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eeping up with the pace of ever-changing surgical video
technology isn't easy. Here to help you make sense of it
all is Keith W. Mignault, senior medical equipment plan-
ner in the healthcare unit at IMEG Corp., a design and
engineering consulting firm that builds and modernizes
ambulatory surgery centers, hospital outpatient departments and
acute-care facilities across the country. Here are the highlights of our
chat with him, edited lightly for length and clarity.
Q
Many of our readers have yet to upgrade from HD to 4K, and
now 8K technology is emerging. What's 8K's status?
A
It will be trending in the next 5 years. I certainly wouldn't want to
build a new facility that wasn't 8K-upgradable. If you're in the
• FROM ALL ANGLES Multiple 4K and 8K resolution displays, 3D images, recording devices and software to link it all together
help make increasingly lengthy and complex outpatient procedures successful.
IMEG
Corp.
Surgical Video Q&A
It might soon be time to make the jump from 4K to 8K monitors.
Adam Taylor | Senior Associate Editor
