Steven F. Palter, MD, has participated in the evaluation of the highest resolution surgical system ever created. He captured some pretty neat footage which can be seen in the upcoming National Geographic HD special “Inside The Living Body” which will be the first surgical procedure broadcast in HD. This system allows the recorded footage to be viewed from home at a higher resolution and quality than practically any surgeon has ever seen in the OR. In the evaluation surgeons were working for the first time with a chip that was imaging at 1920 x 1080p (beyond WUXGA) providing crisp and clear images. The Karl Storz Image1 HD Video System is displayed on a 16:9 ”WideView monitor” with the same native resolution (1920 x 1200) so that the full 1920 x 1080 image can be displayed without degradation. The upside of using this is that it will maximize the horizontal field of view of the surgeon.
Details of the KSEA HDTV Surgical System - The Karl Storz Image1 HD Video System is unique in having a native chip resolution of 1920 x 1080p in the first ever (for surgery) 16:9 aspect ratio (Full HD). This HD system employs a 3CCD camera with an acquisition resolution (at the chip) of 1920 x 1080. This translates to approximately 2-megapixel video. The image is progressively scanned outputting 60 full frames per second, versus the 60 half-frames or fields output by interlaced systems. This provides full detail with twice the frequency and also minimizes motion artifacts caused by rapid movement- vital for smooth surgery.
Advantages of The System:
1. Highest resolution ever for a medical endoscopic camera. Allows the surgeon to see finer detail and clearer images. It remains to be seen if this will allow the visualization of smaller disease implants but it seems likely.
Advantages of The System:
1. Highest resolution ever for a medical endoscopic camera. Allows the surgeon to see finer detail and clearer images. It remains to be seen if this will allow the visualization of smaller disease implants but it seems likely.
2. This high resolution is native from the chip not interpolated by the camera system or faked with post chip processing.
3. Progressive scanned image smoothes the motion seen and reduces motion artifacts.
4. First-ever wide 16:9 aspect ratio. Gives more lateral detail and information during surgery. Just like the differences you see in wide aspect ratio TV’s vs standard.
5. First ever ability to record images at full 1080 HD resolution for teaching and archiving.
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