Medical Reports Analysis Using Natural Language Processing for Disease Classification

Abstract

Text classification in medical domain could result in an easier way of handling large volumes of medical data. They can be segregated depending on the type of diseases, which can be determined by extracting the decisive key texts from the original document. Due to various nuances present in understanding language in general, a requirement of large volumes of text-based data is required for algorithms to learn patterns properly. The problem with existing systems such as MedScape, MedLinePlus, Wrappin, and MedHunt is that they involve human interaction and high time consumption in handling a large volume of data. By employing automation in this proposed field, the large involvement of manpower could be removed which in turn speeds up the process of classification of the medical documents by which the shortage of medical technicians in third world countries are addressed.