The Use and Ethics of Digital Twins in Medicine

• Published in: The Journal of law, medicine & ethics Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 583 - 596
• Main Authors: Iqbal, Jeffrey David, Krauthammer, Michael, Biller-Andorno, Nikola
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Cambridge University Press 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Adoption of innovations; Algorithms; Bioethics; Cardiovascular disease; Debates; Digital twins; Ethics; Finite volume method; Health care access; Heart; Machine learning; Medical equipment; Medical technology; Medicine; Patients; Pattern recognition; Precision medicine; Preventive maintenance; Robots; Software; Technology; Telemedicine

Digital Health Technologies (DHTs) are currently the subject of much debate both in terms of their technological frontiers as well as their ethical, legal and societal implications (ELSI). Regulation of such technologies as medical devices currently lacks behind their level of adoption. Digital Twin...