Ubiquitous cardiology : emerging wireless telemedical applications

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Personal Author:

Augustyniak, Piotr, 1965-

Publication Information:

Hershey, PA : Medical Information Science Reference, c2009

Physical Description:

xxx, 399 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

ISBN:

9781605660806

Abstract:

"This book, intended for biomedical experts, introduces scenarios of development in the area of telemedicine in the near future, with applications extending beyond the medical aspects"--Provided by publisher.

Subject Term:

Ambulatory electrocardiography

Telecommunication in medicine

Electrocardiography -- instrumentation

Electrocardiography -- methods

Added Author:

Tadeusiewicz, Ryszard.

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The Internet and other technological developments are now playing increasing roles in consumer health and the delivery of health services. Ubiquitous Cardiology: Emerging Wireless Telemedical Applications provides developmental solutions and explanations for cardiovascular diagnostics. Useful to field researchers, academicians, and healthcare practitioners, this Premier Reference Source presents a collection of studies on medical data redundancy, priority, and validity.

Foreword	p. xix
Preface	p. xxi
Acknowledgment	p. xxix
Chapter I Introduction	p. 1
Introduction	p. 2
How Can We Manage the Flood of Tele-Cardiological Data?	p. 6
How About Money?	p. 8
Chapter II Background 1: ECG Interpretation: Fundamentals of Automatic Analysis Procedures	p. 11
Origins and Fundamentals of the Electrical Cardiac Activity	p. 12
Basic Automated Interpretation Procedures: Heartbeat Detection, Rhythm Classification, and Wave Measurements	p. 24
Selected Specialized Procedures: Research for Arrhythmias, Heart Rate Variability, and Ischemiae Symptoms	p. 36
Performance Requirements and Testing of Automated Interpretation Procedures	p. 54
References	p. 64
Chapter III Background 2: Telemedical Solutions in Cardiac Diagnostics: Current Issues	p. 72
Cardiovascular Diseases as a Civilization Issue	p. 73
Long-Term and Pervasive Cardiac Monitoring to Improve Quality of Life	p. 82
The Use of Modern Telecommunication Solutions for Cardiac Monitoring	p. 96
References	p. 106
Online References	p. 108
Chapter IV Background 3: Databases in Cardiology: Current Issues	p. 110
Standard Report of a Cardiac Diagnosis	p. 111
Medical Databases and the Integration of Medical Data	p. 117
Cardiology-Oriented Databases and Communication Formats	p. 130
Interoperability Issues	p. 136
References	p. 141
Online References	p. 144
Chapter V General Idea of the Proposed System	p. 145
General Overview of the Ubiquitous CArdiology System Scope and Structure	p. 147
Remarks about System Realization	p. 150
Scientific Research Areas Necessary for the Realization of the Proposed System	p. 152
Chapter VI Investigations about the Distributions of Important Information in ECG Signals	p. 155
Investigation of the Local Spectrum	p. 156
Correlations of Signal Distortions and Deviations of Diagnostic Parameters	p. 167
Investigation of Focus Attention Distribution During Visual ECG Inspection	p. 180
References	p. 194
Chapter VII Optimization of ECG Procedures Chain for Reliability and Data Reduction	p. 202
Estimation of the Reliability of Particular ECG Procedures and Error Propagation in the Interpretation Chain	p. 203
Estimation of Expected Dataflow in the Context of Disease Probability	p. 213
Redesign of the Architecture of the ECG Interpretation Chain Considering Optimal Reliability and Data Reduction	p. 222
References	p. 226
Chapter VIII Interpretation of the ECG as a Web-Based Subscriber Service	p. 228
The Concept of Knowledge Space	p. 229
The Idea of Interpretation as a Web-Available Subscriber Service	p. 234
Data Security and Authorization Issues in Distributed Interpretation Networks	p. 237
The Experimental Design of Interpretation Services	p. 239
The QT Dispersion Computation Algorithm	p. 240
References	p. 244
Chapter IX Dynamic Task Distribution in Mobile Client-Server Cooperation	p. 248
Technical Limitations of Remote Wearable Electrocardiographs	p. 249
Adjustment and Personalization of the Interpretation Software	p. 254
Real-Time Software Rearrangements and the Dynamic Linking of Procedures and Libraries	p. 257
Adaptive Reporting	p. 261
Automatic Validation of Dynamic Task Distribution	p. 268
Control Rules for Automatic Software Management	p. 273
References	p. 282
Chapter X Optimization and Prioritization of Cardiac Messages	p. 285
Variability Analysis of Most Common Diagnostic Parameters in ECGs	p. 286
Irregular Reporting Driven by Patient Status	p. 288
References	p. 294
Chapter XI Future Perspective: Data Validity-Driven Report Optimization	p. 296
Uniform Reporting Based on Source Data Availability	p. 297
Non-Uniform Reporting Based on Recipient Requests and Data Validity	p. 299
Setting the Individual Content for Each Data Packet	p. 306
References	p. 311
Chapter XII Social Impact of Network-based Ubiquitous Cardia Surveillance	p. 313
Introduction	p. 314
Ubiquitous Cardiology from the Doctor's Point of View	p. 315
Ubiquitous Cardiology from the Patient's Point of View	p. 316
The Ubiquitous Cardiology System and Its Operators	p. 319
The Relationship Between the Ubiquitous Cardiology System and Traditional Hospitals	p. 320
System Cost and the Likelihood of its Realization	p. 321
Compilation of References	p. 323
Further Readings	p. 349
Glossary of Terms	p. 361
About the Authors	p. 382
Index	p. 385

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