In Sectra Medical's social newsroom we highlight relevant imaging trends. We believe, staying on top of these trends is a pre-requisite for us to develop solutions that truly help our customers become more efficient.

Sectra provides industry-leading medical imaging IT-systems for radiology, mammography, orthopaedic and rheumatology departments. With more than 20 years of leading innovation, Sectra maintains its position at the forefront of medical imaging IT thanks to close cooperation with top research centers and more than 1,100 customers.

At the ECR 2011, Sectra invited four mammography experts to share their views on “how new technology can improve cancer detection while lowering radiation.” This second edition of the symposium first held in 2010 was very well attended and confirmed the interest in these new technologies.
The recorded version of the symposium is now available for …

Women's health Breast tomosynthesis, ECR, Mammography, Mammography & Dose, mammography screening, Spectral imaging

Radiology portal AuntMinnieEurope.com today launched its new Women’s Imaging Digital Community, a special section devoted to coverage of issues in women’s medical imaging in Europe. The new section is being supported by an unrestricted sponsorship from IT and medical technology company Sectra….

Women's health AuntMinnie, Mammography

The first clinical results from a research project focused on spectral (color) mammography shows promising diagnostic benefits for breast cancer. Published in the February issue of Radiology, the results will be presented at a symposium dedicated to breast cancer detection and ways of improving cancer detection with photon counting technology, …

Women's health ECR, photon-counting, Spectral imaging

Early detection is crucial for surviving breast cancer. Mammography screening has been shown to decrease mortality by 40%, making it the most efficient tool in the fight against the disease. But it’s a not a perfect tool. It still misses some 25% of breast cancers. At the same time, many perfectly healthy women are being …

Women's health Breast tomosynthesis, ECR, Spectral imaging

Imagine if there wasn’t a device for navigating images, and we had to invent one. What would it look like? Who knows, but it probably wouldn’t be anything as counter-intuitive as today’s keyboard and mouse. At Sectra, we devote a great deal of time to designing the best possible tools for interacting with data. Equipped …

Clinical perspective Sectra Visualization Table, User interface

Higher efficiency means more value for money, but it is also connected to increased job satisfaction. Every time we simplify an unnecessarily complicated and drawn-out task, we reduce frustration. After all, every second saved on frequently repeated tasks adds up to a great deal of freed-up time.
Imagine if there wasn’t a device for navigating among …

Clinical perspective Dr. Claes Lundström, User interface

With a proven mortality decrease of up to 45%, mammography screening is arguably the best tool for finding cancers early. However, we still miss a significant fraction of the cancers. Digital mammography was a great leap forward, but what can we do next to increase the cancer detection rate?
At this symposium, we will receive a …

Women's health Breast tomosynthesis, BreastCheck, Dr. Magnus Åslund, Dr. Matthew Wallis, ECR, Ireland, Spectral imaging

Breast cancer screening programmes are helping to reduce the mortality rates of women by finding cancer in its early stages when it is easier to treat. Sweden was one of the first countries in the world to introduce a screening program after succesful clinical trials in the 1980s. However x-ray radiation is also a risk factor for inducing breast cancer, …

Women's health Mammography & Dose, White Paper

“Change is good, but be prepared,” says Dr. Stamatia Destounis at Elizabeth Wende Breast Care in Rochester, New York. She bases this piece of advice on the knowledge she gained when the clinic made the transfer from analog mammography to a digital facility in 2006.
The value of site visits
“Site visits provide valuable input. It is …

Women's health Breast Imaging PACS, Dr. Stamatia Destounis, Elizabeth Wende Breast Care

If not stop, we can certainly treat and delay the disease. In many cases to the extent that women will not suffer from a fracture during their lifetime. Some even argue that medicines just as well can be added to the food and …

Clinical perspective, Women's health Osteoporosis, STOP