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Methods of medical computer sciences
Compur. Mol. Med.
Pergamon Press 1976. Vol. 6. pp. 155-156.
BOOK
Printed in Great Britain.
REVIEWS
Me&&n der lnformatik in der Medizin (Methods of medical computer sciences), Edited by P. L. REICHERTZand G. HOLTHOFF.Published by Springer, Berlin (1975). 234 pp. The book compiles the papers presented at the Third Congress on Medical Computer Sciences held in Hannover Fed. Rep. Germany from 28 to 30 March 1974. The topics dealt with are: 1. Clinical management systems; 2. Clinical data acquisition; 3. Measurement registration, transmission and storing of clinical data; 4. Processing of clinical data; 5. Textual and data base problems. The first two papers of topic 1 deal with the statistical definition of information and semantics (KOPETZKY) and with general aspects of clinical management systems (ROSENKRANZ). The next three papers (KOEPPE, REICHERTZ, PORTH) cover the experiences gained during the realization approach of such systems. One paper (HENSKES) discusses the difficulties arising from the social and psychological sphere when introducing data processing methods in clinical procedures. The papers of topic 2 are concerned with experiences on bar code and on-line keyboard data input (CHOCK), with the design of a terminal system for central surveillance and control of an hospital laboratory (PETSCH) and with an operation research model for optimal distribution of clinical resources to the patients (CHRISTL). The first paper of topic 3 deals with electrode and amplification problems in connection with the derivation of biological potentials and their registration without noise (MEYER-WARDEN). The next paper (KALTSCHMIDT) discusses the techniques of a telemetric data transfer and the advantages for the medical field resulting from the free mobility of the sensors. The next three papers are concerned with the surveillance of severely ill patients considering the discrimination of real situations from artifacts (KRAMER), problems in measuring excreted urine in connection with the infusion surveillance (HAUPTMANN) and the color display of scintigrams (HENSKES). The first part of topics 4 deals with the organizational, structural and system aspects related to data processing in clinical laboratories. BANCSICH reports on the hardware and software components of the Austrian WAMIS and WIELAB systems. Another contribution is given by MIETH. The second part of topic 4 is concerned with the statistical quality inspection of chemical-clinical laboratories. The first paper discusses a commercial quality evaluation program and its application within the data acquisition system SILAB (HACKL). The next two papers are concert@ with experiences in quality inspection gained at the universities Tiibingen (SCHMULLING) and Hannover (PIGORS). The last topic covers 7 papers related to textual input and analysis problems. The paper of THURMAYR deals with documentation and data retrieval for surgical operation reports and that of RIEMANN with X-ray reports. The papers of LOY is engaged in textual input-output and the pointing of pathological diagnosis. Another paper is concerned with the documentation and evaluation of pathological-auatomical reports (KUSEL). WINGERT discusses experiences with the SNOP-system for systematized nomenclature of pathology. The two papers of REICHERTZ and R&ITGER are concerned with general problems of textual analysis and data base generation.
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Pergamon Press 1976. Vol. 6. pp. 155-156.
BOOK
Printed in Great Britain.
REVIEWS
Me&&n der lnformatik in der Medizin (Methods of medical computer sciences), Edited by P. L. REICHERTZand G. HOLTHOFF.Published by Springer, Berlin (1975). 234 pp. The book compiles the papers presented at the Third Congress on Medical Computer Sciences held in Hannover Fed. Rep. Germany from 28 to 30 March 1974. The topics dealt with are: 1. Clinical management systems; 2. Clinical data acquisition; 3. Measurement registration, transmission and storing of clinical data; 4. Processing of clinical data; 5. Textual and data base problems. The first two papers of topic 1 deal with the statistical definition of information and semantics (KOPETZKY) and with general aspects of clinical management systems (ROSENKRANZ). The next three papers (KOEPPE, REICHERTZ, PORTH) cover the experiences gained during the realization approach of such systems. One paper (HENSKES) discusses the difficulties arising from the social and psychological sphere when introducing data processing methods in clinical procedures. The papers of topic 2 are concerned with experiences on bar code and on-line keyboard data input (CHOCK), with the design of a terminal system for central surveillance and control of an hospital laboratory (PETSCH) and with an operation research model for optimal distribution of clinical resources to the patients (CHRISTL). The first paper of topic 3 deals with electrode and amplification problems in connection with the derivation of biological potentials and their registration without noise (MEYER-WARDEN). The next paper (KALTSCHMIDT) discusses the techniques of a telemetric data transfer and the advantages for the medical field resulting from the free mobility of the sensors. The next three papers are concerned with the surveillance of severely ill patients considering the discrimination of real situations from artifacts (KRAMER), problems in measuring excreted urine in connection with the infusion surveillance (HAUPTMANN) and the color display of scintigrams (HENSKES). The first part of topics 4 deals with the organizational, structural and system aspects related to data processing in clinical laboratories. BANCSICH reports on the hardware and software components of the Austrian WAMIS and WIELAB systems. Another contribution is given by MIETH. The second part of topic 4 is concerned with the statistical quality inspection of chemical-clinical laboratories. The first paper discusses a commercial quality evaluation program and its application within the data acquisition system SILAB (HACKL). The next two papers are concert@ with experiences in quality inspection gained at the universities Tiibingen (SCHMULLING) and Hannover (PIGORS). The last topic covers 7 papers related to textual input and analysis problems. The paper of THURMAYR deals with documentation and data retrieval for surgical operation reports and that of RIEMANN with X-ray reports. The papers of LOY is engaged in textual input-output and the pointing of pathological diagnosis. Another paper is concerned with the documentation and evaluation of pathological-auatomical reports (KUSEL). WINGERT discusses experiences with the SNOP-system for systematized nomenclature of pathology. The two papers of REICHERTZ and R&ITGER are concerned with general problems of textual analysis and data base generation.
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