title: Computer assisted diagnosis of the acute abdomen.
abstract: Computer assisted diagnosis (CAD) has been claimed to improve the accuracy of assessment of the acute abdomen. Alternative techniques that may improve decision making are briefly reviewed and CAD is examined critically. The structured collection of complete clinical data with performance feedback, results in improvements comparable to CAD. Computer systems are costly and when installed are used selectively and variably by clinicians. Their place in surgical practice remains to be established.
authors.affiliation: Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Gough
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D006801:Humans