F
or more than 20 years, imaging technology remained
virtually unchanged. Then along came high definition,
which quickly became the new standard in OR video. We
all longed for the image quality, amazing clarity and depth
of field of HD in our ORs. But now there's ultra high-def,
or 4K Ultra HD as it is known. Ultra high-def has 4 times the resolu-
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O U T P A T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E | J U LY 2 0 1 5
Pamela Ertel, RN, BSN, CNOR, RNFA,
CASC, FABC
Wyomissing, Pa.
Pamela
J.
Ertel,
RN,
BSN,
CNOR,
RNFA,
CASC,
FABC
Advances in Video Imaging
The days of laparoscopic surgeons feeling as though
they're operating through a straw are long gone.
z 4K ULTRA HD A crisp, clear, high-resolution view is essential for
laparoscopic surgery, says gynecologic surgeon Jeffrey B. Frank, MD, of
the Reading Hospital SurgiCenter at Spring Ridge in Wyomissing, Pa
