Sectra
Swedish enterprise imaging platform offered as a managed Azure subscription or on your own servers
Quick Overview
| Company | Sectra AB |
|---|---|
| Category | PACS and Medical Imaging Software |
| Headquarters | Linkoping, Sweden |
| Founded | Not stated |
| EU Presence | Yes - Sweden (EU) |
| Data Location | Microsoft Azure for Sectra One Cloud; region per contract |
| Open Source | No |
| GDPR Compliant | Yes |
| Self-Hosting | Sectra One Cloud is SaaS; the site also compares it with on-premises systems |
| Main Features | IDS7 diagnostic application, Sectra VNA, UniView, digital pathology, cardiology and breast imaging, image exchange portal, radiology AI marketplace |
| Pricing | Subscription pricing on request |
| Best For | Large hospitals and health systems that want radiology, pathology and cardiology on one platform |
| Replaces | Intelerad IntelePACS, InteleOrchestrator, InteleShare |
Detailed Review
Sectra AB, registration number 5560648304, has its registered address at Teknikringen 20 in Linkoping, according to the privacy policy of the group site. The group says it has some 1,100 employees; Sectra Medical is its imaging division.
The medical site claims more than 2,500 sites on all continents use Sectra systems and describes the company as best in KLAS for thirteen years in a row. Both are vendor statements.
IDS7 and the enterprise platform
IDS7 is the diagnostic application with a single login. It supports DICOM imaging, medical photos, video, PDF documents and genomic data, and it displays the output of AI applications bought through the Sectra Amplifier marketplace.
Behind it sits Sectra VNA, a storage-neutral archive that captures DICOM and non-DICOM images, ECG and whole-slide pathology images, and either wraps them in DICOM or keeps the original format.
Sectra One Cloud
The subscription is described as fully managed, with customer-success management, 24/7 service operations and desk, and annual major version updates. The page claims a 99.99 percent uptime guarantee and certification at CSA STAR level two.
The service is built with Microsoft on the Azure cloud, which is why a buyer concerned with jurisdiction should ask where the tenant runs and who holds the keys.
Beyond radiology
The product list also covers digital pathology, breast imaging, cardiology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, genomics and medical education, so a hospital can retire several departmental systems onto one platform.
Limitations to Consider
The cloud service runs on Microsoft Azure, so the infrastructure operator is American even though the contracting party is Swedish. Prices are not published, and the full platform is a large project suited to big organisations rather than a small practice. For a compact alternative, see iQ IMAGE or Orthanc.
Who Should Use Sectra
University hospitals and multi-site health systems that want radiology, pathology and cardiology on one enterprise imaging platform from a Swedish company.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- One diagnostic application across several specialties
- Storage-neutral VNA for DICOM and non-DICOM content
- Managed subscription with updates included
- CSA STAR level two certification, per the vendor
- Swedish contracting entity with a registration number
Cons
- Cloud service built on Microsoft Azure
- No public price list
- Scope is heavy for small practices
- Awards and site counts are vendor claims
Alternatives to Sectra
Other European pacs and medical imaging software worth comparing before you decide:
Telemis
Belgium · Louvain-la-Neuve PACS, multimedia archive and pathology viewer in one family
synedra
Austria · Innsbruck content platform whose PACS is a certified medical device
VISUS JiveX
Germany · Bochum enterprise PACS plus a content system for non-radiology data
Orthanc
Belgium · Free, open-source DICOM server with a REST API and web interface
See all European pacs and medical imaging software or compare them directly against Intelerad IntelePACS on our alternatives page.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is the vendor's managed software-as-a-service offer for enterprise imaging, including operations, support desk and updates.
Yes. Digital pathology is one of the product areas listed on the medical site, and the VNA accepts whole-slide images.
The One Cloud page compares the subscription with on-premises systems. Ask Sectra which deployment options are available for your country.