Google translate in healthcare: preliminary evaluation of transcription, translation and speech synthesis accuracy

Jack Birkenbeuel; Helen Joyce; Ronald Sahyouni; Dillon Cheung; Marlon Maducdoc; Navid Mostaghni; Sammy Sahyouni; Hamid Djalilian; Jefferson Chen; Harrison Lin

doi:10.1136/bmjinnov-2019-000347

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Google translate in healthcare: preliminary evaluation of transcription, translation and speech synthesis accuracy

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Jack Birkenbeuel Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Helen Joyce Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ronald Sahyouni Neurosurgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Dillon Cheung Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Marlon Maducdoc Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Navid Mostaghni Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sammy Sahyouni Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Hamid Djalilian Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jefferson Chen Neurosurgery, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Harrison Lin Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Harrison Lin, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; harrison.lin{at}uci.edu

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Birkenbeuel J, Joyce H, Sahyouni R, et al

Google translate in healthcare: preliminary evaluation of transcription, translation and speech synthesis accuracy

BMJ Innovations 2021;7:422-429.

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Received February 14, 2019
Revised January 25, 2021
Accepted January 27, 2021
First published March 2, 2021.

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April 19, 2021

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