MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'hdtv'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:50:01 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3976672&cid=t_134299_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fgoing-to-have-to-quit-driving-soon.html “My new car is making a strange noise when I take the key out of the ignition to get out,” mom said on the phone last night worried, afraid to tell my father. “It’s a buzzing sound. It has been doing it all afternoon. I was almost afraid to drive it all day today.” I was due for work in an hour, but decided to drive over anyway – worried something was bad wrong with mom’s new Civic. Mom had the garage door up and ready for me when I arrived. I immediately knew what the problem was when I pulled up behind mom’s parked car. Her parking lights were on and the buzzing sound was the car telling her she left her lights on when she took her key out. “Don’t tell your father!” mom pleaded with me. “I feel so stupid! I can’t believe I had left the lights on. I don’t remem... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3976672 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:23:00 +0100 3976672 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3973094&cid=t_134299_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fgoing-to-have-to-quit-driving-soon.html “My new car is making a strange noise when I take the key out of the ignition to get out,” mom said on the phone last night worried, afraid to tell my father. “It’s a buzzing sound. It has been doing it all afternoon. I was almost afraid to drive it all day today.” I was due for work in an hour, but decided to drive over anyway – worried something was bad wrong with mom’s new Civic. Mom had the garage door up and ready for me when I arrived. I immediately knew what the problem was when I pulled up behind mom’s parked car. Her parking lights were on and the buzzing sound was the car telling her she left her lights on when she took her key out. “Don’t tell your father!” mom pleaded with me. “I feel so stupid! I can’t believe I had left the lights on. I don’t remem... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3973094 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:23:00 +0100 3973094 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3965665&cid=t_134299_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fman-of-my-own-heart.html “Can I help you?” I asked enthusiastically as a young man walked into my apartment around midnight. “I need help!” the young man said with a warm smile. “I want a small LCD television and want to hook up all my televisions and cable Internet in one room using the single cable line coming in from the floor.” “I can help you with that!” I replied, getting to work. We walked over to the aisle with all the cables. I got him a five way 2400 MHz cable splitter and plenty of RG-6 shielded cable line – perfect for keeping the integrity of his cable Internet signal. “What kind of TV are you looking for?” I then asked as we walked over to all the display models. “Something around 27 inches to 32 inches,” he said. “I don’t mind spending money. I want something nice with ... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3965665 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:51:00 +0100 3965665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3726758&cid=t_134299_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fcant-sleep-excited-about-my-day.html I usually don’t do email. I find it laborious and anxiety inducing, but I got my email set up and running this morning with Windows Live Mail – a free program for download and a good substitute for Outlook and Thunderbird.  One nice thing now about getting my blog comments via email is I can now pick and choose which comments I want to read.  If I see say JustLacey or Pipe Tobacco, then I will click on and read the comment.  They usually have something constructive or positive to say even if they don’t necessarily agree with my methods or my actions.  If I see an anonymous comment, then I won’t click on that tripe to read.  Staying far away.  If someone really wants to start a report with me then they can just sign up for a Google account.  There ... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3726758 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:36:00 +0100 3726758 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3530003&cid=t_134299_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fafternoon-report.html View Full Album An Incredible Surprise Mom pulled up in front of the house a moment ago with fast food Monday’s.  In a sack were three regular Cokes, three double cheeseburgers, and a regular order of fries.  These little treats or “little joys” as my friend Liz would call them mean so much to me.  It breaks up the monotony that can be my life some days.  “Look on the backseat,” mom said. She had been to Wal-Mart.  Sitting on the seat was a box that read Pioneer.  She had bought my Blu-Ray player. “The salesperson helped me with the cables to get and I got you two movies to watch,” mom told me. “I used my birthday money from your father I never spent months ago.” I thanked mom profusely.  It was like Christmas all over again.  I cou... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3530003 Mon, 03 May 2010 22:03:00 +0100 3530003 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3490855&cid=t_134299_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fyum-yum.html “Pull up a seat, baby, and eat a sandwich!” Helen said very happily at lunch today. She had made her chicken salad for mom’s lunch – one of my favorite sandwich salads she makes.  I watched as she stood at the sink and sliced a tomato for my sandwiches.  Mom was sitting across from me at the table eating some potato chips.  She had finished her sandwiches Helen had made for her.  “Your father called doctor K. to get me something to take to calm me down,” mom said blithely. “And???” I asked. “I’ve slept all day.  I am just dreading Mexican Tuesday’s with Mrs. Sandra.” Now this was back to normal.  It is normal for mom to dread activities and to not be constantly driving around running errands and spending money.  