Medical Informatics : World Congress Proceedings - 5th, 1986

The work contained in this volume proves that medical informatics is no longer in its infancy, but has now become a true science resulting in a proliferation of methods and systems around the globe.

A vast variety of the theoretical and practical developments of computers in medicine is covered by this book, in areas such as: hospital; public health and primary care; image and signal processing; pattern recognition and diagnosing; microcomputers and networks; data bases and medical records; research and education.

In addition to contributions from outstanding researchers and teams, papers by leaders in the field review specific areas and applications.