Geissbuhler Antoine, Kulikowski C A
Department of Imaging and Medical Informatics, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva.
Yearb Med Inform. 2009:15-6.
To provide an editorial introduction to the 2009 IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics with an overview of its contents and contributors.
A brief overview of the main theme, and an outline of the purposes, contents, format, and acknowledgment of contributions for the 2009 IMIA Yearbook.
This 2009 issue of the IMIA Yearbook highlights important, beneficial loops which, if closed, could lead to considerable advances in the field of biomedical informatics and, indirectly, in healthcare and biomedical research. Progress towards closing the loops and remaining gaps are identified from the recent literature, illustrated by selected papers published during the past 12 months.
Reviews and Surveys of the main research sub-fields in biomedical informatics in the Yearbook provide an overview of progress and current challenges across the spectrum of the discipline.
为《2009年国际医学信息学会医学信息学年鉴》撰写一篇编辑引言，概述其内容和撰稿人。
简要概述主要主题，以及《2009年国际医学信息学会医学信息学年鉴》的目的、内容、格式和对稿件的致谢。
《2009年国际医学信息学会医学信息学年鉴》这一期突出了重要且有益的循环，若这些循环得以闭合，可能会在生物医学信息学领域取得重大进展，并间接推动医疗保健和生物医学研究的发展。从近期文献中确定了在闭合这些循环及弥补尚存差距方面取得的进展，并通过过去12个月发表的精选论文加以说明。
该年鉴中对生物医学信息学主要研究子领域的综述和调查提供了该学科各方面进展及当前挑战的概述。
