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Health Care in the Cyberspace: Medical Cyber-Physical System and Digital Twin Challenges

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Cyber-Physical Systems and Digital Twins are commonly used today in the industrial sector, and the healthcare sector is keen to implement these technological solutions to enhance their capabilities and offer better services for patient care provision. In fact, the adoption of Wireless Body Area Networks (WBAN) based on IoT along with cloud computing systems has led to the development of new methodologies to monitor and treat patients. However, the adoption of the new technologies comes with several challenges in terms of performance and security. Considering that, WBAN can be wearable or implanted under the skin, and the overall concept leads to several cybersecurity challenges that would require deeper investigation. This chapter presents an analysis of the impact that WBAN has on health care. It also provides some definitions of Medical Cyber-Physical Systems (MCPSs) and Digital Twins along with technological enablers such as cloud and IoT.

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Jimenez, J.I., Jahankhani, H., Kendzierskyj, S. (2020). Health Care in the Cyberspace: Medical Cyber-Physical System and Digital Twin Challenges. In: Farsi, M., Daneshkhah, A., Hosseinian-Far, A., Jahankhani, H. (eds) Digital Twin Technologies and Smart Cities. Internet of Things. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18732-3_6

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