A virtual repository approach to clinical and utilization studies: application in mammography as alternative to a national database.
Ohno-Machado L, Boxwala A, Ehresman J, Smith D, Greenes R. A virtual repository approach to clinical and utilization studies: application in mammography as alternative to a national database. AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings 1997, 369-73. PMID: 9357650, PMCID: PMC2233552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammography databaseVisualization of resultsHeterogeneous databasesFederated databasesCentralized architectureExploratory analysis toolLegacy systemsCommon queriesPrototype systemQueriesVirtual repositoryAlternative architecturesImmediate displayDifferent databasesArchitectureAnalysis toolsMammography dataUse of dataRepositoryMammography reportsDatabaseUsersDownloadSystemVisualization