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Table 7 Mapping between template slots and semantic types

From: KneeTex: an ontology–driven system for information extraction from MRI reports

Slot

Semantic type

TRAK identifier

Example

Finding

Accident

TRAK:0000362

Direct fall onto anterior tibia.

Clinical manifestation

TRAK:0000092

There is some oedema superficial to the MCL.

Modality-related characteristic

TRAK:0001447

The ACL returns abnormal signal.

Morphologic descriptor

TRAK:0001456

There is slight thickening of the medial collateral ligament.

Normality descriptor

TRAK:0001467

The articular cartilage is unremarkable.

Pathological condition

TRAK:0000204

There is a small Baker’s cyst.

Physical examination

TRAK:0000656

Positive McMurray’s.

Physiological condition descriptor

TRAK:0001482

No evidence of articular cartilage damage.

Surgery

TRAK:0000236

Presumably this had been excised during the ACL reconstruction.

Finding qualifier

Clinical finding

TRAK:0000091

Positive McMurray’s.

Composition descriptor

TRAK:0001322

Incidental note is made of a simple popliteal cyst.

Distribution pattern

TRAK:0001441

There is focal hyaline cartilage fissuring.

Orientation descriptor

TRAK:0001529

This could represent a longitudinal split.

Quantity descriptor

TRAK:0001468

There are also several loose bodies.

Size descriptor

TRAK:0001485

There is a small Baker’s cyst.

Sport

TRAK:0000323

HISTORY Squash injury.

Stage of healing descriptor

TRAK:0001502

There is a healing tear of the medial collateral ligament.

Status descriptor

TRAK:0001478

Focal area of severe chondromalacia in the medial compartment.

Temporal descriptor

TRAK:0001488

There is acute ACL tear.

Certainty

Certainty descriptor

TRAK:0001422

This raises the possibility of a previous patella dislocation.

Visibility descriptor

TRAK:0001495

Normal appearance of the articular cartilage.

Anatomy

Anatomical entity

TRAK:0001337

The menisci , collateral ligaments and the PCL are intact.

Anatomy qualifier

Anatomical location descriptor

TRAK:0001561

There is some oedema superficial to the MCL.

General anatomical term

TRAK:0001581

There is a lot of oedema in the ACL fibres.

Meniscus zone

TRAK:0001345

Complex tear of posterior horn of the lateral meniscus.

  1. Text in a bold typeset represents instances of a given type