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Clinical Chemistry, Vol 32, 1714-1718, Copyright © 1986 by American Association for Clinical Chemistry

The computer as a diagnostic consultant, with emphasis on use of laboratory data

JD Myers

In this preliminary study concerning the applicability of expert computer systems, such as INTERNIST-I, to providing advice to clinical pathologists regarding patients' diagnoses and the pertinence of performing further laboratory tests, 32 complex cases, drawn from Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital, were analyzed diagnostically by computer, on the basis of clinical laboratory data only. Half (16 cases) were diagnosed correctly, but in 15 of the rest no diagnostic conclusion could be reached. However, no diagnostic errors were made. The study provides preliminary evidence that expert computer systems can be useful to clinical pathologists and clinical internists in guiding the laboratory workup of patients toward correct diagnosis.




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