Incorporating human expertise in computer algorithms for biomedical applications

Author

Sebald, A.V.

Author_Institution

California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

4-6 Nov 1991

Firstpage

165

Abstract

The author emphasizes the paradigm of humans solving very complex control problems in real time. Good examples include trauma care or anesthesiology. The goal is to gain information about how humans solve these problems and to develop concepts applicable to autonomous machine prostheses for problems like orthostatic hypotension. There are basically two main issues. First, what kinds of human expertise can be brought to bear on the design of intelligent computer systems? Second, what kinds of problems arise in successfully gleaning the desired expertise in a form which can be useful? Since humans regularly deliver care to patients with a great deal of success, it would seem logical that computer algorithms designed to assist in patient care could profit from the inclusion of human expertise. The author discusses practical constraints arising in such an approach

Keywords

expert systems; medical computing; anesthesiology; autonomous machine prostheses; biomedical applications; computer algorithms; control problems solution; human expertise; intelligent computer systems; orthostatic hypotension; patient care; trauma care; Algorithm design and analysis; Application software; Biomedical computing; Blood pressure; Code standards; Humans; Intelligent systems; Machine intelligence; Medical control systems; Prosthetics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Signals, Systems and Computers, 1991. 1991 Conference Record of the Twenty-Fifth Asilomar Conference on

Conference_Location

Pacific Grove, CA

ISSN

1058-6393

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2470-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ACSSC.1991.186434

Filename

186434