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COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS OF THE ACUTE ABDOMEN
Author(s) -
Gough Ian R.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1993.tb00494.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cad , abdomen , acute abdomen , medical physics , clinical practice , intensive care medicine , clinical decision making , medical emergency , radiology , physical therapy , engineering drawing , engineering
Computer assisted diagnosis (CAD) has been claimed to improve the accuracy of assessment of the acute abdomen. Alternative techniques that may improve decision making are briefly reviewed and CAD is examined critically. The structured collection of complete clinical data with performance feedback, results in improvements comparable to CAD. Computer systems are costly and when installed are used selectively and variably by clinicians. Their place in surgical practice remains to be established.