Diagnostic Planning and Cancer Management

Abstract

This report describes a computer system for evaluating patients with Hodgkin's disease which has been developed by Clinical Decision Making Group (CDMG) at MIT Laboratory for Computer Science in conjunction with the Blood Research Laboratory of the New England Medical Center Hospitals and Department of Hematology, Tufts University School of Medicine (T-NEMC.H.). This system uses decision theoretic techniques to aid in the formulation of a diagnostic plan for cancer patient.