Medical applications of wireless sensor networks - current status and future directions.
In recent years a significant development of BASN (Body Area Sensor Networks) as a special subclass of WSN (Wireless Sensor Networks) has emerged. These networks have enabled a rapid development of telemedicine systems, which provide remote monitoring of patients and their vital parameters. The article gives a short overview of the BASN networks. Furthermore, a general system architecture of telemedicine systems is proposed. The proposed architecture includes a local sensory area, a communication network area and an institutional network area. It also provides the security and privacy of patient-related data. Furthermore, the article surveys some existing telemedicine systems. Finally, some current problems are explained and the directions for the future development of the telemedicine systems are given.
Department of Communications, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University J. J. Strossmayer, Osijek, Croatia. kresimir.grgic@etfos.hr
Krešimir
K
Grgić
Drago
D
Zagar
Višnja
V
Križanović
D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D058998:Remote Sensing Technology; D017216:Telemedicine; D059015:Wireless Technology