KMSS: A knowledge management system for senology

Souad Demigha, Corinne Balleyguier

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

    2 Citations (Scopus)

    Abstract

    In this paper, we propose the design and development of a Knowledge Management System for Senology (breast cancer domain) called KMSS. It will include all information and knowledge derived from the patient records and imaging modalities such as mammography, echography, MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), scanner and ultrasound. Knowledge management (KM) is the process of capturing, developing, sharing, and effectively using organizational knowledge. Before starting the development of the KMSS system, we have analyzed the users' needs using a requirement analysis methodology. We use the Unified Modeling Language (UML) to specify and express these requirements. It allows us to summarize all concepts and senologic knowledge. These concepts are formalized with various 'scenarios' and 'use cases'. This formalization in natural language may help senologist neophytes in computer science to understand both the analysis and design of the system. We have developed an ontology of the domain by standardizing senological concepts and constraints using the BI-RADS (Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System) Atlas. We have represented these concepts as cases according to the case-based reasoning (CBR) approach. The KMSS system will be implemented in the department of Radiology of Gustave Roussy Institute in Paris (France). It will be interfaced with other existing radiological systems such as HIS (Hospital Information System), RIS (Radiological Information System) and PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) and will be compliant with commercial systems for senology such as CAD (Computer-Aided Diagnosis), BI-RADS and DICOM (Digital Imaging and COmmunication in Medicine). Details concerning the design and development of the KMSS system will be described in the paper.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 15th European Conference on Knowledge Management, ECKM 2014
    EditorsPedro Sequeira, Pedro Sequeira, Carla Vivas, Carla Vivas
    PublisherAcademic Conferences Limited
    Pages268-277
    Number of pages10
    ISBN (Electronic)9781910309346, 9781910309346, 9781910309353
    ISBN (Print)9781910309346
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2014
    EventProceedings of the 15th European Conference on Knowledge Management, ECKM 2014 - Santarem, Portugal
    Duration: 4 Sept 20145 Sept 2014

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of the European Conference on Knowledge Management, ECKM
    Volume1
    ISSN (Print)2048-8963
    ISSN (Electronic)2048-8971

    Conference

    ConferenceProceedings of the 15th European Conference on Knowledge Management, ECKM 2014
    Country/TerritoryPortugal
    CitySantarem
    Period4/09/145/09/14

    Keywords

    • BI-RADS
    • CBR
    • Knowledge management system
    • Ontology
    • Senology

    Cite this