title: Integration of computer-assembled digital images and text data as evidence for the oncological record.
abstract: Digitally created visual images of pertinent patient data have been integrated with text information to formulate a visual evaluation and summary sheet (VESS) using computer processing. The VESS incorporates images of a patient's physical appearance, radiological images, pharmacokinetic graphs, and text information into a 1-page document of the patient's condition. Thus, computer processing of digital images and other information helps to refine patient data presentation, analysis, interpretation, and communication. This form of data management is especially valuable in oncological research, where clinical trials demand rapid, ongoing assessment of results and analysis of large amounts of data. The VESS is an effective mechanism for monitoring both the progress of individual patients and the endpoints of the overall clinical trial.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei and National Yang Ming University, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: W Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Lui
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Whang-Peng
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D001330:Electronic Data Processing / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D008485:Medical Audit / Q000379:methods*; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000379:methods*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis