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This paper gives the definition of an expert system. Several examples of medical diagnostics systems are provided. The principles of their functioning are briefly considered. And finally, the authors analyze logical inference mechanisms adopted in expert systems.
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Original Russian Text © T.V. Kiseleva, E.V. Toropchina, 2012, published in Sistemy Upravleniya i Informatsionnye Tekhnologii, 2012, No. 3, pp. 86–91.
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Kiseleva, T.V., Toropchina, E.V. Expert systems in medical diagnostics: Analysis of functioning. Autom Remote Control 75, 1316–1322 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0005117914070121
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