Mobile Telemedicine: A Computing and Networking Perspective

by Yang Xiao (Editor), Hui Chen (Editor)

Overview

Advances in the area of wireless and mobile telemedicine to diagnose and treat patients have drawn growing attention from healthcare providers and recipients, industry, researchers, and governments.This volumeexamines computing and network dilemmas which arise from wireless and mobile telemedicine. Comprised of the contributions of many prominent international researchers, the book gives an overview of patient care and monitoring, discusses the use of telemedicine in cardiology and diabetes, analyzes security and privacy considerations, examines issues relating to networking support, and concludes with a section on the opportunities and challenges that are faced by those involved in this exciting technology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040063149
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	06/03/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	440
File size:	7 MB

Table of Contents

Patient Care and Monitoring. Cardiology. Diabetes. Security and Privacy in Telemedicine. Networking Support. Challenges and Opportunities.