abstract：:In more and more medical settings, physicians have less and less time to be effective communicators. To be effective, they need accurate, current information about their patients. Tailored health communications can facilitate positive patient-provider communications and foster behavioral changes conducive to health. T...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Rimer BK,Glassman B

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While natural language processing systems are beginning to see clinical use, it remains unclear whether they can be disseminated effectively through the health care community. MedLEE, a general-purpose natural language processor developed for Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, was compared to physicians' ability to...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Hripcsak G,Kuperman GJ,Friedman C

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reliable record linkage is a prerequisite for high-quality population-based disease registration. Rapid developments in computer processing have made record linkage both more efficient and more reliable in recent years. At the same time, concerns about confidentiality increasingly hinder record linkage in many disease...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Brenner H,Schmidtmann I

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although arterial mechanical properties have been evaluated using arterial input impedance, the relative difficulty in accurate flow measurement made the value of impedance somewhat limited. To develop an alternative method to evaluate arterial mechanical properties, we analyzed the aortic pressure (AoP)-radial arteri...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Sugimachi M,Kawada T,Shishido T,Matsumoto N,Alexander J Jr,Sunagawa K

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A problem of identifying the phase response curve of the myocardial pacemaker was investigated using a simple dynamic system model of cardiac arrhythmia. A hybrid optimization method of a genetic algorithm and a local optimization technique was employed to obtain a solution of the model fitting. The method was applied...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Ikeda N,Takayanagi K,Takeuchi A,Nara Y,Miyahara H

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method is described to process and interpret multi-channel bioelectrical signals. The bioelectrical signals were recorded noninvasively over the body surface of human subjects at 120 sites. The body surface Laplacian maps were then constructed from the multi-channel bioelectrical potential measurement. The method wa...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： He B,Yu X,Wu D,Mehdi N

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship was studied between the increase in oxygen uptake (VO2) measured breath-by-breath at the mouth, and the increase in femoral artery blood flow measured continuously with pulsed and echo Doppler methods. Five men exercised at 50 W on a knee extension ergometer in both the supine and the upright posture....

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Hughson RL,MacDonald MJ,Shoemaker JK,Borkhoff C

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A one-hundred percent documentation rate of diagnoses and patient data is unfeasible and should not be pursued. Therefore, a "lean documentation" of diagnoses and basic patient data was introduced. Coding is done by a clinic-specific list of diagnoses (thesaurus) with a minimum of diagnostic codes, combined with optio...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Schaarschmidt K,Osada N,Köpcke W

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increased use of computers is a response to the considerable growth in information in all fields of activities. Related to this, in the field of medicine a new component appeared about 40 years ago: Medical Informatics. Its goals are to assist health care professionals in the choice of data to manage and in the ch...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Salamon R,Leroy V,Maurice-Tison S,Le Blanc B

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of computers in the health sector has increased significantly during the last few years in Nigeria. This paper addresses the integration of health and informatics education, or health education and informatics education, or informatics education in health care delivery. It gives an introduction to the status o...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Akinde AD,Soriyan HA,Adagunodo ER

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four tabular and two graphical techniques for the presentation of laboratory test results were evaluated in a reaction time experiment with 25 volunteers. Artificial variables and values were used to represent sets of 12 laboratory tests to eliminate the possible effects of clinical experience. Analyses focused on fou...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Verheij R,Hoeke JO,Bonke B,van Strik R,Gelsema ES

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes a system for the optimization of the prehospital assessment of emergency, in cases involving thoraco-abdominal complaints and consciousness problems. This assessment is performed by nurses on the basis of a telephone interview at ambulance dispatch centers. The system has a body of biomedical an...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Post WM,Koster W,Srámek M,Schreiber G,Zocca V,de Vries B

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reliable record linkage is an essential component of the quality of population-based disease registration. Quality assessment of disease registries should, therefore, include quantitative approaches to describe the extent of record-linkage errors. The homonym and synonym rates have been proposed for this purpose. The ...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Brenner H,Schmidtmann I

