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基本説明
The text discusses fundamental concepts and provides examples of clinical applications, including fall prevention for the elderly and children with cerebral palsy. Discusses novel security measures for protecting confidential patient data, including encryption methods and information hiding techniques.
Full Description
Healthcare sensor networks (HSNs) now offer the possibility to continuously monitor human activity and physiological signals in a mobile environment. Such sensor networks may be able to reduce the strain on the present healthcare workforce by providing new autonomous monitoring services ranging from simple user-reminder systems to more advanced monitoring agents for preventive, diagnostic, and rehabilitative purposes. Potential services include reminding people to take their medication, providing early warning for the onset of heart attacks or epileptic seizures, and monitoring a child's physical activity in order to assess their growth and mental development.
Healthcare Sensor Networks: Challenges Toward Practical Implementation discusses the fundamental concepts in designing and building such networks. It presents the latest developments in HSNs, explores applications of the technology, and provides insights into practical design and deployment challenges. Bringing together contributions from international experts in the field, the book highlights the key areas that require further research for HSNs to become a technological and commercially viable reality.
The first part of the book concentrates on the engineering challenges, covering new biosensors, energy harvesting techniques, new wireless communication methods, and novel security approaches. Building from single sensing devices to networked sensing systems, the second part of the book looks at various health applications of HSNs. It addresses the human-centric requirements that should be considered in the design of HSN technologies—cost, portability, functionality, and user acceptance—and demonstrates how engineering compromises must be made in HSN solutions.
A useful and timely resource for researchers, postgraduate students, and engineers looking for innovative solutions in healthcare, this book will also be of interest to medical and allied he
Contents
Sensor Networks in Healthcare: A New Paradigm for Improving Future Global Health. Healthcare and Accelerometry: Applications for Activity Monitoring, Recognition, and Functional Assessment. Intrabody Communication Using Contact Electrodes in Low-Frequency Bands. The Prospect of Energy-Harvesting Technologies for Healthcare Wireless Sensor Networks. Addressing Security, Privacy, and Efficiency Issues in Healthcare Systems. Flexible and Wearable Chemical Sensors for Noninvasive Biomonitoring. Monitoring Walking in Health and Disease. Motion Sensors in Osteoarthritis: Prospects and Issues. The Challenges of Monitoring Physical Activity in Children with Wearable Sensor Technologies. Ambulatory and Remote Monitoring of Parkinson's Disease Motor Symptoms. Nocturnal Sensing and Intervention for Assisted Living of People with Dementia. Experiences in Developing a Wearable Gait Assistant for Parkinson's Disease Patients. Designing Low-Cost ECG Sensor and Monitor: Practical Considerations and Measures. Sensors, Monitoring and Model-Based Data Analysis in Sports, Exercise and Rehabilitation. Robust Monitoring of Sport and Exercise. Index.
