Widening the Knowledge-Acquisition Bottleneck: Automated Tools for Building and Extending Clinical Methods

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Citation: Mark A. Musen. (1989) Widening the Knowledge-Acquisition Bottleneck: Automated Tools for Building and Extending Clinical Methods. In KSL-89-09, 1989.

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author Mark A. Musen
title Widening the Knowledge-Acquisition Bottleneck: Automated Tools for Building and Extending Clinical Methods
number KSL-89-09
institution Knowledge Systems, AI Laboratory
year 1989
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abstract Building a knowledge-based system is like developing a scientific theory. Although a medical knowledge base does not constitute a theory of some natural phenomenon, it does represent a theory of how expert physicians diagnose or treat particular clinical conditions. As when scientists develop a natural theory, builders of expert systems first must formulate a model of the behavior that they wish to understand, and then must corroborate and extend that model with the aid of specific examples. There are thus two phases of knowledge-base construction: (1) model building and (2) model extension. Computer-based tools can assist with both phases of the knowledge-acquisition process. A recent tool known as PROTEGE individually addresses these two distinct activities, and thus facilitates the construction of medical advice systems when the same general model can be applied to a variety of application tasks.

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Abstract Building a knowledge-based system is like … Building a knowledge-based system is like developing a scientific theory. Although a medical knowledge base does not constitute a theory of some natural phenomenon, it does represent a theory of how expert physicians diagnose or treat particular clinical conditions. As when scientists develop a natural theory, builders of expert systems first must formulate a model of the behavior that they wish to understand, and then must corroborate and extend that model with the aid of specific examples. There are thus two phases of knowledge-base construction: (1) model building and (2) model extension. Computer-based tools can assist with both phases of the knowledge-acquisition process. A recent tool known as PROTEGE individually addresses these two distinct activities, and thus facilitates the construction of medical advice systems when the same general model can be applied to a variety of application tasks. applied to a variety of application tasks.
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