Medical diagnosis as a linguistic game.
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ABSTRACT: Background
We present a formalized medical knowledge system using a linguistic approach combined with a semantic net.Method
Diseases are defined and coded by natural linguistic terms and linked via a complex network of attributes, categories, classes, lists and other semantic conditions.Results
We have isolated more than 4600 disease entities (termed pathosoms using a made-up word) with more than 100.000 attributes sets (termed pathophemes using a made-up word) and a semantic net with more than 140.000 links. All major-medical thesauri like ICD, ICD-O and OPS are included.Conclusions
Memem7 is a linguistic approach to medical knowledge approach. With the system, we performed a proof of concept and we conclude from our data that our or similar approaches provides reliable and feasible tools for physicians given a formalized history taking is available. Our approach can be considered as both a linguistic game and a third opinion to a set of patient's data.
SUBMITTER: Fritz P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5504712 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Medical diagnosis as a linguistic game.
Fritz Peter P Kleinhans Andreas A Kuisle Florian F Albu Patricius P Fritz-Kuisle Christine C Alscher Mark Dominik MD
BMC medical informatics and decision making 20170710 1
<h4>Background</h4>We present a formalized medical knowledge system using a linguistic approach combined with a semantic net.<h4>Method</h4>Diseases are defined and coded by natural linguistic terms and linked via a complex network of attributes, categories, classes, lists and other semantic conditions.<h4>Results</h4>We have isolated more than 4600 disease entities (termed pathosoms using a made-up word) with more than 100.000 attributes sets (termed pathophemes using a made-up word) and a sema ...[more]
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