Q1: What is the relationship between SHRIMP and SHRINE

A1: SHRIMP was used to map SHRINE vocabularies across the various Harvard Teaching Hospitals. SHRIMP could be used for other purposes.

Q2: Why is SHRIMP designed for simple "association mappings" instead of domain specific ontologies like Pathology or Imaging?

A2: The primary use case for SHRIMP is to create a common search strategy for related terms. To create ontologies that are specific to a research area, we recommend evaluating the i2b2 Ontology and the Bioontology.