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information processing in hospitals, especially in university hospitals, is currently faced with two major issues: low-cost hardware and progress in networking technology leads to a further decentralization of computing capacity, due to the increasing need for information processing in hospitals and due to economic re...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Winter A,Haux R

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The illustration of a patient's history by a graphical primitive is discussed. Illustration technology is presented which simultaneously represents quantitative examination findings (e.g., laboratory values) and qualitative findings (e.g., from function diagnostics) by a single geometrical figure. Depending on the med...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Goldschmidt AJ,Luz CJ,Giere W,Lüdecke R,Jonas D

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a tutorial introduction to the handling of uncertainty and decision-making in medical reasoning systems. It focuses on the central role of uncertainty in all of medicine and identifies the major themes that arise in research papers. It then reviews simple Bayesian formulations of the problem and pu...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Szolovits P

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Version 3 of the Read Codes was designed in response to a new set of requirements generated by three new terming initiatives in the UK, the Clinical Terms Project, the Professions Allied to Medicine Terms Project and the Nursing Terms Project. The challenge was to cope with the detail required by clinical specialists ...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： O'Neil M,Payne C,Read J

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the design of a fully general procedure for semantico-pragmatic interpretation of natural language texts does not seem to be feasible with current scientific knowledge and technology, the more practical microworld based approaches lack generality and portability. A compromise between generality and practicality ...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Wehrli E,Clark R

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A compartmental model for the simulation of in-vivo insulin-like growth factor one (IGF-I) kinetics and metabolism is presented. The model is based on the concept that IGF binding proteins (IGFBPs) act as a reservoir for IGF-I in plasma, thereby restricting its access to the extravascular space. The model is divided i...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Boroujerdi MA,Sonksen PH,Jones RH

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of computers in the field of medical education is common. Our purpose is to present a Computer-Assisted Instruction system which has been developed over ten years at the University of Compiègne and the University of Rennes Medical School. This system can be used to help the student to solve clinical cases by a...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Fontaine D,Le Beux P,Riou C,Jacquelinet C

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper tries to compare six Health Informatics/Medical Informatics (HI/MI) programs by a number of attributes in standardized form. The different programs and their curricula were summarized at the 5th IMIA Working Conference on HI/MI Education at Heidelberg/Heilbronn. The presentation is condensed to a synoptical...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Dickhaus H

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on personal experiences, observations are offered on health information in developing countries, ways in which information systems can be strengthened, and opportunities for health-information science graduates. Although data collection consumes a significant portion of the health worker's day, information syste...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Hull C

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdomen requiring surgical intervention. The clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis is not always easy due to variable symptomatology, particularly at the onset. The contributions of history-taking and physical examination in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis wa...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Pesonen E,Ikonen J,Juhola M,Eskelinen M

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Bonhoeffer-van der Pol equation with a stable limit cycle is proposed as a model of the pacemaker in the sino-atrial node to explain heart rate regulation. Standard tools, such as the phase transition curve in nonlinear dynamic system theory, are used to analyze the model and results are compared with other studies ...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Sato S,Doi S,Nomura T

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous recording of intraluminal pressures for extended periods of time is currently regarded as a valuable method for detection of esophageal motor abnormalities. A subsequent automatic analysis of the resulting motility data relies on strict mathematical criteria for recognition of pressure events. Due to great ...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Jakobsen E,Kruse-Andersen S,Kolberg J

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A non-parametric method is presented for modelling nonlinear dynamic mechanisms of respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) in anesthesia caused by positive pressure ventilation. RR interval sequences are shown with Tsay's linearity test to contain both short-term and long-term nonlinear components, which cannot completely ...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Loula P,Lipping T,Jäntti V,Yli-Hankala A

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is estimated that, in Japan, several million people suffer from urinary incontinence caused by, e.g., cerebrovascular disease, abdominal operations, spinal-cord damage, etc. Urinary incontinence is said to be a 'hidden' disease. When no adequate treatment is given, a serious situation may arise for both patients an...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Kodama H,Hieda I,Kuchinomachi Y,Takeichi H,Matsumoto H

