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Table 4 Processing of unstructured data

From: Design of a human-centric de-identification framework for utilizing various clinical research data

//U2. File processing

HandleFile(inputfile, Rule){

    filetype = CheckType(inputfile)

    if (filetype == C){//Changeable File

      duplicatedFile = CopyFile(inputfile)

      OriginalFileEncryption(inputfile, key, currentTime)

      result1 = DeidentificationFile(duplicatedFile, rule)

      //Cryptography, Replacement, Elimination

    } else {//Unchangeable File

        UnchangeableFileEncryption(inputfile, key, currentTime)

    }

    goto U3

}

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