Stochastic simulation algorithms for query networks.

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  • S B Cousins
  • M E Frisse
  • W Chen
  • C N Mead
چکیده

One of the barriers to using belief networks for medical information retrieval is the computational cost of reasoning as the networks become large. Stochastic simulation algorithms allow one to compute approximations of probability values in a reasonable amount of time. We previously examined the performance of five stochastic simulation algorithms applied to four simple belief networks networks and found that the Self-Importance algorithm performed well. In this paper, we examine how the same five algorithms perform when applied to a belief network derived from the cardiovascular subtree of the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). Both the Likelihood Weighting and Self-Importance algorithms perform well when applied to the MeSH-derived network, suggesting that stochastic simulation algorithms may provide reasonable performance in medical information retrieval settings.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Proceedings. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care

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تاریخ انتشار 1991