LINKÖPING, Sweden and ODENSE, Denmark, April
15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- International medical imaging IT
and cybersecurity company Sectra (STO: SECT B)
has signed a digital pathology contract with the Region of
Southern Denmark. The IT solution
for handling digital pathology images will enable pathologists at
the region's four hospitals to review and collaborate around cases
in a way that is not possible with microscopes. This will increase
efficiency in primary diagnostics, thereby improving cancer
care.
The Region of Southern Denmark
is the first Danish healthcare region to digitize pathology in full
scale. With this digital pathology solution, resource utilization
and sub-specialization will be optimized at the four geographically
dispersed hospitals. This will enable the region to provide all
patients, regardless of location, equal access to healthcare
services.
"We look forward to supporting Region Syddanmark in their quest
to improve patient care with our digital pathology solution and
experience from other pioneers in the field. The region is taking
an important step towards the global forefront of digital
pathology," says Sune Henriksen,
President, Sectra Denmark.
The solution will handle approximately 200,000 examinations per
year. The contract, worth DKK 17
million (corresponding to approx. EUR
2,3 million), was signed in April
2019.
Digitizing pathology brings pathologists new functionality
beyond the microscope. Without the need for physical glass slides,
digital access enables them to instantly access and share current
and historical images and information between departments and
hospitals. The digital solution provides pathologists with
assistance at critical decision points, such as grading or doing
more precise measurements. It also enables image analysis, which in
turn reduces variation and improves the precision of tasks such as
cell counting. The digital access further facilitates second
opinions, external reading resources, and specialist
consultations.
Sectra's pathology solution is part of its enterprise imaging
offering. It provides a unified strategy for all imaging needs, and
improves patient outcomes while lowering operational costs. The
scalable and modular solution supports the most image-intense
departments—radiology, breast imaging, pathology, cardiology and
orthopaedics. Being built on the same technical platform, customers
can easily extend a departmental solution to create a comprehensive
VNA. Read more about Sectra's enterprise imaging solution and why
Sectra PACS is "Best in KLAS" at
https://www.sectra.com/medical/.
About Sectra's digital pathology solution
Sectra's digital pathology solution includes digital tools which
enable pathologists to make their diagnoses and carry out reporting
with higher precision and less time spent per case. It is a
complete, vendor-neutral solution for primary diagnostics that
includes storage solutions and an advanced review workstation.
Watch this video to learn more about how digital pathology can
enable increased efficiency and higher precision for the
pathologists.
About Sectra
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. Thereby, Sectra contributes to a healthier
and safer society. The company was founded in 1978, has its head
office in Linköping, Sweden, with
direct sales in 19 countries, and operates through partners
worldwide. Sales in the 2017/2018 fiscal year totaled SEK 1,267 million. The Sectra share is quoted on
the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange. For more information, visit
www.sectra.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
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