A Topical History of A Topical History of Data VisualizationData Visualization

Ted MorrisTed MorrisKent State UniversityKent State University

School of Library and Information Science, Columbus ProgramSchool of Library and Information Science, Columbus Program

ASIST SIG-CON - Long Beach, CA - October 20, 2003ASIST SIG-CON - Long Beach, CA - October 20, 2003

Biophysics of neurophysiological processes (A8730)

Biomedical engineering (A8770)

Numerical analysis (B0290)

Sensing devices & transducers (B7230)Biomedical measurement & imaging (B7510)Biomedical Equipment

BloodPattern recognition (C1250)

Medical image processing

Image Segmentation

Digital signal processing (C5260)

Signal processing & detection (B6140)

Medical and biomedical uses of fields radiations and radioactivity; health physics(A8760)

Spectral Analysis

Telecommunications applications (B6210)

Data handling techniques (C6130)Probability & statistics (C1140)

Digital simulation

Data visualization

Medical information systems

Pattern classificationReal-time systems

Statistical analysis

Systems analysis & programming (C6110)

Systems software (C6150)

Graphic user interfaces

Human factors

Information retrieval

Internet

Brain

Artificial intelligence

(C1230)

Neural nets

Neurophysiology

General theoretical & mathematical

biophysics (A8710)

Biomechanics

Physiological models Cellular

biophysics (A8725)

Biophysical instrumentation & techniques (A8780)

Bioelectric phenomena

Cellular biophysics

Molecular biophysics (A8715)

Patient care and treatment (B7520)

Biomagnetism (A8740)

Biomechanics biorheology biological fluid dynamics (A8745)

Biology and medical computing (C7330 )

Medical signal processing

Microcomputer applications

Expert systems & other AI software &

techniques (C6170)

Just as Citation Analysis MappingJust as Citation Analysis Mapping

Has Had its Detractors…Has Had its Detractors…

……So have other forms of data So have other forms of data visualization techniquesvisualization techniques

Visualization, Like Innovation, Visualization, Like Innovation, DiffusesDiffuses

• Popular data visualization models have Popular data visualization models have spread to other “markets” beyond spread to other “markets” beyond information scienceinformation science

• Notable example: Venn Diagrams, as Notable example: Venn Diagrams, as used in Food Service Marketingused in Food Service Marketing

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Label

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B0290

-+-+

B6140

-+ +-+

MEDIMGPR

---+ |

C1250

-+---+-----+

IMAGESEG

-+ | +---------+

C7330

-----+ | |

A8770

-----------+ |

MEDSIGPR

-+-------+ +---+

SPECANAL

-+ +---+ | |

A8730

---------+ | | |

B7520

-+-+ +-------+ |

BIOMDEQP

-+ +-+ | |

A8740

---+ +-----+ | +-----------------+

BLOOD

-----+ +-+ | |

A8760

-------+ | | |

C5260

-------+---+ | |

B7510

-------+ | |

B7230

-------------------------+ +-----+

| |

BRAIN

-----------+-------+ | |

NEURPHYS

-----------+ +---------------------+ | |

C1230

-----------+-------+ | | |

NEURLNET

-----------+ | | |

| | |

A8710

---------------+-------+ +-+ |

A8745

---------------+ +-------+ | |

BIOMECH

---------------+-------+ | | |

PHYSMOD

---------------+ +---------+ |

| |

A8715

---+-------------+ | |

CELLBIOP

---+ +-----+ | |

A8780

-----------+-----+ +-------+ |

BIOELECT

-----------+ | |

| |

A8725

-----------------------+ |

C6150

---+-----+ |

GUI

---+ +-----------+ |

INFORETR

---+ | | |

INTERNET

---+-----+ +-----------------+ |

C6110

---+ | | |

HUMANFAC

---------------------+ | |

| |

C1140

-------+-------+ +---------+

PATTCLAS

-------+ +-------+ |

STATANAL

---------------+ | |

DATAVIS

-----+---------+ | |

MEDINFSY

-----+ +-+ +---------------+

C6130

-----+-----+ | | |

C6170

-----+ +---+ | |

MICROAPP

-+---+ | +-----+

REALTIME

-+ +-----+ |

B6210

-----+ |

DIGSIM

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Comp Methods Programs Biomed

Comput Biomed Res

Comput Biol Med

Comput Nurs

CABIOS

Int J Bio-Med Comput

Int J Clin Monit Comput

J Med Syst

MD Computing

JAMIA

Med Decis Making

Med Biol Eng Comput

Med Inform

Methods Inf Med

Stat Med

Med Educ

AHIMAJ

Education

Decision Support

General Medical Informatics

Biomedical Computing

Biomedical Engineering

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