Goals and major aspects of the EchoDOC project

The major goal of the EchoDOC project is the development of a knowledge system supporting the anaesthesiologist when performing a TEE examination.

Quality assurance by using a standardized examination protocol
The system is proposing and guiding the documentation process by presenting the user a standardized documentation giving choice of practical, useful and relevant questions and alternatives. The dialog structure of the documentation process can be led by the system ("guided dialog") or the user ("free dialog"). The standardized, guided examination protocol enables even the beginners to take a high-quality examination and documentation.

Automatic inference of conclusions, e.g. diagnoses
The diagnostic module of the system will be able to derive abstractions based on the gathered examination results. The system will recommend diagnoses, e.g. valvular defects, heart sufficiency, based on the findings of the examination.

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Automatic generation of medical reports using templates
The system will be able to publish the results and diagnoses in tabular form or as a medical report by using preformatted text templates. An integration to enterprise software e.g. SAP/R3 is planned in the future to save the gathered data in an electronic patient's file.

Further use of data
All gathered results can be collected in a case database. It is possible to evaluate the database systematically and retrospectively by using data-mining methods. Different examinations of the same patient can also be evaluated by setting the results in a time dependent context.

Tutor system extension
The knowledge system together with the database can also be utilized for problem based learning. For this purpose the system is performing a step-by-step presentation of a case and the learner will be able to describe the findings using sample material and derive consecutive interpretations, i.e. diagnoses and therapies.

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