Barco

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.