The new public screening center Mammographie Zentrum Münster has ordered Sectra MicroDose Mammography for its operations. The center is one of the first German centers for mammography screening.
Early detection of breast cancer saves lives and the Mammographie Zentrum Münster is committed to advanced and safe healthcare for women. The center is also a training and education center for radiologists in the North-Rhine-Westfalia region. Sectra will provide the center with a digital mammography system that permits radiologists to perform their work productively, cost-effectively and securely without compromising diagnostic quality or patient integrity.
"We chose Sectra MicroDose Mammography because we expect very high image quality and especially low radiation exposure from this future-oriented technology," says Prof. Dr. Walter Heindel, Managing Director of the Screening Reference Center and Head of Department of the Clinical Radiology Institute at the University Hospital Münster. "As a result, we conscientiously avoid that women receive higher radiation exposure than necessary," he continues.
The digitization of German mammography departments is in full progress. The use of digital mammography is supported by a newly published American study* which found that digital mammography systems are superior to film-based systems in detecting breast cancer for certain groups of women.
"This order confirms that our mammography system fulfills the strict demands from the German market. We are convinced that our mammography system will benefit the development of the German mammography screening program and especially the digital screening at the mammography screening center in Münster. It will provide benefits to the medical users and, in particular, to the women," says Dr. Andreas Keizers, President of Sectra in Germany.
Sectra has developed Sectra MicroDose Mammography, a mammography system dedicated to improving women's health. The system is an easy-to-use digital system that supports the entire workflow, from examination to documented diagnosis. The system provides the lowest radiation dose on the market, unsurpassed throughput, customized workflow and outstanding ergonomics. For the patients this means safe, stress-free and quick examinations.
Sectra has delivered and installed mammography systems in countries such as Sweden, Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom. In the US, FDA (Food and Drug Administration) trials are in process.
* This refers to The Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial, sponsored by the American College of Radiology Imaging Network, www.acrin.org/6652_protocol.html.
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
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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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