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We outline a new control structure for an expert system in (medical) diagnosis. The control structure is based on psychological observations of expert clinicians. It involves investigating a set of hypotheses simultaneously, avoiding the shortcomings of focussing on the top-hypothesis only. The set of hypothesis is called working-memory. It allows using differential diagnosis techniques and exploiting relationships among pathoconcepts in an efficient manner.
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Puppe, F., Puppe, B. (1985). Diagnostic Reasoning with a Working Memory. In: Laubsch, J. (eds) GWAI-84. Informatik Fachberichte, vol 103. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46546-8_3
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