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Interactive tele-radiological segmentation systems for treatment and diagnosis
Author: Dr. L. GortzisTelehealth is the exchange of health information and the provision of health care services through electronic information and communications technology, where participants are separated by geographic, time, social and cultural barriers. The shift of telemedicine from desktop platforms to wireless and mobile technologies is likely to have a significant impact on healthcare in the future.
Int J Telemed Appl. 2012;2012:713739. doi: 10.1155/2012/713739
On PubmedEstimating the success of e-health collaborative services: the THEMIS framework
Author: Dr. L. GortzisThis study proposes a prototype framework (THEMIS) for estimating algebraically the success (S) of the electronic health collaborative services (e-HCS) and examines two hypotheses: first, that the S estimation of an e-HCS, developed by a third-party vendor, demands a ‘shrunk formative model’ and second that causal relationships between the involved dimensions (FFP, CO, COSTS) do exist, and their parameters affect the S – from weakly to strongly and vice-versa.
Informatics for Health and Social Care 2011
On PubmedCoordinating effectively a heart attack pre-hospital service process using constraint optimization programming
Author: C. Pylarinou Author: Dr. L. Gortzis Author: S. ZimerasThe most crucial factor when dealing with heart attack incidents is the fast and accurate diagnosis and pre hospital service of the patient. Considering the need of handling time efficiently, emphasis is paid on the interval time management starting from the moment the incident is recognized up to the time the patient is in an emergency unit.
International Conference of Electrical and Control Engineering (ICECE), 2011, Yichang 16-18 Sept. 2011, ISBN 978-1-4244-8162-0, pp. 4752 – 4755
On PubmedSelecting Healthcare Information Systems Provided By Third-Party Vendors: A Mind Map Beyond The Manuals
Author: Dr. L. GortzisThe selection of a new healthcare information system (HIS) has always been a daunting process for clinicians, health care providers and policy makers. The objective of this study is to present the lessons learned and the main findings from several relevant case studies to support this process.
Journal Informatics for Health and Social Care Vol. 35, No. 1, Pages 1-9 2010, Jan 02
On Pubmede-Health: Are there expert patients out there?
Author: Dr. L. GortzisThe patients' ability to perform healthcare measurements by themselves using the information communication technologies (ICT) is a valuable variable. But are there 'expert patients' out there? The objective of the present study is to address this question. In Scenario A, participants performed measurements themselves using a portable biosignal device (PBD) in 'bedside settings'.
Journal Health Sociology Review Vol. 18 Issue 2 2009, Jul 26
On PubmedInvestigating the prognostic accuracy of standardized data mining algorithms in Intensive Care Unit
Author: Dr. L. Gortzis et al.Modern clinicians use scalable data mining models to evaluate their hypotheses. The purpose of this paper is to present the lessons learned in solving prognostic problems in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) by using data mining models developed with standardized algorithms as an alternative solution to clinical assessment tools.
Journal of Computational Methods in Science and Engineering
On PubmedDigital Rights Management in Organisations: A Critical Consideration with a Socio-Technical Approach
Author: Dr.D. Pappa Author: Dr. L. GortzisWith emerging technologies constantly creating new possibilities for organisations to manage their information resources, this chapter proposes a model for designing systems to control access to, and usage of, digital resources in organisations.
Digital Rights Management for e-Commerce Systems
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Author: Dr. L. Gortzis et al.The performance of separate Intensive Care Unit (ICU) status scoring systems vis-à-vis prediction of outcome is not satisfactory. Computer-based predictive modeling techniques may yield good results but their performance has seldom been extensively compared to that of other mature or emerging predictive models.
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:157 2008, Aug 24
On PubmedTracing and cataloguing knowledge in an e-health cardiology environment
Author: Dr. L. GortzisIn an e-health cardiology environment, the current knowledge engineering systems can support two knowledge processes; the knowledge tracing, and the knowledge cataloguing. We have developed an n-tier system capable of supporting these processes by enabling human collaboration in each phase along with, a prototype scalable knowledge engineering tactic. A knowledge graph is used as a dynamic information structure. Biosignal data (values of HR, QRS, and ST variables)
Journal of Biomedical Informatics Vol 41, (2), Pages 217–223 2008, Apr 02
On PubmedPortable biomedical devices: a critical issue during telecare services design
Author: Dr. L. Gortzis et al.The selection of a portable biomedical device (PBD) is a key issue regarding telecare service design. The objective of this study is to investigate the accuracy parameters of a PBD under different settings and levels. By using a commercial PBD, trials were performed in a referral cardiology center and on the Olympia Explorer of the Royal Olympia Cruises, and the Superfast XII of Superfast Ferries.
