Advances in Healthcare Technology : Shaping the Future of Medical Care

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

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