PDL: a definition language for trend pattern representation and detection in medicine.

Publication Type

Conference Proceeding Article

Publication Date

12-2001

Abstract

This paper proposes a pattern definition language, PDL, to effectively represent and manipulate trend patterns to support medical decision making in time-critical domains. Based on a modified version of SDL, a shape definitional language introduced by Agrawal, PDL extends the expressive power of SDL in the temporal domains. PDL also permits irregular length of elementary patterns to be matched in the query. This paper describes the syntax and the semantics of PDL, as well as illustrating how it can be applied in a time-critical medical domain.

Keywords

Computer language, Decision making, Human, Intensive care, Statistical model, Critical care; Decision making; Humans; Linear models; Programming languages

Discipline

Programming Languages and Compilers

Publication

A Medical Informatics Odyssey: Visions of the Future and Lessons from the Past (Proceedings 2001 AMIA Symposium)

First Page

373

Last Page

377

ISBN

1560535369

Publisher

Hanley & Belfus, Inc.

City or Country

United States

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