A technique to improve the spelling suggestion rank in medical queries.
Correct spelling is crucial for online search engines to function well, and health information is highly sought after online. We propose a technique for increasing the effectiveness of spell-checking tools for use with medical queries. Our results show a marked improvement in the ranking of the correct term within the suggestion list returned by the spelling correction tool, as well as a lessening of the drawbacks associated with using larger dictionaries.
Crowell
Jonathan B
JB
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Zeng
Qing T
QT
Kogan
Sandra
S
D004018:Dictionaries, Medical as Topic; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval