The Use of Electronic Computers in Medical Data Processing: Aids in Diagnosis, Current Information Retrieval, and Medical Record Keeping

Some of the potential advantages of computer aids to medical data processing are: making available to the physician quantitative methods in areas relating to data analysis and differential diagnosis; assisting in the evaluation of the best alternative courses of action during stages of the diagnosti...

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Published inIRE transactions on medical electronics Vol. ME-7; no. 1; pp. 31 - 47
Main Authors Ledley, R. S., Lusted, L. B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States IEEE 01.01.1960
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Biology computing
Cathodes
Circuits
Clamps
Computers
Data processing
Diagnosis
Diodes
Humans
Information retrieval
Information Storage and Retrieval
Medical diagnostic imaging
Medical Records
Pulse amplifiers
Switches
DIAGNOSIS
MEDICAL RECORDS
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Summary:Some of the potential advantages of computer aids to medical data processing are: making available to the physician quantitative methods in areas relating to data analysis and differential diagnosis; assisting in the evaluation of the best alternative courses of action during stages of the diagnostic testing processes; making easily available to the physician reference to the most current information about new preventive measures, and diagnostic and therapeutic techniques; and periodic recording and evaluating of individual physiologic norms for the more sensitive determination of an individual's health trend relative to disease prevention.
ISSN:0097-1049
2168-0795
DOI:10.1109/IRET-ME.1960.5008003