She was so hyper ye... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3490855 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:09:00 +0100 3490855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3483099&cid=t_134299_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fwanting-more-technology.html The funniest thing just happened.  I don’t watch much TV, but the HDTV dad and mom gave me got me excited about HDTV broadcasts.  I want the technology more than anything.  Well, I just called dad and asked him if I could order digital HDTV for $40 extra dollars a month.  Our cable service offers over 30 channels now and I would really like to watch Food TV in HDTV glory – one of the few channels I will watch on a regular basis.  “Oh, I don’t know if you can afford digital cable,” dad said indecisively. “Your budget is stretched pretty thin.” “Johnny, don’t tell him that,” I heard my mother say mutedly from a distance. She must have been sitting next to him.  “You have several thousand dollars saved up in his bank account now.” “Marth... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3483099 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:59:00 +0100 3483099 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3342734&cid=t_134299_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2FMWRk2xEt2GE%2F Docinthemachine first exclusive report! Olive Medicalhas developed a single use HD endoscopic camera system for surgical applications.  Traditional endoscopic camera systems consist of a camera head with a coupler to attach it to the scope and a camera control unit.  Camera head and control systems typically cost in the $30, 000 range.  olive’s approach is to make the camera had single use and delivered in a sterile peel pack ready for the operating room.  They intend to deliver such a system at under $300 per case — less than 1% of a current cost to purchase a system.  What’s more the system is native HD at up to 1080 resolution.   I had a chance to speak with them about the system and they claim they are using a native HD imaging sensor chip.  if so, they would... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3342734 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:45:00 +0100 3342734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2984880&cid=t_134299_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E5%2FGVbZRtnVvWE%2Fditmnov2009ott.mp3 I have been getting great feedback on my DITM medical technology podcast which starts the podcast series I’ll be doing regularly.  Several people wrote to ask if I could post a version with just the interview since they loved it so much and wanted to share that segment.  The original podcast starts with FDA approvals then has an interview with Sony Exec Bob Ott on the future of video technology in entertainment and medicine that we did a the NAB broadcast meeting in Vegas. Here’s an edit version with just the interview enjoy and share with your friends!   addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fdocinthemachine.com%2F2009%2F11%2F12%2Fsonypodcast%2F'; addthis_title = 'DITM+Podcast+on+Future+of+Video+for+Entertainment+%26%23038%3B+Medicine+With+Sony+Exec'; addthis_pub = ''; (Source... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2984880 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:15:36 +0100 2984880 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2977378&cid=t_134299_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E5%2FORJwL-fj15U%2Fditm_nov2009.mp3 Here’s the latest installment of the docinthemachine podcast.  In this installment I review new FDA device approvals and then present an interview about HD technology for entertainment and medicine with Bob Ott (vice president of broadcast and professional audio/video products for Sony Electronics) recorded at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB). addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fdocinthemachine.com%2F2009%2F11%2F10%2Fnov2009podcast%2F'; addthis_title = 'Docinthemachine+MedTech+Podcast%21'; addthis_pub = ''; (Source: docinthemachine) docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2977378 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:03:28 +0100 2977378 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2751994&cid=t_134299_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FDIluPSWQkxQ%2F I recently got the following email which highlights my point that the EHR stimulus money should have been focused on things like interoperability standards and not funding EMR adoption the way it is doing it. He also makes some interesting comparisons worth considering: I see an uncoordinated money pot out there, attracting uncoordinated work on EMR. — about as effective technically as HDTV (since mid-80’s), W3C, the space station. Non-profit efforts seem to generally fail, or to work so slowly as to be irrelevant. EMR standardization would likely benefit from an authoritative organization (similar to IEEE) that would work with existing systems as provided by Kaiser, Walmart, GE, etc. and grind out a solution acceptable to these and other major (and minor) players. Then a de fa... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2751994 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:33:22 +0100 2751994 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2210422&cid=t_134299_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2FC7EDfADPiBo%2F our digital cinema control room- Sony controls For the first time ever Hollywood’s digital vanguard has teamed up with a surgeon to use tomorrow’s cinematic tools to revolutionize visualization in the operating room. We successfully filmed produced and played a 4k digital cinema movie of a live human surgery.  This was an amazing collaboration between a fertility surgeon, the AAGL endoscopy society, Sony Medical & Broadcast divisions, Red Digital Cinema Camera Company, FotoKem, Vincent Pace films, USC professor Richard Weinberg, and the NBA just to name a few!  We also showed the largest medical 3d displays ever. The AAGL reported on this groundbreaking session today .   Further details are here and here.   Dual Sony SXRD 4k projectors in 3D scaffold New cinematic tech... