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Temporal Information Systems in Medicine

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  • © 2010

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Authors:
  1. Carlo Combi

    1. , Department of Computer Science, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

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  2. Elpida Keravnou-Papailiou

    1. Dept. Computer Science, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

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  3. Yuval Shahar

    1. Medical Informatics Research Center, Department of Information Systems Engine, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel

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  • Chapters are self contained with pointers to other relevant material or chapters in this book.
  • Serves as an introduction to a reader interested in a general theoretical
  • understanding of temporal representation and reasoning, especially as it relates to medicine, and as a source for those interested in specific clinical time-oriented tasks, such as diagnosis or abstraction of clinical records.

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXVIII
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  2. The role of Time in Medicine

    • Carlo Combi, Elpida Keravnou-Papailiou, Yuval Shahar
    Pages 1-5

  3. Fundamentals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 8-8
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    2. Temporal Modeling and Temporal Reasoning

      • Carlo Combi, Elpida Keravnou-Papailiou, Yuval Shahar
      Pages 9-44

    3. Temporal Databases

      • Carlo Combi, Elpida Keravnou-Papailiou, Yuval Shahar
      Pages 45-85

  4. Temporal Reasoning and Maintenance in Medicine

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 88-88
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    2. Temporal Clinical Databases

      • Carlo Combi, Elpida Keravnou-Papailiou, Yuval Shahar
      Pages 89-137

    3. Abstraction of Time-Oriented Clinical Data

      • Carlo Combi, Elpida Keravnou-Papailiou, Yuval Shahar
      Pages 139-184

  5. Time in Clinical Tasks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 186-186
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    2. Time in Clinical Diagnosis

      • Carlo Combi, Elpida Keravnou-Papailiou, Yuval Shahar
      Pages 187-247

    3. Automated Support to Clinical Guidelines and Care Plans

      • Carlo Combi, Elpida Keravnou-Papailiou, Yuval Shahar
      Pages 249-297

  6. The Display of Time-Oriented Clinical Information

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 300-300
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    2. Displaying Time-Oriented Clinical Data and Knowledge

      • Carlo Combi, Elpida Keravnou-Papailiou, Yuval Shahar
      Pages 301-350

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 351-378
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About this book

Temporal Information Systems in Medicine introduces the engineering of information systems for medically-related problems and applications. The chapters are organized into four parts; fundamentals, temporal reasoning & maintenance in medicine, time in clinical tasks, and the display of time-oriented clinical information. The chapters are self-contained with pointers to other relevant chapters or sections in this book when necessary. Time is of central importance and is a key component of the engineering process for information systems. This book is designed as a secondary text or reference book for upper -undergraduate level students and graduate level students concentrating on computer science, biomedicine and engineering. Industry professionals and researchers working in health care management, information systems in medicine, medical informatics, database management and AI will also find this book a valuable asset.

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“This textbook by three scientists from Cyprus, Israel and Italy, fills a valuable niche for readers interested in medical informatics. … Although the book’s very broad sweep means that each individual topic receives limited space, the references point to sources for more information. The logical use of this book would be in courses on medical informatics. It is appropriate for readers who have both medical and informatics backgrounds.” (E. P. Hoffer, ACM Computing Reviews, September, 2010)

Authors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Computer Science, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

    Carlo Combi

  • Dept. Computer Science, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

    Elpida Keravnou-Papailiou

  • Medical Informatics Research Center, Department of Information Systems Engine, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel

    Yuval Shahar

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