Advances in Healthcare Technology : Shaping the Future of Medical Care
- Author
- Gerhard Spekowius, Thomas Wendler
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer
- Language
- English
- Document Type
- Book
- Faculty / Subject Heading
- Medical Science
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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.
Keywords: Medicine / Defibrillator / Hospital / Monitor / Personal / Computed tomography (CT) / Healthcare / Ultrasound