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

Author

Molino, G. ; Console, L. ; Torasso, P.

Author_Institution

Turin Univ., Italy

fYear

1989

fDate

9-12 Nov 1989

Firstpage

1827

Abstract

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

Keywords

education; expert systems; medical diagnostic computing; CHECK; causal expert system; causal knowledge; conclusions compatibility; conclusions consistency; diagnostic expert system; findings; heuristic knowledge; hypotheses; medical decision making; medical education; pathophysiological information; patient data; simulated situations; states; Decision making; Diagnostic expert systems; Diseases; Evolution (biology); Joining processes; Medical diagnosis; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical expert systems; Medical simulation; Navigation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96488

Filename

96488