us to improve efficiency and outcomes in pathology diagnostics and cancer care,” says Professor Dr Katrien Grünberg, Head of the Pathology Department at Radboudumc.
Radboudumc handles approximately 250,000 glasses per year, which will all be digitized with scanners from Sysmex. The digital images will be stored in a central archive provided by Sectra, enabling pathologists to access cases whenever and wherever needed. Since Sectra’s pathology solution is vendor-neutral and supports the DICOM format, Radboudumc will be able to move forward without being locked into a specific hardware or LIS vendor. Sectra’s open interface will also allow Radboudumc to implement AI-based image analysis applications from Sectra, their own in-house developed algorithms or solutions from other vendors, and run these from Sectra’s platform.
“We are excited to have the opportunity to work together with one of Europe’s most prominent university hospitals. I am confident that this collaboration will allow us to take our solutions for digital pathology even further and that, together, we can improve cancer care and patient outcomes,” says Marie Ekström Trägårdh, Executive Vice President Sectra AB and President Sectra Imaging IT Solutions.
The order was booked during the third quarter of the fiscal year.
Sectra digital pathology solution
Sectra provides a complete solution for primary diagnostics in pathology. Sectra’s high-end review workstation provides pathologists with the right environment and tools to perform their work in a digital system and to reduce the pain-points associated with time-consuming and labor-intensive manual workflow. Sectra’s digital pathology solution also allows seamless sharing of digital slides and patient data in multi-hospital environments, enhancing the workflows around consultations, frozen sections and second opinions.
The solution is part of Sectra’s enterprise imaging solution that also supports radiology, cardiology, mammography, orthopaedics and other medical imaging. Since it is built on the same technical platform, Sectra’s solution enables efficient integrated diagnostic workflows, supporting improved collaboration between radiology and pathology, two key players in efficient cancer care.
ECR 2019
Sectra’s solution for enterprise imaging, including digital pathology, will be showcased at ECR in Vienna, starting on February 28.
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For further information, please contact:
Dr. Torbjörn Kronander, CEO and President Sectra AB, +46 (0)705 23 52 27
Marie Ekström Trägårdh, Executive Vice President Sectra AB and President Sectra Imaging IT Solutions, +46 (0)708 23 56 10
About Sectra
Sectra assists hospitals throughout the world to enhance the efficiency of care, and authorities and defense forces in Europe to protect society’s most sensitive information. Thereby, Sectra contributes to a healthier and safer society. The company was founded in 1978, has its head office in Linköping, Sweden, with direct sales in 19 countries, and operates through partners worldwide. Sales in the 2017/2018 fiscal year totaled SEK 1,267 million. The Sectra share is quoted on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange. For more information, visit www.sectra.com
In the medical market, Sectra develops and sells IT solutions for the management and communication of all types of medical images—primarily in radiology, mammography, pathology, cardiology and orthopaedics, as well as other departments where medical images are used. Sectra has a strategic focus on making cancer care more efficient. More than 1,800 hospitals, clinics and imaging centers worldwide use Sectra’s systems daily. This makes Sectra one of the world’s leading providers of IT solutions for managing medical images and patient information. The company commands a market-leading position in Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands and Portugal, holds a prominent position in the UK and is growing in the US. Sectra has delivered some of the largest installations of medical IT systems worldwide and its systems have been installed in North America, Scandinavia and most major countries in Europe and the Far East.
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