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Leading the way in 4K Introducing Sony 4K surgical monitors LMD-X550MD and LMD-X310MD. 4K means detail and lots of it. These 4K surgical monitors from Sony allow medical professionals to see vessels, tissue and organs in detail never before possible with current Full HD technology. 4K delivers four times the resolution of HD for true-to-life clarity that’s so important in minimally invasive surgery and education. The unique OptiContrast™ panel reduces glare and reflections whilst enhancing contrast. All within a robust, slim and modern design chassis. 4K - detail when it matters most pro.sony.eu/4kmedical MONITORS IN SURGERY generations of equipment, but it’s not yet feasible.’ There is already a lot of talk about 5K. Where will all this end? ‘All of this is a question of what makes sense. The human eye has a limited capacity and the display size has to increase along with the increasing resolution. ‘It basically comes down to a calculation as to the maximum pos- sible size for a monitor on a desk. At some stage the capacity will be reached and I believe that anything beyond 4K, or a maximum of 5K, no longer makes sense.’ Continued from page 5 In sight: Greater clarity ... Refining the depth of field for greater surgical precision Out goes pixellation Display technology for medicine has advanced rapidly from analogue, to digital, to high definition, to 3-D and now 4K. High-quality displays will continue to be invaluable tools, whether it’s the enhanced depth of a 3-D image, or the increased contrast, resolu- tion and level of detail enabled by 4K. State-of-the-art visual technol- ogy should now be a part of every medical team’s arsenal. 3-D imaging provides enhanced depth of view during procedures and enables effective training and education. Physicians are provided with a level of visualisation that they were unable to realise in 2-D, with the ability to record and display in 3-D providing a more realistic depth of field, helping them better navigate procedures. For example, 3-D medical head mount displays provide an in-depth surgical train- ing experience – a recent study by La Sapienza University of Rome indicated that the use of 3-D view- ing ‘represents a huge improvement in terms of depth of surgical field, manoeuvrability, image detail, and suture times’. When advancing medical technol- ogies, Sony builds upon the exper- tise developed in 4K broadcasting and cinematography from feature films, TV shows, documentaries, commercials, videos, sports and more, to create the best possible tools for the high pressure medical environment. 4K capture and display is rapidly expanding the limits of what medi- cal teams can visualise. 4K offers four times the resolution of standard HD, resulting in virtually no pixel- lation and giving surgeons greater detail, as well as more faithful col- our reproduction. With its improved clarity and detail, 4K displays allow surgeons and their teams to moni- tor a procedure more precisely, proving invaluable in microscopic operations and keyhole surgery in John Herman, European Marketing Manager of Sony Healthcare Solutions, explains the potential of 3-D and 4K technologies in medicine Continued on page 8 7 www.healthcare-in-europe.com

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