LINKÖPING, Sweden, Dec. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- International
medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra (STO: SECT
B) has entered into a partnership with HuminTec, a leading software
company in the field of pathology in South Korea. Through the distribution
agreement, the South Korean healthcare market will gain access to
Sectra's digital pathology solution. This solution supplies
healthcare providers with digital management of microscopic images,
which contributes to improved efficiency and quality of cancer
care.
"South Korea is the third
largest economy in East Asia with
a rapidly aging population and the cancer projections are growing.
Increased efficiency and more accurate diagnostics are crucial to
meet the country's needs, and digital pathology can contribute to
achieving this. This distribution agreement with HuminTec will
enable us to address these demands by combining their
market-specific expertise with our world-leading position in the
rapidly expanding field of digital pathology," says Lars Wettergren, Global Partner Manager at
Sectra Imaging IT Solutions.
South Korea has more than 300
regional and university hospitals that care for more than 51
million inhabitants. HuminTec has installations at 76 major
hospitals and 35 research clinics throughout South Korea. Sectra and HuminTec are currently
in collaboration with Seoul National
University Hospital—the highest ranked university hospital
in South Korea—on a pilot project with the objective to start using
digital pathology for primary diagnostics in the beginning of 2019.
Read more about HuminTec at www.humintec.com.
Digital pathology and Sectra's solution
Pathology departments analyze tissue samples and bodily fluids
to identify the reasons for a patient's symptoms. The results
provide guidance for the diagnosis, follow-up, and treatment of
various diseases. There is an acute shortage of pathologists, while
at the same time, an aging population and more specialized
diagnostics are leading to increasing volumes and demands for
more-detailed reports. Digitizing tissue samples allows for shorter
wait times, more-accurate diagnoses, and a more-efficient use of
resources.
Sectra's digital pathology solution includes digital tools which
enable the pathologists to make their diagnoses and carry out
reporting with higher precision and less time spent per case. It is
a complete, vendor-neutral solution for primary diagnostics that
includes storage solutions and an advanced review workstation.
Watch this video to learn more about how digital pathology can
enable increased efficiency and higher precision for the
pathologists.
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
President Sectra Imaging IT Solutions
+46(0)708-23-56-10
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Sectra enters the
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