Toward the Internet of Medical Things: Architecture, trends and challenges

Math Biosci Eng. 2024 Jan;21(1):650-678. doi: 10.3934/mbe.2024028. Epub 2022 Dec 19.

Abstract

In recent years, the growing pervasiveness of wearable technology has created new opportunities for medical and emergency rescue operations to protect users' health and safety, such as cost-effective medical solutions, more convenient healthcare and quick hospital treatments, which make it easier for the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) to evolve. The study first presents an overview of the IoMT before introducing the IoMT architecture. Later, it portrays an overview of the core technologies of the IoMT, including cloud computing, big data and artificial intelligence, and it elucidates their utilization within the healthcare system. Further, several emerging challenges, such as cost-effectiveness, security, privacy, accuracy and power consumption, are discussed, and potential solutions for these challenges are also suggested.

Keywords: Internet of Medical Things; artificial intelligence; big data; challenges; cloud computing; wearable devices.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Artificial Intelligence*
  • Big Data
  • Cloud Computing
  • Internet
  • Internet of Things*