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Digital Twin Technology In Patient Care: Opportunities And Challenges


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Published in Science and Technology on Saturday, February 15th 2025 at 5:22 GMT by TheHealthSite   Print publication without navigation

  • What is digital twin technology and how can this be used in the field of medicine? Read this exclusive interview with UCL's Prof Peter Coveney to know about it all.

The article from TheHealthSite.com discusses the emerging role of digital twin technology in healthcare, highlighting both its opportunities and challenges. Digital twins are virtual models of physical entities, in this case, patients, which can simulate and predict health outcomes based on real-time data. This technology offers personalized medicine by allowing doctors to test treatments virtually before applying them physically, potentially improving patient outcomes and reducing costs. Opportunities include enhanced diagnostics, predictive maintenance of health, and tailored treatment plans. However, challenges include data privacy and security concerns, the complexity of creating accurate models, the need for vast amounts of high-quality data, and the integration of this technology into existing healthcare systems. Ethical considerations, such as consent for data usage and the potential for misuse of predictive data, also pose significant hurdles. The article emphasizes the need for robust frameworks to address these issues to fully harness the potential of digital twins in patient care.

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[ https://www.thehealthsite.com/diseases-conditions/digital-twin-technology-in-patient-care-opportunities-and-challenges-1186589/ ]

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