Re: using UMLS Metathesaurus in cTAKES offline [EXTERNAL]

2020-05-25 Thread Peter Abramowitsch
Hi Akram It's not a matter of instructions. It's not been made easy because obviously we won't want people to do it.It's a matter of writing code that serves as an intermediary between ctakes and the UMLS authentication service or a simulated version thereof. As an example, I have a use case

Re: using UMLS Metathesaurus in cTAKES offline [EXTERNAL]

2020-05-25 Thread Akram
Thanks Sean & Peter I totally appreciate what NLM and cTAKES are doing. you said "It is possible to use ctakes and the UMLS dictionary completely offline" How can I use them offline?Is there any document that shows how?If not, then could you please help me with instructions. Best Regards On

Re: using UMLS Metathesaurus in cTAKES offline [EXTERNAL]

2020-05-25 Thread Finan, Sean
Peter is absolutely correct. It is possible to use ctakes and the UMLS dictionary completely offline, but it isn't recommended for regular use. If you have any way to connect to the internet please use the standard methods. Many years ago the initial creators of ctakes negotiated with the NLM