Semantic analysis of SNOMED CT for a post-coordinated database of histopathology findings.

CONCLUSIONS: Because information gathered during microscopic histopathology examination provides the basis of pathology diagnoses, additional concept definitions for tissue morphometries and modifications to the SNOMED CT concept model are needed and suggested to represent detailed histopathologic findings in computable fashion for purposes of patient information exchange and research. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: UNMC Institutional Review Board ID# 342-11-EP. PMID: 24833774 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: J Am Med Inform Assoc Source Type: research