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Large digital mammography project initiated
Large digital mammography project initiated: BreastScreen Victoria embarks on digital mammography pilot project with systems from Sectra
BreastScreen Victoria, part of the national breast cancer screening program, is conducting a three-year pilot project to explore the feasibility of a move to digital mammography. A system for managing and archiving digital breast images from the IT and medical-technology company Sectra will be used in the project.
The first phases of the project, known as the Rural Broadband Digital Mammography Project, have now been successfully implemented. BreastScreen Victoria’s Screening and Assessment Services in Maroondah and Geelong are the first sites to convert to a digital operating environment. The mammography images are now being read on computer screens rather than on film. Moreover, the digital technology substantially improves ergonomics for the personnel.
“The combination of state-of-the-art technology and an experienced team of dedicated staff will ensure that women in Victoria continue to receive the very best in breast cancer screening,” says Ms Onella Stagoll, Chief Executive Officer of BreastScreen Victoria.
BreastScreen Victoria currently screens more than 200,000 women a year. It operates a network of eight regional screening and assessment services, more than 40 screening centres and its mobile screening service visits an additional 20 communities every two years.
The Rural Broadband Digital Mammography Project started in April 2005 when BreastScreen Victoria was awarded funding from the State and Commonwealth Governments. The project involves the integration of digital mammography imaging systems into the Mobile Screening Service. Following extensive evaluation, Sectra was chosen to deliver the Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) for the project. The system will be tightly integrated with BreastScreen Victoria’s patient information system, called CIMS, and thereby provide conditions for a more efficient workflow.
About
BreastScreen Victoria
BreastScreen Victoria is part of a
national breast cancer screening program inviting women aged
50 to 69 to have a free screening appointment every two
years. BreastScreen Victoria aims to reduce deaths from
breast cancer through early detection of the disease.
Henk Scholte, Managing Director, Sectra ANZ, 02 9420
1620
Angela Hill, Media contact, BreastScreen Victoria,
mob 0400 641 059
About Sectra’s medical operations
Sectra is one of the world's major diagnostic imaging
system (PACS) providers. More than 800 hospitals worldwide
use the system daily and more than 40 million radiology
examinations are diagnosed in Sectra’s system annually. In
Scandinavia, Sectra is the market leader with more than 50%
of all film-free installations. Outside Scandinavia,
Sectra’s system is installed at customers in North America
and most major countries in Europe and the Far East.
About the Sectra Group
Sectra successfully develops
and sells cutting-edge products in the expansive niche
segments of medical systems and secure communication
systems. The company was founded in 1978 and has its roots
in the Linköping Institute of Technology in Sweden. Today,
Sectra has offices in eleven countries and operates through
partners worldwide. Sales in the 2005/2006 fiscal year
totaled
SEK 564 million. Since 1999, the Sectra share is
quoted on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. For more information
about Sectra visit http://www.sectra.com.
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