Article: Are figure legends sufficient? Evaluating the contribution of associated text to biomedical figure comprehension.(Research)

Authors: Hong Yu (corresponding author) [1,2]; Shashank Agarwal [3]; Mark Johnston [4]; Aaron Cohen [5]

Background

The biomedical literature is a rich resource of biomedical knowledge. The importance of developing valid information retrieval systems for biomedical scientists has motivated the development of domain-specific information systems and annotated databases worldwide. However, most information retrieval systems target only textual information and fail to provide access to other important data contained in journal articles such as image data, including figures. More than any other type of information, figures usually represent the evidence of ...

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