SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISEASE DIAGNOSIS THROUGH ITERATIVE DISCOVERY OF SYMPTOMS USING MATRIX BASED CORRELATION ENGINE

摘要

A system and method for disease diagnosis through iterative discovery of symptoms using matrix based correlation engine. The Dialog Manager uses the correlation engine to drive the dialogue with the user and presents optimum number of right questions based on which the system correlates and identifies probable disease (s) and the symptom (s) that has the maximum potential to narrow down the search, so as to reach a particular conclusion on disease type. The system computes the most probable disease based on the scores associated with various symptoms. The correlation engine is optimized by computing the probability of diseases using boost factor based on user profile, the total time lapsed from the onset of diseases etc. to enhance the accuracy of the disease identification. Based on the conclusions, Dialog Manager requests the Decision Support Engine for further suggestions and handles the subsequent interaction between the user and Decision Support Engine.