Barco MGP 15 user manual About the system, About the separate components, Introduction

Introduction

About the system

Barco’s diagnostic display solutions are known for their image quality, fidelity and consistency.

Building upon its wide expertise in medical imaging and high- end projectors, Barco has expanded its LCD and CRT display solutions with a DICOM-compliant projection system, DICOM THEATER®. The world’s first large screen medical Imaging system, DICOM THEATER® provides consistent image quality for consulting, reviewing and training applications. The system offers a turnkey solution, bundling high-bright medical grade projector, flat panel display, dedicated BARCOMED® display controller and MEDICAL® PRO QA management software. DICOM THEATER® is available in single- and dualhead configurations.

DICOM THEATER® facilitates consulting and reviewing: this ceiling-mount medical projection system combines ClearBase and BlueBase modes, has a user-friendly remote control and features versatile connectivity to add a multitude of both color and grayscale application sources, including PACS, X-ray, ultrasound, endoscopy, ... DICOM THEATER® features I-GUARD®, Barco’s real-time optical calibration tool for consistent and continuous DICOM compliant viewing, with no need for user intervention.

About the separate components

The BarcoMed 2MP2CP display controller generates the images for the display and the projector. It is a dual-head board: It has two video outputs, so it can send video signals to two different display devices. Both video outputs can be defined to deliver the same video signal or two separate video signals.

Both heads have separate Lookup Tables (LUTs), so that the display curve or Preset can be defined and stabilized separately for both display devices.

The MGP 15 projector is used for projecting the medical images on a large screen. It has multiple inputs, so it can also be used to

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