MOCAS: a multimedia object-oriented database system for cardiology

Author

Chittaro, L. ; Combi, C. ; Cervesato, E. ; Bonaciti, D. ; Antonini-Canterin, F. ; Nicolosi, GL

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Matematica e Inf., Udine Univ., Italy

fYear

1999

fDate

6/21/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

313

Lastpage

316

Abstract

Cardiology data consists of structured and unstructured reports, static and dynamic images, and signals that need to be adequately represented stored, visualized, and related. Carefully designed cross-relations have indeed to be maintained allowing effective data retrieval. To solve these problems the software prototype MOCAS (Multimedia Object-oriented CArdiology System) has been developed in the context of a real cardiology environment. The proposed approach is based on a conceptual multimedia data model, which we mapped on a object-oriented data model. MOCAS received positive reviews from clinicians in terms of effective data retrieval and browsing easiness

Keywords

cardiology; data models; entity-relationship modelling; medical diagnostic computing; medical information systems; multimedia databases; object-oriented databases; MOCAS system; browsing easiness; cardiology data; conceptual multimedia data model; effective data retrieval; extended entity relationship model; multimedia object-oriented database system; object-oriented data model; software prototype; user interface; Cardiology; Data models; Database systems; Information retrieval; Multimedia databases; Multimedia systems; Object oriented modeling; Relational databases; Software prototyping; Speech;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computers in Cardiology, 1999

Conference_Location

Hannover

ISSN

0276-6547

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5614-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CIC.1999.825969

Filename

825969