mr. sano, to professionals who understand imaging clearly understands what he is saying re: compression ... i'm listening to the 12/9/09 call now, i don't see the compression thing as being a road-block ...
in imaging: diagnostic imagery is often interpretated by radiologist remotely located. the images are sent...either through the hospital by PACS or across continents by PACS/DICOM.
in fluoroscopy: the fluoroscope is a surgerical/interventional tool... the images are interpreted live at the moment of the surgery/intervention as the patient is on the table, as you watch the screen.
the images are like watching t.v., frequently only 1 or 2 case-relevant images [or frames on the monitor] are ever saved/recorded to document the surgery or some remarkable find or complication -- during lets say a 3 minute total fluoro time for a 35 minute total procedure time... there are also "cine runs" which are applicable in some surgeries, usually to check vessel patency.
moreover, while talking to the cardiologist he goes into techno babble to address images and compression... he speaks about DICOM...
now, our 9800 OEC c-arm is not PACS/DICOM capatible, we can not send images to some remote location... it is not necessary for us... we use other means to archive: hardcopies or burning images to a CD...
in the meantime, i want dean to protect his proprietary DViS system til FDA approval/clearance by keeping all relative images in the hands of the FDA, that'll be far more beneficial for us shareholders.
