HD for MI (Minimally Invasive) Surgery

In today's advanced O.R., high definition video technology is bringing precise, detailed images of human anatomy-often larger than life-to minimally invasive surgeries in hospitals nationwide. This dramatically enhanced window on the body is helping to make MI procedures more effective and versatile than ever before and one of the fastest growing surgical approaches today.

Technology has played a major role in enabling MI's growing sophistication. Today, minute HD cameras capture anatomical structures deep within the body and transmit detailed pictures for diagnosis and surgical guidance. HD O.R. monitors display these images with unprecedented precision and nuances of color and structure. These enhanced pictures can provide physicians with vital information about areas of vascularization and sharpen their vision in a blood-filled surgical field. They can help significantly in the differentiation of tissue types, pinpoint disease and provide unprecedented depth perception to optimize decisions about where to cut.

Wide-aspect-ratio HD screens streamline identification of anatomic landmarks and provide a broader surgical view of the patient. Meanwhile, seamless display of images from multiple cameras gives the surgeon a varied perspective on the operating field.

These detailed HD images, displayed on monitors throughout the O.R., also keep the entire surgical team coordinated and on task. They can be broadcast in full HD resolution to conference rooms and stored to digital media for advanced physician training.

The overall result - better, faster and more precise MI surgeries.

At the same time, HD also is allowing physicians to push the boundaries of MI techniques to go where no one has gone before and to discover new and better ways to make the journey. A case in point is incision-free Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES), which uses the mouth, rectum or other body openings as an surgical portal. Already, leading-edge surgeons are accessing the human brain through the nostrils.

With NOTES' longer and more complex routes to challenging MI surgical locations, HD is providing detailed road-and site-maps to trail-blazing physicians.

As a global leader in HD technology with more than 20 years of innovative healthcare product development, Sony is uniquely qualified to play a leading role in the evolution of HD for MI procedures. Sony has responded to the growing need for advanced MI video technology with its high-quality, HD medical-grade printers, monitors, video capture systems, recorders, storage solutions, video conferencing systems and cameras. With industry standard connectivity and compatibility with virtually every manufacturer's camera system, Sony has the HD solution for today's sophisticated MI surgeries.