Title :
Field Testing a Reporting Procedure for Oesophageal Biopsies
Author :
Plumley, Jon ; Naguib, Raouf N G ; Gatward, Richard
Author_Institution :
Biomed. Comput. & Eng. Technol. Appl. Res. Group (BIOCORE), Coventry Univ., Coventry, UK
Abstract :
This paper describes the development of a language and reporting structure for pathologists in the reporting of oesophageal biopsies. Biopsies are needed to confirm a diagnosis after endoscopic procedures and it has been noted that differences of diagnosis exist between pathologists. An ontology is proposed that is expected to reduce the variations that currently exist. The reporting procedure was field tested by a selection of consultant pathologists. The result of the testing is reported.
Keywords :
cancer; endoscopes; medical computing; ontologies (artificial intelligence); patient diagnosis; consultant pathologists; endoscopic procedures; field testing; oesophageal biopsies; ontology; reporting procedure; Cancer; Databases; Gastroenterology; Observers; Ontologies; Pathology; Web pages; Barrett´s; Biopsy; Fieldtest; Oesophagus; Ontology; Pathologists;
Conference_Titel :
Developments in E-systems Engineering (DeSE), 2011
Conference_Location :
Dubai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-2186-1
DOI :
10.1109/DeSE.2011.44
