title: A technique to improve the spelling suggestion rank in medical queries.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Crowell
authors.forename: Qing T
authors.initials: QT
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kogan
mesh_terms: D004018:Dictionaries, Medical as Topic; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval