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Few fields have witnessed such impressive advances as image processing in radiology. The progress achieved has revolutionized diagnosis and greatly facilitated treatment selection and accurate planning of procedures. This book, written by leading experts from many countries, provides a comprehensive and up-to-date description of how to use 2D and 3D processing tools in clinical radiology. The first section covers a wide range of technical aspects in an informative way. This is followed by the main section, in which the principal clinical applications are described and discussed in depth. To complete the picture, a third section focuses on various special topics. The book will be invaluable to radiologists of any subspecialty who work with CT and MRI and would like to exploit the advantages of image processing techniques. It also addresses the needs of radiographers who cooperate with clinical radiologists and should improve their ability to generate the appropriate 2D and 3D processing.

This book includes detailed explanations of the underlying technologies and concepts used in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in the context of nuclear medicine and hybrid imaging. A diverse team of authors, including pioneers in the field and respected experts from leading international institutions, share their insights, opinions and outlooks on this exciting topic.A wide range of clinical applications are discussed, from brain applications to body indications, as well as the applicability of AI and ML for cardio-vascular conditions. The book also considers the potential impact of theranostics. To balance the technology-heavy and disease-specific applications, it also discusses ethical / legal issues, economic realities and the human factor, the physician. Though this discussion is not based on research and outcomes, it provides important insights into the ramifications of how AI and ML could transform Nuclear Medicine and Hybrid Imaging practice.As the first work highlighting the role of these concepts specifically in this field, rather than for medical imaging in general, this book offers a valuable resource for Nuclear Medicine Physicians, Radiologists, Physicists, Medical Imaging Administrators and Nuclear Medicine Technologists alike.

ITiB'2018 is the 6th Conference on Information Technology in Biomedicine, hosted every two years by the Department of Informatics & Medical Devices, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology. The Conference is organized under the auspices of the Committee on Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The meeting has become an established event that helps to address the demand for fast and reliable technologies capable of processing data and delivering results in a user-friendly, timely and mobile manner. Many of these areas are recognized as research and development frontiers in employing new technology in the clinical setting. Technological assistance can be found in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation alike. Homecare support for any type of disability may improve standard of living and make people's lives safer and more comfortable. The book includes the following sections: o  Image Processing  o  Multimodal Imaging and Computer-aided Surgery o  Computer-aided Diagnosis o  Signal Processing and Medical Devices o  Bioinformatics o  Modelling & Simulation o  Analytics in Action on the SAS Platform o  Assistive Technologies and Affective Computing (ATAC) 

Können wir autonom und flexibel arbeiten, ohne auszubrennen? Dürfen berufliche und private Grenzen im Homeoffice verschwimmen? Welche persönlichen und organisationalen Ressourcen unterstützen uns beim Umgang mit den Herausforderungen im Homeoffice? Welche Rolle spielt dabei die Führungskraft?Das sind nur einige Fragen, wenn es um New Ways of Working und dem Arbeiten im Homeoffice geht. Die Autorinnen liefern durch ihre wissenschaftliche Expertise spannende Antworten auf diese brennenden Fragen unserer Zeit. Sie verbinden in diesem Buch auf sehr anschauliche Weise die Themenfelder Arbeitsautonomie, Digitalisierung, Vermischung von Arbeit und Privatleben, Ressourcenerhaltung sowie organisationale Rahmenbedingungen von flexibler Arbeit ¿ praxisnah und evidenzbasiert.Ein hochaktueller Leitfaden für die Arbeitswelt von morgen ¿ empfehlenswert für Studierende und Lehrende, Angestellte und Führungskräfte, Personal- und Gesundheitsmanager*innen sowie Betriebsräte und Berater*innen.

Teleradiologische Befundung wird immer wichtiger für Kliniken, die sich nachts und Feiertags keinen Radiologen leisten können oder wollen. Mit der immer populäreren Telemedizin ist auch die Teleradiologie seit Jahren immer mehr gewachsen.Ziel des Buches ist es, umfassend über das teleradiologische Arbeiten, die Möglichkeiten, Arbeitsabläufe, Infrastruktur und Anwendungsbereiche zu informieren. Dabei wird sowohl die Anwenderseite (der radiologische Arzt als Befunder) als auch die Auftraggeber-Seite (die Kliniken) beleuchtet, die hier eng verzahnt interagieren müssen. Inhalte:Das Buch informiert den Leser umfassend über die folgenden Aspekten der TeleradiologieÄrztliche AspekteSicht des Krankenhaus-Managements,gesetzliche Vorgaben (Strahlenschutzgesetz und -Verordnung),DIN-Normen,Arbeitsabläufe,Genehmigungsprozess,Qualitätsaspekte,Integration in die IT-Landschaft der Beteiligten,Kommunikationsstandards in der Medizin/Radiologie,Beispiele realisierter Teleradiologie-Netzwerke,Datenschutz undRechtsfragen .

This book introduces zero-effort technologies (ZETs), an emerging class of technologies that require little or no effort from the people who use them. ZETs use advanced computing techniques, such as computer vision, sensor fusion, decision-making and planning, machine learning, and the Internet of Things to autonomously perform the collection, analysis, and application of data about the user and/or his/her context. This book begins with an overview of ZETs, then presents concepts related to their development, including pervasive intelligent technologies and environments, design principles, and considerations regarding use. The book discusses select examples of the latest in ZET development before concluding with thoughts regarding future directions of the field.

This book looks at how AgeTech can support the autonomy and independence of people as they grow older. The authors challenge readers to reflect on the concepts of autonomy and independence not as absolutes but as experiences situated within older adults' social connections and environments. Eleven personas of people around the world provide the context for readers to consider the influence of culture and values on how we understand autonomy and independence and the potential role of technology-based supports. The global pandemic provides a backdrop for the unprecedentedly rapid adoption of AgeTech, such as information and communication technologies or mobile applications that benefit older adults. Each persona in the book demonstrates the opportunity for AgeTech to facilitate autonomy and independence in supporting one's identity, decision making, advance care planning, self care, health management, economic and social participation, enjoyment and self fulfillment and mobility in the community. The book features AgeTech from around the world to provide examples of commercially available products as well as research and development within the field. Despite the promise of AgeTech, the book highlights the "e;digital divide,"e; where some older people experience inadequate access to technology due to their geographic location, socio-economic status, and age. This book is accessible and relevant to everyday readers. Older adults will recognize themselves or peers in the personas and may glean insight from the solutions. Care partners and service providers will identify with the challenges of the personas. AgeTech entrepreneurs, especially "e;seniorpreneurs,"e; will appreciate that their endeavours represent a growing trend. Researchers will be reminded that the most important research questions are those that will enhance the quality of life of older adults and their sense of autonomy and independence, or relational autonomy and interdependence.

This book describes an overlooked solution to a long-standing problem in health care. The problem is an informational supply chain that is unnecessarily dependent on the minds of doctors for assembling patient data and medical knowledge in clinical decision making. That supply chain function is more than the human mind can deliver. Yet, dependence on the mind is built into the traditional role of doctors, who are educated and licensed to rely heavily on personal knowledge and judgment. The culture of medicine has long been in denial of this problem, even now that health information technology is increasingly used, and even as artificial intelligence (AI) tools are emerging. AI will play an important role, but it is not a solution. The solution instead begins with traditional software techniques designed to integrate novel functionality for clinical decision support and electronic health record (EHR) tools. That functionality implements high standards of care for managing health information. This book describes that functionality in some detail. This description is intended in part to be a starting point for developers in the open source software community, who have an opportunity to begin developing an integrated, cloud-based version of the tools described, working with interested clinicians, patients, and others. The tools grew out of work beginning more than six decades ago, when this book¿s lead author (deceased) originated problem lists and structured notes in medical records. The electronic tools he later developed led him to reconceive education and licensure for doctors and other health professionals, which are also part of the solution this book describes.

Stroke and spinal cord injury often result in paralysis with serious negative consequences to the independence and quality of life of those who sustain them. For these individuals, rehabilitation provides the means to regain lost function. Rehabilitation following neurological injuries has undergone revolutionary changes, enriched by neuroplasticity. Neuroplastic-based interventions enhance the efficacy and continue to guide the development of new rehabilitation strategies. This book presents three important technology-based rehabilitation interventions that follow the concepts of neuroplasticity. The book also discusses clinical results related to their efficacy. These interventions are: functional electrical stimulation therapy, which produces coordinated muscle contractions allowing people with paralysis to perform functional movements with rich sensory feedback; robot-assisted therapy, which uses robots to assist, resist, and guide movements with increased intensity while also reducing the physical burden on therapists; and brain¿computer interfaces, which make it possible to verify the presence of motor-related brain activity during rehabilitation. Further, the book presents the combined use of these three technologies to illustrate some of the emerging approaches to the neurorehabilitation of voluntary movement. The authors share their practical experiences obtained during the development and clinical testing of functional electrical stimulation therapy controlled by a brain¿computer interface as an intervention to restore reaching and grasping.