Authors:
P. B. L. Klavdianos
1
;
M. Parente
2
;
L. M. Brasil
2
and
J. M. Lamas
3
Affiliations:
1
uB – Université de Bourgogne, France
;
2
UnB - University of Brasília, Brazil
;
3
Clínica Janice Lamas Radiologia (Radiology Clinic), Brazil
Keyword(s):
Ontology modeling, 3D Graphic modeling, female breast anatomy, Methontology
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Biomedical Engineering
;
Data Engineering
;
Data Management and Quality
;
Data Manipulation
;
Data Visualization
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Health Information Systems
;
Information Systems Analysis and Specification
;
Knowledge Management
;
Ontologies and the Semantic Web
;
Sensor Networks
;
Society, e-Business and e-Government
;
Software Systems in Medicine
;
Web Information Systems and Technologies
Abstract:
The science of ontology has been widely used in knowledge management, either to define and organize concepts for the purpose of future preservation or to provide more efficient information processing by our computers. From this, the use of ontology in medical field has become increasingly consolidated, either to simply describe the correct meaning of technical terms or to completely depict the anatomical structure of the human body or medical procedures. In addition, the use of ontology has been associated to artificial intelligence and virtual reality in order to provide simulation of medical environments with the aim of better understand the complexities of the human anatomy and the medical procedures. Accordingly, this article presents the elaboration of an ontology and a 3D graphic model of the female breast anatomy to be used in a virtual reality environment containing an intelligent tutor system which will eventually be able to assist learners in the practice of the core needle
biopsy. This article reports our experience so as to share information about the process used, the artifacts generated and the systematic involved in the structuring of such unified model.
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