Qualitative representation of behavior in the medical domain.

abstract

• In medical knowledge-based systems, there is a need for models of the human body which can predict and explain behavior based on qualitative information about the structure and behavior of the body. We present a framework for representing the structure and behavior of physical systems and apply it to the human cardiovascular system. Our framework allows for hierarchical representation of physical systems and facilitates two kinds of reasoning processes: composition of behaviors and qualitative simulation.

authors

• Smith, Jack

published proceedings

• Comput Biomed Res

author list (cited authors)

• Bylander, T., Smith, J. W., & Svirbely, J. R.

citation count

• 13

complete list of authors

• Bylander, T||Smith, JW||Svirbely, JR

publication date

• January 1988

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Biomedical Informatics  Journal

keywords

• Artificial Intelligence
• Computer Simulation
• Humans
• Models, Cardiovascular

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/0010-4809(88)90051-1

start page

• 367

end page

• 380

volume

• 21

issue

• 4

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1016%2F0010-4809%2888%2990051-1