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VISAGE: A Query Interface for Clinical Research.

Guo-Qiang Zhang¹, Trish Siegler, Paul Saxman

¹Case Western Reserve University.

Summit on Translational Bioinformatics

|February 25, 2011

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VISAGE (VISual AGgregator and Explorer) is a new clinical research query interface designed with users in mind. It offers efficient query construction and novel data mining for hypothesis generation and cohort identification.

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Background:

Clinical research relies on efficient data retrieval and analysis.
Existing query interfaces may lack user-centered design and advanced data exploration features.

Purpose of the Study:

To design and implement VISAGE (VISual AGgregator and Explorer), a user-centered query interface for clinical research.
To integrate visual, ontological, searchable, and explorative features for enhanced data interaction.
To provide on-line data mining capabilities within the query interface.

Main Methods:

User-centered development approach.
Development of three interrelated components: Query Builder, Query Manager, and Query Explorer.
Implementation as part of the Physio-MIMI pilot project.

Main Results:

VISAGE incorporates visual, ontological, searchable, and explorative features.
The Query Explorer offers novel on-line data mining for hypothesis generation and cohort identification.
Preliminary evaluations indicate VISAGE is more efficient for query construction than the i2b2 web-client.

Conclusions:

VISAGE provides an efficient and user-centered query interface for clinical research.
The integrated data mining capabilities enhance hypothesis generation and cohort identification.
VISAGE represents a significant advancement in clinical research informatics tools.