LINKÖPING, Sweden, March 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- International
medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra (STO: SECT
B) and University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht) in
the Netherlands have signed a
collaboration agreement. The partnership aims to supply healthcare
providers with applications based on artificial intelligence (AI)
in an easier, faster and more secure manner using an infrastructure
developed in the UMC Utrecht. This collaboration will accelerate
the clinical adoption of AI technology, thereby improving patient
care.
"The research experience and existing technical infrastructure
of UMC Utrecht and Sectra's global position in the market provide a
unique opportunity to bring AI into clinical practice on a large
scale around the world," says Wouter
Veldhuis, radiologist and co-developer of the infrastructure
at UMC Utrecht, "Using AI algorithms in clinical practice allows
the radiologist to be more precise, thereby improving patient
care."
Sectra's vendor-neutral approach already gives healthcare
providers the opportunity to integrate AI applications from any
vendor. Through this partnership, and the technical infrastructure
developed by UMCU, access to AI applications will be even easier.
AI applications from collaborating vendors will be seamlessly
integrated into the existing clinical workflow. This makes access
to these applications easy, fast and secure.
"This partnership is an important component in enabling our
customers to easily start using AI technology without the need to
procure and integrate themselves," says Fredrik Häll, Vice
President Product Management at Sectra Imaging IT Solutions. "UMC
Utrecht is a long-standing luminary customer for enterprise imaging
and a front runner in digitalizing pathology together with
Sectra."
The partnership will also enable research institutions to
streamline and simplify deployment and evaluation of in-house
developed AI applications in their research and production
environment.
About Sectra's achievements in AI
Sectra is strongly engaged in the development of
state-of-the-art AI solutions, both in-house and in collaborative
settings. For example, Sectra provides the technical infrastructure
for the Analytic Imaging Diagnostics Arena (AIDA), a national
Swedish arena for innovation in AI for diagnostics.
Meet Sectra at HIMSS 2020
Visit booth #6248 at HIMSS to learn more about Sectra's efforts
within AI and about Sectra's enterprise imaging solution. Book
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About Sectra Imaging IT Solutions
With more than 30 years of innovation and 2,000 installations,
Sectra is a leading global provider of imaging IT solutions that
support healthcare in achieving patient-centric care. Sectra offers
an enterprise imaging solution comprising PACS for imaging-intense
departments (radiology, pathology, cardiology, orthopaedics), VNA,
and share and collaborate solutions. Read more about Sectra's
enterprise imaging solution and why Sectra PACS is "Best in KLAS"
at https://medical.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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