title: Diagnostic problem solving by computer: a historical review and the current state of the science.
abstract: The current scientific interest in medical diagnostic problem solving originates in human judgment research among psychologists, statisticians, computer scientists, and physicians. The present state of this research is described and traced to its beginnings in the 1950s. Although the pivotal importance of the computer is emphasized, its impact on medical information management is recognized as not having been as great as in some other spheres of intelligent reasoning. But its future important role in medical diagnostic problem solving is optimistically anticipated.
mesh_terms: D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000639:trends*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D012984:Software