RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 An evaluation of automatic coding of surgical pathology reports.
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 621
OP 625
DO 10.1136/jcp.29.7.621
VO 29
IS 7
A1 Coles, E C
A1 Slavin, G
YR 1976
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/29/7/621.abstract
AB The use of the Systematised Nomenclature of Pathology as the basis of an indexing system to histopathological data is outlined. Two computer programs which perform the task of producing codes from free English summaries are compared. It is concluded that a simple system has a great deal to offer the pathologist who is prepared to accept a set of constraints.