Anatomical Information Science

The Foundational Model of Anatomy (FMA) is a map of the human body. Like maps of other sorts – including the map-like representations we find in familiar anatomical atlases – it is a representation of a certain portion of spatial reality as it exists at a certain (idealized) instant of time. But unlike other maps, the FMA comes in the form of a sophisticated ontology of its object

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: COSIT
• Authors: Barry Smith, José L. V. Mejino Jr., Stefan Schulz, Anand Kumar, Cornelius Rosse
• Keywords: COSIT 2005, Familiar Anatomical Atlases, Foundational Model, Human Body