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2210422 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:45:00 +0100 2210422 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1396204&cid=t_134299_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2F276947932%2F This is my second post in a series of updates of exciting new media technology I saw at the 2008 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) meeting just finishing up in Las Vegas. My intro to the meeting can be found here. In this post I want to review the most exciting new display technology I saw on multiple fronts at the meeting- and share with you my predictions of how it will be used in medicine in the future. This technology is OLED OLED represents the next step in the future of video display technology. I have previously written about what the technology is and how it works here. The technology was introduced commercially by Sony at the 2007 CES meeting also in Vegas (the home of all new media conventions). Currently flat panel technology is dominated by LCD’s and plasma displ... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1396204 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:31:52 +0100 1396204 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523191&cid=t_134299_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2FJ6PE7cefUjw%2F I had the distinct pleasure of attending the 2008 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) meeting last week in Las Vegas. As the foremost event for the TV, broadcast, and media industries this is the venue to see and explore the future of all things video and media. The Floor of the Meeting and a Sea of Humanity- Why I Went Being probably the only physician in a sea of 105,000 TV and media folks raises the inevitable question- why did I go? Endoscopic surgery (laparoscopy hysteroscopy arthroscopy etc) all share the common use of video equipment. Since the late 70’s these procedures are performed as remote surgery looking through a thin telescope inserted into a body cavity and observed on a TV monitor. The progress we make in medical video surgery is a direct trickle down of innov... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523191 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:00:33 +0100 2523191 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523197&cid=t_134299_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2FfBDMcGTIO34%2F The FDA has published its 510(k) approval letters for March 2008. In terms of surgery, endoscopy, and imaging a few items caught my eye. The first is a pair of high resolution monitors from Eizo. Eizo is upgrading both monchrome and color workstations to 5-megapixel units. This will be useful for radiologic workstations. Here is the text from the FDA DEVICE: 5 MEGAPIXEL MONOCHROME LCD MONITOR, MODEL RADIFORCE GS520 EIZO NANAO CORPORATION 510(k) NO: K080422(SPECIAL) ATTN: HIROAKI HASHIMOTO PHONE NO : 81 76 2742468 153 SHIMOKASHIWANO-CHO SE DECISION MADE: 10-MAR-08 HAKUSAN, ISHIKAWA-KEN, JAPAN 924-8510(k) DEVICE: COLOR LCD MONITOR, MODEL RADIFORCE RX211 EIZO NANAO CORPORATION 510(k) NO: K080457(SPECIAL) ATTN: HIROAKI HASHIMOTO PHONE NO : 817 627 42468 153 SHIMOKASHIWANO-CHO SE DECI... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523197 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:00:49 +0100 2523197 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1236196&cid=t_134299_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2F235812708%2F As a practicing physician, consultant to industry and the investment community, and medical technology blogger, my independence is of utmost importance to me. Pointe Conception Medical issued the following statement today: Pointe Conception Medical (PCM) regrets the use of the quote from Dr. Steven Palter in our presentation materials. Dr. Steven Palter did not provide PCM permission to use his name or any type of endorsement from him in any of our promotional materials. Steven Palter is not affiliated in any way with Pointe Conception Medical.. (Source: docinthemachine) docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1236196 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:14:31 +0100 1236196 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1229229&cid=t_134299_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2F234405357%2F EngadgetHD reports on New 3xDVD; Comin’ straight outta Thuringia is the first news we’ve heard in a year about HD DVD’s red-laser cousin, 3X DVD. CDA Datentrger Albrechts GmbH has announced its started production of 3X DVDs, which are basically HD content, compressed with VC-1 or MPEG-4 and AACS DRM, on a standard red laser DVD that is readable only by HD DVD players. The advantage is that it costs the same to produce as a regular DVD, and CDA is apparently producing dual-sided DVD-10 discs, with standard DVD content on one side, and HD on the other. Of course, with several German studios dropping HD DVD support (along with a few others you may have heard of) its hard to see who will take advantage of CDA’s new capabilities. Someone needs to step up and put a record... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1229229 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:27:17 +0100 1229229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1217918&cid=t_134299_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2F231570494%2F Though sold as a game console, what will in fact enter the home is a Cell-based computer. - Ken Kutaragi “Cell-based computers will revolutionize medical imaging” - Docinthemachine The IBM Cell graphics processor at the heart of the PS3 is a remarkable chip. Cell is shorthand for Cell Broadband Engine Architecture. It has been described as “seemingly obscene computing capabilities for what will rapidly become a very low price.” A newer miniaturized lower power version has just been announced by ars technica that I predict will make it to medical video and VR processing. I recently led a session on the use of VR in medicine where Andy Van Dam (VR pioneer , professor of computer science at Brown, and founder of Siggraph) and I spoke about the future of VR processing. ... