LG Electronics has launched a new diagnostic monitor cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a medical device, expanding its lineup of business-to-business (B2B) displays for hospitals and clinics, the company said Wednesday. The new 40-inch monitor, model 40HT513D, features a curved IPS black panel with a 21:9 aspect ratio and 5,120-by-2,160 resolution, totaling 11 megapixels — which LG said is enough to replace the work previously done using three separate 3-megapixel monitors. The monitor's central feature is a three-picture-by-picture function that splits the screen into three sections to display different image sources at once. LG said the setup eliminates the visible seams between adjoining monitors that can interfere with reading medical images, along with the need to shift focus between separate screens. For image-based diagnosis, doctors typically need to compare original and previous scans from X-rays, CT or MRI machines alongside a patient's electronic medical records — all of which can now be viewed simultaneously on a single screen without switching dis