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The Use of QSIM for Qualitative Simulation of Physiological Systems

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AIME 87

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Medical Informatics ((LNMED,volume 33))

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This paper describes an approach to the conceptual representation and qualitative simulation of compartmental physiological systems. Particular emphasis is given to the use of Kuipers’ QSIM algorithm for qualitative simulation especially its reconstruction and some extensions. The work forms part of a project develo** a new schema for representing dynamic biological systems on computer integrating conceptual, qualitative and quantitative approaches.

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  1. Computer Unit, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF, UK

    Emma Nicolosi & Mark S. Leaning

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  1. Biomedical Computing Unit, Imperial Cancer Research Fund Laboratories, Lincoln’s Inn Field, WC2A 3PX, London, UK

    John Fox

  2. Laboratoire d’Informatique Médical de la Faculté de Médecine, Université de Marseille, Boulevard Jean Moulin 27, 13385, Marseille Cédex 5, France

    Marius Fieschi

  3. MEDIS-Institut, Gesellschaft für Strahlen- und Umweltforschung mbH München, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, 8042, Neuherberg, Federal Republic of Germany

    Rolf Engelbrecht

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Nicolosi, E., Leaning, M.S. (1987). The Use of QSIM for Qualitative Simulation of Physiological Systems. In: Fox, J., Fieschi, M., Engelbrecht, R. (eds) AIME 87. Lecture Notes in Medical Informatics, vol 33. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-95549-5_8

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