Visual exploration of health information for children

Frans Van Der Sluis, Sergio Duarte Torres, Djoerd Hiemstra, Betsy Van Dijk, Frea Kruisinga

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Abstract

Children experience several difficulties retrieving information using current Information Retrieval (IR) systems. Particularly, children struggle to find the right keywords to construct queries given their lack of domain knowledge. This problem is even more critical in the case of the specialized health domain. In this work we present a novel method to address this problem using a cross-media search interface in which the textual data is searched through visual images. This solution aims to solve the recall and recognition problem which is salient for health information, by replacing the need for a vocabulary with the easy task of recognising the different body parts.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Information Retrieval - 33rd European Conference on IR Research, ECIR 2011, Proceedings
EditorsPaul Clough, Colum Foley, Cathal Gurrin, Hyowon Lee, Gareth J.F. Jones, Wessel Kraaij, Vanessa Murdoch
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages788-792
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9783642201608
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Event33rd European Conference on Information Retrieval, ECIR 2011 - Dublin, Ireland
Duration: 18 Apr 201121 Apr 2011

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume6611 LNCS

Conference

Conference33rd European Conference on Information Retrieval, ECIR 2011
Country/TerritoryIreland
CityDublin
Period18/04/201121/04/2011

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