Swedish county council chooses Sectra MicroDose Mammography

The County Council in Örebro, Sweden is digitizing its mammography operations and has ordered digital mammography systems from the IT and medical-technology company Sectra. The order value amounts to SEK 11.4 million.

As a result of the purchase of Sectra’s mammography system, Sectra MicroDose Mammography, the county council will be able to offer all women in the county mammography examinations with the lowest possible radiation dose.

“In addition to the low dose, one of our criteria in choosing a system was a rapid and cost-efficient workflow. Sectra’s total solution makes this possible and, furthermore, the women will be able to rebook their time for examinations themselves over the Internet. For us, this service means savings and major administrative benefits for rebooking,” says Torbjörn Andersson, head of the radiology at the University Hospital in Örebro.

Sectra MicroDose Mammography will be installed at the University Hospital in Örebro in the autumn. The radiology departments in the Örebro County Council already use Sectra’s system processing and archiving of images and patient information and with the new mammography equipment gain a fully digital solution.

Photon-counting technology – a prerequisite for the market’s lowest radiation dose
Sectra’s solution, Sectra MicroDose Mammography, is based on unique photon-counting technology and provides the lowest radiation dose on the market, unsurpassed throughput, customized workflow and outstanding ergonomics. This ensures safe, stress-free and quick examinations for the patients. The radiologists receive the results quicker and the radiographers benefit from an improved ergonomic working environment.