Solid-state semiconductors are better alternatives to arc-lamps for efficient and uniform illumination in minimal access surgery

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 518-526

  Lee, Alex C H ^a   Elson, Daniel S ^a   Neil, Mark A ^b   Kumar, Sunil ^b   Ling, Bingo W ^c   Bello, Fernando ^a   Hanna, George B ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Illumination; Light emitting diode; Minimal access surgery; Solid state semiconductor

Indexed keywords

STEEL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; LIGHT INTENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SOLID STATE; VISION; WHITE LIGHT; BRIGHTNESS; ERGONOMICS; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; VIDEORECORDING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LIGHTING; SEMICONDUCTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VIDEO RECORDING; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 60449116658     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-008-9854-7     Document Type: Article

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