Abstract
A method for constructing condensed yet concise visualization of a long-term bioinformatics research project is presented. The chart combines information on data quality and chronology of research activities. It is implemented as Microsoft® Excel spreadsheet with VBA automation. The project comprised 3100 hours of EMG measurements in 23 pregnant sheep, each monitored for up to 5 months during pregnancy and immediately after labor. EMG signals were recorded from the surface of the uterine wall by electrodes implanted at the horn and cervix. The signals were assessed for quality, stored in electronic EMG archive and queried from there for visualization. The spreadsheet shows subject data as time-sorted column headings and pregnancy time along rows, with cell color depicting measurement efficacy rating (signal unusable, partly usable, OK), and a symbol marking labor date. The chart is best read if rotated into landscape format. Project group members confirmed usefulness of the chart in assessing research progress and spotting measurement problems.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Shneiderman, B.: Tree visualization with tree-maps: 2-d space-filling approach. ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG) 11(1), 92–99 (1992)
Bederson, B.B., Shneiderman, B., Wattenberg, M.: Ordered and quantum Treemaps: making effective use of 2D space to display hierarchies. ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG) 21(4), 833–854 (2002)
Végvári, A., Tompos, A., Göbölös, S., Margitfalvi, J.: Holographic research strategy for catalyst library design. Description of a new powerful optimisation method. Catalysis Today 81(3), 517–527 (2003)
Tufte, E.: Beautiful evidence. Graphics Press, Chesire (in press, 2005)
Plaisant, C., Chintalapani, G., Lukehart, C., Schiro, D., Ryan, J.: Using visualization tools to gain insight into your data. In: SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, Colorado, 5-8 October, pp. 1–9. SPE, Richardson (2003)
Lévy, P.P.: The case view, a generic method of visualization of the case mix. International Journal of Medical Informatics 73(9-10), 713–718 (2004)
Leskošek, B., Pajntar, M., Rudel, D.: Time/frequency analysis of the uterine EMG in pregnancy and parturition in sheep. In: Magjarevic, R. (ed.) Biomedical measurement and instrumentation - BMI’98. Proceedings of the 8th international IMEKO TC-13 conference on measurement in clinical medicine and 12th international symposium on biomedical engineering, vol. 3, pp. 106–109. KoREMA, Zagreb (1998)
Lévy, P.P., Duché, L., Darago, L., Dorléans, Y., Toubiana, L., Vibert, J.-F., Flahault, A.: ICPCview: visualizing the International Classification of Primary Care. In: Engelbrecht, R., et al. (eds.) Connecting Medical Informatics and Bio-Informatics. Proceedings of MIE2005, pp. 623–628. IOS Press, Amsterdam (2005)
R Development Core Team: R: A language and environment for statistical computing. R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria (2005), http://www.R-project.org
Powsner, S.M., Tufte, E.R.: Graphical summary of patient status. The Lancet 344(8919), 386–389 (1994)
Bertin, J.: Graphics and graphic information-processing. de Gruyter, New York (1981)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2007 Springer Berlin Heidelberg
About this paper
Cite this paper
Vidmar, G., Leskošek, B.L., Rudel, D. (2007). Visualizing Time-Course and Efficacy of In-Vivo Measurements of Uterine EMG Signals in Sheep. In: Lévy, P.P., et al. Pixelization Paradigm. VIEW 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4370. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71027-1_16
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71027-1_16
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-540-71026-4
Online ISBN: 978-3-540-71027-1
eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)