"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 a meeting at HIMSS >> (https://medical.sectra.com/event/himss-2020/) 

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/ (https://medical.sectra.com/event/himss-2020/).