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Language

English

Publication Date

1-1-2025

Journal

Journal of Clinical Informatics

PMID

41019254

PMCID

PMC12461748

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

9-26-2025

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

Author MSS

Abstract

Colonoscopy is a proven procedure for mitigating the incidence of colorectal cancers in late adulthood. Despite its effectiveness, colonoscopy preparation presents several challenges for patients, including issues with adherence and misunderstanding. Information and communication technology (ICT) tools may offer valuable support for modern patients. To enable such tools, computable knowledge bases are essential. In this paper, we describe the development of an ontology-based knowledge graph representing four laxative-based pre-colonoscopy procedures. We used the business process modeling and notation and OWL2 formalisms to manifest machine-readable artifacts that model processes of colonoscopy preparation. Future work will focus on integrating extended knowledge bases from biomedical ontologies and developing prototype ICT tools to support decision-making in colonoscopy preparation.

Keywords

Process modeling, Knowledge engineering, Ontology, Knowledge graph, Semantic web, Consumer health informatics

Published Open-Access

yes

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