Title :
Guardian: intelligent autonomous agent for medical monitoring and diagnosis
Author :
Larssan, J.E. ; Hayes-Roth, Barbara
Author_Institution :
Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
This knowledge-based agent monitors and diagnoses intensive-care patients recovering from cardiac surgery. The tests described in this article indicate that such a system can be valuable companion to medical personnel, increasing the safety, efficiency and quality of the care offered
Keywords :
cardiology; computerised monitoring; medical diagnostic computing; medical expert systems; patient care; patient monitoring; safety; software agents; surgery; Guardian; cardiac surgery; care quality; efficiency; intelligent autonomous agent; intensive-care patients; knowledge-based agent; medical diagnosis; medical monitoring; medical personnel; patient recovery; safety; Autonomous agents; Biomedical monitoring; Intelligent agent; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical tests; Patient monitoring; Personnel; Safety; Surgery; System testing;
Journal_Title :
Intelligent Systems and their Applications, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/5254.653225
