Comparison between diagnoses of human experts and a neurotologic expert system

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 135-140

  Kentala, Erna ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Medical expert system; Neurotology; Validation of expert system

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ARTICLE; BENIGN RECURRENT VERTIGO; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; COMPUTER SYSTEM; HEARING LOSS; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENIERE DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTIGO;

EID: 6844259882     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949810700209     Document Type: Article

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