Bergamino Maurizio, Hamilton David J, Castelletti Lara, Barletta Laura, Castellan Lucio
University of Genoa, Italy
George Mason University, USA.
Health Informatics J. 2015 Mar;21(1):36-45. doi: 10.1177/1460458213496661.
In this study, we describe the development and utilization of a relational database designed to manage the clinical and radiological data of patients with brain tumors. The Brain Tumor Database was implemented using MySQL v.5.0, while the graphical user interface was created using PHP and HTML, thus making it easily accessible through a web browser. This web-based approach allows for multiple institutions to potentially access the database. The BT Database can record brain tumor patient information (e.g. clinical features, anatomical attributes, and radiological characteristics) and be used for clinical and research purposes. Analytic tools to automatically generate statistics and different plots are provided. The BT Database is a free and powerful user-friendly tool with a wide range of possible clinical and research applications in neurology and neurosurgery. The BT Database graphical user interface source code and manual are freely available at http://tumorsdatabase.altervista.org.
在本研究中，我们描述了一个关系数据库的开发与应用，该数据库旨在管理脑肿瘤患者的临床和放射学数据。脑肿瘤数据库使用MySQL v.5.0实现，而图形用户界面则使用PHP和HTML创建，从而使其能够通过网络浏览器轻松访问。这种基于网络的方法允许多个机构潜在地访问该数据库。BT数据库可以记录脑肿瘤患者信息（如临床特征、解剖学属性和放射学特征），并用于临床和研究目的。还提供了自动生成统计数据和不同图表的分析工具。BT数据库是一个免费且功能强大、用户友好的工具，在神经病学和神经外科领域有广泛的临床和研究应用可能性。BT数据库图形用户界面的源代码和手册可在http://tumorsdatabase.altervista.org免费获取。
