Digital Anatomy

Digital Anatomy

Computers in Biology and Medicine 34 (2004) 275 – 277 www.elsevierhealth.com/locate/compbiomed Announcement and Call for Submissions for a Special Is...

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Computers in Biology and Medicine 34 (2004) 275 – 277 www.elsevierhealth.com/locate/compbiomed

Announcement and Call for Submissions for a Special Issue on Digital Anatomy Guest Editors: Donald P. Jenkins, US National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, USA Francesco Pinciroli, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy Managing Assistant: Adele Zoppo, MultiMedica Hospital, Sesto San Giovanni, Milan, Italy As the end of the 5rst decade of research and development of the Visible Human Project approaches, COMPUTERS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE will devote a Special Issue to the subject of digital anatomy. The Guest Editors invite contributions that focus on a comprehensive presentation and understanding of applications of the Visible Human to the Anatomical Basic Science and Clinical Science disciplines. The Special Issue will also be the home of the “lessons learned” from a methodological perspective. A consequence of this will be the de5nition of how the Visible Human data can best be applied within the pedagogy of curricula at di=erent educational levels. Particularly areas of interest for the Special Issue include inheritance and perspectives in anatomy, technological infrastructures, clinically or other user-oriented speci5c knowledge domains, major issues in organization and budgeting of the services, case studies, and sustainable perspectives. These key topics are very closely linked and are integral to future programme developments.

Submission of manuscripts Public and private research groups with signi5cant knowledge and experience in any of the above areas are invited to submit manuscripts, which will be peer-reviewed. Guides for the preparation of the manuscripts are those usually used for COMPUTERS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE. They are available online at http://www.elsevier.nl/inca/publications/store/3/5/1/index.htt. Manuscripts should be sent electronically as PDF 5les as attachments by e-mail to: [email protected]. This address may also be used for any other correspondence. The deadline for submitting manuscripts is April 30, 2004. Referees’ comments will be sent to the author/s for each manuscript by the end of June 2004, and the 5nal revision of the accepted manuscript should be sent to the same E-mail address by September 15, 2004. The Special Issue is currently scheduled for publication in early 2005. doi:10.1016/j.compbiomed.2003.01.001

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Announcement and Call for Submissions for a Special Issue on Medical Ontologies Guest Editors: Francesco Pinciroli, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy Domenico M. Pisanelli - National Research Council - Institute for Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, Rome, Italy Managing Assistant: Adele Zoppo, MultiMedica Hospital, Sesto San Giovanni, Milan, Italy The unambiguous communication of complex and detailed medical concepts is a problem still unresolved at the formal level. This situation also has a signi5cant impact on a very practical level with regards to medical information systems. The pitfalls of managing ambiguous communication within hospital information systems, for example, can have costly consequences. Thus, the use of appropriate, up-to-date ontologies make for more e=ective data and knowledge sharing within Medicine, thus bene5ting patients while maximising resources. While it is generally agreed that the recent advances in medical knowledge have many bene5ts for patients, it also raises many problems. New knowledge develops in a piece-meal fashion, however, users want this new information integrated and structured to co-ordinate with existing knowledge upon release. Moreover, with this great increase in knowledge comes an attempt to develop new 5elds of study. Larger areas of study require structuring and organisation in a user-orientated framework both robust and versatile enough to allow the user a degree of choice while maintaining the clarity of the information. Thus, there is the need to navigate new areas, each with its own terminology, semantic rules and its own language; in short its own ontology. There has been no modern in-depth analysis into medical ontologies despite the explosive developments in recent times. Therefore, in conjunction with the importance of information and communication technology and the short lifespan of their methods and tools, it is vital that a closer examination into these areas is carried out in the near future. Interoperability, plug and play, cooperative work, unambiguous communication, knowledge sharing, web environments: all of these are examples both empowered and widely tackled by the technology evolutions. The aim of the COMPUTERS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE Special Issue on “Medical Ontologies” is both to review the emerging research trends and practicalities in the 5eld, and to report best practice applications for optimum patient bene5t. Topics of interest to the Special Issue include the following: • • • • • •

The role of Foundational Ontologies in Medicine. Structuring for labelling versus labelling for structuring. History of technological enablers for ontology widening. E=ective and sustainable knowledge transfer among heterogeneous actors. Builder-oriented co-operative development. User-oriented agents for maintenance and testing.

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• Pro5lers as Synergic tools. • Semantic medical web. • Knowledge and/or site domain centred applications (e.g. drug ontologies, clinical ontologies). Submissions modalities and deadlines Public and private research groups with signi5cant knowledge and experience in any of the areas stated for the Special Issue are invited to submit manuscripts, which will be peer-reviewed. Guides for the preparation of the manuscripts are those usually used for COMPUTERS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE. They are available at http://www.elsevier.nl/inca/publications/store/3/5/1/index.htt. Manuscripts should be sent electronically as PDF 5les attachments by e-mail to medicalontologies@ multimedica.it. This address may also be used for any other correspondence. The deadline for submitting manuscripts is May 30, 2004. Referees’ comments for each manuscript will be sent to the author by the end of July 2004 and the 5nal revision of the accepted manuscript should be returned to the same e-mail address by October 15, 2004. The Special Issue is currently scheduled for possible publication in early 2005.