Title :
An information retrieval system for medical records & documents
Author :
Chou, Shihchieh ; Chang, Weiping ; Cheng, Chin-Yi ; Jehng, Jihn-Chang ; Chang, Chenchao
Author_Institution :
Department of Information Management, National Central University, No.300, Jhongda Rd., Jhongli City, 320, Taiwan
Abstract :
The forms of the medical records are different from one institute to another. Moreover, medical records are always stored in free text. Consequently, medical records almost can not be logically analyzed and understood by machines. In this paper, we have applied the information retrieval (IR) technique in the using of medical records. We have implemented an IR system for the users, such as doctors and patients, to query similar or related medical records to support diagnosis and treatment. Knowledge retrieval for reuse is the key idea of this system.
Keywords :
Biomedical imaging; Diagnostic expert systems; Diseases; Humans; Information retrieval; Medical diagnosis; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical expert systems; Medical treatment; Paramagnetic resonance; Humans; Information Systems; Medical Records Systems, Computerized; Software;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1814-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649446
