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WikiMeSH: Multi Lingual MeSH Translations via Wikipedia
Authors
Mikaël Dusenne, Kévin Billey, Florent Desgrippes, Arriel Benis, Stéfan Jacques Darmoni, Julien Grosjean
Pages
403 - 404
DOI
10.3233/SHTI220483
Category
Research Article
Series
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Ebook
Volume 294: Challenges of Trustable AI and Added-Value on Health
Abstract

Objective:

The aim of this paper is to propose an extended translation of the MeSH thesaurus based on Wikipedia pages.

Methods:

A mapping was realized between each MeSH descriptor (preferred terms and synonyms) and corresponding Wikipedia pages.

Results:

A tool called “WikiMeSH” has been developed. Among the top 20 languages of this study, seven have currently no MeSH translations: Arabic, Catalan, Farsi (Iran), Mandarin Chinese, Korean, Serbian, and Ukrainian. For these seven languages, WikiMeSH is proposing a translation for 47% for Arabic to 34% for Serbian.

Conclusion:

WikiMeSH is an interesting tool to translate the MeSH thesaurus and other health terminologies and ontologies based on a mapping to Wikipedia pages.

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