Multi-dimensional visualisation of laboratory findings and functional test results for analysing the clinical course of disease in medicine.
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.
Goldschmidt
A J
AJ
Medizinische Informatik und Biometrie der Städtischen Kliniken Offenbach/Main, Germany.
Luz
C J
CJ
Giere
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W
Lüdecke
R
R
Jonas
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D002984:Clinical Laboratory Information Systems; D003196:Computer Graphics; D003626:Data Display; D003628:Database Management Systems; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D008838:Microcomputers; D014584:User-Computer Interface