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USA • Korea • UK • Germany • Netherlands • China See Every Detail, Every Color Live surgical video signals in crystal clear 4K UHD resolution. 4K UHD Monitors from FSN let you… • See sharp, detailed images • Show multiple sources at once • Be closer to the screen • Multi-stream with DisplayPort 55 in. diagonal screen in quad HD layout mode. Optical fiber transmitters and receivers will extend 4K UHD, 60 Hz, over long distances. 31 in. diagonal screen brings 4K to surgical boom/arm systems. N half vertical-A4 size.indd 1 4/13/2016 10:26:27 AM MONITORS IN SURGERY ‘Unmatched quality that has never been seen’ At the speed of light Here is a quick formula for accelerat- ing the time spent reading diagnos- tic images. If you can see it faster and with greater confidence, you will save time. Asking how much time can really be saved is a fair question, and considering the sig- nificant investment Barco has put into improving diagnostic displays, the company wanted to know the answer as well. ‘One day a week,’ said Bjorn Belpaeme, the manager for Barco’s Coronis Fusion portfolio. The evi- dence comes from a study at the Montefiore Medical Centre, a teach- ing hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City that compared a dual three- megapixel (MP) display system with the next-generation Coronis Fusion 6MP display. The result was a time- savings of 19%, and importantly, a significant reduction in eye strain during reading sessions.’ Yet adding more pixels is only one link in the complex chain of elements that need to pull together for sustained improvements in pro- ductivity, day-in and day-out, he explained. ‘Nothing else compares with the new line’ Enhancing display ergonomics needs to take into account things like the screen size, viewing angle, image detail, or light calibration and then there are tools and soft- ware a radiologist might use to improve workflow. Belpaeme said that, by revisiting and re-engineering these elements from the ground up, Barco today is bringing forth a next-generation of the Coronis Fusion line with what he called, ‘an unmatched qual- ity that has never been seen, and frankly, there is nothing else in the industry to compare to the new Coronis Fusion.’ While Barco has not yet com- pleted a clinical study to back up his claim, Belpaeme said he could offer one proof that is irrefutable. ‘We never get our demos back,’ he said, explaining that the Coronis Fusion models Barco sends to medi- cal centres for a trial period don’t come back. ‘We send out a truck and they send us back a cheque in the mail. They always want to keep the system,’ he added. The stand-out feature of the renewed Coronis Fusion family is a 50% increase in luminance, powered up to 600 candelas compared with the 400 candela brightness that is the industry standard. ‘This means more than just more light. It means radiologists can see details more quickly, such as a small fracture in bone or tiny lung nodules, struc- tures that they simply cannot see on a standard display, and this saves a lot of time,’ Belpaeme explained. Barco notes there are 10% more of what radiologists call JNDs, or Just Noticeable Differences, that reveal more subtle details on the Coronis Fusion. The system also offers the highest real estate of any diagnostic display with a generous 30-inch screen, and the new generation now addi- tionally provides the best contrast ratio at 1,500:1 compared to 1,000:1 previously. Screen size is another vital link in the productivity chain, providing a wide surface to accommodate multi- modality imaging and flexible posi- tioning of images on a single screen. According to a recent study by The MarkeTech Group, about 85% of radiologists use three displays or more, which explains why 87% of radiologists complain of physical discomfort, such as back pain, neck strain and eye fatigue when reading images. Boosting site luminance while dimming the rest The super screen size and the wide viewing angle of the Coronis Fusion displays helps to reduce head and eye movements as well as minimising image manipula- tions for a more ergonomic reading experience. Bundled with the next-generation line of Coronis Fusion displays is a tested and proven suite of intel- ligent tools to help improve view- ing control and enhance reading productivity. Barco’s proprietary SpotView tech- nology can boost the luminance in a region of interest while dimming the surrounding image area to provide a sharp focus on selected details more efficiently. Filling out the toolkit are DimView, SmartCursor, Find Cursor, Application Appearance Manager, and VirtualView. Like all of Barco’s medical display systems, Coronis Fusion 6MP comes with MediCal QAWeb, a cloud- based technology for automated calibration and Quality Assurance to ensure maximum up-time of the display with no need for human intervention. Pumping up brilliance on the Coronis Fusion accelerates productivity for a next generation of diagnostic displays, John Brosky reports The stand-out feature of the renewed Coronis Fusion family is a 50% increase in luminance 6 EUROPEAN HOSPITAL  Vol 25 Issue 2/16 N half vertical-A4 size.indd 14/13/201610:26:27 AM

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