title: [Computerization and robotics in medical practice].
abstract: The article gives the outlines of all principles used in computing included the non-electrical and analog computers and the artifical intelligence followed by citing examples as well. The principles and medical utilization of virtual reality are also mentioned. There are discussed: surgical planning, image guided surgery, robotic surgery, telepresence and telesurgery, and telemedicine implemented partially via Internet.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dervaderics
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003201:Computers; D003202:Computers, Analog; D006801:Humans; D012371:Robotics; D017216:Telemedicine; D019113:Telepathology; D019112:Teleradiology