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Advances in Healthcare Technology Shaping the Future of Medical Care
Title
Advances in Healthcare Technology [electronic resource] : Shaping the Future of Medical Care / edited by Gerhard Spekowius, Thomas Wendler.
ISBN
9781402043840
Edition
1st ed. 2006.
Publication
Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Physical Description
1 online resource (XXVII, 538 p.) 44 illus. in color.
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Summary
Improving healthcare and staying healthy is one of the most discussed and important issues in our society. Technology has played and will play an important role in many aspects of the healthcare system, and it offers new and better ways to solve the key health problems of the new century. This book describes valued contributions of technology for improving hospital and home healthcare, and gives a perspective on how they will influence critical aspects of future medical care. It provides an overview and discussion of trends, presents the state-of-the-art of important research areas, and highlights recent breakthrough results in selected fields, giving an outlook on game-changing developments in the coming decades. The material is arranged in 6 parts and a total of 31 chapters. The healthcare areas addressed are: General advances and trends in healthcare technology, diagnostic imaging, integration of imaging and therapy, molecular medicine, medical information technology and personal healthcare.
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 01, 2019
Series
Philips Research Book Series, 6
Contents
I - TRENDS IN HEALTHCARE
Advances and Trends in Healthcare Technology
II - DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
Diagnostic Imaging
Reconstruction Technologies for Medical Imaging Systems
Detectors for X-ray Imaging and Computed Tomography
3D-Rotational X-ray Imaging
Coronary Magnetic Resonance Angiography
4-Dimensional Ultrasonic Imaging
Clinical Hybrid Imaging: Image Co-registration and Hardware Combination for PET/CT and SPECT/CT
III - INTEGRATION OF DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING AND THERAPY
New Technology for Image-Guided Therapy
Image-Guided Therapy (IGT): New CT and Hybrid Imaging Technologies
Developments in Cardiac Interventions
MRI -Guided Focused Ultrasound
Advances in External Beam Radiation Therapy
Molecular Imaging Guided Radiotherapy
IV - MOLECULAR MEDICINE
Molecular Medicine
Molecular Imaging Systems
Biomarkers in Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
Molecular Agents for Targeted Imaging and Therapy
Targeted Nanoparticles for Molecular Imaging and Therapy
Molecular Imaging with Annexin A5
Proteomics for Diagnostic Applications
V - MEDICAL INFORMATICS
Medical Information Technology
Developments in Clinical Information Technology
Computer Aided Detection and Quantification
Medical Decision Support Systems
Bioinformatics
VI - PERSONAL HEALTHCARE
Perspectives in Personal Healthcare
On-body Sensors for Personal Healthcare
Automated External Defibrillators for Layperson Use
Remote Patient Monitoring Solutions
Diabetic Care.
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