US tele-mammography group selects Sectra as its mammography enterprise imaging vendor
Linköping, Sweden and Shelton, CT - November 10, 2016 - International medical imaging IT company Sectra (STO: SECT B) announces that Women’s Imaging Associates has entered into a multi-year agreement to deploy Sectra Breast Imaging PACS for radiologist interpretation. The solution features intelligent pre-fetching and auto-routing of images from the provider sites to the radiologist reading locations, and it allows radiologists to read all types of breast imaging studies from one system.
Women’s Imaging Associates, located in Birmingham, Alabama, offers a full range of imaging interpretations for over twenty hospitals, radiology groups, outpatient facilities and OB/GYN practices. Reading expertise includes 2D and 3D screening mammography, diagnostic mammography, breast MRI, breast ultrasound, as well as OB and pelvic ultrasound.
“A major factor influencing our choice of Sectra PACS is its enhanced efficiency for viewing the entire spectrum of breast imaging studies,” according to Caroline Reich M.D., a radiologist and CEO of Women’s Imaging Associates. “Also important to our practice is the ability to provide MRI CAD for our centers offering breast MRI services.”
Sectra PACS displays ultrasound and MRI images side-by-side with digital mammograms, facilitating comparison of current and prior images according to radiologist preference. “Sectra’s ability to provide intelligent auto-routing of images to the proper radiologist reading location is a key differentiator of our enterprise solution,” says Mikael Anden, president of Sectra North America.
Sectra Enterprise Imaging will be showcased in booth #6113 at RSNA. Read more and book a meeting at www.sectra.com/RSNA.
About Women’s Imaging Associates
Women’s Imaging Associates is an independent radiology practice offering breast imaging expertise in partnership with physicians providing women’s health services. We work with hospitals, radiology groups, outpatient facilities and OB/GYN groups. Our singular focus on, and specialization in, breast imaging affords our clients (and their patients) significant advantages - from diagnostic accuracy to tailored service and support. Read more at www.womensimagingassociates.com
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
The world needs more efficient healthcare and more secure communication. Sectra plays a key role in meeting these needs. 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. The company was founded in 1978, has its head office in Linköping, Sweden, with subsidiaries in 14 countries, and operates through partners worldwide. Sales in the 2015/2016 fiscal year totaled SEK 1,073 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 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 1,700 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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