Applied Medical Informatics 2007;21(3-4):65-68.
General Description of Clinical Decision Support Systems
Oana Ostace *, Vlad Zdrenghea **, Cristian Penciu***
* Adult Clinic Hospital Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania; & **Dep. of Psychiatry, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca; & *** County Clinic Hospital, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania
Abstract
From the very earliest moments in the modern history of the computer scientists and doctors alike were captivated by the potential of such a technology might have in medicine (e.g. Ledley and Lusted, 1959). With intelligent computers able to store and process vast stores of knowledge, the hope was that they would become perfect ‘doctors in a box’, assisting or surpassing clinicians with tasks like diagnosis.
Keywords: Clinical decision support system; Artificial intelligence; Neural network; Artificial neuron; Training.