Журнал исследований и разработок в области медицинского образования

Knowledge Extraction for Sleep Apnea Medical Diagnosis

Abstract

Hung-Hsiang Chiu and Bing-Jun Wang

This research aimed to extract medical diagnostic knowledge about sleep apnea by applying theories from process control management, library science, and knowledge management. We interviewed the President of the International Sleep Science Technology Association (ISSTA), a medical doctor, on the subject of sleep apnea, and validated the research findings with four other sleep apnea experts to achieve the following: A formal knowledge extraction procedure was established for sleep apnea. All medical knowledge pertaining to sleep apnea was mapped out.