title: Electronics for better healthcare.
abstract: Microelectronics and microsystem technology have changed our daily lives considerably in the past 50 years. Countless everyday objects contain microelectronic components. In healthcare up to the present, however, it has not been possible to make major alterations in introducing electronics and information technology that would lead to innovative improvements and greater transparency. This paper describes initial steps in diagnostics and oncological therapy including telematic healthcare systems which can, for example, assist patients with cardiovascular diseases and shows, through these areas, how electronics and microsystems technology can contribute to better healthcare.
authors.affiliation: Heinz Nixdorf-Lehrstuhl für Medizinische Elektronik, Technische Universität München, Germany. wolf@tum.de
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: Karolin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Herzog
mesh_terms: D020811:Biomedical Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003199:Computer Systems; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000295:instrumentation; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D055616:Microtechnology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation*
keywords: Medical diagnostics; diagnostic and therapeutic chip system; microelectronics; microsystem technology; telematic healthcare