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Technology Developments to Face the COVID-19 Pandemic: Advances, Challenges, and Trends

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Technology Developments to Face the COVID-19 Pandemic: Advances, Challenges, and Trends
Abstract
The global pandemic triggered by the Corona Virus Disease firstly detected in 2019 (COVID-19), entered the fourth year with many unknown aspects that need to be continuously studied by the medical and academic communities. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), until January 2023, more than 650 million cases were officially accounted (with probably much more non tested cases) with 6,656,601 deaths officially linked to the COVID-19 as plausible root cause. In this Chapter, an overview of some relevant technical aspects related to the COVID-19 pandemic is presented, divided in three parts. First, the advances are highlighted, including the development of new technologies in different areas such as medical devices, vaccines, and computerized system for medical support. Second, the focus is on relevant challenges, including the discussion on how computerized diagnostic supporting systems based on Artificial Intelligence are in fact ready to effectively help on clinical processes, from the perspective of the model proposed by NASA, Technology Readiness Levels (TRL). Finally, two trends are presented with increased necessity of computerized systems to deal with the Long Covid and the interest on Precision Medicine digital tools. Analyzing these three aspects (advances, challenges, and trends) may provide a broader understanding of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the development of Computerized Diagnostic Support Systems.
Book Title
Computerized Systems for Diagnosis and Treatment of COVID-19
Place
Cham
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Date
2023
Pages
1-13
Language
en
ISBN
978-3-031-30788-1
Short Title
Technology Developments to Face the COVID-19 Pandemic
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10/10/23, 4:37 AM
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Citation
Lobo Marques, J. A., & Fong, S. J. (2023). Technology Developments to Face the COVID-19 Pandemic: Advances, Challenges, and Trends. In J. A. Lobo Marques & S. J. Fong (Eds.), Computerized Systems for Diagnosis and Treatment of COVID-19 (pp. 1–13). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30788-1_1
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