The Diagnostic Value of Color

A research paper on dental imagery discusses the importance of color when it comes to using digital imaging to maximize diagnostic value.

“Concerning soft tissues, a correct color rendition is an excellent method for distinguishing between healthy and diseased tissues and for recording pathological changes such as white patches, inflammation, ulceration, burns, lacerations, carcinoma, etc.” (1)

“Similarly, a correct color rendition of hard tissues reveals enamel translucency, decay, erosion and abrasion, as well as cervical dentine exposure and sclerosis.”

In representing color, it’s sometimes overlooked that 4K resolution not only has 4 times the resolution of HD imagery, as importantly for dental care, 4K also has much richer color representation than HD.  This depth of color representation can make an enormous difference when the dental professional needs to differentiate subtle shading differences in tissue, see mild inflammation, or locate decay. 

It’s also worth noting that to fully take advantage of the clinical information that 4K video offers, both the image source and the monitor must both be 4K capable.

A critical component of the Mielscope’s power is that it offers 4K imaging across the wide array of magnification levels, positions and angles.  This value comes not only from the spatial resolution of 8.3 million pixels, but also a dramatically deeper color pallette.