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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 24.
Published in final edited form as: LREC Int Conf Lang Resour Eval. 2020 May;2020:2251–2260.

Table 1:

Example radiology report containing spatial language. Findings are in green, anatomical locations are in blue, while the spatial expressions are in cyan. Note: XXXX corresponds to phrases stripped by the automatic de-identifier.

Comparison: XXXX PA and lateral chest radiographs
Indication: XXXX-year-old male, XXXX.
Findings: There is XXXX increased opacity within the right upper lobe with possible mass and associated area of atelectasis or focal consolidation.
The cardiac silhouette is within normal limits. XXXX opacity in the left midlung overlying the posterior left 5th rib may represent focal airspace disease.
No pleural effusion or pneumothorax.
No acute bone abnormality.
Impression: 1. Increased opacity in the right upper lobe with XXXX associated atelectasis may represent focal consolidation or mass lesion with atelectasis.
Recommend chest CT for further evaluation.
2. XXXX opacity overlying the left 5th rib may represent focal airspace disease.