| Natural language processing: an introduction. | |
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PMID: 21846786 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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OBJECTIVES: To provide an overview and tutorial of natural language processing (NLP) and modern NLP-system design. TARGET AUDIENCE: This tutorial targets the medical informatics generalist who has limited acquaintance with the principles behind NLP and/or limited knowledge of the current state of the art. SCOPE: We describe the historical evolution of NLP, and summarize common NLP sub-problems in this extensive field. We then provide a synopsis of selected highlights of medical NLP efforts. After providing a brief description of common machine-learning approaches that are being used for diverse NLP sub-problems, we discuss how modern NLP architectures are designed, with a summary of the Apache Foundation's Unstructured Information Management Architecture. We finally consider possible future directions for NLP, and reflect on the possible impact of IBM Watson on the medical field. |
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Authors:
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Prakash M Nadkarni; Lucila Ohno-Machado; Wendy W Chapman |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA Volume: 18 ISSN: 1527-974X ISO Abbreviation: J Am Med Inform Assoc Publication Date: 2011 Sep-Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-08-17 Completed Date: 2012-01-20 Revised Date: 2012-10-09 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9430800 Medline TA: J Am Med Inform Assoc Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 544-51 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. prakash.nadkarni@yale.edu |
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Humans Information Management Information Storage and Retrieval Medical Informatics / trends* Models, Theoretical Natural Language Processing* Pattern Recognition, Automated User-Computer Interface |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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R01LM009520/LM/NLM NIH HHS; U54 HL108460/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; U54HL108460/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; UL1RR031980/RR/NCRR NIH HHS |
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