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Conceptualization of anatomical spatial entities in the Digital Anatomist Foundational Model.

Year: 1999

Type: article

Abstract: Anatomical spatial concepts are indispensable in educational and clinical discourse, yet a system for representing these concepts has not been proposed. Guided by explicit principles and definitions of the Digital Anatomist Foundational Model, we developed an ontology of spaces, surfaces, lines and points that are associated with anatomical structures. Ontologies for Anatomical Structure and Anatomical Spatial Entity were instantiated for the thorax, abdomen, pelvis and perineum. Representing the concepts in--part of--hierarchies as well, provided formative evaluation of the classification. We invite empirical evaluation of the Foundational Model through its use for educational and clinical applications.

Source: PubMed Central

Authors: J L Mejino, C Rosse

Institution: University of Washington

Language: English

Topic: Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies

Subfield: Health Informatics

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, U.S. National Library of Medicine

Awards: ANATOMICAL KNOWLEDGE SOURCES ENHANCING UMLS APPLICATIONS, FOUNDATION MODEL OF ANATOMY, Structure Based Visual Access to Biomedical Information

OpenAlex ID: W1574445948

FWCI: 1.825

Cites: 11

Cited by: 18

Related to: 10