title: The NST-EXPERT project: the need to evolve.
abstract: NST-EXPERT is a medical expert system designed to evaluate fetal condition (especially in 'high risk' pregnancies). The system reasons based on data from the Non-Stress Test (NST), a monitoring test widely used in obstetrics. From specific limited maternal-fetal context information together with the analysis of the NST results the system infers a diagnosis for each case, elaborates a therapeutic plan, and suggests a prognosis of an early neonatal outcome. This article describes a new version based on a previous research prototype. Such systems can aid clinicians of varied experience in assessing and managing complicated pregnancies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Informatics, University of La Coruña, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alonso-Betanzos
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guijarro-Berdiñas
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Moret-Bonillo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: López-Gonźalez
mesh_terms: D005103:Expert Systems; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis