The exhibit hall at SAGES 2008 was something of an HD wonderland; everywhere you turned, there was another laparoscope pointing at a flower, the minute stalks of the stamen revealed in excruciating detail on a nearby flatscreen.
Of all the high definition systems shown, we must say that we were the least impressed with the optics […]

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High definition laparoscopes offer phenomenal images, but as recently as this week we bemoaned the lack of user-friendly high definition recording platforms in the operating room. Sony’s new ImageCore HD, being shown this weekend in the SAGES exhibit hall, changes everything. This thing is so user-friendly and feature-loaded that, frankly, we can’t believe we’ve lived so long […]

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 There’s no question that the increased clarity and anatomic detail of high definition images are major advantages during laparoscopy. So far we’ve used the Storz and Stryker systems and have been impressed with both. Recording the beautiful images they provide, however, remains a major remaining challenge. Although Storz and Stryker each offer their own capture systems, both […]

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We’re getting just a little closer to hassle-free 3D images in the operating room. Last week Samsung announced that their line-up of 3D-ready televisions would finally debut in South Korea, and should be arriving in the United States in the next month or so.

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One of the main problems with laparoscopic surgery is that the images offer no sense of depth, which can confuse novice surgeons and makes instrument placement more difficult. With 3D imaging, however, it is possible to overcome this problem. Modifications of old technologies, as well as the recent development of some new ones, have made […]

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Ever wish you could share the feeling of standing over an open chest field, watching the heart beat, or perhaps relive the experience in the comfort of your own home? Okay, that latter part may be a stretch, but you should check out this movie anyway (WMV HD format), shot in oh-so-sweet high definition to […]

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…unless you are one of the lucky few to have a high-definition laparoscope in your operating room. Since last summer we’ve been capturing footage from our 1080p/60fps Storz laparoscopes using a Sony XDCAM recording deck. If you haven’t seen a procedure in HD before, do yourself a favor and check out this very brief clip […]

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