The kit comes complete with either a USB Junction box or a PCI video card for capturing the images, plus cabling, software and installation.  The images can be taken directly from the endoscopy light box or Sony monitor and triggering the capture of the images can be effected from the endoscope or by a footswitch. The kit does not include a colour printer.

By taking the images from the Sony monitor, DigImAK is independent of the supplier of endoscopy equipment and type of 'scope being used.

Thus the DigImAK software can handle videoscope, EUS and x-ray images. Videoscope images grabbed from the monitor are automatically cropped of their black surround to show just the region of interest.

When images are attached to a “site” in the Reporting Tool the software automatically recalls images taken from the same part of that patient's anatomy in previous procedures. They are offered up side-by-side with the current images thus facilitating quick on-screen comparisons of, for example, pre- and post-therapy images.

The images are stored in JPG format and therefore can also be incorporated into Word documents
and PowerPoint presentations.

The Unisoft USB junction box is being used and has been tested against an extensive range of desktop and small form factor PCs and laptops. However there are two Hewlett Packard models - the 7900 series and the 8000 Elite - where there is a PC start-up delay of up to 20 minutes, and this is true of other USB devices e.g. bar code scanners connected to this model. Since the spring of 2011 Unisoft has had extensive discussions with Hewlett Packard, who are doing their best to resolve this issue. However until there is a solution to this problem we have no choice but to bring this to everyone’s attention.

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