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1217918 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:14:22 +0100 1217918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1187123&cid=t_134299_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2F225678223%2F Here’s the next installment in my series on HDTV in the OR and theemerging use of HD for endoscopic surgery. Belkin introduced a new device for consumer HD video at CES that uses wireless technology to transmit the signal. In the past the enormous bandwidth of HD precluded the use of wireless transfers. From what I have been told- the technology was developed by Amimon and is called WHDI. They report on the tech that: WHDI - Wireless High Definition Interface sets a new standard for wireless high-definition video connectivity. It provides a high-quality, uncompressed wireless link which can support delivery of equivalent video data rates of up to 3Gbps (including uncompressed 1080p) in a 40MHz channel in the 5GHz unlicensed band, conforming to FCC regulations. Equivalent video data r... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1187123 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:25:55 +0100 1187123 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1184659&cid=t_134299_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2F225006446%2F Hello again all my friends, supporters, and loyal readers! After far too long of an absence I am back. So much time has passed and so much has happened that I wanted to fill you all in and welcome you back to my regular schedule of postings on all new in medical technology. So you may ask- what the heck happened to you? We thought you were dead? Here is my free form list of all that has happened to tie me up and take me (temporarily) off-line. Here is a list of just some of things that took my attention in the last few months. 1) First and foremost my wife gave birth to our son the babyinthemachine. Despite being old pros at this a newborn really takes a hit to your free time! Happily she did awesome in pregnancy and labor and all went perfectly. It is always a bit of an event when an Ob G... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1184659 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:24:10 +0100 1184659 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=847270&cid=t_134299_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2F152986485%2F this sure beats the old system! Better for Creature Features than the OR Phillips just demo’d an intriguing display at the Berlin consumer-electronics show. It is an amalgam of 9 x 42-inch displays on a grid creating a 132 inch display that reportedly can display 3D images without the need for glasses. Why this is so important: 3D display technology is badly needed for endoscopic surgery.In order to see in 3D you need stereo vision which requires 2 separate images taken from slighly different angles and them superimposed. You body does this with your 2 eyes slighly separate on your face. In traditional laparoscopic surgery there is a single telescope and a single camera so all the images are in 2D. Unfortunately, depth perception is lost. How does the surgen operate then? What heppen... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=847270 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:29:58 +0100 847270 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=845697&cid=t_134299_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2F152839406%2F I previously wrote about the upcoming National Geographic Special Inside the Living Body and my work featured in the special. I was delighted when the producers of 20/20 called to request an interview with me on my research featured on the show and my vision of the future technological transformation of medicine. Bob Brown was interested in coming to interview me. They have already posted a description of the upcoming interviewand a summary of the show. They call it an “Unprecedented Journey Inside the Living Body- ‘We’re Seeing Things That We Had Never Seen Before,’ Says Scientist (that’s me). On their website they write: Recent technological advances have allowed for such dramatic and amazing views of the inside of our bodies that watching the footage can fe... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=845697 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:45:16 +0100 845697 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=845698&cid=t_134299_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2F152826586%2F I previously wrote about the upcoming National Geographic Special Inside the Living Body and my work featured in the special. I was also interviewed by Wired Magazine about the show and the technology behind it. You can read their take on it here (note - I have to email the author Sonia and explain that it is not a good idea to use the descriptor “Organ Porn” in conjunction with the work of gynecologist!). One of the CG shots from the show National Geographic has set up a website dedicated to the show with photos videos and facts. Lot’s of fascinating info and images to check out! They write: From our first cry to our last breath, our bodies undergo a continuous second-by-second transformation. Every move we make and every outside stimulus triggers a reaction through the... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=845698 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:46:09 +0100 845698 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=797912&cid=t_134299_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2F143866579%2F Can we go from this to this? This post continuesmy series HD in the OR examining the current and future use of High Definition video in the Operating Room- as well as current and future technology. You can read background on my OR HD testing here. This was a big week - after working with the Stryker HD system in the OR a few days ago I operated in a new hospital today and walked right into a Linvatec HD system trial. Review info coming soon. In this post I want to review the new HD video recording format AVCHD for you and explore if it has a potential space in the OR (sneak peak- the answer is a qualified “yes”). First a bit of video in the OR history: One area that is realtively ignored is archiving video. As I have written before, for years the standard video archive format w... