Computerized medical diagnostic system utilizing list-based processing
CA 2260836 A1 · Owner: Iliff, Edwin C. · Inventors: Iliff, Edwin C.
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A system and method for providing computerized knowledge-based medical , diagnostic advice. The medical advice is provided to the general public over a network, such as a telephone network with the use of a telephone or the Internet with the use of an Internet access device. Alternatively the medical , advice can be provided to a patient in a stand-alone mode by use of a computer. The invention utilizes a list-based processing method of generating and executing diagnostic scripts. For the purpose of diagnosing a health problem of a patient, medical knowledge is organized into a list of the diseases to be considered. Each disease on the disease list includes a list of symptoms that is …
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- Filed July 11, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 11, 2017.
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