Kortrijk, Belgium, 1 October 2015 - Healthcare imaging specialist Barco has been granted a patent for its I-Luminate technology, a unique Luminance Boost Method and System, specifically developed to improve detection of fine details in breast images.
Up to 30% higher detection rate
'The benefits of I-Luminate are astonishing: small and low contrast details are easier to see, dense breast tissue is sharper, and near skin-line details are much brighter', says Albert Xthona, product manager for Women's Health. 'Just imagine how this provides radiologists with a new degree of diagnostic confidence and performance, not to mention the impact it has on patients who are concerned about false positives and negatives.'
'Based on a study we initiated in 2012, we noticed that an increase in display luminance improves the detection of relevant-size micro calcifications significantly,' adds Tom Kimpe, Barco Healthcare's VP Technology & Innovation. 'The study also shows that, compared to a standard mammography display (calibrated at 500 cd/m²), Coronis Uniti with I-Luminate technology increases the detection probability by up to 30%!1'
Increased radiologist productivity
The idea behind I-Luminate is as simple as it is effective. By increasing the display brightness, the number of Just Noticeable Differences, i.e. the threshold at which a change on the screen is perceived, increases, enabling faster inspection and detection of smaller objects. This also reduces windowing and leveling time, which has a huge impact on workflow efficiency and clinical productivity. It is yet another demonstration of Barco's commitment to increase healthcare productivity while maintaining high clinical standards, in a time of declining reimbursement and an increasing workload for healthcare professionals.
I-Luminate maintains compliance to the DICOM GSDF and has no impact on the lifetime of the display. The US patent reference for I-Luminate is 9.082.334.
1Tom Kimpe and Albert Xthona. 'Quantification of detection probability of microcalcifications at increased display luminance levels.' Breast Imaging. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012. 490-497.
About Barco
Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops networked visualization products for the Entertainment, Enterprise and Healthcare markets. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and APAC. Barco (NYSE Euronext Brussels: BAR) is active in more than 90 countries with 3,300 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of 1.051 billion euro in 2014.
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