medcat.utils.ner.helpers

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Functions

replace_entities_in_text(text, entities, get_cui_name)

make_or_update_cdb(json_path[, cdb, min_count])

Creates a new CDB or updates an existing one with new
medcat.utils.ner.helpers.replace_entities_in_text(text, entities, get_cui_name, redact=False)
Parameters:

  • text (str) –

  • entities (Dict) –

  • get_cui_name (Callable[[str], str]) –

  • redact (bool) –

Return type:

str

medcat.utils.ner.helpers.make_or_update_cdb(json_path, cdb=None, min_count=0)

Creates a new CDB or updates an existing one with new concepts if the cdb argument is provided. All concepts that are less frequent than min_count will be ignored.

Parameters:

  • json_path (str) – The json path

  • cdb (Optional[CDB]) – The CDB if present. Defaults to None.

  • min_count (int) – Minimum count to include. Defaults to 0.

Returns:

CDB – The same or new CDB.

Return type:

medcat.cdb.CDB