Reference: Shahar, Y.; Das, A. K.; Tu, S. W.; Kraemer, F. B.; & Musen, M. A. Knowledge-Based Temporal Abstraction for Diabetic Monitoring. Knowledge Systems Laboratory, Medical Computer Science, November, 1994.
Abstract: We have developed a general method that solves the task of creating abstract, interval-based concepts from time-stamped clinical data. We refer to this method as knowledge-based temporal-abstraction (KBTA). In this paper, we focus on the knowledge representation, acquisition, maintenance, reuse and sharing aspects of the KBTA method. We describe five problem-solving mechanisms that solve the five subtasks into which the KBTA method decomposes its task, and four types of knowledge necessary for instantiating these mechanisms in a particular domain. We present an example of instantiating the KBTA method in the clinical area of monitoring patients who have insulin-dependent diabetes.
Notes: Updated November 1994.