Miller P L, Shaw C, Rose J R, Swett H A
Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 1986 Mar;22(1):21-5. doi: 10.1016/0169-2607(86)90089-1.
ICON is a developmental expert system designed to critique the process of radiologic differential diagnosis. To use ICON, a physician outlines (1) findings observed in a chest radiograph, (2) a small amount of clinical information describing the patient, and (3) a proposed diagnosis. ICON critiques the appropriateness of that diagnosis in detail, analyzing why and how well the findings serve to confirm it, or to rule it out. ICON may also suggest further information to look for. ICON explores the design issues involved in critiquing the process of differential diagnosis, and is currently implemented in a limited domain: the radiographic diagnosis of a lung mass in a patient with Hodgkin's disease.
ICON是一个旨在对放射学鉴别诊断过程进行评判的开发性专家系统。使用ICON时，医生需概述：（1）胸部X光片中观察到的结果，（2）描述患者的少量临床信息，以及（3）拟诊断结果。ICON会详细评判该诊断的合理性，分析这些结果用以证实或排除该诊断的原因及效果。ICON还可能会建议进一步查找的信息。ICON探讨了鉴别诊断过程评判中涉及的设计问题，目前在一个有限领域中得以实现：霍奇金病患者肺部肿块的X光诊断。
