A Comparative Study on the Organ Representation Characteristics of Three Mainstream Anatomical Ontologies

VernacularTitle:3种主流现代解剖学本体的器官表征特点对比分析研究
Author: Lu FU ¹ ; Keyu YAO ; Xiaolin YANG ; Yan ZHU
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1. 中国中医科学院中国医史文献研究所北京 100700
Keywords: SNOMED CT(SCT); Uberon; the foundational model of anatomy ontology(FMA); organ representation
From: Journal of Medical Informatics 2024;45(2):59-64
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Purpose/Significance To analyze the characteristics of organ representation of anatomical ontologies,and to provide ref-erences for the research and construction of ontology in other fields.Method/Process The similarities and differences of three mainstream anatomical ontologies of SNOMED CT(SCT),Uberon and the foundational model of anatomy ontology(FMA)in terms of organ classifi-cation methods and term mapping are compared.Result/Conclusion Among the three main types of anatomical ontologies,SCT and Uberon are mainly classified according to the function of organs,while FMA is mainly classified according to the anatomical morphology of organs.The concept of organs in FMA and Uberon is the same as the concept of entire organs in SCT,and the representation forms of paired organs in SCT,Uberon and FMA are similar.