Inform Health Soc Care. 2008 Jun;33(2):91-8 2008, June 26
On PubmedCollaborative work during interventional radiological procedures based on a multicast satellite-terrestrial network
Author: Dr. L. Gortzis et al.Collaboration is a key requirement in several contemporary interventional radiology procedures (IRPs). This work proposes a multicast hybrid satellite system capable of supporting advanced IRP collaboration, and evaluates its feasibility and applicability. Following a detailed IRP requirements study, we have developed a system which supports IRP collaboration through the employment of a hybrid satellite-terrestrial network, a prototype multicast version of wavelet based interactive communication system
IEEE Trans Inf Technol Biomed. 2007 Sep;11(5):597-9
On PubmedClinical Teleradiology: Collaboration over the Web During Interventional Radiology Procedures
Author: Dr. L. GortzisWeb-based collaborative clinical teleradiology can be looked upon as a set of services for quality assurance that enables expertise sharing and furthers health education opportunities. In particular, this set of services is a requisite of optimizing the final outcomes: structuring a common collaborative educational basis able to connect simultaneously
TELERADIOLOGY, Editors Sajeesh Kumar, Elizabeth Krupinski SPRINGER-VERLAG. (INVITED) (2008) ISBN: 9783540788706, pp 101-113 2008, Aug 13
Explore nowOptimizing the interventional cardiology facility: services integration in routine workflowy
Author: Dr. L. Gortzis et al.Integration of administrative and clinical data, imaging, and expert services, although challenging,is a key requirement in contemporary interventional cardiology facilities (ICF). We propose a workflow-oriented hybrid system to support the ICF and investigate its feasibility and effectiveness in a referral medical center. We have developed a Java-powered hybrid system (NetCARDIO), able to support over web synchronous and asynchronous data management, real time multimedia data telemonitoring and continuous telementoring.
Methods of Information in Medicine, 2007 (Vol. 46): Issue 3 2007 2007, Jul 02
Explore nowDesigning and redesigning medical telecare services: a forces-oriented model
Author: Dr. L. GortzisMedical telecare services' designing and redesigning still remains a challenging issue since it often depends on how a number of socio-technological issues are framed. This work has two key objectives; the former is to theoretically analyze the nature of a telecare environment by developing a model that reveals potential areas of analysis and the latter is to support designing and redesigning medical telecare services by formulating a strategy as well as a number of 'state of the art' guidelines.
Methods Inf Med. 2007;46(1):27-35 2007, Apr 02
On PubmedClinical-Oriented Collaboration Over the Web During Interventional Radiology Procedures
Author: Dr. L. GortzisMultidisciplinary collaboration is a key requirement in several contemporary interventional radiology procedures (IRPs). We proposed a hybrid system (NetAngio) to enable "on the fly” heterogeneous collaboration to support IRP providing intraoperating essential services, and investigate its feasibility and effectiveness in a referral medical center. We have developed a Web-based, cost-effective structure, able to support real-time mentoring, image manipulation, and education services beyond the boundaries.
Telemedicine and e-Health 12(4): 448-456. doi:10.1089/tmj.2006.12.448. 2006, Aug 24
Explore nowDesign and implementation of a web-enabled haematological system
Author: Dr. L. GortzisThis work describes the design and the implementation of a web-enabled integrated haematological system, named e-HS. The proposed system runs on a set of distributed network nodes providing useful haematological services. These services include patient-oriented data management, digitized histopathological slides (DHS) acquisition, teleconsulting facilities, etc.The objective of e-HS is to supply web-enabled services according to haematological requirements, implement a distributed storage scheme for DHS, and provide a common database containing all haematological laboratory results by using eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and web technologies.
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, Volume 75, Issue 3, Pages 221–234 2004, Sept 04
On PubmedTele-diagnostic and Therapeutic Guidance in Urology
Author: Dr. L. GortzisTo design a Web-based network for diagnostic and therapeutic guidance in urology.We designed an architectural model of a low-cost multimedia Web platform that runs on a collection of distributed collaborative network nodes to provide a set of urologist-oriented Web-enabled services. Any node of the platform was able to share patient-oriented data via automated processes with appropriate authorization, confidentiality, and high-security protocols.
Journal of Endourology Volume: 18 Issue 7 2004, Oct 02
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