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For
Immediate Release
TRUEVISION 3D SURGICAL INCORPORATES
JVC GD-463D10U 3D MONITOR
IN REAL-TIME 3D MICROSURGERY
VISUALIZATION SYSTEM
WAYNE, NJ
(May 4, 2010) – JVC Professional Products, division of JVC U.S.A., today
announced that TrueVision 3D Surgical, a leader in digital 3D visualization
systems for microsurgery based in Santa
Barbara, Calif., is using the JVC GD-463D10U
46-inch 3D LCD HD monitor as part of its real-time 3D visualization platform.
The system allows surgeons to view a surgical procedure on a
high-resolution monitor instead of looking through a microscope.
“Basically,
in surgery, visualization is everything,” explained Rob Reali, vice president
of operations and marketing. “The better the surgeon can see, the better the
surgery is probably going to go. TrueVision frees the surgeon from the bondage
of being stuck on the eyepiece.”
Designed to
record, edit, and playback 3D 1080p content, the TrueVision system seamlessly
brings patient data and images from the exam room into the OR. It also provides
additional benefits, including better ergonomics for the surgeon and improved
operating room team synergy, because the whole team can see and follow the procedure.
The company is also working on a guidance platform for microsurgery, which is
currently in a clinical study.
TrueVision
began offering its 3D visualization systems equipped with JVC GD-463D10U monitors about a year ago and has already
sold dozens of systems to doctors, hospitals, and medical 3D theaters. Before
integrating the JVC 3D monitor, TrueVision systems included a cumbersome
dual-projector system, complete with a large, folding screen. “JVC’s 3D monitor
is a game changer for TrueVision in the most positive sense,” said Reali.
Reali said a
passive 3D system is mandatory for TrueVision, because active shutter glasses
have too many potential problems. With its integrated Xpol polarizing filter, the
JVC GD-463D10U monitor uses inexpensive polarized (passive) glasses to produce
flicker-free 3D HD images.
The
processing speed of the GD-463D10U is also very important. “Surgeons are
operating in real time,” Reali explained. “Their hand movements have to match
exactly. The JVC monitor has no noticeable delay [latency] from the real-time
action at the surgical target to what you see on the screen.”
Image quality
is also critical – surgeons will not use a monitor if it does not provide as
good or better images than what they see through the eyepiece. Reali said
surgeons using the TrueVision system appreciate the excellent color and
contrast ratio of the GD-463D10U, which accurately displays the subtle shades
that can mean the difference between cancerous and non-cancerous tissue.
"TrueVision’s
image quality is so good, neurosurgeons use it to perform surgery directly from
the screen,” added Forrest Fleming, CEO, TrueVision
Systems. “That says a lot about JVC’s 3D display technology.”
ABOUT
TRUEVISION 3D SURGICAL
TrueVision 3D
Surgical is the leader in digital 3D visualization for microsurgery. TrueVision
has developed and patented an intelligent, real-time 3D surgical visualization
platform. The company is developing a suite of specific 3D surgical guidance
applications for microsurgery that is expected to positively impact patient
outcomes. (www.truevisionsys.com)
ABOUT JVC
U.S.A.
Headquartered
in Wayne, New Jersey, JVC U.S.A. is a division of JVC Americas Corp., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Victor Company of Japan Ltd. JVC distributes a
complete line of video and audio equipment for the consumer and professional
markets. For further product information, visit JVC’s Web site at http://pro.jvc.com or call (800)582-5825.
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