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Identification of Disease-related Spatial Covariance Patterns using Neuroimaging Data

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Visualization of temporal patterns in patient record data.

Catherine Plaisant¹

¹Human-Computer Interaction Lab, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.

Fundamental & Clinical Pharmacology

|September 19, 2017

Summary

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This study reviews visualization techniques for healthcare data analysis. These methods aid in patient record review, data quality assessment, and cohort comparison.

Keywords:

data visualization health patient record temporal patterns

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Area of Science:

Health Informatics
Data Visualization
Medical Research

Background:

Effective data visualization is crucial for various biomedical research and clinical tasks.
Researchers and clinicians require tools to interpret complex patient data efficiently.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a review of visualization techniques developed at the University of Maryland.
To highlight the utility of these techniques in diverse healthcare applications.

Main Methods:

Review of existing visualization methodologies.
Categorization of techniques based on application in healthcare data analysis.

Main Results:

Visualization aids in reviewing patient records and assessing data quality.
Techniques facilitate identification of patient cohorts, temporal patterns, and anomalies.
Visualization aids in understanding cohort differences.

Conclusions:

The reviewed visualization techniques offer valuable tools for medical researchers and clinicians.
Effective visualization enhances the interpretation of complex health data, leading to better insights.