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ReviewSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Optimizing Spectral Utilization in Healthcare Internet of Things.

Adeel Iqbal, Ali Nauman, Yazdan Ahmad Qadri, Sung Won Kim

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Review in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Adeel IqbalSchool of Computer Science and Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8692-173X
Ali NaumanSchool of Computer Science and Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2133-5286
Yazdan Ahmad QadriSchool of Computer Science and Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5708-1532
Sung Won KimSchool of Computer Science and Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8454-6980

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2021R1A6A1A03039493National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2022R1A2C1004401
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mainstream adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) devices for health and lifestyle tracking has revolutionized health monitoring systems. Sixth-generation (6G) cellular networks enable IoT healthcare services to reduce the pressures on already resource-constrained facilities, leveraging enhanced ultra-reliable low-latency communication (eURLLC) to make sure critical health data are transmitted with minimal delay. Any delay or information loss can result in serious consequences, making spectrum availability a crucial bottleneck. This study systematically identifies challenges in optimizing spectrum utilization in healthcare IoT (H-IoT) networks, focusing on issues such as dynamic spectrum allocation, interference management, and prioritization of critical medical devices. To address these challenges, the paper highlights emerging solutions, including artificial intelligence-based spectrum management, edge computing integration, and advanced network architectures such as massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) and terahertz (THz) communication. We identify gaps in the existing methodologies and provide potential research directions to enhance the efficiency and reliability of eURLLC in healthcare environments. These findings offer a roadmap for future advancements in H-IoT systems and form the basis of our recommendations, emphasizing the importance of tailored solutions for spectrum management in the 6G era.

Indexed as

Internet of ThingsArtificial IntelligenceComputer Communication NetworksDelivery of Health CareHumansMonitoring, Physiologic6Gartificial intelligenceeURLLChealthcare Internet of things

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PMID39943254
PMCPMC11821208

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