title: Medical case-based reasoning systems: experiences with architectures for prototypical cases.
abstract: In this paper we discuss the importance to create prototypes automatically within medical Case-based Reasoning systems. We present some general ideas about prototypes deduced from analyses of our experiences with prototype designs in domain specific medical CBR systems. Four medical Case-based Reasoning systems are described. As they use prototypes for different purposes, the gained improvement is different as well. Furthermore, we claim that the generation of prototypes is an adequate technique to learn the intrinsic case knowledge, especially if the domain theory is weak.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Informatics and Biometry, University of Rostock, 18055 Rostock, Germany. rainer.schmidt@medizin.uni-rostock.de
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gierl
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis; D003658:Decision Making, Computer-Assisted; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005103:Expert Systems; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000502:physiology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D013577:Syndrome; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents