Reprinted from Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, 3: 3-20, 1991
Flexible Reasoning about Patient Management using Multiple Models
William J. Long
M.I.T. Laboratory for Computer Science
545 Technology Square, Room 420A
Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
(617) 253-3508

Keywords: multiple models, causal model, physiologic model, reasoning operator, diagnosis, effect prediction

• Abstract
• Introduction
• Knowledge Base
  • Diagnostic Causal Model
  • Prediction Constraint Model
  • Diagnostic Case Base
• Reasoning Operators
  • Converting Data to Evidence
  • Physiologic State Determination
  • Differential Diagnosis
  • Case Based Diagnosis
  • Additional Information Suggestion
  • Therapy Suggestion
  • Therapy Effect Prediction
  • Explanation
• Summary
• References
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