In an attempt to overcome limitations inherent in conventional computer-aided diagnosis,
investigators have created programs that simulate expert human reasoning. Hopes that such …

Artificial intelligence applications in the intensive care u... : Critical Care Medicine Artificial
intelligence applications in the intensive care unit : Critical Care Medicine SCCM Pediatric …

This chapter discusses information technology that provides health-care workers and
patients with situation-specific advice that can inform their decision making. The intricacies …

When the first edition of Clinical Decision Support Systems was published in 1999, I began
the preface with the statement,“We are at the beginning of a new era in the application of …

Several analyses have detected substantial quality problems throughout the health care
system. Information technology has consistently been identified as an important component …

Computer programs to assist with medical decision making have long been anticipated by
physicians with both curiosity and concern. This article summarizes the current status of …

Die Wiedergabe von Gebrauchsnamen, Handelsnamen, Warenbezeichnungen usw. in
diesem Werk berechtigt auch ohne besondere Kennzeichnung nicht zu der Annahme, daß …

Most definitions of an expert system include some reference to the ability of the system to
perform at a level close to human expert performance. Yet the validation of expert systems …

BACKGROUND: Discriminating malignant breast lesions from benign ones and accurately
predicting the risk of breast cancer for individual patients are crucial to successful clinical …

At present one of the main obstacles to a broader application of expert systems is the lack of
a theory to tell us which problem-solving methods areavailable for a given problem class …