Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra is planning to highlight enhancements to its digital mammography platform, as well as improvements for its RIS and PACS technology, at this week’s European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna.
In mammography, Sectra will highlight new features and functionality for its MicroDose Mammography system, including a laser-based needle examination add-on that improves lesion localization for preoperative planning. Sectra also made improvements to the system’s detector that the company believes will increase dose efficiency and image quality.
Other mammography enhancements include support for Sectra’s remote monitoring service, and securely encrypted data transfer between the mobile version of MicroDose and a breast facility’s PACS and RIS.
Also in women’s imaging, Sectra will highlight Sectra dxr-online, an Internet-based service for detecting osteoporosis that can be integrated within the workflow of mammography examinations.
In the realm of PACS, the company will tout its Breast Imaging PACS, which offers mammography-specific workflow, supports multimodality review, and access to advanced diagnostic tools in a single workstation. The software supports integrated computer-aided detection (CAD) as well as an ergonomic keypad.
For the company’s RIS/PACS software, Sectra will highlight Sectra Order Management for the northern European market. With the application, electronic requests are created and transferred directly into radiology workflow, with features like exam-specific request forms to ensure correct and relevant information is included to improve the quality of radiology requests.
Sectra will also show its vendor-neutral archiving (VNA) offerings, built on the XDS-I standard for sharing information across healthcare enterprises. The offering enables Sectra users to share workload and resources across departments or hospitals regardless of their location.
Also look for the company to promote its Sectra Visualization Table, based on a 46-inch medical multitouch display. The table permits multiple users to interact collaboratively and simultaneously with real-size 3D images generated by CT and MRI.
Finally, Sectra will highlight its Sectra RIS Self Check-in Terminal, which enables patients to register their arrival at a facility on their own. Patients can receive all the information necessary for their exam and pay for their visit by credit card, eliminating the need for a manned reception, and improving patient flow. The terminal is available for the European market.
