論文

査読有り
2018年1月1日

Network of anatomical texts (NAnaTex), an open-source project for visualizing the interaction between anatomical terms

Anatomical Science International
  • Ryusuke Momota
  • ,
  • Aiji Ohtsuka

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開始ページ
149
終了ページ
153
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1007/s12565-017-0410-1
出版者・発行元
Springer Tokyo

Anatomy is the science and art of understanding the structure of the body and its components in relation to the functions of the whole-body system. Medicine is based on a deep understanding of anatomy, but quite a few introductory-level learners are overwhelmed by the sheer amount of anatomical terminology that must be understood, so they regard anatomy as a dull and dense subject. To help them learn anatomical terms in a more contextual way, we started a new open-source project, the Network of Anatomical Texts (NAnaTex), which visualizes relationships of body components by integrating text-based anatomical information using Cytoscape, a network visualization software platform. Here, we present a network of bones and muscles produced from literature descriptions. As this network is primarily text-based and does not require any programming knowledge, it is easy to implement new functions or provide extra information by making changes to the original text files. To facilitate collaborations, we deposited the source code files for the network into the GitHub repository (https://github.com/ryusukemomota/nanatex) so that anybody can participate in the evolution of the network and use it for their own non-profit purposes. This project should help not only introductory-level learners but also professional medical practitioners, who could use it as a quick reference.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12565-017-0410-1
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28741222
URL
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7003-3444
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1007/s12565-017-0410-1
  • ISSN : 1447-073X
  • ISSN : 1447-6959
  • ORCIDのPut Code : 35387899
  • PubMed ID : 28741222
  • SCOPUS ID : 85025607146

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