A MULTIMEDIA RELATIONAL DATABASE PROGRAM FOR PARASITE IDENTIFICATION

THEODOROPOULOS, G; LOUMOS, V; FILIPPAKIS, V

dc.contributor.author	THEODOROPOULOS, G	en
dc.contributor.author	LOUMOS, V	en
dc.contributor.author	FILIPPAKIS, V	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:42:01Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:42:01Z
dc.date.issued	1993	en
dc.identifier.issn	0169-2607	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/23682
dc.subject	HUMAN	en
dc.subject	ANIMAL	en
dc.subject	PARASITE	en
dc.subject	DIAGNOSIS	en
dc.subject	IDENTIFICATION	en
dc.subject	COMPUTER	en
dc.subject	PROGRAM	en
dc.subject	RELATIONAL DATABASE	en
dc.subject	MULTIMEDIA	en
dc.subject	GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE	en
dc.subject.classification	Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications	en
dc.subject.classification	Computer Science, Theory & Methods	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Biomedical	en
dc.subject.classification	Medical Informatics	en
dc.title	A MULTIMEDIA RELATIONAL DATABASE PROGRAM FOR PARASITE IDENTIFICATION	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1993	en
heal.abstract	Parasites are responsible for human and animal diseases causing suffering and economic loss all over the world. Parasite identification is an important step in treating and combating parasitic diseases. This task can be assisted by computer programs. Until now computer based systems for parasite identification were fixed tree-decision programs which had no updating or expansion capacity and no ability for optimal searching algorithms. A new program was developed by using a multimedia relational database management system with a graphical environment. This program can incorporate expert knowledge in its relational structure and identify the parasites by using its structured query language. Also, the program has the ability for partial identification by presenting the parasites that match the available incomplete information. In addition, the program can handle images and sound to present pictures and relevant information on the identified parasites. The advantages of the new program are its friendly graphical user interface and its unlimited capacity to incorporate new knowledge.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI IRELAND LTD	en
heal.journalName	COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1993LF23700016	en
dc.identifier.volume	39	en
dc.identifier.issue	3-4	en
dc.identifier.spage	297	en
dc.identifier.epage	301	en