free medical diagnostic software

[Guest guest]

This very amazing looking medical software will be free to teaching

clinics and those serving the needy. It aids in making WM dx and is

geared towards those who might be trained in nonwestern modalities or

lack access to modern lab testing.

 

a few quotes from

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2004/Jan04/01

-21NxOpinion.asp

 

Physicians can adapt NxOpinion to their skill level, language, level of

available medical resources and preference for Western or EASTERN

medicine [caps mine]. For example, if the physician does not have the

optimal equipment or expertise to run a lab test or perform a

textbook-perfect medical procedure, NxOpinion can suggest viable

alternatives.

 

The NxOpinion diagnostic engine is programmed to correlate the

different pieces of available medical evidence, compare them to the

disease profiles stored in the NxOpinion knowledge base and use the

weightings assigned to each piece of information to generate a

differential diagnosis -- a list of potential disease candidates.

 

 

Dr. Joel C. Robertson, creator of NxOpinion, a real-time diagnostic

tool built on Microsoft technology. Click image for high-res version.

 

NxOpinion's ability to draw upon continually updated medical

information and its use of Bayesian logic to fuel an ongoing dialogue

with the user are among the most striking advantages over other

diagnostic software programs that rely on static content, says

Robertson. " Sagestone and Microsoft have done an amazing job of

building intelligence and flexibility into this software, " he says.

" When a doctor opens up NxOpinion, the first impression is, 'Wow --

this is exactly how I think.' "

 

For that reason, RRI also expects NxOpinion to become a highly

effective teaching resource for medical students, interns and

residents. " Rather than merely supplying answers and telling the user

what to do, NxOpinion can serve to lead a resident further down the

right path in questioning patients and coming up with options, " says

Dr. Mark Bates, a family physician leading the RRI team that is

creating disease profiles for NxOpinion.

 

Bates adds that even the most experienced physicians are hard-pressed

to stay current on the full spectrum of available medical knowledge,

much of which can now be downloaded from the Internet by patients who

then want their doctor to help interpret what they've read. " As a

family physician, I've got to be able to answer more questions than

ever, " he says. " If NxOpinion can help a doctor to focus on the

questions that are most important and clarify a clinical situation

faster, then it will be a tremendously valuable tool. "

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I tried to find out more about this program but it looks as though it isn't out

yet, is

that correct?

 

Deb

[Guest guest]

, " meridians_acupuncture "

<meridians_acupuncture> wrote:

> I tried to find out more about this program but it looks as though it isn't

out yet, is

> that correct?

>

> Deb

 

in the fall, supposedly.

 

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