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Surgeon Performs World's First 4X HD Surgery

Posted by timothy on from the capture-more-gore dept.

docinthemachine writes with word of some "research just presented at the 65th ASRM on 4K surgery. Using bleeding-edge Hollywood 4K cameras coupled to laparoscopes, surgery was performed in 4K, or 4X the resolution of HD. Since laparoscopy is performed while viewing on a video monitor, this is a huge advancement of resolution and clarity for the surgeon. It only took a million dollars of projectors to show it to the audience."

12 of 101 comments (clear)

  1. "bleeding-edge" by SigILL · · Score: 5, Funny

    What an unfortunate choice of words.

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    1. Re:"bleeding-edge" by DeadDecoy · · Score: 4, Funny

      I'm sure cutting-edge would have been more appropriate.

  2. This guy did an IMAX colonoscopy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    The reviews were stinky. Entirely too long and the plot seemingly went in circles.

    1. Re:This guy did an IMAX colonoscopy by Yvan256 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Not to mention that you couldn't get up and leave as the exit was blocked.

  3. Google is interested in the technology by sopssa · · Score: 5, Funny

    I knew the

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    that is tattooed on my ass would come handy.

  4. Re:price by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 4, Funny

    and $5 million in damages to the MPAA for illegally pirating an episode of ER

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  5. 4X Surgery by IorDMUX · · Score: 3, Funny
    Presenting Sid Meyers's and Issac Asmiov's Fantastic Voyage: The Invisible War
    • eXplore dozens of interconnected body systems
    • eXpand from cells to organs to systems... to other organisms!
    • eXploit body resources and endocrine systems--manipulate amino acids to make new and powerful proteins
    • eXterminate the competing infection and bring the body under your command!

    Oh... not that kind of 4X? In that case, I'll pass.

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  6. I am impressed by Yvan256 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I just checked their screenshots on my 1280x1024 17" LCD and I'm really amazed at the picture quality that 4x HD can provide!

  7. Re:price by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    But it was the most expensive machine in the whole hospital, think of the administrators!

  8. This isn't as big a breakthrough by imakemusic · · Score: 2, Funny

    This isn't as big a breakthrough as I first thought.

    I thought it said "sturgeon".

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  9. Re:4X The resolution of HD? by von_rick · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not to mention the fact that you can fast forward through the commercials and have an instant replay of everything one might find interesting during such a procedure.

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  10. Re:price by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Ah. I see you have the machine that goes PING.