Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part One: Introduction to Health Technology -- Chapter 1 Understanding Medical Technology -- Chapter 2 Telehealth -- Chapter 3 Telemedicine and E-Health -- Chapter 4 Types of Telemedicine Technology -- Section 4.1-Real-Time Telehealth -- Section 4.2-Store-and-Forward Telehealth -- Section 4.3-Telemedicine and Patient Safety -- Chapter 5 Benefits of Telemedicine -- Chapter 6 Health Technology Assessment -- Chapter 7 Technology and Healthcare Expenditure -- Part Two: Technology and Preventive Healthcare -- Chapter 8 Digital Health -- Chapter 9 Digital Innovations in Preventive Medicine -- Section 9.1-Sensors -- Section 9.2-Body Area Networks and Pervasive Health Monitoring -- Section 9.3-Wireless Medical Devices -- Section 9.4-Wearables and Safety -- Section 9.5-Remote Patient Monitoring -- Section 9.6-Continuous Glucose Monitoring -- Section 9.7-Mobile Medical Applications -- Chapter 10 Medical Device Data Systems -- Chapter 11 Medical Device Interoperability -- Chapter 12 Clinical Decision Support -- Chapter 13 Big Data in the Age of Genomics -- Chapter 14 Big Data for Infectious Disease Surveillance -- Chapter 15 Screening and Detection Technologies -- Section 15.1-Advanced Molecular Detection (AMD) -- Section 15.2-Cancer Screening in a Briefcase -- Section 15.3-DNA Microchip Technology -- Section 15.4-Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer -- Section 15.5-Genetic Testing -- Section 15.6-Sensitive Stroke Detection -- Section 15.7-Tool to Detect Cardiovascular Disease Risk -- Part Three: Diagnostic Technology -- Chapter 16 Imaging Services -- Section 16.1-Computed Tomography (CT) -- Section 16.2-Electrocardiogram (ECG) -- Section 16.3-Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) -- Section 16.4-Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) -- Section 16.5-Mammogram -- Section 16.6-Medical X-Ray Imaging. Section 16.7-Nuclear Medicine -- Section 16.8-Optical Imaging -- Section 16.9-Ultrasound -- Chapter 17 Advances in Imaging -- Section 17.1-Magnetic Resonance Electrography -- Section 17.2-Neuroimaging Technique to Predict Autism among High-Risk Infants -- Section 17.3-Metal-Free MRI Contrast Agent -- Section 17.4-Virtual Colonoscopy -- Section 17.5-Advanced Magnetic Imaging Methods -- Chapter 18 Advanced Imaging in Laboratory Technology -- Section 18.1-Live Cell Imaging -- Section 18.2-Non-Linear Optical Imaging -- Section 18.3-Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging -- Chapter 19 Point-of-Care Diagnostic Testing -- Chapter 20 Precision Medicine for Cancer Diagnostics -- Chapter 21 Food Allergy Lab Fits on Your Keychain -- Chapter 22 Wireless Patient Monitoring -- Part Four: Role of Technology in Treatment -- Chapter 23 Medical Treatment Technology (MTT) -- Section 23.1-Genomic Medicine -- Section 23.2-Personalized Medicine -- Section 23.3-Nanomedicine -- Section 23.4-Drug Delivery Systems -- Section 23.5-Artificial Pancreas Device System -- Chapter 24 Surgical Treatment Technology (STT) -- Section 24.1-Surgical Robots for Tumor Treatment -- Section 24.2-Robotic-Assisted Surgery (RAS) -- Section 24.3-Computer-Assisted Surgical Systems -- Section 24.4-Technologies Enhance Tumor Surgery -- Section 24.5-Smart Operating Rooms of the Future -- Chapter 25 Technology and the Future of Mental Health Treatment -- Chapter 26 New Technology to Optimize Cancer Therapy -- Chapter 27 Nutrigenomics -- Chapter 28 Nanotechnology -- Section 28.1-Nanotechnology Research at NIH -- Section 28.2-Benefits of Nanotechnology -- Section 28.3-Nanotechnology in Cancer -- Chapter 29 Robotics -- Section 29.1-Robots for Better Health and Quality of Life -- Section 29.2-Robotic Cleaners -- Section 29.3-Image-Guided Robotic Interventions -- Chapter 30 Advanced Therapies. Section 30.1-Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine -- Section 30.2-Cartilage Engineering -- Section 30.3-Regenerative Medicine Biomanufacturing -- Section 30.4-New Method Builds Bone -- Section 30.5-Light Therapy and Brain Function -- Part Five: Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies -- Chapter 31 Rehabilitation Engineering -- Chapter 32 Rehabilitation Medicine: Research Activities and Scientific Advances -- Chapter 33 Vision and Hearing Loss -- Section 33.1-Low Vision and Blindness Rehabilitation -- Section 33.2-Artificial Retina -- Section 33.3-Cochlear Implants: Different Kind of Hearing -- Chapter 34 Robotics in Rehabilitation -- Section 34.1-Cybernetics -- Section 34.2-Prosthetic Engineering -- Section 34.3-New Robotic Wheelchair -- Chapter 35 Electrical Signals and Stimulations -- Section 35.1-Electrical Signals to Restore Functioning -- Section 35.2-BrainGate -- Section 35.3-Noninvasive Spinal Cord Stimulation for Paralysis -- Chapter 36 Physical Therapists of the Future -- Chapter 37 Assistive Devices -- Section 37.1-Rehabilitative and Assistive Technology: Overview -- Section 37.2-Assistive Devices for Communication -- Section 37.3-Hearing Aids -- Section 37.4-Mobility Aids -- Chapter 38 Space Technologies in the Rehabilitation of Movement Disorders -- Part Six: Health Information Technology -- Chapter 39 Understanding Health Information Technology -- Section 39.1-Basics of Health Information Technology -- Section 39.2-Benefits of Health IT -- Section 39.3-Consumer Health IT Applications -- Section 39.4-Trends in Use -- Chapter 40 Integrating Technology and Healthcare -- Section 40.1-Health Information Technology Integration -- Section 40.2-Information and Communication Technology -- Section 40.3-E-Health -- Chapter 41 Digital Health Records -- Section 41.1-Blue Button -- Section 41.2-Personal Health Record (PHR). Section 41.3-Benefits of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) -- Section 41.4-E-Prescription -- Part Seven: Medical Technology-Legal and Ethical Concerns -- Chapter 42 Health Information Privacy Law and Policy -- Chapter 43 Health Information Technology Legislation and Regulations -- Chapter 44 HIPAA Privacy Rule's Right of Access and Health Information Technology -- Chapter 45 Personal Health Records (PHRs) and the HIPAA Privacy Rule -- Chapter 46 Privacy, Security, and Electronic Health Records (EHRs) -- Chapter 47 Cloning and Law -- Part Eight: Future of Health Technology -- Chapter 48 Artificial Brains -- Chapter 49 Computational Modeling -- Chapter 50 Stem Cell Research -- Chapter 51 Medical Applications of 3D Printing -- Chapter 52 Microneedle Patch for Flu Vaccination -- Chapter 53 Photonic Dosimetry -- Part Nine: Additional Help and Information -- Chapter 54 Glossary of Terms Related to Health Technology -- Chapter 55 Directory of Agencies That Provide Information about Health Technology -- Index.
Provides consumer health information about the application of science to develop solutions to health problems or issues such as the prevention or delay of onset of diseases or the promotion and monitoring of good health. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources.