Mobile Telemedicine: A Computing and Networking Perspective

Book 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 volume examines 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420060465
• ISBN13: 9781420060461
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Auerbach Publications
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"