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Loma Linda University Medical Center Uses View™ Technology in Conference Facility
April 9, 2004, Alameda, CA - The Loma Linda University Medical Center located in San Bernardino County, California was founded in 1905 as a Seventh-day Adventist Christian health science institution. It is one of the leading cancer and neo-natal care facilities in southern California. Recently, the hospital administration decided to upgrade a conference room to allow medical images to be shown during neo-natal and radiological consultations.
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RGB Spectrum's DualView processor simultaneously displays two images on a single screen at the Loma Linda University Medical Center. |
Inside the conference room is a computer workstation with two outputs. This computer is connected to a server for the medical image archives, which include x-rays and other patient data. The doctors needed to be able to view two images on a screen simultaneously for comparison purposes, and they needed a large scale display to accommodate group viewing.
RGB Spectrum's DualView display processor was chosen for the project because of its ability to seamlessly show two separate medical images side-by-side on a large area projection screen to facilitate larger conferences and training sessions. The DualView delivers these high-resolution images from the computer workstation to a ceiling mounted video projector.
Zoltan Keri a member of the Radiation Engineering Department of the hospital said: "Budget was a large concern with this project. The DualView came within the hospital's budget and delivered the features needed." He added: "The hospital has been very pleased with the performance and image quality of the DualView."
The DualView display processor includes internal video scalers that convert video and computer signals to match the native resolution of any projector, monitor, or flat panel display. Video from broadcast, tapes, DVDs, video codecs and cameras is processed and enhanced to bring out the highest possible quality. With state-of-the-art de-interlacing, adaptive comb filtering and line interpolation, the DualView produces a film-like image without visible line structure. In addition, the DualView offers aspect ratio control including stretching and cropping capabilities to best fit images on a display, whether in 4:3 or 16:9 format.
Loma Linda University Medical Center operates some of the largest clinical programs in the United States in areas such as neonatal care and outpatient surgery and is recognized as the international leader in infant heart transplantation and proton treatments for cancer. Each year, the institution admits more than 33,000 inpatients and serves roughly half a million outpatients. As the only tertiary-care hospital in the area, LLUMC is the only level one regional trauma center for Inyo, Mono, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. For more information, please visit their website at http://www.llu.edu.
RGB Spectrum® is a leading designer and manufacturer of videographic and multimedia hardware subsystems. Products include the View™ family of video windowing systems, the RGB/Videolink® line of scan converters, the DGx™ digital recording system, and SuperWall™, ComputerWall® and MediaWall® multi-screen display controllers. RGB Spectrum is based in Alameda, California, and can be reached at 510-814-7000 and on the internet at http://www.rgb.com.