Methods, Models, and Computation for Medical Informatics

Methods, Models, and Computation for Medical Informatics

Aryya Gangopadhyay

Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 345

ISBN13: 9781466626539|ISBN10: 1466626534|EISBN13: 9781466626843

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2653-9

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Regular developments in technology continue to influence the medical and healthcare fields as they interact with information and computer sciences by methods of acquisition and the storage and retrieval of information.

Methods, Models, and Computation for Medical Informatics is a comprehensive collection of research on computational capabilities, prototypes, and algorithms, as well as application in the areas of nursing, clinical care, public health, biomedical research, and much more. This book provides a better understanding of the models and methods used in the field of medicine for researchers, practitioners, and medical professionals alike.

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Front Materials

Title Page

Copyright Page

Editorial Advisory Board

Preface

Chapters

Chapter 1

Relevance of Mesh Dimension Optimization, Geometry Simplification and Discretization Accuracy in the Study of Mechanical Behaviour of Bare Metal Stents (pages 1-15)

Mariacristina Gagliardi

In this paper, the authors propose a set of analyses on the deployment of coronary stents by using a nonlinear finite element method. The goal is to propose a convergence test able to select the appropriate mesh dimension and a...

Chapter 2

A Framework for Multidimensional Real-Time Data Analysis: A Case Study for the Detection of Apnoea of Prematurity (pages 16-35)

Christina Catley, Kathy Smith, Carolyn McGregor, Andrew James, J. Mikael Eklund

In this paper, the authors present a framework to support multidimensional analysis of real-time physiological data streams and clinical data. The clinical context for the case study demonstration is neonatal intensive care, focusing...

Chapter 3

Subspace Discovery for Disease Management: A Case Study in Metabolic Syndrome (pages 36-57)

Josephine Namayanja, Vandana P. Janeja

This paper identifies key subspaces for better disease management. Disease affects individuals differently based on features such as age, race, and gender. The authors use data mining methods to discover which key factors of a...

Chapter 4

Similarity Searching of Medical Image Data in Distributed Systems: Facilitating Telemedicine Applications (pages 58-77)

Amalia Charisi, Panagiotis Korvesis, Vasileios Megalooikonomou

In this paper, the authors propose a method for medical image retrieval in distributed systems to facilitate telemedicine. The proposed framework can be used by a network of healthcare centers, where some can be remotely located...

Chapter 5

Identifying Temporal Changes and Topics that Promote Growth Within Online Communities: A Prospective Study of Six Online Cancer Forums (pages 78-97)

Kathleen T. Durant, Alexa T. McCray, Charles Safran

In this paper the authors have extended the methodology for temporal analysis of online forums and applied the methodology to six online cancer forums (melanoma, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, ovarian cancer and breast cancer)....

Chapter 6

The Role of Information and Computer Technology for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Facial Expression Wonderland (FEW) (pages 98-116)

Rung-Yu Tseng, Ellen Yi-Luen Do

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is one of the Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDDs). Significant deficits in the children with ASD include lack of social communication skills and cognitive dysfunction. This paper reviews and...

Chapter 7

Information Therapy (Ix) Service and Patients’ Preference (pages 117-125)

Vahideh Zarea Gavgani

To establish, encourage and support a successful Information Therapy service in a developing country, it is essential to identify the preferences of patients, their information needs and attitudes toward CHI and Ix. In this paper...

Chapter 8

Bring Out Your Data: The Evolution of the National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry (NACOR) (pages 126-145)

Thomas E. Grissom, Andrew DuKatz, Hubert A. Kordylewski, Richard P. Dutton

Recent healthcare legislation, financial pressures, and regulatory oversight have increased the need to create improved mechanisms for performance measurement, quality management tracking, and outcomes-based research. The Anesthesia...

Chapter 9

Portable Devices to Detect Directed Energy: User Perceptions of Personal Risk and Protective Devices (pages 146-158)

Andrew D. Boyd, Melissa Naiman, Richard Preston, Greer Stevenson, Annette L. Valenta

The malicious use of lasers to interfere with the activities of individuals in diverse environments is a growing concern. To increase awareness of public health workers, the Tricorder, a unique laser characterization sensor, is being...

Chapter 10

Developing the Performance of Tiling Arrays (pages 159-169)

Mohamed Abdelhamid Abbas

Genomic tiling arrays are able to inspect the genome of haphazard species for which the sequence is known. The plan of proper oligonucleotide probes for such arrays is computationally difficult if features such as oligonucleotide...

Chapter 11

Scalability of Piecewise Synonym Identification in Integration of SNOMED into the UMLS (pages 170-188)

Kuo-Chuan Huang, James Geller, Michael Halper, Gai Elhanan, Yehoshua Perl

Synonym identification during source terminology integration into the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) is a labor-intensive task needed for every new release of the source. The piecewise synonym (PWS) methodology was previously...

Chapter 12

Understanding Weight Change Behaviors through Online Social Networks (pages 189-214)

Xiaoxiao Ma, Guanling Chen, Juntao Xiao

Online Social Networks (OSNs) provide a good way to make connections with people with similar interests and goals. In particular, health-centered OSNs are emerging to provide knowledge and support for those interested in managing...

Chapter 13

Social Credential-Based Role Recommendation and Patient Privacy Control in Medical Emergency (pages 215-237)

Soon Ae Chun, Joon Hee Kwon, Haesung Lee

Emerging Health Information Technologies (HIT), such as Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Personal Health Records (PHR) systems, facilitate access to and sharing of patients’ medical data in a distributed environment. The privacy...

Chapter 14

Privacy Preserving Principal Component Analysis Clustering for Distributed Heterogeneous Gene Expression Datasets (pages 238-271)

Xin Li

In this paper, we present approaches to perform principal component analysis (PCA) clustering for distributed heterogeneous genomic datasets with privacy protection. The approaches allow data providers to collaborate together to...

Chapter 15

An Early Robot Architecture for Cancer Healing (pages 272-286)

Mohamed Abdelhamid Abbas

Treating cancer tumors is a main goal of cancer research. The author of this paper identifies a new manner to treat cancer tumors more effectively using a recommended architecture of a nanorobot called CANBOT. It contains a number of...

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