Sectra´s 3D software application receive FDA clearance for the US market

Sectra´s 3D software application receive FDA clearance for the US market Sectra, the Swedish IT and medical technology company, has received FDA approval for its 3D visualization package. The application provides physicians with a fast and easy-to-use visualization tool for large stacks of images. The immense number of images produced by for example modern multislice CTs result in an increasing demand on the market for applications like 3D visualization. "We have designed our 3D application to be totally integrated into the PACS and, consequently, the healthcare workflow, says Anders Brodin, Product Manager at Sectra. "We believe that 3D is a powerful visualization tool for the clinician and will change the way patients are managed. The 3D application needs to be available anywhere in the enterprise, integrated into the normal workflow and easy to use both for the radiologist and the clinician." The new 3D application joins a broad range of focused clinical solutions completely integrated with the Sectra PACS workstation. Through the application Sectra customers will get access to a 3D visualization tool seamlessly integrated into the clinical workflow not limiting them to specific workstations. The Sectra 3D application provides 3D visualization of images that can be difficult to interpret in 2D. Imaging volumes can be viewed from different angles and findings can be explained to the patient in a pedagogic way. Sectra will showcase the 3D application at SCAR 2004, in Vancouver. About Sectra Sectra, selected as the recipient of the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Medical Imaging Company of the Year Award, is one of today's major diagnostic imaging providers with more than 500 installations worldwide. Sectra's core business is to deliver top-of-the-line, high-availability, robust enterprise diagnostic imaging for 24/7 operation. In Scandinavia Sectra is the market leader with more than 50 percent of all film-free installations. The company also has a large number of systems installed in most major countries in Europe, the Far East and North America, in co-operation with partners. For more information, visit www.sectra.com. For further information, please contact: Dr. Torbjörn Kronander, President Sectra Imtec AB +46 705 23 52 27 Dr. Jan-Olof Brüer, President and CEO Sectra AB +46 13 23 52 09, job@sectra.se Visit our website http://www.sectra.com Sectra's operations Sectra has its roots in Linköping Institute of Technology and is one of Sweden's fastest growing high-tech companies in IT. Since the mid-1980s, Sectra has successfully conducted development and sales of advanced IT and medical technology products. Today, the business includes products in medical systems, secure communication systems and wireless information systems. Sectra's medical business is conducted in Sectra Imtec AB, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sectra AB. Internationally, Sectra PACS is marketed and sold through different partners. Business is conducted in eight countries with a total of more than 300 employees. Sales for the fiscal year 2002/03 reached SEK 503 million. Since March 1999, Sectra's shares have been quoted on the O list of the Stockholm Exchange. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/05/14/20040514BIT20090/wkr0006.pdf