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. 1993:710–714.

Structuration and acquisition of medical knowledge. Using UMLS in the conceptual graph formalism.

F Volot 1, P Zweigenbaum 1, B Bachimont 1, M Ben Said 1, J Bouaud 1, M Fieschi 1, J F Boisvieux 1
PMCID: PMC2850667  PMID: 8130568

Abstract

The use of a taxonomy, such as the concept type lattice (CTL) of Conceptual Graphs, is a central structuring piece in a knowledge-based system. The knowledge it contains is constantly used by the system, and its structure provides a guide for the acquisition of other pieces of knowledge. We show how UMLS can be used as a knowledge resource to build a CTL and how the CTL can help the process of acquisition for other kinds of knowledge. We illustrate this method in the context of the MENELAS natural language understanding project.

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