Phrasing structure for the narrative display of findings
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1. A method for generating sentences of text, for selected medical finding in an electronic medical diagnostic system, comprising the steps of:
- creating a descriptive phrase for each finding;
analyzing each descriptive phrase to determine possible truncation points for modifying the descriptive phrase of one medical finding if another medical finding is also selected;
entering a code at each possible truncation point;
creating language to be inserted at each coded truncation point;
storing said descriptive phrases and modifying language in a hierarchical database wherein lower layered modifying language modifies higher layered phrases; and
combining stored descriptive phrases and modifying language to form written text from said selected medical findings according to the codes entered into each descriptive phrase.
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Abstract
A method for generating sentences of text for selected medical findings in an electronic medical diagnostic system is disclosed. First, a descriptive phrase for each medical finding is created. Each descriptive phrase is then analyzed to determine possible truncation points for modifying the descriptive phrase of one medical finding if another medical finding is also selected. A code at each possible truncation point is then entered into the phrase. Language to be inserted at each of the truncation points is then created and the descriptive phrase and modifying language are stored. Finally, the stored descriptive phrases and modifying language are then combined to form a readable text for the medical findings selected from the database.
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1. A method for generating sentences of text, for selected medical finding in an electronic medical diagnostic system, comprising the steps of:
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creating a descriptive phrase for each finding; analyzing each descriptive phrase to determine possible truncation points for modifying the descriptive phrase of one medical finding if another medical finding is also selected; entering a code at each possible truncation point; creating language to be inserted at each coded truncation point; storing said descriptive phrases and modifying language in a hierarchical database wherein lower layered modifying language modifies higher layered phrases; and combining stored descriptive phrases and modifying language to form written text from said selected medical findings according to the codes entered into each descriptive phrase. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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