This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Pauker, S. G. Articles by Wong, J. B. Search for Related Content

The Influence of Influence Diagrams in Medicine

Division of Clinical Decision Making, Informatics and Telemedicine, Department of Medicine, Tufts–New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, 750 Washington St., NEMC 302, Boston, Massachusetts 02111
Division of Clinical Decision Making, Informatics and Telemedicine, Department of Medicine, Tufts–New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, 750 Washington St., NEMC 302, Boston, Massachusetts 02111
spauker{at}tufts-nemc.org
jwong{at}tufts-nemc.org

Although influence diagrams have used medical examples almost from their inception, that graphical representation of decision problems has disseminated surprisingly slowly in the medical literature and among clinicians performing decision analyses. Clinicians appear to prefer decision trees as their primary modeling metaphor. This perspective examines the use of influence diagrams in medicine and offers explanations and suggestions for accelerating their dissemination.

Key Words: decision analysis; influence diagrams; clinical decision making; medicine
History: Received on December 12, 2005. Accepted on January 5, 2006.

This article has been cited by other articles:

				L. R. Keller From the Editor... Decision Analysis, September 1, 2007; 4(3): 111 - 113. [Abstract] [PDF]

				B. R. Cobb Influence Diagrams with Continuous Decision Variables and Non-Gaussian Uncertainties Decision Analysis, September 1, 2007; 4(3): 136 - 155. [Abstract] [PDF]