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Automating data collection, analysis & documentation for medical research
1Department of Electrical Engineering Manhattan College, Riverdale, New York 10471, USA.
Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research
|August 1, 1995
Summary
Personal computers (PCs) now manage scientific and clinical data, from acquisition to storage. Visual programming simplifies these tasks, replacing complex high-level programming languages (HLLs) with intuitive icon-based interfaces for easier data management.
Area of Science:
- Scientific computing
- Clinical informatics
- Data management
Background:
- Personal computers (PCs) have become powerful and cost-effective platforms for scientific and clinical information management.
- Traditionally, managing scientific and clinical data required expertise in high-level programming languages (HLLs).
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the evolution of PCs as central tools in scientific and clinical data management.
- To introduce visual programming as a more accessible alternative to traditional HLLs for these tasks.
Main Methods:
- The study discusses the capabilities of PCs in instrument control, data acquisition, analysis, presentation, and storage.
- It contrasts traditional text-based programming with modern visual programming paradigms.
Main Results:
- PCs can effectively perform comprehensive data management tasks, including instrument control and data acquisition.
- Visual programming offers an intuitive, icon-based approach, simplifying complex programming actions for scientists and medical practitioners.
Conclusions:
- PCs are integral to modern scientific and clinical data management workflows.
- Visual programming represents a significant advancement, democratizing complex data handling tasks through user-friendly interfaces.