6G in Clinical Applications: Integrating New Network Approaches in Healthcare

The increase in staff shortage, particularly in urgently needed care professions, is becoming an immense problem in the German healthcare system. This critical issue is further intensified by the fact that the healthcare system is still a strongly human-dependent and often insufficiently interconnec...

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Main Authors: Kolb Sven, Jurosch Franziska, Kröger Nicolai, Mehmeti Fidan, Bernhard Lukas, Fuchtmann Jonas, Speidel Stefanie, Kellerer Wolfgang, Wilhelm Dirk
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Published: De Gruyter 2024-09-01
Series:Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2024-1060
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description The increase in staff shortage, particularly in urgently needed care professions, is becoming an immense problem in the German healthcare system. This critical issue is further intensified by the fact that the healthcare system is still a strongly human-dependent and often insufficiently interconnected environment. Automation, medical robotics and the concept of model-based medicine can play a key role not only in addressing these issues and supporting clinical staff, but also in enabling new applications to improve patient care. While many existing approaches aim to tackle these challenges, they are generally based on current network architectures and standards and are thus constrained by the limitations of these networks. This article highlights the need for a new network approach such as 6G, which offers flexible, dynamic structures, new communication classes and many other new features in order to leverage the true potential of these new technologies.
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spelling doaj-art-b4f3befecb7a460cb59eb234f7aabf3d2025-02-02T15:45:00ZengDe GruyterCurrent Directions in Biomedical Engineering2364-55042024-09-01102333610.1515/cdbme-2024-10606G in Clinical Applications: Integrating New Network Approaches in HealthcareKolb Sven0Jurosch Franziska1Kröger Nicolai2Mehmeti Fidan3Bernhard Lukas4Fuchtmann Jonas5Speidel Stefanie6Kellerer Wolfgang7Wilhelm Dirk8Research Group MITI, University Hospital rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich,Munich, GermanyResearch Group MITI, University Hospital rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich,Munich, GermanyChair of Communication Networks, School of Computation, Information and Technology, Technical University of Munich,Munich, GermanyChair of Communication Networks, School of Computation, Information and Technology, Technical University of Munich,Munich, GermanyResearch Group MITI, University Hospital rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich,Munich, GermanyResearch Group MITI, University Hospital rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich,Munich, GermanyNational Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Division of Translational Surgical Oncology, Technical University of Dresden,Dresden, GermanyChair of Communication Networks, School of Computation, Information and Technology, Technical University of Munich,Munich, GermanyResearch Group MITI, University Hospital rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich,Munich, GermanyThe increase in staff shortage, particularly in urgently needed care professions, is becoming an immense problem in the German healthcare system. This critical issue is further intensified by the fact that the healthcare system is still a strongly human-dependent and often insufficiently interconnected environment. Automation, medical robotics and the concept of model-based medicine can play a key role not only in addressing these issues and supporting clinical staff, but also in enabling new applications to improve patient care. While many existing approaches aim to tackle these challenges, they are generally based on current network architectures and standards and are thus constrained by the limitations of these networks. This article highlights the need for a new network approach such as 6G, which offers flexible, dynamic structures, new communication classes and many other new features in order to leverage the true potential of these new technologies.https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2024-10606gautomationtelemedicinecontext- awarenessin-network computing
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Jurosch Franziska
Kröger Nicolai
Mehmeti Fidan
Bernhard Lukas
Fuchtmann Jonas
Speidel Stefanie
Kellerer Wolfgang
Wilhelm Dirk
6G in Clinical Applications: Integrating New Network Approaches in Healthcare
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
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automation
telemedicine
context- awareness
in-network computing
title 6G in Clinical Applications: Integrating New Network Approaches in Healthcare
title_full 6G in Clinical Applications: Integrating New Network Approaches in Healthcare
title_fullStr 6G in Clinical Applications: Integrating New Network Approaches in Healthcare
title_full_unstemmed 6G in Clinical Applications: Integrating New Network Approaches in Healthcare
title_short 6G in Clinical Applications: Integrating New Network Approaches in Healthcare
title_sort 6g in clinical applications integrating new network approaches in healthcare
topic 6g
automation
telemedicine
context- awareness
in-network computing
url https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2024-1060
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