title: Design and integration of a graphic interface for an expert system in oncology.
abstract: We describe a graphic user interface for an expert system in oncology. The main objectives of our work has been to facilitate the adaptation of the system to different clinical environments and potentiate the factors which more directly determine the acceptance of the system by its users. We present the design principles derived from the features of the clinical domain chosen and from the objectives of the system. These principles are reflected on the design of the screen and of the interaction and in the style of integration of the interface with the other components of the system. Underlying the application we describe is a graphic user interface management system which provides facilities for the fast prototyping and integration of interfaces. We describe here those features of this tool which make the practical application of the design principles we consider possible.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Electrónica y Computación, Facultade de Física, Universidad de Santiago, Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taboada
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mira
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barreiro
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Otero
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003196:Computer Graphics; D003626:Data Display; D003628:Database Management Systems; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005103:Expert Systems; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D012985:Software Design; D014584:User-Computer Interface