Triple

T8902320
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject middle cerebral artery E211957 entity
Predicate givesBranch P11444 FINISHED
Object lenticulostriate arteries
Lenticulostriate arteries are small, deep-penetrating cerebral vessels that supply blood to the basal ganglia and internal capsule and are prone to lacunar infarcts.
E764638 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: lenticulostriate arteries | Statement: [middle cerebral artery, givesBranch, lenticulostriate arteries]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: lenticulostriate arteries
Context triple: [middle cerebral artery, givesBranch, lenticulostriate arteries]
  • A. middle cerebral artery
    The middle cerebral artery is a major branch of the internal carotid artery that supplies blood to large portions of the lateral cerebral cortex, including key motor, sensory, and language areas.
  • B. anterior cerebral artery
    The anterior cerebral artery is a major branch of the internal carotid artery that supplies blood to the medial aspects of the frontal and parietal lobes, including regions involved in personality, decision-making, and motor control of the lower limbs.
  • C. Central Artery
    The Central Artery is a major elevated and now mostly underground highway corridor running through downtown Boston, historically notorious for congestion and central to the "Big Dig" redevelopment project.
  • D. Plexus
    "Plexus" is a semi-autobiographical novel by Henry Miller, forming the central volume of his Rosy Crucifixion trilogy that explores his bohemian life, relationships, and artistic struggles.
  • E. arcuate fasciculus
    The arcuate fasciculus is a major white matter tract in the brain that links language comprehension and production regions, playing a key role in speech and language processing.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: lenticulostriate arteries
Triple: [middle cerebral artery, givesBranch, lenticulostriate arteries]
Generated description
Lenticulostriate arteries are small, deep-penetrating cerebral vessels that supply blood to the basal ganglia and internal capsule and are prone to lacunar infarcts.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: lenticulostriate arteries
Target entity description: Lenticulostriate arteries are small, deep-penetrating cerebral vessels that supply blood to the basal ganglia and internal capsule and are prone to lacunar infarcts.
  • A. middle cerebral artery
    The middle cerebral artery is a major branch of the internal carotid artery that supplies blood to large portions of the lateral cerebral cortex, including key motor, sensory, and language areas.
  • B. anterior cerebral artery
    The anterior cerebral artery is a major branch of the internal carotid artery that supplies blood to the medial aspects of the frontal and parietal lobes, including regions involved in personality, decision-making, and motor control of the lower limbs.
  • C. Central Artery
    The Central Artery is a major elevated and now mostly underground highway corridor running through downtown Boston, historically notorious for congestion and central to the "Big Dig" redevelopment project.
  • D. Plexus
    "Plexus" is a semi-autobiographical novel by Henry Miller, forming the central volume of his Rosy Crucifixion trilogy that explores his bohemian life, relationships, and artistic struggles.
  • E. arcuate fasciculus
    The arcuate fasciculus is a major white matter tract in the brain that links language comprehension and production regions, playing a key role in speech and language processing.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: givesBranch
Context triple: [middle cerebral artery, givesBranch, lenticulostriate arteries]
  • A. branchesFrom
    Indicates that one entity originates or diverges from another as a subordinate or offshoot path, structure, or lineage.
  • B. parentBranch chosen
    Indicates that one branch serves as the direct ancestor or source from which another branch originates or is derived.
  • C. representedBranch
    Indicates that one entity serves as a representative or proxy for a particular branch of another entity or organization.
  • D. representsBranch
    Indicates that one entity functions as a branch or subordinate division of another entity.
  • E. servesBranch
    Indicates that one entity provides services or support to a particular branch or subdivision of an organization.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69ca83918d3081909b326fa3750cb8c8 completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc642a104081908df2d64e8f9ad0c8 completed April 1, 2026, 12:17 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cfac1846f481909aad27a6dacddba2 completed April 3, 2026, 12:01 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cfacb58f208190b5e8eeba58f1bd78 completed April 3, 2026, 12:04 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cfad73f7a8819089ee3dadf321220e completed April 3, 2026, 12:07 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69cc5ecf55248190a29f00fbf99f13c4 completed March 31, 2026, 11:54 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:55 p.m.