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1.22.2.1.null Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/modality

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

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This value set contains 53 concepts

1.22.2.1.null.1 Modality

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Copyright Statement: These codes are excerpted from Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) Standard, Part 16: Content Mapping Resource, Copyright 2011 by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association

This value set includes codes defined in other code systems, using the following rules:

  • Include these codes as defined in http://nema.org/dicom/dicm
    CodeDisplay
    ARAutorefractionAutorefraction device
    AUAudioAudio object
    BDUSUltrasound Bone DensitometryUltrasound Bone Densitometry (modality)
    BIBiomagnetic imagingBiomagnetic imaging device
    BMDBone Mineral DensitometryBone Mineral Densitometry by X-Ray (modality), including dual-energy X-Ray absorptiometry (DXA) and morphometric X-Ray absorptiometry (MXA)
    CRComputed RadiographyComputed Radiography device
    CTComputed TomographyComputed Tomography device
    DGDiaphanographyDiaphanography device
    DXDigital RadiographyDigital Radiography device
    ECGElectrocardiographyElectrocardiography device
    EPSCardiac ElectrophysiologyCardiac Electrophysiology device
    ESEndoscopyEndoscopy device
    GMGeneral MicroscopyGeneral Microscopy device
    HCHard CopyHard Copy
    HDHemodynamic WaveformHemodynamic Waveform acquisition device
    IOIntra-oral RadiographyIntra-oral Radiography device
    IVOCTIntravascular Optical Coherence TomographyIntravascular Optical Coherence Tomography device
    IVUSIntravascular UltrasoundIntravascular Ultrasound device
    KERKeratometryKeratometry device
    KOKey Object SelectionKey Object Selection object
    LENLensometryLensometry device
    LSLaser surface scanLaser surface scan device
    MGMammographyMammography device
    MRMagnetic ResonanceMagnetic Resonance device
    NMNuclear MedicineNuclear Medicine device
    OAMOphthalmic Axial MeasurementsMeasurements of the axial length of the eye which are done by various devices
    OCTOptical Coherence TomographyModality device that uses an interferometric, non-invasive optical tomographic technique to image 2D slices and 3D volumes of tissue using visible and near visible frequencies.
    OPOphthalmic photographyOphthalmic photography modality
    OPMOphthalmic MappingModality device that measures corneal topography, corneal or retinal thickness, and other similar parameters that are typically displayed as maps.
    OPTOphthalmic TomographyTomography of the eye acquired by a modality that is based on light and optical principles. Tomography based on other principles, such as ultrasound, is excluded.
    OPVOphthalmic Visual FieldModality device that measures visual fields and perform visual perimetry.
    OTOther ModalityOther Modality device
    PRPresentation StatePresentation State object
    PTPositron emission tomographyPositron emission tomography (PET) device
    PXPanoramic X-RayPanoramic X-Ray device
    REGRegistrationRegistration
    RFRadiofluoroscopyRadiofluoroscopy device
    RGRadiographic imagingRadiographic imaging (conventional film/screen)
    RTDOSERadiotherapy DoseRadiotherapy Dose
    RTIMAGERadiotherapy ImageRadiotherapy Imaging device; includes portal imaging
    RTPLANRadiotherapy PlanRadiotherapy Plan
    RTRECORDRadiotherapy Treatment RecordRadiotherapy Treatment Record
    RTSTRUCTRadiotherapy Structure SetRadiotherapy Structure Set
    SEGSegmentationSegmentation
    SMSlide MicroscopySlide Microscopy
    SMRStereometric RelationshipStereometric image pairing modality
    SRStructured Report DocumentStructured Report Document
    SRFSubjective RefractionSubjective Refraction device
    TGThermographyThermography device
    USUltrasoundUltrasound device
    VAVisual AcuityVisual Acuity device
    XAX-Ray AngiographyX-Ray Angiography device
    XCExternal-camera PhotographyExternal-camera Photography device

This value set is used in the following places:

The OID for the value set is 1.2.840.10008.6.1.811 (OIDs are not used in FHIR, but may be used in v3, or OID based terminology systems).

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