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Information Technologies in Medicine
Metin Akay
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Description for Information Technologies in Medicine
Hardcover. This text deals with applications of virtual reality (VR) in medicine. Its two volumes cover VR in medical education, treatment through us of virtual environments, and telemedicine and telesurgery. Volume II covers the technologies for rehabilitation and medical treatment. Editor(s): Akay, Metin; Marsh, Andy. Num Pages: 216 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: MBG; UYV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 192 x 15. Weight in Grams: 434.
A comprehensive survey of technological developments in Virtual Reality for use in a variety of medical procedures
Medicine and the biological sciences have long relied on visualizations to illustrate the relationship between anatomic structure and biologic function. The new multidimensional imaging modalities are powerful counterparts to traditional forms of observation-surgery, postmortem examination, or extensive mental reconstruction. VR technologies have reached unimagined levels of sophistication and utility, giving physicians and students new avenues for planning and practicing surgery and diagnostics.
The two volumes of Information Technologies in Medicine thoroughly explore the use of VR technology ... Read more
A comprehensive survey of technological developments in Virtual Reality for use in a variety of medical procedures
Medicine and the biological sciences have long relied on visualizations to illustrate the relationship between anatomic structure and biologic function. The new multidimensional imaging modalities are powerful counterparts to traditional forms of observation-surgery, postmortem examination, or extensive mental reconstruction. VR technologies have reached unimagined levels of sophistication and utility, giving physicians and students new avenues for planning and practicing surgery and diagnostics.
The two volumes of Information Technologies in Medicine thoroughly explore the use of VR technology ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780471414926
SKU
V9780471414926
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99-50
About Metin Akay
METIN AKAY is Assistant Professor at the Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. ANDY MARSH is a researcher at the National Technical University of Athens in Athens, Greece.
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