Sketch understanding for medical tutoring : integration of the UNAS system into COMET | |
| Author | Shringi, Hemani |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.IM-06-05 |
| Subject(s) | Intelligent tutoring systems Medical care--Study and teaching |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. IM-06-05 |
| Abstract | Problem Based Learning (PBL) sessions are excellent techniques to enable students to develop clinical reasoning skills. Highly practiced in medical schools, thev prove to be an effective method of teaching the skills when compared to the traditional didactic methods. However, due to lack of time and the ever-increasing knowledge base, it is getting difficult for tutors to provide individual student with the all of the knowledge and attention they require. However, these issues can be addressed easily. if the role of the tutor in a PBL session could be successfully automated. Automating allows effortless monitoring of individual student performance, and can ensure that the\- get necessary attention. Computerization additionally enables disparately located students to be part of the same PBL Session. One such intelligent collaborative medical tutoring system is COMET. This dissertation aims to enhance COMET, by integrating it with an Anatomical Sketch Recognition system, to provide the students with an environment that emulates that of a live human-tutored medical PBL session. This integration would enhance the students to draw sketch for reference when working together in the PBL session. The automated tutor can also use the sketch to provide students with suitable hints. Moreover, UMLS Ontology is also incorporated with COMET, to allow a broader understanding of the biomedical terms and their associations with other terms and related concepts, providing COMET with a broader scope. |
| Year | 2006 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. IM-06-05 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Information and Communications Technologies (DICT) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Information Management (IM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Haddawy, Peter; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Janecek, Paul; Dailey, Matthew ; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2006 |