Heart failure ontology

• Autorzy: Jovic A. , Gamberger D. , Krstacic G.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Ontology represents explicit specification of knowledge in a specific domain of interest in the form of concepts and relations among them. This paper presents a medical ontology describing the domain of heart failure (HF). Construction of ontology for a domain like HF is recognized as an important step in systematization of existing medical knowledge. The main virtue of ontology is that the represented knowledge is both computer and human-readable. The current development of the HF ontology is one of the main results of the EU Heartfaid project. The ontology has been implemented using Ontology Web Language and Protégé editing tool. It consists of roughly 200 classes, 100 relations and 2000 instances. The ontology is a precise, voluminous, portable, and upgradable representation of the HF domain. It is also a useful framework for building knowledge based systems in the HF domain, as well as for unambiguous communication between professionals. In the process of developing the HF ontology there have been significant technical and medical dilemmas. The current result should not be treated as the ultimate solution but as a starting point that will stimulate further research and development activities that can be very relevant for both intelligent computer systems and precise communication of medical knowledge.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

heart failure; ontology; knowledge representation; decision support system; intelligent data analysis

• Wydawca: Uniwersytet Jagielloński - Collegium Medicum ; Index Copernicus Sp. z o.o.
• Czasopismo: Bio-Algorithms and Med-Systems
• Rocznik: 2011
• Tom: Vol. 7, no. 2
• Strony: 101--110
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 38 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Jovic A.

• Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Unska 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

autor

Gamberger D.

• Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Bijenicka 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

autor

Krstacic G.

• Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases and Rehabilitation, Draskoviceva 13, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

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