CARS 2002 Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002 Proceedings of the 16th International Congress and Exhibition Paris, June 26–29,2002

Progess in specific computer-assisted techniques (digital imaging , computer-aided diagnosis, image-guided surgery, MEMS, etc.) combined with computer-assisted integration tools offers a valuable complement to or replacement for existing procedures in healthcare. Physicians are now employing PACS and telemedicine systems as enabling infrastructures to improve quality of and access to healthcare. Tools based on CAD and CAS facilitate completely new paths in patient care. To ensure that CARS tools benefit the patient, collaboration between various disciplines, specifically radiology, surgery, engineering, informatics, and healthcare management, is a critical factor. A multidisciplinary congress like CARS is a step in the desired direction of knowledge sharing and crossover education. It provides the necessary cooperative framework for advancing the development and application of modern computer-assisted technologies in healthcare.

6th Annual Conference of the International Society for Computer Aided Surgery - ISCAS; 16th International Congress and Exhibiton on Computer Assisted Radiology - CAR; 4th International Workshop on Computer-Aided Diagnosis - CAD; 2002 International Symposium on Cardiovascular Imaging CVI; Poster Session: 16th International Congress and Exhibition on Computer Assisted Radiology - CAR; 6th Annual Conference of the International Society for Computer Aided Surgery - ISCAS; 4th International Workshop on Computer-Aided Diagnosis - CAD; 2002 International Symposium on Cardiovascular Imaging - CVI; 8th Computed Maxillofacial Imaging Congress - CMI.