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Key hole, minimally-invasive surgery can now use High Definition video images; the World's First CMOS HD Camera for Endoscopic Surgery announced by MGB Endoscopy and AltaSens. 19 November 2007.
	19 November 2007. The field of minimally-invasive endoscopy now has a realtime HD endoscopy camera to meet the demanding requirements of high definition video 1280 x 720 pixels at 60 fps progressive frame delivery. MGB Endoscopy Co., Ltd., in partnership with AltaSens, Inc., proudly announces the groundbreaking MD-V camera, a high definition (HD) video surgical i... (read article)



HD Videoconferencing links newly-born babies from Rural Hospitals to Specialists at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, one of the top 12 in the list of “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals”. 30 January 2008.
	30 January 2008. Fragile babies born at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe are receiving clinical assessments from specialists an hour away at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio— thanks to high-definition videoconferencing capabilities made possible via the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC). The telemedicine project enables specialists in Co... (read article)



GE Healthcare’s innovative “Conference Room of the Future” using theSony IPELA PCS-HG90 HD videoconferencing system was demonstarted to radiologists at the recent meeting of the RSNA. 7 January 2008.
	Posted 7 January 2008. At the Radiological Society of North America meeting which started 25 November 2007 in Chicago (RSNA 2007)), Sony demontrated the IPELA® IP-based high-definition (HD) video communications system which delivers exceptional video quality at 1280 x 720 pixels. Sony believes it can usher in a new era of medical collaboration and interactive learni... (read article)



Pan Birmingham Cancer Network chooses LifeSize® HD Video Communications Systems to implement its Telemedicine Program discussing courses of treatment; Questmark was the integrator.15 August 2007.
	15 August 2007. The Pan Birmingham (United Kingdom) Cancer Network has selected LifeSize as the high definition video communications provider for their new telemedicine program. By aiding a network responsible for the care of 1.6 million people, the LifeSize systems are playing a vital role in the diagnosis, treatment and care of cancer patients. Network clinicia... (read article)



North Shore-LIJ Health System with 15 hospitals implemented Polycom video conferencing systems and Accordent streaming video solutions to improve the standard of care for its patients. 13 August 2007.
	Posted 13 August 2007. As an organization committed to providing the highest quality clinical care to its patients, North Shore-Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Health System recognized that it could improve the standard of care for its patients if its geographically dispersed doctors could share information more efficiently. To achieve this, North Shore-LIJ partnered wi... (read article)



Salud Family Health Centers at 9 locations across 6 Colorado Counties use LifeSize® Room HD videoconferencing systems for staff Meetings, Training Sessions and Patient Consultations. 12 March 2007.
	12 March 2007. Salud Family Health Centers is using LifeSize Room high definition videoconferencing systems for Meetings, Training Sessions and Patient Consultations. Salud implemented LifeSize® Room™ systems across the six counties it serves throughout North Central and Northeastern Colorado in order to bring together physicians, dentists, and other medical providers and... (read article)



At MEDICA 2006, the world’s largest medical fair at Duesseldorf, Germany, Sony demonstrated its IPELA High Definition Visual Communication System PCS-HG90 as ideal for healthcare users. 27 November 2006.
	27 November 2006. Sony showcased its latest High Definition (HD) visual communication system at MEDICA 2006, the world’s largest medical fair at Duesseldorf, Germany between 15 and 18 November 2006. Some of the medical visistors were truly amazed at the picture quality. They recognised that the new Sony High devinition Video system PCS-HG90 could provide surgeons... (read article)



Det Norske Radium Hospital in Oslo, Norway selects LifeSize Room(tm) LifeSize(tm) to bring High Definition Video Communications to its training and second opinions on cancer patients. 14 November 2005.
	14 November 2005. Det Norske Radium, the leading Norwegian hospital, will be the first healthcare institution in Norway to adopt high definition video communications. Radium Hospital selected LifeSize Room for a new training facility so that staff and faculty participating in the research and treatment of cancer can effectively exchange critical information... (read article)



St. Olavs Hospital in Trondheim Norway is the first in Europe to use a Sony High Definition video network for processing medical images; HD quality gives students a closer picture of the surgical operations. 11 September 2006.
	May 2005 posted 11 September 2006. When St. Olavs Hospital in Trondheim, Norway was rebuilt the opportunity arose to incorporate leading edge video technology. St. Olavs hospital is being virtually rebuilt, with over 80% of current buildings being demolished and replaced by new facilities. Co-operation agreements were sigened with Sony Siemens and Olympus tosecure the h... (read article)



In the UK, Nottingham University Hospitals will use LifeSize™ High Definition Video Communications systems installed by Questmark for Advanced Research, Training and Education. 6 November 2006.
	6 November 2006. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts has selected LifeSize Room to enable advanced research, training and education among its clinicians, administrators and patients. Questmark Limited, a LifeSize channel partner and videoconferencing specialist, will work closely with Nottingham University Hospitals to supply and support the LifeSize Room systems. <... (read article)



The Society of British Neurological Surgeons confirms the value of high definition video for advanced training in NeuroSurgery by watching a live operation at a remote site. 20 September 2006.
	20 September 2006. Medicine was bound to be one of the early adopters of high definition videoconferencing. This ground-breaking application story from Questmark in the UK proves the case. At the autumn conference of The Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SNBS), LifeSize Room High Definition videoconferencing systems were used to deliver a trainee sur... (read article)

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