Nuance Communications, Inc.
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING FACTS FROM A MEDICAL TEXT

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.