Sectra increases range of integrated third-party clinical applications The Swedish IT and medical-technology company Sectra has signed an agreement with Vital Images under which Sectra will be able to integrate Vital Images' Vitrea® software as part of Sectra PACS (picture archiving and communications systems). Sectra PACS is built on a unique open interface allowing smooth integration of third-party clinical applications. This enables Sectra customers to gain access to a broad array of functionalities relevant to their medical field. Through the agreement, Vital Images' clinical applications, such as virtual colonoscopy, vessel analysis and cardiac imaging will all be available to Sectra's customers as fully integrated software. The complete set of tools will be easily accessible from within the PACS user's normal reading environment. “We see a growing demand for advanced clinical tools. By adding Vital's clinical package to our existing workstations, we can respond to this demand, maximizing the benefits to our customers,” says Anders Brodin, Sales Marketing Manager at Sectra. “Providing Vital's software as an integrated component of Sectra PACS makes our product offering stronger and more complete,” he concludes. About Vital Images, Inc. Vital Images, Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis, is a leading provider of enterprise-wide advanced visualization software solutions. The company's technology gives radiologists, cardiologists, oncologists and other medical specialists time-saving productivity and communications tools that can be accessed throughout the enterprise and via the Web for easy use in the day-to-day practice of medicine. Vital Images also has offices in Den Haag, The Netherlands and Beijing, China. For more information, visit www.vitalimages.com. Dr. Torbjörn Kronander, President, Sectra Imtec AB, +46 705 23 52 27 Dr. Jan-Olof Brüer, CEO and President, Sectra AB, +46 13 23 52 09 About Sectra's medical operations Sectra develops and sells IT-systems and products for radiology, mammography and orthopedic departments. More than 950 hospitals worldwide use the system daily and more than 40 million radiology examinations are diagnosed in Sectra's system annually. This makes Sectra one of the world leading companies within systems for handling digital radiology images. In Scandinavia, Sectra is the market leader with more than 50% of all film-free installations. Sectra's systems have been installed in North America, Scandinavia and most major countries in Europe and the Far East. About the Sectra Group Sectra successfully develops and sells cutting-edge products in the expansive niche segments of medical systems and secure communication systems. The company was founded in 1978 and has its roots in the Linköping Institute of Technology in Sweden. Today, Sectra has offices in eleven countries and operates through partners worldwide. Sales in the 2006/2007 fiscal year totaled SEK 673 million. The Sectra share is quoted on the Nordic Exchange in Stockholm. For more information about Sectra visit http://www.sectra.com.
Sectra increases range of integrated third-party clinical applications
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