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Expert systems in laboratory medicine: A practical consultative application

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Today, more than ever, clinical pathologists will be required to act as consultants, while at the same time coping with ever-increasing workloads. We present a knowledge-based expert system for providing interpretive reports on over 100 specimens per day in a large commercial laboratory. The program's developmental history is reviewed, followed by a description of the program's structure and operation and how it is used and edited.

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  1. From the Smith Kline Bio-Science Laboratories, 37203, Nashville, Tennessee

    Hugo C. Pribor M.D., Ph.D.

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Pribor, H.C. Expert systems in laboratory medicine: A practical consultative application. J Med Syst 13, 103–109 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00999248

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