Background: The Foundational Model of Anatomy (FMA) is the reference ontology regarding human anatomy. FMA vocabulary was integrated into the Health Multi Terminological Portal (HMTP) developed by CISMeF based on the CISMeF Information System which also includes 26 other terminologies and controlled vocabularies, mainly in French. However, FMA is primarily in English. In this context, the translation of FMA English terms into French could also be useful for searching and indexing French anatomy resources. Various studies have investigated automatic methods to assist the translation of medical terminologies or create multilingual medical vocabularies. The goal of this study was to facilitate the translation of FMA vocabulary into French.
REF combines the knowledge stored in UMLS with lexical information in order to translate the Foundational Model of Anatomy (FMA) ontology into French.
Translating the foundational model of anatomy into french using knowledge-based and lexical methods
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Computer Science Medicine