A structural partition of the Unified Medical Language System's Semantic Network

被引:2
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作者
Chen, Z [1 ]
Halper, M [1 ]
Geller, J [1 ]
Perl, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] New Jersey Inst Technol, CIS Dept, Newark, NJ 07102 USA
关键词
UMLS; Semantic Network; partition; abstraction; meta-semantic type;
D O I
10.1109/ITAB.2000.892404
中图分类号
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号
081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
The Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) integrates many well established biomedical terminologies. The UMLS's Semantic Network (SN) can help orient users to the vast knowledge content of the Metathesaurus via its abstract conceptual view. However, the SN itself is large and complex and may still be difficult to comprehend. Our technique partitions the SN into even higher-level abstract entities which are amenable to display on limited-sized computer screens. The basis for the partitioning is the distribution of the relationships within the SN. The results of applying our technique to the UMLS are discussed.
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页码:296 / 301
页数:6
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