Feb 25 2008
NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading stand-alone provider of commercial and residential LCD, plasma, and projector displays, today announced 510k market clearance for radiology from the Food & Drug Administration for the MD205MG 5-megapixel flat-panel monitor.
This NEC MultiSync MD205MG grayscale display also forms the core of a new NEC medical bundled solution. The NEC MD205-DRV bundled solution includes two MD205MG displays and a high-performance video card for medical applications from Realvision.
The NEC MD205MG will be shown at the 2008 Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition today through February 28 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The monitor and other NEC products can be seen mounted on an Ergotron (No. 362) medical cart in the HP (No. 6362) booth at HIMSS.
“The FDA certification is a testament to NEC’s commitment to the demanding needs of diagnostic professionals,” said Stan Swiderski, Product Manager of Medical and Professional Displays for NEC Display Solutions. “Our new bundled solution, featuring the 5-megapixel grayscale monitor, will make it a lot easier for medical professionals to benefit from the crisp image details and multitude of display features NEC is offering.”
The 5-megapixel monitor is part of the MultiSync MD Series, a family of medical-grade LCDs designed specifically for radiology, PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System), MRI, CT and 3D applications.
With a 2560 x 2048 native resolution, the NEC MD205MG display features advanced in-plane switching (IPS) LCD technology, which offers powerful details of medical images and a possible 3,061 shades of gray. It also includes a backlight sensor and DICOM calibration, as well as 30-millisecond response time and a contrast ratio of 600:1. The display’s pivoting stand allows for use in landscape or portrait orientation.
In addition, GammaCompMD™ software, supplied with the MD monitor system, supports different sensors for calibration. These include both external colorimeters for direct measurement at the surface and spot luminance meters for distance measurement.
The 5-megapixel display also is RoHS (Restriction on Hazardous Substances) compliant, containing fully disposable plastics, no hazardous materials such as hex-chrome, cadmium, PBDE and PBB, and limited amounts of mercury and lead.
The NEC MD205-DRV bundle includes the following:
- Two NEC MD205MG 5-megapixel DICOM GSDF-calibrated grayscale displays
- One 5-megapixel dual head, PCIe, Realvision SMD Advance video card
- GammaCompMD Quality Assurance software
The NEC bundled solution is available for shipment with an estimated street price of $19,999.99. The NEC MD205MG display includes a three-year limited warranty with Advanced Overnight Exchange service, one of the best standard warranties in the industry.