November 22nd, 2007HDTV technology improves surgery
You may have watched last night’s Buffalo Bills game on a high definition television. And now, local doctors are now using that same technology to improve surgery. News 10NBC is the first to show you how it all works. HDTV sets like this one are now in many homes. The three dimensional effect increases realism when you watch, that’s why it’s become so popular with TV viewers and sports fans. Now this same technology is being miniaturized for doctors.
Rochester General Hospital is now using a specially designed HDTV camera system that is improving the way surgery is done. Dr. Louis Eichel says, “It gives you better definition of the tissue planes between the different anatomy. It can do more like a precise dissection and minimizes any complications.” Read the rest of this entry »




