METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING FACTS FROM A MEDICAL TEXT
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1. A method of extracting a plurality of facts from a medical text, the method comprising:
- A) applying, to at least a portion of the medical text, a first model that extracts at least one first medical fact, wherein the at least one first medical fact is linked to at least first text in the at least a portion of the medical text; and
B) applying a second model to the first text, wherein the second model extracts at least one second fact that is an attribute of the at least one first medical fact, wherein the first and second models are applied using at least one computer processor.
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Abstract
Cascaded models may be applied to extract facts from a medical text. A first model may be applied to at least a portion of the medical text. The first model extracts at least one first medical fact. The at least one first medical fact is linked to at least first text in the at least a portion of the medical text. A second model may be applied to the first text. The second model extracts at least one second fact that is an attribute of the at least one first medical fact.
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1. A method of extracting a plurality of facts from a medical text, the method comprising:
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A) applying, to at least a portion of the medical text, a first model that extracts at least one first medical fact, wherein the at least one first medical fact is linked to at least first text in the at least a portion of the medical text; and B) applying a second model to the first text, wherein the second model extracts at least one second fact that is an attribute of the at least one first medical fact, wherein the first and second models are applied using at least one computer processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. At least one computer-readable storage medium encoded with computer-executable instructions that, when executed, perform a method comprising:
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A) applying, to at least a portion of the medical text, a first model that extracts at least one first medical fact, wherein the at least one first medical fact is linked to at least first text in the at least a portion of the medical text; and B) applying a second model to the first text, wherein the second model extracts at least one second fact that is an attribute of the at least one first medical fact. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method comprising; A) applying, to at least a portion of the medical text, a first model that extracts at least one first medical fact, wherein the at least one first medical fact is linked to at least first text in the at least a portion of the medical text; and B) applying a second model to the first text, wherein the second model extracts at least one second fact that is an attribute of the at least one first medical fact. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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