Faculty of Technical Sciences

Subject: Application of geoinformation technologies in medicine (17.BM119A)

Native organizations units: Sub-department for Automatic Control and Systems Engineering
General information:
 
Category Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field Geoinformatika
Interdisciplinary No
ECTS 5
Educational goal:

Acquiring basic and applied knowledge and skills in the field of geoinformation technologies and systems with an emphasis on applications in medicine.

Educational outcome:

- geoinformation technologies basics, - GNSS - remote sensing and image processing - laser scanning - geoinformation systems and importance of their applications in medicine

Course content:

• Introduction to geoinformation technologies and systems Geoinformation technology basics, position and role of geoinformation systems in medicine. Introducing of modern geoinformation technologies and systems in medicine and health care. • Global Navigational Satellite System - GNSS Fundamentals of GNSS technologies, dedicated hardware and software. Applications of GNSS technologies, GNSS-based services. GNSS applications in medicine. • Remote sensing and image processing technologies Data acquisition, interpretation and presentation. Relevant data for applications in medicine. Computer-based image processing, methods of image forming and analysis. • Laser scanning and close-range photogrammetry Imaging, measurements and image interpretation, 3D analysis. Medical instruments. • Geoinformation system - GIS Fundamentals of geographic information systems. Importance of applications in medicine. Geoinformation system and health-care information system. • GIS in medicine Integration of spatial information on patient’s location, access roads, patient’s condition, priorities. Analysis of integrated information as a support in decision making. Role of GIS in determination of intervention priority and improvement of medical services. Access, analysis and visual presentation of relevant data. • Location based services in medicine Services that use coordinates of user’s location as improvement of medical services. Support systems for emergency services and services for transportation of organs for transplantation. Health care, management of emergency situations.

Teaching methods:

Lectures. Computer practice. Laboratory practice. Consultations.

Literature:
Authors Title Year Publisher Language
Shekhar, S., Chawla, S. Spatial Databases: A Tour 2003 Prentice-Hall, New Jersey English
Burrough, P., McDonnell, R. Principi geografskih informacionih sistema 2006 Građevinski fakultet, Beograd Serbian language
Jones, C.B. Geographical Information Systems and Computer Cartography 1997 Longman, Singapore English
McCloy, K.R. Resource Management Information Systems: Remote Sensing, GIS and Modelling 2006 CRC, Taylor & Francis group, New York English
Knowledge evaluation:
Course activity Pre-examination Obligations Number of points
Test Yes Yes 10.00
Test Yes Yes 10.00
Theoretical part of the exam No Yes 50.00
Project Yes Yes 30.00
Lecturers:

Saradnik u nastavi Jeličić Boris

Teaching Associate

Computational classes

prof. dr Sladić Dubravka

Full Professor

Lectures

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