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To display multidimensional laboratory measurements, Hoeke et al. (1991) proposed a technique that uses plotting axes radiating from a point, assigns each test to a separate axis, and links the test results with line segments. A special nonlinear scaling ensures that a patient whose results all fall in the normal rang...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Hoaglin DC

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart rate is known to increase under the influence of increased sympathetic stimulation rates during exertion or stress. Few data are available regarding the rate response to exercise near the fatigue limit, for normal women. The effects on heart rate were studied of fatigue limiting exercise in 87 asymptomatic, norm...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Bowyer AF,Thomas RA,Bowyer SR

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HEALTH WATCH, a longitudinal prospective study of healthy aging, was designed to characterize a healthy population of 2,200 men and women, ages 20-80 years in 1970. Biochemical, hematological, and physiological tests are performed annually over three weekly visits, combined with a self-administered HEALTH WATCH questi...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Schmidt RM

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Construction of medical knowledge bases for use in expert systems is an arduous task. We propose a procedure for obtaining medical knowledge via automated analysis of citations found in the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE database. In this method, simple pattern of keywords and subheading co-occurrences are det...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Cimino JJ,Barnett GO

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rough-sets approach was applied to a data set consisting of animal study results and other compound characteristics to generate local and global (certain/possible) sets of rules for prediction of developmental toxicity in human subjects. A modified version of the rough-sets approach is proposed to allow the construc...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Hashemi RR,Jelovsek FR,Razzaghi M

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we describe LIED (Liver: Information, Education and Diagnosis), a diagnostic expert system devoted to medical education in the field of hepatology. LIED combines the facilities of a traditional expert system for clinical diagnosis with several modules designed for educational purposes. The goal of such m...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Console L,Molino G,Ripa di Meana V,Torasso P

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psych Topix is a knowledge-based program which guides the clinician from an on-line clinical report to a search of the psychiatric literature or of other relevant databases. It provides this guidance by using an outline of key topics in a clinical field to provide "concept-based" links. Each topic is augmented with an...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Powsner SM,Miller PL

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathfinder is an expert system that assists surgical pathologists with the diagnosis of lymph-node diseases. The program is one of a growing number of normative expert systems that use probability and decision theory to acquire, represent, manipulate, and explain uncertain medical knowledge. In this article, we descri...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Heckerman DE,Horvitz EJ,Nathwani BN

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many clinics are interested to use software packages in daily practice, but lack of integration of such packages seriously limits their scope. In practice this often entails switching between programs and interrupting the run of an individual program. A multi-task approach would not solve this problem as it would not ...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Pinciroli F,Combi C,Pozzi G,Rossi R

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The PHOENIX Radiology Consultant is a rule-based expert system which assists physicians in planning radiological work-up strategies. This article describes the methods used to create and validate the system's knowledge base. The feasibility and acceptability of PHOENIX were tested for two years in a clinical trial. Du...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Kahn CE Jr

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Bayesian decision support system was developed for the diagnosis of rheumatic disorders. Knowledge in this system is represented as evidential weights of findings. Simple weights were calculated as the logarithm of likelihood ratios on the basis of 1,000 consecutive patients from a rheumatological clinic. The effect...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Bernelot Moens HJ,van der Korst JK

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A polygon-based graphical representation of laboratory test results using nonlinear scaling is described. It is argued that the nonlinearity of the scale and the use of colors in the representation facilitates interpretation of the test result in its relationship to the standard reference range and critical clinical d...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Hoeke JO,Gelsema ES,Wulkan RW,Leijnse B

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last decade there has been a wealth of papers discussing the development of scoring systems in medicine, some of which have led to fully operational computer-aided diagnostic systems. In this paper we sketch the development of a simple scoring system for one of the more common rheumatic diseases, rheumatoid...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Rigby AS

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00