Evaluating MedDRA-to-ICD terminology mappings.
Xinyuan ZhangYixue FengFang LiJin DingDanyal TahseenEzekiel HinojosaYong ChenCui TaoPublished in: BMC medical informatics and decision making (2024)
Some of the mapped pairs between MedDRA and ICD are not exact matches due to differences in granularity and focus. For 72% of the unmapped PT terms, the identified exact match pairs illustrate the possibility of identifying additional mapped pairs. Referring to its own mapping standard, some of the unmapped terms should qualify for the expansion of MedDRA to ICD mapping in UMLS.