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Methods Inf Med 1995; 34(03): 302-308
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634604
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Multi-dimensional Visualisation of Laboratory Findings and Functional Test Results for Analysing the Clinical Course of Disease in Medicine

A. J. W. Goldschmidt
1   Medizinische Informatik und Biometrie der Städtischen Kliniken Offenbach/Main, Germany
,
C. J. Luz
2   Zentrum der Medizinischen Informatik, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
,
W. Giere
2   Zentrum der Medizinischen Informatik, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
,
R. Lüdecke
2   Zentrum der Medizinischen Informatik, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
,
D. Jonas
3   Urologische Klinik, Klinikum der J.W. Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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16 February 2018 (online)

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Abstract:

The illustration of a patient’s history by a graphical primitive is discussed. Illustration technology is presented which simultaneously represents quantitative examination findings (e. g., laboratory values) and qualitative findings (e. g., from function diagnostics) by a single geometrical figure. Depending on the medical results, this figure takes on characteristic forms which can be identified as patterns typical for a specific disease. The procedure developed is integrated in a user interface which is implemented in the form of a computerized medical record for use on a pentop computer. This portable computer assists the physician during ward rounds, supplies additional, intelligence-based information, serves quality control, and streamlines working procedures making them more efficient.

Keywords:

Pentop - Graphical User Interface - Graphical Data Representation - Electronic Medical Record