HL7.FHIR.US.BREAST-RADIOLOGY\Orientation CodeSystem

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Orientation CodeSystem

Summary

Defining URL:

http://hl7.org/fhir/us/breast-radiology/CodeSystem/OrientationCS

Version:

0.2.0

Name:

OrientationCS

Title:

Orientation CodeSystem

Status:

draft

Content:

All the concepts defined by the code system are included in the code system resource

Definition:

Orientation CodeSystem

Publisher:

Hl7 - Clinical Interoperability Council

Source Resource:

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/us/breast-radiology/CodeSystem/OrientationCS defines the following codes:

Code	Display	Definition
ParallelToSkin	Parallel to skin	The lesion/mass is oriented parellel to skin. Valid for the following modalities: MG US MRI NM.
PerpendicularToSkin	Perpendicular to skin (not parallel)	The lesion/mass is oriented perpendicular to skin. Valid for the following modalities: MG US MRI NM.
TallerThanWide	Taller than wide	The nodule is taller than wide. A nodule is said to be taller than wide when it is greater in the direction normal to the skin than in the parallel ones. Valid for the following modalities: US MRI.
WiderThanTall	Wider than tall	The nodule is wider than tall. A nodule is said to be wider than tall when it is larger in the direction not parallel to the direction of the skin. Valid for the following modalities: US MRI.