1 november medicine. impacts in medicine drugs procedures health care information
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1 November
Medicine
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Impacts in Medicine
Drugs Procedures Health Care Information
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Medical Imaging
Diagnostic Better than exploratory surgery Ability to “see” soft tissues Produce 3D images from a large
number of 2D slices Assistive in surgery
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Computed Tomography Medical imaging method that uses x-
rays
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Magnetic Resonance Tomography
Creates images of the inside of opaque objects
Does not require radiation Excites hydrogen nuclei in water
molecules Distinguishes pathological tissues
from normal ones by density Image
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Ultrasound
Easily portable Based on sound echos
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Surgery Assistance
Laparoscopic Surgery Fiber optic system allows surgeon to
see through a video feed Uses long thin instruments 2001: first transatlantic surgery was a
laparoscopic gall bladder removal Laser eye surgery
Requires precise direction of laser
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Remote surgery
Useful in Remote locations War zones
Requires Telepresence: ability to act as if you
were actually at another place Telerobotics: an agent at the other
end to perform the tasks
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Virtual Environments
Usually requires head mounted display Displays images that you would see Adjusts the images as you move
Also: Haptic feedback Audio placement Smells
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Virtual Environments: Other Uses
Training Simulators Urban fighting Emergency teams
Acclimation Overcoming phobias Preparation
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Research at UNC
http://midag.cs.unc.edu/
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Others
Pace makers Insulin testers and pumps Wheel chairs Design of prosthetic devices
Will we some day have a bionic person?
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Health Care
Record keeping Preventive care
More diagnostic tests More vaccines
Administering drugs Billing
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Information General
WebMD medco
Individual diseases Diabetes:
http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp Alzheimer’s: http://www.alz.org/
Nutrition and fitness