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urgical video technology evolves seemingly every time surgeons
look up from the sterile field. High-definition monitors are passé
as more 4K 3D ultra high-def screens are being hung in ORs. The
monitors themselves are getting smarter and being stretched
beyond 55 inches.
Surgeons want to click, capture and send high-definition images to the cloud
for later viewing at home or in the office. Keeping up with the latest in surgical
imaging can make your eyes glaze over, but then you'd miss out on some pretty
spectacular views of surgery.
Kenneth Keller, CST, a cost and value consultant at Lakeland Health in St.
Joseph, Mich., sits on a committee that sets up new product trials and gathers
Is It Time for an
Imaging Upgrade?
Amazing advances in surgical visualization deliver spectacular views,
but which options are best for you?
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