Title :
NST expert: an intelligent program for NST interpretation
Author :
Alonso-Betanzos, Amparo ; Moret-Bonillo, Vicente ; Devoe, L.D. ; Searle, J.R. ; Boveda-Alvarez, C.
Author_Institution :
Med. Coll. of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
Abstract :
An intelligent program for the analysis and interpretation of the nonstress test (NST) is described. The NST takes baseline fetal heart rate (FHR) data from electronic FHR monitors and relates the data to fetal activity. It is stressed the test should not only consider the raw FHR data, referenced to a scale of normal or critical parameter values, but should also account for the pregnancy risk factors for which the test was indicated. The incorporation of explanatory modules that run in parallel and justification structures extends the applicability of the program and provides a tool for the training of future experts
Keywords :
expert systems; medical diagnostic computing; baseline fetal heart rate; critical parameter values; explanatory modules; future experts training; intelligent program; justification structures; nonstress test analysis; nonstress test interpretation; normal parameter values; pregnancy risk factors; Context modeling; Diagnostic expert systems; Intelligent structures; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical tests; Medical treatment; Performance analysis; Pregnancy; System testing; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96492
