title: Data compression in a textual medical application.
abstract: On-line storage of textual data can represent a significant expense even with today's lower storage costs. This paper presents a hybrid compression scheme designed for rapid decoding and retrieval in a medical data base application. Utilizing this method, a 60% reduction of the space required has been obtained.
mesh_terms: D003201:Computers; D007256:Information Systems; D008499:Medical Records; D011871:Radiology