BreastScreen Tasmania, part of the Australian national breast screening program, has invested in a breast imaging PACS from the IT and medical technology company Sectra. The system is installed in Hobart at the main screening and assessment centre.
The introduction of digital mammography is in full progress in Australia. BreastScreen Tasmania will be the first screening center in the national breast screening program to implement digital mammography on a mobile facility, and is the second centre to order Sectra's breast imaging PACS. The first center using Sectra PACS is BreastScreen New South Wales in Sydney.
"We chose Sectra's breast imaging PACS because the system offers a demonstrated effective workflow for screening mammography, along with instant access to images and information. Sectra's experience in developing, installing and supporting PACS gives us security that they can meet our needs now and into the future," says Gail Raw, State Manager, BreastScreen Tasmania, Department of Health and Human Services.
BreastScreen Tasmania performs approximately 25,000 mammograms every year. Sectra's breast imaging PACS will permit the radiologists at BreastScreen Tasmania to perform reading of mammograms taken at their mobile screening unit productively, cost-effectively and securely without compromising diagnostic quality or client integrity.
"The tough requirements on functionality set up by BreastScreen Tasmania show that they have a clear understanding of the necessity for safe and efficient mammography screening", says Henk Scholte, Managing Director of Sectra ANZ. "This is exactly what we provide with our system and we are convinced that we will meet up to these requirements".
BreastScreen Tasmania is a part of the national program for the early detection of breast cancer, BreastScreen Australia. It is a free breast screening service that targets women aged 50 - 69 years. This government-funded service aims to detect breast cancer in its early stages, when treatment can be most effective.
BreastScreen Tasmania has a mobile screening bus that continually tours and services remote areas and specific communities within Tasmania. The readings of the mammograms take place in Hobart. For more information about BreastScreen Tasmania, please visit www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/services/view.php?id=397
Dr. Torbjörn Kronander, President Sectra Imtec AB, +46 705 23 52 27
Henk Scholte, Managing Director Sectra ANZ, +61 2 9420 1620
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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 35 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 its systems installed in most major countries in Europe, the Far East and North America.
Sectra, founded 1978, has its roots at the Linköping 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.
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