Developing Ontologies to Standardize Descriptions of Visual and Dermoscopic Elements

Rebecca Z. Lin; Muhammad Tuan Amith; Xinyuan Zhang; Cynthia Wang; Jeremy Light; John Strickley; Cui Tao

doi:10.1109/BIBM52615.2021.9669477

Developing Ontologies to Standardize Descriptions of Visual and Dermoscopic Elements

Rebecca Z. Lin, Muhammad Tuan Amith, Xinyuan Zhang, Cynthia Wang, Jeremy Light, John Strickley, Cui Tao

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Abstract

With the growing importance of dermoscopic analysis to diagnose skin diseases, the vocabulary of dermoscopy has rapidly expanded without standardized control. Many metaphoric terms are ambiguous and create barriers for general research and education. Ontologies are computable artifacts that represent and model information from a domain space that can later be leveraged by software to understand domain knowledge. We aim to standardize dermoscopic vocabulary through the introduction of two ontologies: 1. the Elements of Visuals Ontology (EVO), a foundational ontology to decompose the visual elements of physical entities; and 2. the Dermoscopy Elements of Visuals Ontology (DEVO), a domain ontology that harnesses EVO to formalize the definitions of dermoscopic metaphoric terms. We discuss how DEVO would enhance both trainee education and patient care, with the future goal of generating responses to queries about dermoscopic features and integrating these features with diagnostic rules for skin diseases.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2021 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2021
Editors	Yufei Huang, Lukasz Kurgan, Feng Luo, Xiaohua Tony Hu, Yidong Chen, Edward Dougherty, Andrzej Kloczkowski, Yaohang Li
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1813-1817
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665401265
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/BIBM52615.2021.9669477
State	Published - 2021
Externally published	Yes
Event	2021 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2021 - Virtual, Online, United States Duration: Dec 9 2021 → Dec 12 2021

Publication series

Name	Proceedings - 2021 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2021

Conference

Conference	2021 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2021
Country/Territory	United States
City	Virtual, Online
Period	12/9/21 → 12/12/21

Keywords

Dermatology
Dermoscopic features
Metaphoric terminology
Ontology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science Applications
Biomedical Engineering
Health Informatics
Information Systems and Management

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Lin, R. Z., Amith, M. T., Zhang, X., Wang, C., Light, J., Strickley, J., & Tao, C. (2021). Developing Ontologies to Standardize Descriptions of Visual and Dermoscopic Elements. In Y. Huang, L. Kurgan, F. Luo, X. T. Hu, Y. Chen, E. Dougherty, A. Kloczkowski, & Y. Li (Eds.), Proceedings - 2021 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2021 (pp. 1813-1817). (Proceedings - 2021 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2021). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/BIBM52615.2021.9669477

Developing Ontologies to Standardize Descriptions of Visual and Dermoscopic Elements. / Lin, Rebecca Z.; Amith, Muhammad Tuan; Zhang, Xinyuan et al.
Proceedings - 2021 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2021. ed. / Yufei Huang; Lukasz Kurgan; Feng Luo; Xiaohua Tony Hu; Yidong Chen; Edward Dougherty; Andrzej Kloczkowski; Yaohang Li. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. p. 1813-1817 (Proceedings - 2021 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2021).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Lin, RZ, Amith, MT, Zhang, X, Wang, C, Light, J, Strickley, J & Tao, C 2021, Developing Ontologies to Standardize Descriptions of Visual and Dermoscopic Elements. in Y Huang, L Kurgan, F Luo, XT Hu, Y Chen, E Dougherty, A Kloczkowski & Y Li (eds), Proceedings - 2021 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2021. Proceedings - 2021 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2021, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 1813-1817, 2021 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2021, Virtual, Online, United States, 12/9/21. https://doi.org/10.1109/BIBM52615.2021.9669477

Lin RZ, Amith MT, Zhang X, Wang C, Light J, Strickley J et al. Developing Ontologies to Standardize Descriptions of Visual and Dermoscopic Elements. In Huang Y, Kurgan L, Luo F, Hu XT, Chen Y, Dougherty E, Kloczkowski A, Li Y, editors, Proceedings - 2021 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2021. p. 1813-1817. (Proceedings - 2021 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2021). doi: 10.1109/BIBM52615.2021.9669477

Lin, Rebecca Z. ; Amith, Muhammad Tuan ; Zhang, Xinyuan et al. / Developing Ontologies to Standardize Descriptions of Visual and Dermoscopic Elements. Proceedings - 2021 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2021. editor / Yufei Huang ; Lukasz Kurgan ; Feng Luo ; Xiaohua Tony Hu ; Yidong Chen ; Edward Dougherty ; Andrzej Kloczkowski ; Yaohang Li. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. pp. 1813-1817 (Proceedings - 2021 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2021).

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