title: The application of expert systems in the clinical laboratory.
abstract: An "expert system" consists of a knowledge base containing information of a general nature and an inference system that receives data from the user and applies the knowledge base to produce advice and explanations. An expert system stripped of its knowledge base (a tool) may be used to build new expert systems. Existing systems relevant for laboratory medicine are reviewed. The role in the laboratory of expert systems and their integration and evaluation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Winkel
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005103:Expert Systems; D006801:Humans