Fast Exact String Pattern-matching Algorithms Adapted to the Characteristics of the Medical Language
Author(s) -
Christian Lovis,
Robert Baud
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of the american medical informatics association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.614
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1527-974X
pISSN - 1067-5027
DOI - 10.1136/jamia.2000.0070378
Subject(s) - string searching algorithm , computer science , preprocessor , commentz walter algorithm , algorithm , pattern matching , string (physics) , matching (statistics) , boyer–moore string search algorithm , approximate string matching , time complexity , theoretical computer science , artificial intelligence , mathematics , statistics , mathematical physics
The authors consider the problem of exact string pattern matching using algorithms that do not require any preprocessing. To choose the most appropriate algorithm, distinctive features of the medical language must be taken into account. The characteristics of medical language are emphasized in this regard, the best algorithm of those reviewed is proposed, and detailed evaluations of time complexity for processing medical texts are provided.
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