Private healthcare provider at forefront of mammography with the lowest possible dose

Private healthcare provider at forefront of mammography with the lowest possible
dose 

The Norwegian company Curato, the Nordic region's largest provider of radiology
examinations, is making a major investment in its mammography operations by
investing in Sectra's digital mammography system, Sectra MicroDose Mammography.
Curato will thus be able to offer Norwegian women the opportunity to choose
mammography with the lowest dose of radiation in the market. The order comprises
three mammography stands.

“Why expose women to higher doses than necessary, just to save that final
penny?” asks Hans Olav Almaas, President of Curato AS. “We strive to offer our
customers the absolute best, safest healthcare, and even though this equipment
is slightly more expensive than systems with higher radiation, we at Curato
believe we have an obligation to offer women mammography with the lowest
possible radiation dose,” he says. 

“Curato is a leader when it comes to patient focus, which corresponds well with
our own starting point of putting patient benefit first,” says Petter Østbye,
head of Sectra's medical operations in Norway.

Through a multi-year agreement signed in late August, Curato invested in Sectra
RIS/PACS for the management of radiology images and patient information. Now
that the company is also modernizing its mammography operations, it will have a
complete future-proof comprehensive solution for efficient digital mammography
screening. Sectra MicroDose offers the same or better image quality at a
significantly lower radiation dose than all other solutions in the market. The
comprehensive solution chosen by Curato will also contribute to a more efficient
workflow in which images and patient information are available where they are
needed, regardless of time and place.

For further information, please contact: 
Dr. Torbjörn Kronander, President, Sectra Imtec AB, +46 705 23 52 27 
Dr. Jan-Olof Brüer, CEO and President, Sectra AB, +46 13 23 52 09

About Sectra's medical operations
Sectra develops and sells IT-systems and products for radiology, mammography and
orthopaedic departments. More than 1,000 hospitals worldwide use the system
daily, together performing over 50 million radiology examinations annually. This
makes Sectra one of the world leading companies within systems for handling
digital radiology images (PACS). 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.

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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 twelve countries and operates through
partners worldwide. Sales in the 2008/2009 fiscal year totaled SEK 863 million.
The Sectra share is quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB exchange. For more
information, visit www.sectra.com.