Summary: Sectra will provide its education portal to the University of Hartford, offering radiologic technology students hands-on experience with real clinical cases using advanced imaging tools to better prepare them for competitive clinical environments.

Key Takeaways

  • Sectra’s Education Portal provides radiologic technology students at the University of Hartford with hands-on experience using advanced imaging tools standard in hospitals.
  • The platform simulates a realistic PACS environment, offering access to real clinical cases for interactive learning in diagnosis, treatment planning, and monitoring.
  • Sectra’s subscription-based platform, used in over 60 countries, enhances medical education by delivering anonymized clinical cases across multiple specialties.

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International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra will deliver its Sectra Education Portal to the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn. The platform offers radiologic technology students hands-on experience with real clinical cases using advanced imaging tools standard in hospitals.

Daniel DeMaio, director of the university’s radiologic technology program, highlighted the portal’s impact. “This new platform will be an exciting resource for our students,” he says. “The field is highly competitive, and our students enjoy nearly 100% job placement within 12 months of graduation. With Sectra’s portal, we can complement hospital time with effective, interactive digital studying, ensuring students have the experience they need to succeed.”

Simulating Realistic PACS Environment

The Sectra Education Portal, signed in the third quarter of Sectra’s 2024/2025 fiscal year, simulates a realistic PACS environment. It features advanced visualization and diagnostic tools, along with a multidisciplinary library of real anatomical and clinical cases. Students can study cases that reflect real-life scenarios in diagnosis, treatment planning, and monitoring of various medical conditions.

Johan Carlegrim, president of Sectra’s medical education unit, adds: “Sectra has supported Hartford hospitals for years, and I’m excited to extend this to the university. By using fully realistic, anonymized clinical cases, the portal ensures graduates are ready to contribute immediately to clinical environments.”

Sectra’s subscription-based Software-as-a-Service platform is used in over 60 countries to teach anatomy, radiology, histopathology, oncology, surgery, and other specialties. It offers access to a vast collection of anonymized medical cases and images, allowing for a comprehensive, hands-on learning experience.