A TEMPORAL EXTENSION TO THE PARSIMONIOUS COVERING THEORY

Authors
WAINER J REZENDE AD
Citation
J. Wainer et Ad. Rezende, A TEMPORAL EXTENSION TO THE PARSIMONIOUS COVERING THEORY, Artificial intelligence in medicine, 10(3), 1997, pp. 235-255
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Sciences, Special Topics","Engineering, Biomedical","Computer Science Artificial Intelligence","Medical Informatics
Journal title
Artificial intelligence in medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
09333657
Volume
10
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
235 - 255
Database
ISI
SICI code
0933-3657(1997)10:3<235:ATETTP>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
In this paper, parsimonious covering theory is extended in such a way that temporal knowledge can be accommodated. In addition to causally a ssociating possible manifestations with disorders, temporal relationsh ips about duration and the time elapsed before a manifestation comes i nto existence can be represented by a graph. Precise definitions of th e solution of a temporal diagnostic problem, as well as algorithms to compute the solutions are provided. The medical suitability of the ext ended parsimonious cover theory is studied in the domain of food-borne disease. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.