| Medical knowledge discovery and management. | |
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PMID: 19562958 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Although the volume of medical information is growing rapidly, the ability to rapidly convert this data into "actionable insights" and new medical knowledge is lagging far behind. The first step in the knowledge discovery process is data management and integration, which logically can be accomplished through the application of data warehouse technologies. A key insight that arises from efforts in biosurveillance and the global scope of military medicine is that information must be integrated over both time (longitudinal health records) and space (spatial localization of health-related events). Once data are compiled and integrated it is essential to encode the semantics and relationships among data elements through the use of ontologies and semantic web technologies to convert data into knowledge. Medical images form a special class of health-related information. Traditionally knowledge has been extracted from images by human observation and encoded via controlled terminologies. This approach is rapidly being replaced by quantitative analyses that more reliably support knowledge extraction. The goals of knowledge discovery are the improvement of both the timeliness and accuracy of medical decision making and the identification of new procedures and therapies. |
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Authors:
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Fred Prior |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Military medicine Volume: 174 ISSN: 0026-4075 ISO Abbreviation: Mil Med Publication Date: 2009 May |
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Created Date: 2009-06-30 Completed Date: 2009-12-15 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 2984771R Medline TA: Mil Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 21-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Electronic Radiology Laboratory, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 4525 Scott Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. |
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Access to Information* Artificial Intelligence Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Hospital Information Systems / organization & administration* Humans Information Dissemination* Information Storage and Retrieval* Male Medical Records Systems, Computerized / organization & administration* Military Medicine Military Personnel Semantics United States |
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