We are pleased to announce the release of version 1.23 of UMLS::Similarity. This release features a single fix. The program query-umls-similarity-webinterface.pl has been modified to return a -1 when either of the input terms or CUIs is unknown to the UMLS. In previous versions unknown terms of CUIs would cause the program to hang, so if you use this program you should get the new version.
You can download the entire package here : http://search.cpan.org/dist/UMLS-Similarity/ Or you can get this program individually here (it can be run without having UMLS::Similarity or even the UMLS installed) : http://search.cpan.org/dist/UMLS-Similarity/utils/query-umls-similarity-webinterface.pl Below is the output of the program with an unknown term as input, and then with two known terms. marengo(74): perl query-umls-similarity-webinterface.pl skull XYZABC Default Settings: --default http://atlas.ahc.umn.edu/ --measure path --sab MSH --rel PAR/CHD User Settings: No user defined settings -1<>skull<>XYZABC marengo(75): perl query-umls-similarity-webinterface.pl skull brain Default Settings: --default http://atlas.ahc.umn.edu/ --measure path --sab MSH --rel PAR/CHD User Settings: No user defined settings 0.125<>skull(C0037303)<>brain(C0006104) Please let us know if you have any questions! Enjoy, Ted -- Ted Pedersen http://www.d.umn.edu/~tpederse
