Sectra provides integrated digital mammography solution to ACT Health
The Swedish IT and medical-technology company Sectra has been awarded a contract to install a dedicated Breast Imaging PACS and three MicroDose Mammography units for use in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
The new integrated mammography solution will provide radiologists with the ability to access digital images and information. This way, the screening and reading centres in Canberra will be able to exchange data and share workload in a secure way.
“With the implementation of this territory-wide PACS, we will be able to read breast images in a very effective, fast and secure way thereby providing better service and care to the women of the region,” says Owen Smalley, Chief Information Officer at ACT Health.
In the Australian Capital Territory, BreastScreen ACT and South East New South Wales offers free screening services to asymptomatic women in the targeted age group of 50-69 years of age, under the program run by BreastScreen Australia. In 2005-2006, over 1.5 million Australian women participated in the BreastScreen Australia Program.
”Our Breast Imaging PACS is now used for handling mammography images in most Australian states. This confirms our ability to provide first-class products, service and support to clients in this important area of Health IT,” says Scott Johnston, Managing Director of Sectra Australia and New Zealand.
For further information, please contact:
Dr. Torbjörn Kronander, President, Sectra Imtec AB, +46 705 23 52 27
Dr. Jan-Olof Brüer, CEO and President, Sectra AB, +46 13 23 52 09
About Sectra’s medical operations
Sectra develops and sells IT-systems and products for radiology, mammography and orthopaedic departments. More than 1,100 hospitals worldwide use the system daily, together performing over 52 million radiology examinations annually. This makes Sectra one of the world leading companies within systems for handling digital radiology images (PACS). In Scandinavia, Sectra is the market leader with more than 50% of all film-free installations. Outside Scandinavia, Sectra’s system is installed at customers in North America and most major countries in Europe and the Far East.
About the Sectra Group
Sectra successfully develops and sells cutting-edge products in the expansive niche segments of medical systems and secure communication systems. The company was founded in 1978 and has its roots in the Linköping Institute of Technology in Sweden. Today, Sectra has offices in twelve countries and operates through partners worldwide. Sales in the 2009/2010 fiscal year totaled SEK 848 million. The Sectra share is quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB exchange. For more information, visit www.sectra.com.
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