Title :
The ACGT Master Ontology on Cancer – A New Terminology Source for Oncological Practice
Author :
Brochhausen, Mathias ; Weiler, Gabriele ; Cocos, Cristian ; Stenzhorn, Holger ; Graf, Norbert ; Dorr, Michael ; Tsiknakis, Manolis
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Formal Ontology & Med. Inf. Sci., Saarland Univ., Saarbrucken
Abstract :
We present a new source of terminology for transnational data exchange in oncology, emphasizing the integration of both clinical and molecular data. In order to achieve best results in semantic interoperability, the ACGT project provides an ontology on cancer research and management. Besides examining pre-existing sources of terminology, were view methods of ontology development, and present best practices to be employed in the development of the ACGT Master Ontology. The clinical trial management system that is currently developed within ACGT constitutes a central use of the ontology at this point.
Keywords :
cancer; medical computing; ontologies (artificial intelligence); ACGT master ontology; cancer; clinical trial management system; oncology; semantic interoperability; transnational data exchange; Biomedical computing; Cancer; Clinical trials; Computer science; Data analysis; Information science; Oncology; Ontologies; Project management; Terminology; Cancer Management; Ontology; Terminology Resource;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Based Medical Systems, 2008. CBMS '08. 21st IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Jyvaskyla
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3165-6
DOI :
10.1109/CBMS.2008.17
