Sokolowski / Banks Modeling and Simulation in the Medical and Health Sciences

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-00318-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten, E-Book

This edited book is divided into three parts: Fundamentals ofMedical and Health Sciences Modeling and Simulation introducesmodeling and simulation in the medical and health sciences; Medicaland Health Sciences Models provides the theoretical underpinningsof medical and health sciences modeling; and Modeling andSimulation Applications in Medical and Health Sciences focuses onteaching, training, and research applications. The bookbegins with a general discussion of modeling andsimulation from the modeling and simulation disciplineperspective. This discussion grounds the reader in commonterminology. It also relates this terminology to conceptsfound in the medical and health care (MHC) area to help bridge thegap between developers and MHC practitioners. Three distinct modesof modeling and simulation are described: live, constructive, andvirtual. The live approach explains the concept of using real(live) people employing real equipment for training purposes. The constructive mode is a means of engaging medicalmodeling and simulation. In constructive simulation,simulated people and simulated equipment are developed to augmentreal-world conditions for training or experimentationpurposes. The virtual mode is perhaps the most fascinating asvirtual operating rooms and synthetic training environments arebeing produced for practitioners and educators at break-neckspeed. In this mode, real people are employing simulatedequipment to improve physical skills and decision-making ability.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sokolowski, John A.

Banks, Catherine M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors.
Foreword.
Preface.
Part One Fundamentals of Medical and Health Sciences Modelingand Simulation.
1 Introduction to Modeling and Simulation in the Medical andHealth Sciences (Catherine M. Banks).
2 The Practice of Modeling and Simulation: Tools of theTrade (John A. Sokolowski).
Part Two. Modeling for the Medical and HealthSciences.
3 Mathematical Models of Tumor Growth and Wound Healing (JohnA. Adam).
4 Physical Modeling (Stacie I. Ringleb).
Part Three. Modeling and Simulation Applications.
5 Humans as Models (C. Donald Combs).
6 Modeling the Human System (Mohammed Ferdjallah and Gyu TaeKim).
7 Robotics (Richard Lee).
8 Training (Paul E. Phrampus).
9 Patient Care (Eugene Santos Jr, Joseph Rosen, Keum Joo Kim,Fei Yu, Dequing Li, Elizabeth Jacob, Lindsay Katona).
10 Future of Modeling and Simulation in the Medical and HealthSciences (Richard M. Satava).
Appendix.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

John A. Sokolowski, PhD, is the Executive Director of theVirginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC) at OldDominion University, where he is also Associate Professor ofModeling and Simulation Engineering. He is the coeditor ofPrinciples of Modeling and Simulation: A Multidisciplinary Approachand Modeling and Simulation Fundamentals: Theoretical Underpinningsand Practical Domains and coauthor of Modeling and Simulation forAnalyzing Global Events, all published by Wiley.
Catherine M. Banks, PhD, is Research Associate Professorat VMASC. She is the coeditor of Principles of Modeling andSimulation: A Multidisciplinary Approach and Modeling andSimulation Fundamentals: Theoretical Underpinnings and PracticalDomains and the coauthor of Modeling and Simulation for AnalyzingGlobal Events.