Mémoire: A framework for semantic interoperability of case-based reasoning systems in biology and medicine

  • Authors:
  • Isabelle Bichindaritz

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Washington, 1900 Commerce Street, Tacoma, WA 98402, USA

  • Venue:
  • Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

Objective: Memoire is a framework for sharing and distributing case bases and case-based reasoning (CBR) systems in biology and medicine. Methods and material: This paper first introduces the semantic Web approach to build a better Web where search engines, knowledge sources and servers, applications and services can live, work, and learn in cooperation. This semantic approach is particularly well suited for biomedical domains because significant ontologies have been developed there and constitute a sound basis for the standardization effort required for the semantic Web. Case-based reasoning systems in biomedicine have also benefited from these biomedical ontologies and models. Results: This article demonstrates for three such systems how a semantics infused approach in CBR gives better, more accurate results in CBR. From this previous work on a semantic approach in CBR in biomedicine, the Memoire framework has evolved. Conclusion: Memoire proposes a unified OWL-based representation language for cases and case-based ontologies in biomedicine, where a Web Ontology Language (OWL) is a language to represent ontologies on the Web. Memoire provides a set of tools for building case-based reasoning systems compliant with its language. Memoire is extensible and can be adapted to different types of biomedical application domains, tasks, and environments. Memoire will permit bridging the gap within the multiple case-based reasoning systems dedicated to a single domain, and make available to agents and Web services the case-based competency of the CBR systems adopting its interchange language. The approach could be extended to other application domains of CBR.