Table 1 Relationship types and examples.
Relation type | First argument type | Second argument type | Description | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
has_target | Investigation Intervention | Locus | Relates an intervention or an investigation to the bodily locus at which it is targeted. | • This patient has had a [arg2] lymph node [arg1] biopsy • ... he does need a [arg2] groin [arg1] dissection |
has_finding | Investigation | Condition Result | Relates a condition to an investigation that demonstrated its presence, or a result to the investigation that produced that result. | • This patient has had a lymph node [arg1] biopsy which shows [arg2] melanoma • Although his [arg1] PET scan is [arg2] normal ... |
has_indication | Drug or device Investigation Intervention | Condition | Relates a condition to a drug, intervention, or investigation that is targeted at that condition. | • Her facial [arg2] pain was initially relieved by [arg1] co-codamol |
has_location | Condition | Locus | Relationship between a condition and a locus: describes the bodily location of a specific condition. | • ... a biopsy which shows [arg1] melanoma in his right [arg2] groin • Her [arg2] facial [arg1] pain was initially relieved by co-codamol |
negation_modifies | Negation sig nal | Condition | Relates a condition to its negation or uncertainty about it. | • There was [arg1] no evidence of extra pelvic [arg2] secondaries |
laterality_modifies | Laterality signal | Locus Intervention | Relates a bodily locus or intervention to its sidedness: right, left, bilateral. | • ... on his [arg1] right [arg2] second toe • [arg1] right [arg2] thoracotomy |
sub_location_modifies | Sub-location signal | Locus | Relates a bodily locus to other information about the location: upper, lower, extra, etc. | • [arg1] extra [arg2] pelvic |