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1.23.2.1.19 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/imaging-modality

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Type of acquired image data in the instance

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This value set contains 36 concepts

1.23.2.1.19.1 ImagingModality

Type of acquired image data in the instance

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
    ARA RAutorefraction device
    BMDB M DBone Mineral Densitometry by X-Ray (modality), including dual-energy X-Ray absorptiometry (DXA) and morphometric X-Ray absorptiometry (MXA)
    BDUSB D U SUltrasound Bone Densitometry (modality)
    EPSE P SCardiac Electrophysiology device
    CRC RComputed Radiography device
    CTC TComputed Tomography device
    DXD XDigital Radiography device
    ECGE C GElectrocardiography device
    ESE SEndoscopy device
    XCX CExternal-camera Photography device
    GMG MGeneral Microscopy device
    HDH DHemodynamic Waveform acquisition device
    IOI OIntra-oral Radiography device
    IVOCTI V O C TIntravascular Optical Coherence Tomography device
    IVUSI V U SIntravascular Ultrasound device
    KERK E RKeratometry device
    LENL E NLensometry device
    MRM RMagnetic Resonance device
    MGM GMammography device
    NMN MNuclear Medicine device
    OAMO A MMeasurements of the axial length of the eye which are done by various devices
    OCTO C TModality 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.
    OPMO P MModality device that measures corneal topography, corneal or retinal thickness, and other similar parameters that are typically displayed as maps.
    OPO POphthalmic photography modality
    OPRO P RModality device that measures the refractive characteristics of the eye.
    OPTO P TTomography 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.
    OPVO P VModality device that measures visual fields and perform visual perimetry.
    PXP XPanoramic X-Ray device
    PTP TPositron emission tomography (PET) device
    RFR FRadiofluoroscopy device
    RGR GRadiographic imaging (conventional film/screen)
    SMS MSlide Microscopy
    SRFS R FSubjective Refraction device
    USU SUltrasound device
    VAV AVisual Acuity device
    XAX AX-Ray Angiography device

This value set is used in the following places:

The OID for the value set is 1.2.840.10008.6.1.19 (OIDs are not used in FHIR, but may be used in v3, or OID based terminology systems).

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