New trends in the virtualization of hospitals - tools for global e-Health

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Item Type:	Article
Title:	New trends in the virtualization of hospitals - tools for global e-Health
Creators Name:	Graschew, G., Roelofs, T.A., Rakowsky, S., Schlag, P.M., Heinzlreiter, P., Kranzlmueller, D. and Volkert, J.
Abstract:	The development of virtual hospitals and digital medicine helps to bridge the digital divide between different regions of the world and enables equal access to high-level medical care. Pre-operative planning, intra-operative navigation and minimally-invasive surgery require a digital and virtual environment supporting the perception of the physician. As data and computing resources in a virtual hospital are distributed over many sites the concept of the Grid should be integrated with other communication networks and platforms. A promising approach is the implementation of service-oriented architectures for an invisible grid, hiding complexity for both application developers and end-users. Examples of promising medical applications of Grid technology are the real-time 3D-visualization and manipulation of patient data for individualized treatment planning and the creation of distributed intelligent databases of medical images.
Keywords:	Telemedicine, Virtual Hospital, Digital Medicine, Health Grid Applications, Grid Tools Suite
Source:	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
ISSN:	0926-9630
Publisher:	IOS Press
Volume:	121
Page Range:	168-175
Date:	2006
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