Role of Medical Expert Systems in Health Care in the Indian Context

A. Kandaswamy; A. Sukesh Kumar

doi:10.14429/dsj.47.4034

A. Kandaswamy P.S.G. College of. Technology, Coimbatore.
A. Sukesh Kumar P.S.G. College of. Technology, Coimbatore.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.47.4034

Keywords: Health care delivery system, Medical expert systems, Expert system

Abstract

In this article, the authors introduce a medical expert system aimed at assisting physicians in the diagnosis, treatment and management of diseases. Some medical expert systems which can be used in hospitals in India are listed. The list has been compiled on the basis of an elaborate review of medical expert systems from literature covering the period 1975-95. The authors give suggestions for exploiting medical expert systems to improve the health care delivery system in the country. Need for the development of medical expert systems for exclusive use of defence personnel is discussed.

Author Biographies

A. Kandaswamy, P.S.G. College of. Technology, Coimbatore.

Mr A Kandaswamy did his MSc (Engg) in,Applied EI~ctronics from Madras University in 1974, and PhD in Electrical Engineering from,Bhatathiyar University in 1992. Since 1988, he is Professor at PSG College of Tt1chnology, Coimbatore, His areas of research include: biomedical, instrumentation, medical imaging, digital signal processing, digital image processing and software development for medical applications. He is the Principal Investigator for several Central Government funded projects. He has published several technical p!pers. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., USA, a fellow of Institution of Engineers (India) and a life member of Biomedical Engineering Society of India, Indian Society of Technical Education, Computer Society of India and System Society of India.

A. Sukesh Kumar, P.S.G. College of. Technology, Coimbatore.

Mr A Sukesh Kumar did his ME (Electronics} and Telecommunication Engineering, from Jadavpur Univcrsity, Calcutta, in 1988. At present, he is working as Assistant Professor at the Government Engineering College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, which has joined in 1984 as Lecturer. His areas of research include: biomedical, instrumentation, medical Imaging and software develbpment for medical applications. He has published 20 technical papers in international/ national conferences/symposia/journals. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics f:ngineers Inc. (USA), a life member of Biomedjcal Engieenring Society of India, Indian Society of Technical Education and System Society of India.