Biomedical subjects

M Evens

Publications and source records attributed to M Evens.

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PubMed1992

Natural language processing in psychiatry. Artificial intelligence technology and psychopathology.

The potential benefit of artificial intelligence (AI) technology as a tool of psychiatry has not been well defined. In this essay, the technology of natural language processing and its position with regard to the two main schools of AI is clearly outlined. Past experiments utilizing AI techniques in understanding psychopathology are reviewed. Natural language processing can automate the analysis of transcripts and can be used in modeling theories of language comprehension. In these ways, it can serve as a tool in testing psychological theories of psychopathology and can be used as an effective tool in empirical research on verbal behavior in psychopathology.

Computer Simulation↗

PubMed1992

Informatics Workup.

We introduce the concept of a Medical Informatics Workup performed by fourth year medical students working in a busy inner-city Emergency Room. These students use portable computers (Macintosh PowerBook 170s connected to a removable cartridge hard drive and CD-ROM drive) to do the patient workups. The PowerBook 170 contains the automated medical record entry software (IMR-E), five expert system software packages, and a program that allows the PowerBook to emulate a PC-compatible computer. With this configuration the student has a portable system that allows for the creation of a computerized medical record at the patient's bedside, along with the ability to analyze the data and generate a list of differential diagnoses.

Angina Pectoris↗

PubMed1991

A test selection module for MEDAS.

A test selection module to recommend proper tests to the physician during the diagnostic process has been added to MEDAS (the Medical Emergency Decision Assistance System). Test selection is an important part of the diagnostic process. This module can use either diagnostic hypotheses set up by the physician or derive its own diagnostic hypotheses from the differential diagnosis. This module recommends pertinent questions to be asked about the patient's history and physical examination and recommends laboratory and radiological tests. The recommended tests are presented in two different ways: as individual tests and as groups of sequential tests.

Algorithms↗