Title :
Knowledge-based support in study design of scientific urological research
Author :
D´Hollosy, Wendy ; Witjes, Wim P J ; Mars, Nicolaas J I ; Robbé, Pieter F de Vries ; Debruyne, Frans M J ; Wijkstra, Hessel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Urology, Univ. Hospital Nijmegen, Netherlands
Abstract :
The process of scientific research in medicine is a complex matter. This process consists, among others, of the design of a study, and data management during the study. Computers have turned out to be useful tools to support parts of this research process. URIS is an example of a tool for computerized data management. This paper describes a knowledge based system that supports all aspects of the design process of new clinical trials and their corresponding protocols. The system should also be able to support parts of this process. The development and design of a system called PROSYS (PROtocol design SYStem) are described
Keywords :
deductive databases; design of experiments; medical expert systems; medicine; protocols; PROSYS; URIS; clinical trials; computerized data management; data management; knowledge based system; knowledge-based support; medicine; protocols; scientific research; scientific urological research; study design; Biomedical informatics; Clinical trials; Computer science; Drugs; Hospitals; Mars; Process design; Protocols; Safety; Statistics;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2475-7
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1995.575318
