Hi, I am working on integrating the LOINC dictionary (stored on my machine in MySQL database) with cTAKES to identify laboratory tests in text input.
I followed the procedure given in the following link: http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ctakes-dev/201309.mbox/%3C924DE05C19409B438EB81DE683A942D9105B4EA0%40CHEXMBX1A.CHBOSTON.ORG%3E This thread talks about integrating ICD9CM with cTAKES. I have followed the exact same procedure by replacing ICD9CM with LOINC codes. I have also modified the file "DictionaryLookupAnnotatorDB.xml" to give details and access credentials of the database where the LOINC dictionary is stored. Further, I have modified the file "AggregateAE.xml" to refer to "DictionaryLookupAnnotatorDB.xml". When I run cTAKES with these modifications I see absolutely no change in the annotations that I get for text inputs. For example, when I enter *complete blood count *cTAKES does not identify it as lab test. However, cTAKES identifies *aspirin* as a drug and provides its RxNorm code as the output. I want to be able to identify lab tests and get their LOINC codes in the output. Please guide me on what I am doing wrong. Thanks and Regards, Varun Joshi
