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Computers and Medicine
Week 9
Medical Advances
Data Mining
Beyond the human eye
 More magnification
 Ultrasound
 CT scans
 MRI scans
Emergency Medicine
Communication
Cardiac defibrillator
Intensive Care
Monitors
Ventilator
Surgery
Laser
Keyhole
Microsurgery
Training programs
Inside the Body
Endoscope
Laparoscope
Micro-robots
In the Doctor’s Office
Equipment
Records
Computerize Medical
Records
Provide better medical care
Lower cost
Have physician acceptance
Improve efficiency
Easy to use
Easy to transfer
Capabilities
Organize and standardize
charts
Provide drug information
Provide health
maintenance
Provide medical education
Storage and transfer of info
Medicine and the Internet
Videoconferencing
Patient data warehousing
Health diagnosis
Cancer treatment protocol
Laboratory simulations
Self assessment programs
Case studies