Challenges in Reconciling Different Views of Neuroanatomy in a Reference Ontology of Anatomy

Mejino, Jose L V and Martin, Richard F and Detwiler, Landon T and Brinkley, James F (2007) Challenges in Reconciling Different Views of Neuroanatomy in a Reference Ontology of Anatomy. In Proceedings, American Medical Informatics Association Fall Symposium, Chicago, IL.

Abstract

A fundamental requirement for integrating neuroscience data is a well-structured ontology that can incorporate, accommodate and reconcile different neuroanatomical views. Here we describe the challenges in creating such ontology, and, because of its principled design, illustrate the potential of the Foundational Model of Anatomy to be that ontology.