@inproceedings{heckerman2009update,
author = {Heckerman, David and Horvitz, Eric and Nathwani, Bharat},
title = {Update on the Pathfinder Project},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the Thirteenth Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care},
year = {2009},
month = {May},
abstract = {We review highlights of our research on Pathfinder, a decision-theoretic expert system for hematopathology diagnosis. We have developed techniques for efficiently acquiring, representing, and reasoning with uncertain biomedical knowledge. Specifically, we have developed a methodology for coping with complex dependencies among findings and disease in pathology. The methodology includes an extension of the belief-network representation called similarity networks. Using this methodology, we have constructed a large probabilistic knowledge base for the domain of lymph-node pathology. We have also developed techniques for improving the clarity of explanations through the use of human-oriented abstractions. Finally, we have conducted a formal evaluation of Pathfinder’s diagnostic accuracy.},
url = {http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/research/publication/update-pathfinder-project/},
pages = {203-207},
edition = {Proceedings of the Thirteenth Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care},
}