LINKOPING, Sweden, Sept. 02, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Sectra, a major provider of enterprise and imaging center PACS, and its partner Southeast Imaging, headquartered out of Little Rock Arkansas will provide Sectra PACS, a comprehensive digital image management system, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock, Arkansas. Sectra will deliver all PACS software to UAMS and Southeast Imaging will provide implementation and support services.
The UAMS radiology department performs approximately 200,000 radiological examinations annually and has been digital since 1998. The new Sectra system will be integrated with existing UAMS information systems and be installed during the latter part of 2005.
Sectra PACS will enable the UAMS radiology department to implement the latest generation of digital film-free management. Sectra PACS will be integrated with existing UAMS information systems resulting in digital management of all orders, images and results. This creates a secure workflow.
About Sectra's medical operations
Sectra, the recipient of the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Medical Imaging Company of the Year Award, is one of today's major diagnostic imaging providers. More than 700 hospitals worldwide use Sectra's system performing over 30 million radiology examinations per year. Sectra's core business is delivering 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% of all film-free installations. The company has a large number of systems installed in most major countries in Europe, the Far East and North America.
About Sectra
Sectra, founded in 1978, has its roots at the Linkoping Institute of Technology in Sweden. Since the mid-1980s, Sectra has successfully conducted development and sales of cutting edge products in expansive niche segments. Today, Sectra operations include medical systems and secure communication systems.
Sectra has offices in eight countries and operates through partners all over the world. Sales for the fiscal year 2004/2005 totaled SEK 456 million. Since March 1999, Sectra's shares have been quoted on the O-list of the Stockholm Stock Exchange. For more information about Sectra, visit www.sectra.com.
About Southeast Imaging
Southeast Imaging is a full service provider of digital imaging products and services. The company distributes and supports Sectra PACS throughout the Southeast United States.
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