CARS '99; computer assisted radiology and surgery; proceedings. (International congress series; no.1191) by International Symposium and Exhibition (13th: 1999: Paris) Ed. by Heinz U. Lemke et al - 1999

Elsevier, 1999. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Proceedings of the June 1999 symposium that addressed the dramatic changes resulting from information and communication technologies and the resulting need for interdisciplinary and international cooperation in the handling of existing and future informatic tools in healthcare. The 296 contributions discuss developments in imaging procedures with direct digital radiography, virtual endoscopy, spiral CT, and interventional MRI. They also cover electronic healthcare records, workflow management systems, computer-based training, real-time radiology, and minimally invasive and image-guided surgery. Contains several b&w and color images. There is an author index, but no subject index. (1999 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR)