Computer-aided diagnosis: description of an adaptable system, and operational experience with 2,034 cases.
This paper describes a system of computer-aided diagnosis using an English Electric KDF9 computer linked to a terminal in a busy clinical department. Data from a series of patients were recorded, coded, and entered into the computer, which then performed a Bayesian analysis and displayed diagnostic probabilities in an adaptable format. Experience in this setting suggests that computer diagnosis may be a valuable aid to the clinician.
D000005:Abdomen; D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D003201:Computers; D003933:Diagnosis; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D010146:Pain; D013223:Statistics as Topic