The Precision and Recall of General Search Engines in Retreival of Images Related to Endocrine Diseases
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Nadjla Hariri , Zahra Emami , Mojtaba Malek  |
Tehran, Iran. Firouzgar alley, Valadi St, Behafarin St, Karimkhan Ave, Vali-asr Sq, Tehran, Iran , zemami64@gmail.com |
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Abstract: (8556 Views) |
Introduction: This research aimed at
determining and comparing the precision and recall of general search engines to
retrieve images of important diseases in the field of endocrinology. Materials
and Methods: An analaytical survey was conducted in this applied research, for
which 50 keywords in the field of 5 endocrine diseases were selected, and the
30 top images retrieved by each search engine were stored and analyzed, using
precision and recall measurement formulas and excel software. Results: This research show that Google search
engine has the most percision (35%) followed by the Bing and Yahoo search
engines. Images retrieved for adrenal diseases had the most percision (42%) in
google while it was (16%) in yahoo. The Bing search engine had the most recall
(77%), followed by the google and yahoo search engines. Diabetes mellitus had
the most recall (97%) in the google and bing search engines. Adrenal diseases
had the least recall (30%) using yahoo search engine. Conclusion:
Results show that Google and bing search engines were in competition with each
other and professionals of endocrinology and other researchers can use these
search engines, Google and bing in particular, to retrieve the best medical
images. Librarians also can use and recommend these two search engines to related
professionals for retrieving medical images of adrenal, pituitary, thyroid,
diabetes and para-thyroid diseases. |
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Keywords: Medical Information Storage and Retrieval, Medical Illustration, Precision, Recall, Search Engine |
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Type of Study: Original |
Subject:
Endocrinology Received: 2014/08/7 | Accepted: 2015/04/12 | Published: 2015/07/26
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