Handbook of Clinical Automation, Robotics, andOptimization
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GERALD J. KOST, MD, PhD, is Professor of Medical Pathology and Director of Clinical Chemistry in the School of Medicine and a member of the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Group at the University of California, Davis. He received his BS in Engineering and MS (EEP) in Engineering-Economic Systems from Stanford University. He received his PhD in Bioengineering from the University of California, San Diego, and his MD from the University of California, San Francisco, in a joint medical scientist program. His research focuses on myocardial injury, ionized calcium, point-of-care testing, critical limits, and knowledge optimization to improve outcomes.

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Partial table of contents:

THE FUTURE.

Historical Perspectives and Critical Issues (R. Markin).

THEORY AND FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES.

Neural Networks (F. Vertosick).

Fuzzy Logic Expert Systems (J. Martin & L. Maquire).

ROBOTICS, VISUAL PROCESSING, AND INTEGRATED SYSTEMS.

Logistics and Transport (D. Weber).

Image Analysis (W. Wells & V. Memoli).

CLINICAL INNOVATION.

Strategic Planning for Automation (M. Lifshitz & R. De Cresce).

Process Control and On-Line Optimization (S. Middleton & P. Mountain).

POINT-OF-CARE TESTING.

Robotic Automation of Near-Patient Testing (R. Felder).

Information Integration for Point-of-Care and Satellite Testing (E. Jacobs).

OPTIMIZATION.

Assuring Medical Decision Quality Through Decision Analysis for Patients and Physicians (J. Belkora, et al.).

Algorithmic Diagnosis (J. Yang, et al.).

Index.
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