Advances in Telemedicine
Applications in Various Medical Disciplines and Geographical Regions
Contributor(s)
Graschew, Georgi (editor)
Roelofs, Theo A. (editor)
Language
EnglishAbstract
Innovative developments in information and communication technologies (ICT) irrevocably change our lives and enable new possibilities for society. Telemedicine, which can be defined as novel ICT-enabled medical services that help to overcome classical barriers in space and time, definitely profits from this trend. Through Telemedicine patients can access medical expertise that may not be available at the patient's site. Telemedicine services can range from simply sending a fax message to a colleague to the use of broadband networks with multimodal video- and data streaming for second opinioning as well as medical telepresence. Telemedicine is more and more evolving into a multidisciplinary approach. This book project "Advances in Telemedicine" has been conceived to reflect this broad view and therefore has been split into two volumes, each covering specific themes: Volume 1: Technologies, Enabling Factors and Scenarios; Volume 2: Applications in Various Medical Disciplines and Geographical Regions. The current Volume 2 is structured into the following thematic sections: Cardiovascular Applications; Applications for Diabetes, Pregnancy and Prenatal Medicine; Further Selected Medical Applications; Regional Applications.
Keywords
TelemedicineDOI
10.5772/1863Webshop link
https://www.intechopen.com/booksISBN
9789533071619, 9789535164258Publisher
IntechOpenPublisher website
https://www.intechopen.com/Publication date and place
2011Imprint
IntechOpenClassification
Medical equipment and techniques