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Sectra Enters the Southeast Asian Market

2013年01月21日 PM05:10
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LINKÖPING, Sweden

The medical imaging IT company Sectra (http://www.sectra.com/medical/) (STO:SECTB) has signed a partnership agreement with CT Frank Technology in Malaysia. Under the agreement, CT Frank Technology will become a distributor of Sectra’s visualization table (http://www.sectra.com/medical/radiology_it/offering/visualization_table/education/index.html) in the Southeast Asian market.

“Our agreement with CT Frank Technology is the starting point in establishing distribution channels for our Sectra Visualization Table in Asia,” says Lars Wettergren Vice President, Global Partner Sales at Sectra’s medical operations.

Southeast Asia is major market, where significant investments are being made in modernizing the healthcare sector. With subsidiaries in Malaysia, Thailand, China and Vietnam, CT Frank Technology has delivered visualization solutions for various clients, including healthcare facilities and schools, since 2004. CT Frank Technology will install the first visualization table at University Malaya Hospital in Kuala Lumpur, where it will be used in medical education and research.

“We consider that the Sectra Visualization Table offers great potential and have already noted interest from medical institutions and health ministries,” says Louis Tan, Business Development Manager at CT Frank Technology. “The main benefit of the table is that it enhances the quality of medical education, although we also see many other valuable areas of use.”

About Sectra Visualization Table

With Sectra Visualization Table the users can interact collaboratively with the real-size 3D images generated by CT and MRI scanners. For example, they can visualize different kinds of tissues and cut through sections with a virtual knife. The large monitor and intuitive touch interface support group discussion between medical teams. The visualization table makes a significant contribution to medical education, especially in training of interns and residents.

The visualization table is powered by a tailored Sectra PACS workstation. Sectra’s patented visualization techniques also allow immediate display of datasets of extreme size, such as high-resolution, full-body scans.

About Sectra

Sectra develops and sells IT systems and services for radiology, women’s health, orthopaedics and rheumatology. More than 1,400 hospitals, clinics and imaging centers worldwide use the systems daily, together performing over 70 million radiology examinations annually. This makes Sectra one of the world-leading companies within systems for handling digital radiology images. In Scandinavia, Sectra is the market leader with more than 50% of all film-free installations. Sectra’s systems have been installed in North America, Scandinavia and most major countries in Europe and the Far East.

Sectra was founded in 1978 and has its roots in Linköping University in Sweden. The company’s business operation includes cutting-edge products and services within the niche segments of medical systems and secure communication systems. Sectra has offices in 12 countries and operates through partners worldwide. Sales in the 2011/2012 fiscal year totaled SEK 823 million. The Sectra share is quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB exchange. For more information, visit www.sectra.com

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CEO and President
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705 23 52 27
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Sectra Medical Systems
Marie
Ekström
Executive Vice President
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