5G in healthcare: how fast will be the transformation?
Sathian DananjayanGerard Marshall RajPublished in: Irish journal of medical science (2020)
The 5G technology, with its low latency, high speed, enhanced high-resolution bandwidth, superior reliability, and less energy consumption, is bound to transform telemedicine and the healthcare industry as a whole. This next-generation wireless networking technology has many far-reaching implications in both preventive and therapeutic care of the patients. Remote monitoring of patients is possible with wearables facilitated by robust sensors coupled to 5G network. Virtual patient consultation; augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR)-based simulated surgeries; artificial intelligence (AI)-powered robotic surgeries; real-time maintenance of ambulances and other medical devices; and dynamic huge data repository are some of the other applications of 5G technology in the health sector.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- artificial intelligence
- virtual reality
- end stage renal disease
- high resolution
- high speed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- big data
- palliative care
- machine learning
- prognostic factors
- deep learning
- mental health
- minimally invasive
- mass spectrometry
- quality improvement
- climate change
- low cost
- health information
- data analysis
- health promotion