Editors:
- Unique combination of state of the art summary, recent breakthrough and future outlook
- Excellent overview of industrial technology research in the addressed areas in combination with clinical validation
- Combination of traditional reseach area (imaging, hospital oriented research) with new trends and perspectives (molecular medicine, personal health care)
- Interesting mix of high quality chapters addressing selected fields of medicine
Part of the book series: Philips Research Book Series (PRBS, volume 6)
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Table of contents (31 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Part I - TRENDS IN HEALTHCARE
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Part II - DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
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Part III - INTEGRATION OF DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING AND THERAPY
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Part IV - MOLECULAR MEDICINE
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About this book
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.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"The book consists of 31 brief chapters divided into 6 sections written by expert authors from their respected scientific fields. Each chapter is supported by figures, tables, and photographs. ... In summary, Advances in Healthcare Technology is an interesting collection of emerging technologies in the field of medical research. The book should be of value to both researchers and physicians interested in the development and future of modern medicine, in which new technology plays a predominant role." (Robert Matthews and Nand Relan, The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Vol. 49 (2), February, 2008)
Editors and Affiliations
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Business Development Manager, Philips Research Europe, Germany
Gerhard Spekowius
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Research Fellow, Philips Research Europe, Germany
Thomas Wendler
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advances in Healthcare Technology
Book Subtitle: Shaping the Future of Medical Care
Editors: Gerhard Spekowius, Thomas Wendler
Series Title: Philips Research Book Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4384-8
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-4383-3Published: 11 April 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7118-7Published: 30 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-4384-0Published: 06 July 2006
Series ISSN: 1571-5671
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 538
Number of Illustrations: 44 illustrations in colour
Topics: Medicine/Public Health, general, Cancer Research, Molecular Medicine, Health Informatics, Imaging / Radiology