Unified Medical Language System | |
MMTx is an effort to make the MetaMap program available to biomedical researchers in a generic, configurable environment. MetaMap maps arbitrary text to concepts in the UMLS Metathesaurus; or, equivalently, it discovers Metathesaurus concepts in text. Common uses of MetaMap include:
Minimum requirements are:
MMTx users can download the files from the UMLS Knowledge Source Server; in order to access the UMLSKS, users will need to obtain a Metathesaurus license number. This project is designed to adhere to several principles;
However, it is not an end user product. Users will need a moderate amount of programming knowledge to use MMTx effectively. While the NLM cannot provide tutorials or training in the programming languages used, the links below represent helpful information in the use of MMTx in general.
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We Welcome your Comments |
If you have questions or comments regarding the use of MMTx, how you think it could be improved, and any other comments or ideas, please contact us at: mmtx@nlm.nih.gov. |
Last reviewed: 05 February 2008
Last updated: 07 June 2006
First published: 07 June 2006
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