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z HD VIDEO Before purchasing an HD
endoscopy system, determine your
minimum performance requirements.
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN
How to Choose a High-
Def Endoscopic Camera
The future is bright for laparoscopic imaging.
Here's advice on making the best choice for your facility.
I
n the last few years, high-definition
endoscopy has grown in popularity, and it's
now considered the standard of care in endoscopy. Like its stan-
dard-definition predecessors, an HD endoscopy system typically
consists of a video processor, a display monitor, a light source, a
video camera and an endoscope. As the image quality is only as good as
the weakest component in the system, each component must be able to
support HD video. Before purchasing an HD endoscopy system, the
ECRI Institute, an independent laboratory for testing medical prod-
ucts, suggests you get answers to the following 3 questions.
Kendal Gapinski
Associate Editor