Causal expert systems supporting medical decision making and medical education: explanations based on simulated situations

The experience gained in developing CHECK, a diagnostic expert system combining heuristic and causal knowledge, is discussed. This experience has made it possible to use pathophysiological information in assessing the compatibility and consistency of diagnostic conclusions. In addition it has provid...

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Published inImages of the Twenty-First Century. Proceedings of the Annual International Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society pp. 1827 - 1828 vol.6
Main Authors Molino, G., Console, L., Torasso, P.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 1989
Subjects
Decision making
Diagnostic expert systems
Diseases
Evolution (biology)
Joining processes
Medical diagnosis
Medical diagnostic imaging
Medical expert systems
Medical simulation
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Summary:The experience gained in developing CHECK, a diagnostic expert system combining heuristic and causal knowledge, is discussed. This experience has made it possible to use pathophysiological information in assessing the compatibility and consistency of diagnostic conclusions. In addition it has provided the opportunity of using the causal network to inquire directly about the domain, entering the system at different levels (findings, states and hypotheses) independently from patient data.< >
DOI:10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96488