Sectra VNA lets you consolidate your image handling through a single centralized, standards-based multimedia archive. It facilitates the capture of medical images, videos, and audio clips from virtually any source, including all types of DICOM images, ECG, HD film, non-DICOM images—and even whole slide digital pathology images. Images may be DICOM-wrapped or kept in their original format, so you can choose the optimal strategy for each department and workflow. Images can be reached from the EMR and follow the clinical pathway of the patient, enabling clinicians to find and use all information—from anywhere, at any time, and on any device.
When consolidating the enterprise archive, it is vital to ensure that the workflows in image-intense departments—such as mammography, pathology, cardiology, and radiology—continue to function smoothly. Sectra offers not only extensive archiving experience, but we have also provided complete workflow solutions for 30 years, adapted to the needs of each clinical discipline.
A storage-agnostic archive
Sectra VNA is storage-neutral, supporting your existing or future storage strategy—regardless of your choice of vendor and whether your storage is local, central, or cloud-based. This gives you freedom when, for example, expanding or decreasing your storage.
Sectra VNA also features sophisticated information life cycle management (ILM) that takes into account clinical relevance, file age, and last access, letting you increase the cost efficiency of your storage.
Searching and presenting patient information
Sectra VNA gives you powerful search functionality. Thanks to a full-text index of the information in the VNA, you can search for stored information on a patient and have it presented in a detailed overview. With an XDS registry at its core, Sectra VNA makes it possible for any connected system or viewer to get the same level of overview of images, documents, and other files stored in the VNA.
A modular, cost-effective approach
Sectra VNA consists of several functional modules. Some modules are optional, whereas others are integral components. As a result, you can tailor the VNA to your requirements today without limiting your options for the future—modules can easily be added later if needed. This modular approach makes the solution cost effective
Multiple operation models
Complementing existing departmental PACS, Sectra can supply a true enterprise archive backend (VNA) for versatile storage and standard interfaces to communicate with surrounding systems. Taking advantage of modern, web-scale IT, the system offers great TCO. And by adhering to modern standards and open-source initiatives, the solution gives you a future-proof and high-performing backbone for the large enterprise.
All this can originate from three separate operation models, but all delivered with the same functionality:
“VNAble” your Sectra solution: Extend an existing Sectra PACS solution with VNA components to handle workflows beyond radiology.
On-premise Sectra VNA: A separate VNA for archiving and image distribution delivered from an on-premise solution.
A SaaS Sectra VNA: A software-as-a-service/cloud VNA solution delivered from the Sectra HealthCloud
