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Augmenting the
view
Dr. Eun says other tools
used in conjunction with
3D are also improving
techniques. For example,
fluorescent cameras now
being built into robotic
cameras help eliminate
guesswork by highlighting
structures. "The fluores-
cent object of interest
glows bright green," he
explains. "It's tools like
that that are going to con-
tinue to get better and pro-
vide novel solutions for
age-old problems and help
us re-imagine what we're
able to do surgically."
OSM
that converts an optical microscope into a powerful digital imaging sys-
tem."
Seeing a 4K display, whether in the OR or in an auditorium, can be
enough to convert skeptics. "You don't really realize the limits of how
well you can see (in high-definition) until you see in 4K," says Daniel
D. Eun, MD, an associate professor of urology and the director or mini-
mally invasive robotic urologic oncology and reconstructive surgery at
Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. "Then you go,
oh my god, that's amazing."
Granted, 4K might not be necessary for every procedure, but there's
no such thing as too much detail. "There are microsurgery-based pro-
cedures and other specialties where you really need that detail," says
Dr. Eun. "There are surgeons in urology out there who are doing
microvascular anastomoses. Those surgeons would welcome 4K."
— Jim Burger
z WORTH THE WAIT Ultra-high-def's stunning detail has created a buzz.
E-mail jburger@outpatientsurgery.net.
