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Posted to commits@ctakes.apache.org by ja...@apache.org on 2012/12/28 17:48:42 UTC
svn commit: r1426576 -
/incubator/ctakes/site/trunk/content/ctakes/3.0.0/user-guide-3.0.mdtext
Author: james-masanz
Date: Fri Dec 28 16:48:42 2012
New Revision: 1426576
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1426576&view=rev
Log:
CMS commit to ctakes by james-masanz
Modified:
incubator/ctakes/site/trunk/content/ctakes/3.0.0/user-guide-3.0.mdtext
Modified: incubator/ctakes/site/trunk/content/ctakes/3.0.0/user-guide-3.0.mdtext
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/incubator/ctakes/site/trunk/content/ctakes/3.0.0/user-guide-3.0.mdtext?rev=1426576&r1=1426575&r2=1426576&view=diff
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--- incubator/ctakes/site/trunk/content/ctakes/3.0.0/user-guide-3.0.mdtext (original)
+++ incubator/ctakes/site/trunk/content/ctakes/3.0.0/user-guide-3.0.mdtext Fri Dec 28 16:48:42 2012
@@ -25,42 +25,55 @@ Java 1.6 or later is required to run cTA
Basic installation:
-1. Download one of the cTAKES archives
-- It is recommended that you verify the downloaded file using signatures downloaded from our main distribution directory (not from one of the mirrors).
-Unpack the archive.
+1. Download one of the cTAKES 3.0.0 archives
+- It is recommended that you verify the downloaded file using a signature downloaded from our main distribution directory (not from one of the mirrors).
+- Unpack the archive.
If you plan to use the full LVG resource (recommended)
-1. Download either the full version or the lite version from NIH Lexical Tools
+1. Download either the full version or the lite version from [NIH Lexical Tools](http://lexsrv2.nlm.nih.gov/LexSysGroup/Projects/lvg/2008/web/download.html)
- Extract the tgz file that you downloaded to a temporary directory. If you are on Windows, you can use a tool like 7-zip (available online).
-- On some operating systems, like Windows, this may need to be done in two steps:
+- This may need to be done in two steps:
1) to uncompress and 2) to unzip.
- Replace the directory <cTAKES_HOME>/resources/lvgresources/lvg/data/HSqlDb with data/HSqlDb from your extracted download. Replacing the entire directory is appropriate.
If you plan to use the UMLS resources:
-1. Download and unpack the UMLS resources and add them to the resources directory from
+1. Download the UMLS resources from
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ctakesresources/files/
+- Unpack the UMLS resources and add them to the resources directory
+
- Also either set/export env variables like this
export ctakes.umlsuser=[username], ctakes.umlspw=[password]
or add the system properties to the java args
- -Dctakes.umlsuser=[username] -Dctakes.umlspw=[password]
+ -Dctakes.umlsuser=[username] -Dctakes.umlspw=[password]
+
##Usage
+###To run a basic pipeline without the UMLS resources:
+
1. Run bin/runctakesCVD
- Load an AE (analysis engine)
- Select desc/ctakes-clinical-pipeline/desc/analysis_engine/AggregatePlaintextProcessor
+ Select desc/ctakes-clinical-pipeline/desc/analysis_engine/AggregatePlaintextProcessor
+
- Enter note or other text
- Run analysis engine
- NOTE: The included example dictionary is very small. If you did not download the UMLS resource,
-try a sentence such as:
+NOTE: The included example dictionary is very small. Try a sentence such as:
+ Patient took aspirin for knee pain
+
+### To run with the UMLS resources:
- Patient took aspirin for knee pain
+1. Run bin/runctakesCVD
+- Load an AE (analysis engine)
+
+ Select desc/ctakes-clinical-pipeline/desc/analysis_engine/AggregatePlaintextUMLSProcessor
+- Enter note or other text
+- Run analysis engine