Method and Apparatus for a Constellation-of-Symptoms Approach to Patient-Driven Computer-Assisted Diagnosis
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1. A method for computer-assisted diagnosis, the method comprising:
- encoding medical diagnosis information as a list of possible symptoms, a list of possible diagnoses, and mappings of combinations of symptoms (“
symptom constellations”
) to an ordered list of diagnoses;
a user initiating the diagnosis by specifying a symptom constellation; and
the user receiving an ordered list of possible diagnoses for that constellation of symptoms.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a computer software medical diagnosis system with which users can interact over the Internet using a web browser in order to obtain an ordered list of possible diagnoses for their current constellation of symptoms. The user interacts with the diagnosis system by specifying a list of current symptoms. Then the diagnosis system presents him or her with a list of possible diagnoses for those symptoms ordered according to their likelihood of explaining the constellation of symptoms.
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1. A method for computer-assisted diagnosis, the method comprising:
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encoding medical diagnosis information as a list of possible symptoms, a list of possible diagnoses, and mappings of combinations of symptoms (“
symptom constellations”
) to an ordered list of diagnoses;a user initiating the diagnosis by specifying a symptom constellation; and the user receiving an ordered list of possible diagnoses for that constellation of symptoms. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for computer-assisted diagnosis, the apparatus comprising:
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medical diagnosis information encoded in computer-readable media as a list of possible symptoms, a list of possible diagnoses, and mappings of combinations of symptoms (“
symptom constellations”
) to an ordered list of diagnoses;an interface for a user to initiate a diagnosis by specifying a symptom constellation; and an interface for the user to receive an ordered list of possible diagnoses for that constellation of symptoms. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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