Thanks Sean. I think this is a pretty common question- I added it to the FAQ's page: http://ctakes.apache.org/user-faqs.html#why-doesnt-my-umls-term-get-indentified-by-the-system-but-it-exists-in-snomedctrxnorm
> -----Original Message----- > From: Finan, Sean [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 1:35 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: dictionary questions > > Hi Chase, > > I just ran a search in the bundled UMLS dictionary and the full term and cui > does existfrom SnomedCT and NCI, with tui T007. > > The Dictionary Lookup that you are using filters out terms that don't have tui > codes registered in the > resources/org/apache/ctakes/dictionary/lookup/LookupDesc_Db.xml file. > Edit that file and add "T007" to the value list for "disorderTuis" property as > below: > <property key="disorderTuis" > value="T019,T020,T037,T046,T047,T048,T049,T050,T190,T191,T007"/> > For <lookupConsumer > className="org.apache.ctakes.dictionary.lookup.ae.UmlsToSnomedDbCons > umerImpl"> > > Sean > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chen, Pei [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 11:32 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: dictionary questions > > Hi Chase, > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Chase Master [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 11:22 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: dictionary questions > > > > Hi, > > > > If I am using DictionaryLookupAnnotatorUMLS.xml as the descriptor for > > that module, with my valid UMLS username and password, does this use > > the full SNOMED CT and RxNorm dictionaries? (I believe it connects to > > the online > > database.) Because it misses ""VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI", > > C1265175, so I was wondering why? > > The below UMLS subsets are bundled in the umls resource files: > * International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical > Modification, 2012 ICD9CM_2012 ICD9CM ENG 0 20997 > * International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical > Modification, Metathesaurus additional entry terms, 2012 > MTHICD9_2012 ICD9CM ENG 0 16304 > * Medical Subject Headings, 2012_2011_09_09 > MSH2012_2011_09_09 MSH ENG 0 321367 > * NCI Thesaurus, 2011_02D NCI2011_02D NCI ENG 0 > 90135 > * SNOMED Clinical Terms, 2011_07_31 SNOMEDCT_2011_07_31 > SNOMEDCT ENG 9 324494 > * RxNorm > > > Is it possible to specify that only "child" UMLS CUIs are output- ie. > > the most descriptive matches? > One will probably either need a custom dictionary or some additional code > that will consume only the more specific matches. > > I hope that helps. > --Pei > > > > > Thanks
