Understanding conceptualizations of anatomy: Designing a browser for the Foundational Model of Anatomy

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Abstract

The Foundational Model of Anatomy (FMA) ontology is a reference ontology for the domain of human anatomy. Although the FMA has been developed as a computer-parsable resource that is intended to enable computers to reason about human anatomy, it is also important to present the FMA in a manner that can be more easily understood by humans. Current interfaces for accessing the FMA do not adequately reveal the structure of the FMA to the user, nor do they support intuitive navigation through the ontology. As the first step toward designing a new interface, this paper describes an extensive inquiry into conceptualizations of both anatomy and the FMA. This user-centered process led to a design that will serve as a basis for the implementation of a web-based browser.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSIGDOC'12 - Proceedings of the 30th ACM International Conference on Design of Communication
Pages323-331
Number of pages9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event30th ACM International Conference on Design of Communication, SIGDOC 2012 - Seattle, WA, United States
Duration: Oct 3 2012Oct 5 2012

Publication series

NameSIGDOC'12 - Proceedings of the 30th ACM International Conference on Design of Communication

Conference

Conference30th ACM International Conference on Design of Communication, SIGDOC 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySeattle, WA
Period10/3/1210/5/12

Keywords

  • Medicine
  • Network visualization
  • Ontology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications

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