Southern Calif. imaging group taps Sectra for regional IT systems

Valley Radiology Consultants has installed Sectra’s PACS, RIS and Breast Imaging PACS in six of its San Diego County locations.

Sectra PACS allows reading from any site, regardless of imaging location, and provides referring physicians the ability to view images and reports on their tablet devices. Sectra RIS is a certified EHR module. Sectra Breast Imaging PACS enables radiologists to efficiently review all modalities from the same workstation, while offering features such as breast density measurement.

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