Murmur Clinic: An Auscultation Expert System
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MIT-LCS-TM-319.pdf
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Author(s)
Leong, Tze-Yun
Date Issued
January 1987
Series/Report no.
MIT-LCS-TM-319
Abstract
Auscultation is a technique used in cardiac physical examination to detect irregularities by analyzing heart sounds. This paper reports on the development of Murmur Clinic, a cardiac auscultation expert system which is able to interpret and analyze auscultatory findings, and performs a tentative diagnosis based on a formalized diagnostic reasoning process. Descriptions of the scope addressed, the design, the diagnostic algorithm used and implementation of the system, as well as a sample session, and a discussion of limitations and possible improvements are presented.
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