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=797912 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:29:08 +0100 797912 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=791302&cid=t_134299_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2F142579808%2F I have been inundated with requests for information and critiques of Medical HD endoscopy/laparoscopy systems. To meet the rising tide of demand for information I will begin an ongoing series of posts of HDTV in surgery, laparoscopy and endoscopy. You can read about my testing of the Worlds Highest Resolution HDTV Surgical Camera - Ever! - First Exclusive Evaluationhere. (Source: docinthemachine) docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=791302 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:47:16 +0100 791302 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=777600&cid=t_134299_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2F140302045%2F Microsoft on Tuesday announced that the Joint Photographic Expert Group (JPEG) is considering standardization of the company’s HD Photo file format. Tentatively titled “JPEG XR,” HD Photo was introduced with the release of Windows Vista. Medical Opportunity?While not as glamarous as a fashy new gizmo the file format could provide an opportunity to obtain very high resolution photos with better color reproduction with higher compresion and imaged and archived faster. All of this will benefit our ability to image from endoscopic surgery and help propel the OR to a wireless environment. You can read aboutoperating room surgical image archiving and what I have been doing with HD video here and about recording video in HD fromthe OR here HD Photo - once known as Windows Media ... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=777600 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:02:08 +0100 777600 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=775364&cid=t_134299_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2F139950584%2F My last post outlines the equipment I used to perform the world’s highest resolution endoscopic surgery. Here I wanted to share what we had to do the record the footage at full HD resolution to get it to National Geographic for their HD feature “Inside the Living Body”. Archiving HD surgical footage has been a significant shortcoming of many of the existing systems. First some historical background on archiving endoscopic surgery stills and videos. Surgical endoscopy is archived mainly via still photos. Surgeons keep a few shots of the main pathology seen or a few before and after shots. Those who like to keep videos have mainly used simple consumer VHS (there is a huge medico-legal debate in the field if it is protective or dangerous to record all of your surgeries but t... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=775364 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 13:54:17 +0100 775364 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=770595&cid=t_134299_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2F139310615%2F I have previously posted about my research on the use of high definition TV (HDTV) for surgical endoscopy. I am honored to have participated in the evaluation of the highest resolution surgical system ever created which I used to capture the footage showcased in the amazing upcoming National Geographic HD special “Inside The Living Body” which will be the first surgical procedure broadcast in HD. What’s also newis that this system allowed me to record footage that will be seen by the lay public in their living room that is higher resolution and quality than virtually any surgeon has ever seen in the OR! In this post I want to reviewthe system used and how it differs from other surgical systems. This will also give me a chance toreview many of the failings of HD systems in... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=770595 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:17:05 +0100 770595 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=756676&cid=t_134299_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2F137081254%2F I’ve mentioned the National Geogrpahic Special “The Living Body” and wanted to fill you in on why this is such an exciting project for me. The show follows a woman from birth through life and death and traces the function of all of her bodily systems. It will feature my surgical laparoscopy footage as the world’s first broadcast of surgery in HDTV. To produce this I used a protype laparoscopy system that visualizes the highest resolution images ever seen of the human body.If you watch this show you’ll see endoscopic imageson your living room HDTV set better than almost any surgeon has seen in the OR! I became involved when I received a call from the NG people and ther production team out of London. They had heard of my work in developing HDTV endoscopic surger... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=756676 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:10:48 +0100 756676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=756677&cid=t_134299_113_f&fid=34831&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDocinthemachine%2F%7E3%2F137071347%2F Well the TCA television critics association meeting is over. What an enormous logistical nightmare this was for me! AS I previously wrote, I was invited to a press briefing by the amazing folks at National Geographic. Here’s how it played out. Unfortunately, United Airlines cancelled my flight at the last moment due to “mechanical difficulties” with my “broken plane”. Despite literally hours and hours of logistical maneuvering (different flights, all three NY airports, and endless time on hold with UAL customer support in India) there was simply no flight that could get me there before the press session started. This was without taking the reported 20%-40% on-time record (amazing!) of some of their flights into consideration. I was unable to attend but happily... docinthemachine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=756677 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:31:42 +0100 756677