"The more detail in the video image, the better those transitional lines
show up."
He says it's important to differentiate between true ultra-high-def
systems and systems that claim to be 4K, but upscale four 1080p sig-
nals to match 4K's
high-end image quali-
ty. The entire imaging
chain, from camera to
monitor, must support
the bandwidth of true
4K. If you plan to
route video to moni-
tors throughout the
OR to keep the entire
surgical team in the
loop of the current
phase of surgery,
make sure the routing
system has enough
imaging bandwidth to
transmit 4K signals.
The positioning of
monitors also
impacts angular reso-
lution, which is
essentially the dis-
tance your surgeon
should stand from
video monitors to
realize their full
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