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Efficient web-based navigation of the Foundational Model of Anatomy
Landon T Detwiler1, José V Mejino Jr, Cornelius Rosse
1Departments of Biological Structure and Medical Education and Biomedical Informatics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
AMIA ... Annual Symposium Proceedings. AMIA Symposium
|January 20, 2004
Summary
The Foundational Model Explorer provides web access to the Foundational Model of Anatomy knowledge base. This system simplifies anatomical data retrieval for users without requiring software installation.
Area of Science:
- Anatomical knowledge representation
- Biomedical informatics
- Computational anatomy
Background:
- The Foundational Model of Anatomy (FMA) is a large, complex frame-based knowledge base.
- Accessing and utilizing the FMA requires specialized tools and expertise.
- There was a need for a user-friendly interface to the FMA.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a web-based application for intuitive access to the Foundational Model of Anatomy.
- To simplify the retrieval and viewing of anatomical information from the FMA.
- To enable users to access the FMA without local software installation.
Main Methods:
- The Foundational Model Explorer (FME) was developed using the Protégé 2000 knowledge base access library.
- The FME application, libraries, and FMA database were deployed on remote servers.
- Web technologies were employed to format and transmit data to client web browsers.
Main Results:
- The FME provides simple and intuitive web access to the complex FMA knowledge base.
- Users can query the FMA and view results formatted as HTML documents in any standard web browser.
- No user-side software download, installation, or setup is necessary.
Conclusions:
- The Foundational Model Explorer successfully enhances accessibility to the Foundational Model of Anatomy.
- Web-based access democratizes the use of complex anatomical knowledge bases.
- The FME facilitates broader research and educational applications of anatomical data.