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Luckily, technology delivers the tools doctors need to make the most accurate diagnosis possible. Perhaps nowhere is this more prominent than in medical imaging displays.

Such displays make it easy for medical professionals to peer into a patient’s body to better understand the ailment. For instance, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have become mainstream tests, saving doctors from guesswork and enabling them to save countless lives.

Moreover, medical imaging technology is not only crucial to diagnosis, but also for monitoring a confined patient’s condition. Enter any ward or patient room and you’ll see patient monitoring equipment keeping track of a person’s heart rate, blood pressure and other vital signs. Advanced imaging technologies are also needed in operating rooms, where high-quality screens help guide complicated surgical procedures by doctors.

Given the ubiquity of display technology in the medical field, it’s not surprising that it has become a burgeoning market. According to data from NPD Display Search, the medical imaging display market is expected to grow by 5 per cent this year. As Tom Fender of NPD states, “Technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, creating new medical imaging procedures that require sophisticated, high resolution and larger display solutions.”

To satisfy this demand, manufacturers are using more advanced technologies to aid medical professionals. Once such example are screens that utilize TFT LCD display technology. TFT is short for thin film transistor. In such screens each pixel contains its own tiny transistor. As a result, the screen can refresh the image several times per second, guaranteeing the most accurate image possible–a benefit for doctors, no doubt.

The great thing about this technology is that you can order screens in custom sizes, ranging from 3.5 to 12.1 inches. Regardless of the device’s size, there is always a TFT LCD display for it.

Of course, if you’re looking for a TFT module, be sure to work only with trusted suppliers like Microtips Technology, which not only distributes but also manufactures their own modules. With their help, you can create the perfect screen for any and all medical imaging equipment in your hospital.

Portability: DLP projectors tend to be smaller and easier to transport given one chip versus LCD’s 3 panels. DLPs using LED or pico technology are even more portable and can connect to smart phones, tablets and other mobile devices.

LCD projectors use 3 LCD technology systems with the same LCD displays as those used to create images in watches and other electronic devices. This system combines three liquid crystal displays, where an image is created in a multi-step process. A light source provides a beam of white light, which is passed to three mirrors (or dichroic mirrors) specially shaped to reflect only a certain wavelength of light.

Here the mirrors reflect red, blue, and green wavelengths. Each colored light beam is fed to an LCD panel, which receives an electrical signal. The signal instructs the panel how to arrange the pixels in the display to create the image. The same image is created by the three LCD panels, but each with different hues due to the colored light through the panel. The images then combine in a prism, resulting in a single image with up to 16.7 million colors. Finally, the image is passed through the lens for projection onto a screen.

DLP technology is "reflective". Instead of passing a light source through a LC material, light is reflected off the DMDs. In a single-chip DLP projector, light from the lamp enters a reverse-fisheye, passes through a spinning color wheel, crosses underneath the main lens, and reflects off a front-surfaced mirror, where it is spread onto the DMD. From there, light either enters the lens or is reflected off the top cover down into a light-sink to absorb unneeded light.

LCD projectors use transmissive LCD, which allows light to pass through the liquid crystal. In LCD projectors there are always three LCD panels, and they are always light transmissive devices rather than reflective or direct view displays

Being light-source agnostic, DLP technology can effectively use a variety of light sources. Typically, the main DLP light source is a replaceable high-pressure xenon arc lamp unit. Alternatively, ultra-small or pico DLP projectors use high-power LEDs or lasers. For LCD projectors, Metal-halide lamps are used given their outputting an ideal color temperature and a broad spectrum of color. Smaller metal-halide lamps make LCD projectors smaller, hence more portable than most other projection systems.

Depending on the quality and functionality, both DLP as well as LCD projectors can cost anywhere from $300 to well above $1000. Here are two helpful shopping links for projectors on Amazon.com: