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Table 1 Triples of terminologies and the number of fire ladder patterns formed by permutations of each triple

From: Extending import detection algorithms for concept import from two to three biomedical terminologies

All permutations of triple of terminologies

Number of fire ladder patterns

All permutations of triple of terminologies

Number of fire ladder patterns

CPT, SNOMED CT, MEDCIN

18

UMD, SNOMED CT, NCIt

2

NCIt, SNOMED CT, MEDCIN,

17

MEDCIN, ATC, NCIt

2

HPO, SNOMED CT, NCIt

4

SNOMED CT, HPO, MEDCIN

2

CPT, NCIt, MEDCIN

3

CPM, SNOMED CT, NCIt

1

FMA, SNOMED CT, NCIt

3

HPO, SNOMED CT, MEDCIN

1

SNOMED CT, CPM, MEDCIN

3

SNOMED CT, GO, FMA

1