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August 30, 2007

Search engine to aid diagnoses

University of Virginia newspaper, The Cavalier reports on the development of a diagnostic search engine being used at the university hospital.

The diagnostic system is named "Isabella" after a three-year old who died from a multisystem failure following a misdiagnoses, the Cavalier reported.

The database is loaded with medical journal articles and any new diagnosis, the university newspaper stated.

Posted by Frank Watson at August 30, 2007 12:22 PM