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Sectra Regulatory Filings 2008

May 6, 2008

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Women in Brussels provided choice of mammography with unmatched lowest radiation dose

Brussels Menopause Center, a private clinic for women's health in Belgium, has chosen Sectra MicroDose Mammography to offer women in Brussels mammography examinations at the lowest radiation dose on the market. The clinic is first in the Brussels region to offer women this benefit.

Brussels Menopause Center is a highly specialized women's health clinic. Specialties include gynecology, mammography, and detection and treatment of osteoporosis. The clinic performs approximately 7,000 screening and clinical mammography examinations annually.

The clinic is digitizing its mammography operations and will implement Sectra's total solution for digital mammography, including Sectra MicroDose Mammography and Sectra Breast Imaging PACS (a system for managing and archiving digital breast images). With Sectra's solution, Brussels Menopause Center will be able to offer women in Brussels mammography examinations with a significantly lower radiation dose than any other system on the market. Digitizing the mammography operations will also increase workflow efficiency and provide radiologists with instant access to images and information regardless of location.

"With Sectra's system, we will avoid exposing women to higher radiation levels than necessary. Our mission is to provide the best possible care for women and this investment meets our requirements in every way," says Dr. Pornel, head of Brussels Menopause Center. "Furthermore, digitizing our mammography operations with a system of the highest quality and efficiency is important for our international collaborations."

Safe and effective mammography screening

With retained or superior imaging quality, Sectra's mammography system, Sectra MicroDose Mammography, generates by far the lowest dose of radiation among all of the systems offered on the market. Combined with good ergonomics and a well-conceived workflow, the low dose enables radiographers and radiologists to work more efficiently and safely. At the same time, the radiation to which the women are exposed is minimized to the lowest conceivable level. Sectra MicroDose Mammography is based on a unique detector technology that counts each X-ray photon. This is considered by many to be the X-ray technology of the future.

For additional information contact:

Dr. Torbjörn Kronander, President, Sectra Imtec AB, +46 705 23 52 27 Sectra AB (publ) Dr. Jan-Olof Brüer, CEO and President, Sectra AB, +46 13 23 52 09

Teknikringen 20 SE-583 30 Linköping, Sweden Ph: +46 (0)13 23 52 00 Fax: +46 (0)13 21 21 85 [email protected] www.sectra.com VAT reg.no SE556064830401

About Sectra's medical operations

Sectra develops and sells IT-systems and products for radiology, mammography and orthopedic departments. More than 950 hospitals worldwide use the system daily, together performing over 45 million radiology examinations annually. This makes Sectra one of the world leading companies within systems for handling digital radiology images. In Scandinavia, Sectra is the market leader with more than 50% of all film-free installations. Sectra's systems have been installed in North America, Scandinavia and most major countries in Europe and the Far East.

About the Sectra Group

Sectra successfully develops and sells cutting-edge products in the expansive niche segments of medical systems and secure communication systems. The company was founded in 1978 and has its roots in the Linköping University in Sweden. Today, Sectra has offices in eleven countries and operates through partners worldwide. Sales in the 2006/2007 fiscal year totaled SEK 673 million. The Sectra share is quoted on the Nordic Exchange in Stockholm. For more information about Sectra visit http://www.sectra.com.

Sectra AB (publ)

Teknikringen 20 SE-583 30 Linköping, Sweden Ph: +46 (0)13 23 52 00 Fax: +46 (0)13 21 21 85 [email protected] www.sectra.com VAT reg.no SE556064830401