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Patriots in last year's Super Bowl was pretty sweet.) But ultra-high-defin- ition video and mon- itors that are stretching beyond 55 inches don't definitively improve outcomes, so why should you invest in a technology just because surgeons like how it looks in their living rooms on Sunday afternoons? Dr. Maykel acknowledges those who question how much more detail surgeons need to see beyond what standard HD provides, but says Olympus's Visera Elite 4K ultra high-definition big-screen imaging platform provides an immersive view of surgery that gives him more confidence as he's maneuvering around the abdomen's delicate struc- tures. He also says the technology's crisp, clear views of the surgical field presented in true-to-life colors help him differentiate between tis- sue that should be cut and delicate anatomy that he should definitely avoid. The Visera Elite platform lets surgeons toggle between white light and narrow band imaging, which uses filtered light to enhance the visualization of vessels and other tissues on the mucosal surface. Ultra-high-definition video also lets him zoom way in on anatomy without losing a bit of image quality. That's especially helpful, says Dr. Maykel, when manipulating instruments through the thicker abdomi- S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 8 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y. N E T • 9 5 • BRIGHTER OUTLOOK Karl Storz's Image1 S System with Clara and Chroma image- enhancement algorithms activated (right). Notice the detail in the back of the image and how the vascularity is more pronounced. Karl Storz Endoscopy

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