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Dewey Class	515.64
Title	Optimization in Medicine ([Ebook]) / edited by Carlos J. S. Alves, Panos M. Pardalos, Luis Nunes Vicente.
Author	Alves, Carlos J. S.
Added Personal Name	Pardalos, Panos M.
Added Personal Name	Vicente, Luis Nunes
Other name(s)	SpringerLink (Online service)
Publication	New York, NY : Springer , 2008.
Physical Details	: online resource.
Series	Springer Optimization and Its Applications 1931-6828 ; ; 12
ISBN	9780387732992
Summary Note	Optimization has become an essential tool in addressing the limitation of resources and need for better decision-making in the medical field. Both continuous and discrete mathematical techniques are playing an increasingly important role in understanding several fundamental problems in medicine. This volume presents a wide range of medical applications that can utilize mathematical computing. Examples include using an algorithm for considering the seed reconstruction problem in brachytherapy and using optimization-classification models to assist in the early prediction, diagnosis and detection of diseases. Discrete optimization techniques and measures derived from the theory of nonlinear dynamics, with analysis of multi-electrode electroencephalographic (EEG) data, assist in predicting impending epileptic seizures. Mathematics in medicine can also be found in recent cancer research. Sophisticated mathematical models and optimization algorithms have been used to generate treatment plans for radionuclide implant and external beam radiation therapy. Optimization techniques have also been used to automate the planning process in Gamma Knife treatment, as well as to address a variety of medical image registration problems. This work grew out of a workshop on optimization which was held during the 2005 CIM Thematic Term on Optimization in Coimbra, Portugal. It provides an overview of the state-of-the-art in optimization in medicine and will serve as an excellent reference for researchers in the medical computing community and for those working in applied mathematics and optimization.:
Contents note	Introduction -- Randomized Algorithms for Mixed Matching and Covering in Hypergraphs in 3-D Seed Reconstruction in Brachytherapy -- Decomposition of Matrices and Static Multileaf Collimators: A Survey -- The Influence of Dose Grid Resolution on Beam Selection Strategies in Radiotherapy Treatment Design -- Neuro-Dynamic Programming for Fractionated Radiotherapy Programming -- Optimal Control in High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Surgery -- Optimal Reconstruction Kernels in Medical Imaging -- Global Optimization and Spacial Synchronization Changes Prior to Epileptic Seizures -- Optimization-Based Predictive Models in Medicine and Biology -- References -- Index.
System details note	Online access to this digital book is restricted to subscription institutions through IP address (only for SISSA internal users).
Internet Site	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73299-2
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Calculus of variations and optimal control; optimization . Imaging / Radiology . Mathematical optimization . Radiology, Medical . Authors: Alves, Carlos J. S. . editor . Pardalos, Panos M. . Vicente, Luis Nunes . Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service) . Series: Springer Optimization and Its Applications . Classification: 515.64 . 515.64 (DDC 22) .

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