Title :
Medical imaging and processing for affordable health care
Author :
Harvey, A.L. ; Liuping Wang ; Unnikrishnan, P.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., RMIT Univ., Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
For every medical entity, whether it is a large practice or hospital, the patient numbers and treatment profile determine a certain set of imaging technologies and salary costs. These figures will determine sustainable levels of investment and patient care fees. These considerations will determine an optimum mix of imaging devices in type and number to provide sustainable and cost effective support for the hospital diagnostic, medical, drug related and surgical procedures.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; drugs; health care; medical image processing; patient care; patient treatment; surgery; drug related procedures; health care; hospital diagnostics; imaging devices; medical entity; medical image processing; medical imaging; patient care fees; patient treatment profile; salary cost; surgical procedures; Biomedical imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Positron emission tomography; Three-dimensional displays; Ultrasonic imaging; X-ray imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Biosignals and Biorobotics Conference (BRC), 2013 ISSNIP
Conference_Location :
Rio de Janerio
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-3024-4
DOI :
10.1109/BRC.2013.6487550
