Pathology data integration with extensible Markup Language

被引:13
作者
Berman, JJ [1 ]
机构
[1] NCI, Canc Diagnosis Program, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
关键词
XML; pathology informatics; data integration; data standards;
D O I
10.1016/j.humpath.2004.10.013
中图分类号
R36 [病理学];
学科分类号
100104 ;
摘要
It is impossible to overstate the importance of XML (eXtensible Markup Language) as a data organization tool. With XML, pathologists can annotate all of their data (clinical and anatomic) in a format that can transform every pathology report into a database, without compromising narrative structure. The purpose of this manuscript is to provide an overview of XML for pathologists. Examples will demonstrate how pathologists can use XML to annotate individual data elements and to structure reports in a common format that can be merged with other XML files or queried using standard XML tools. This manuscript gives pathologists a glimpse into how XML allows pathology data to be linked to other types of biomedical data and reduces our dependence on centralized proprietary databases. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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页码:139 / 145
页数:7
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