Title :
A database system for capturing and reporting cardiac catheterization results
Author :
Buckwold, Jonathan ; Pauker, Stephen G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Med., New England Med. Center, Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
A database is developed which accepts cardiac catheterization results directly from the physician and generates a report in natural English. A relational version of this system failed because of the sparse and multi-valued nature of the data. The current database owes its success to a hierarchical organization which facilitates efficient disk use as well as the robust generation of natural language reports
Keywords :
cardiology; database management systems; medical computing; report generators; cardiac catheterization results; database system; efficient disk use; hierarchical organization; natural English; natural language reports; report generation; Art; Arteries; Catheterization; Database systems; Decision making; Laboratories; Lesions; Natural languages; Relational databases; Robustness;
Conference_Titel :
Computers in Cardiology 1990, Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2225-3
DOI :
10.1109/CIC.1990.144173
