LINKOPING, Sweden, May 31, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Today at 13:00 CET, the new Center for Diagnostic Imaging at Sodersjukhuset, Stockholm, is officially opened. The Center for Diagnostic Imaging is an entirely paper and film free radiology department, and Sectra was chosen as main contractor for the extensive digitization project.
Princess Christina (Mrs. Magnusson) will conduct the official opening ceremony of the Center for Diagnostic Imaging, which is in full digital production with the support of Sectra's system for handling digital X- ray images; PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) and system for handling administrative patient information; RIS (Radiology Information System). In April 2000, Sectra was entrusted with the confidence to be the main contractor for the entire digitization, a responsibility that includes delivery and integration of radiology equipment and the hospital's different IT support systems as well as project management and training of all personell.
"We chose Sectra as main contractor because they have, in previous similar projects, showed extensive competence in project management and a great understanding for radiology operations and the problems we face in our everyday work," said Soren Orehag, project manager for the Center for Diagnostic Imaging.
Every year, 120,000 radiology examinations are performed at Sodersjukhuset, and with entirely digitized operations, efficiency as well as diagnostic quality are expected to increase.
"In spite of the system being completely new to all personnel, we were back at normal production levels already the second day after digitization, which is far better than we expected," said Lena Cavallin, head of the radiology department at the Center for Diagnostic Imaging.
"It was a great challenge for us at Sectra to manage a project of this magnitude. A prerequisite for the success was that Sectra's systems have a flexible and modular design, which enabled us to custom fit a solution to the special needs of the Center for Diagnostic Imaging," said Torbjorn Kronander, president of Sectra Imtec.
Dr Torbjorn Kronander will be available for further information at Sodersjukhuset during the opening ceremony.
About Sectra Imtec
Sectra is one of today's major PACS providers with more than 200 PACS installations worldwide. The Swedish based company operates through partners in most of the world, but delivers directly to end customers in Northern Europe. The core business is to deliver top-of-the-line high- availability, robust enterprise PACS for 24/7 operation. In Sweden, which is currently the country with the largest penetration of PACS in the world, Sectra holds a dominant market leadership with more than 60% of all film free installations. The company has its largest number of installed systems in Sweden and in the US (through partners), but has also an installed base in Germany, Norway, Finland, UK, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands and the Far East.
For further information, please contact:
Sectra Imtec AB, Dr. Torbjorn
Kronander, President,
+46 705 23 52 27, to-kro@sectra.se
or
Sectra AB, Dr. Jan-Olof Bruer,
President and CEO,
+46 705 23 52 09, job@sectra.se
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Sectra's operations
Sectra has its roots in Linkoping Technical University and is one of Sweden's fastest growing high-tech companies in the IT area. Since the mid-1980s, Sectra has successfully conducted development and sales of high-technology medical IT and telecommunications 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 six countries with a total of 250 employees. Sales for the fiscal year May 2001-April 2002 reached SEK 426 million. Since March 1999, Sectra's shares have been quoted on the O list of the Stockholm Exchange.
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