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Definition for Value SetImagingModality
<ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <text> <status value="extensions"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <h2>ImagingModality</h2> <p>Type of acquired image data in the instance</p> <p> <b>Copyright Statement:</b> 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 </p> <p>This value set includes codes defined in other code systems, using the following rules:</p> <ul> <li>Include these codes as defined in <a href="valueset-dicom-dcim.html">http://nema.org/dicom/dcid</a> <table> <tr> <td> <b>Code</b> </td> <td> <b>Display</b> </td> <td> <b>Definition</b> </td> <td> <b>Comments</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>AR</td> <td>Autorefraction</td> <td>Autorefraction device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>BMD</td> <td>Bone Mineral Densitometry</td> <td>Bone Mineral Densitometry by X-Ray (modality), including dual-energy X-Ray absorptiometry (DXA) and morphometric X-Ray absorptiometry (MXA)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>BDUS</td> <td>Ultrasound Bone Densitometry</td> <td>Ultrasound Bone Densitometry (modality)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>EPS</td> <td>Cardiac Electrophysiology</td> <td>Cardiac Electrophysiology device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>CR</td> <td>Computed Radiography</td> <td>Computed Radiography device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>CT</td> <td>Computed Tomography</td> <td>Computed Tomography device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>DX</td> <td>Digital Radiography</td> <td>Digital Radiography device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ECG</td> <td>Electrocardiography</td> <td>Electrocardiography device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ES</td> <td>Endoscopy</td> <td>Endoscopy device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>XC</td> <td>External-camera Photography</td> <td>External-camera Photography device</td> <td>Note: Use this for general photography</td> </tr> <tr> <td>GM</td> <td>General Microscopy</td> <td>General Microscopy device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>HD</td> <td>Hemodynamic Waveform</td> <td>Hemodynamic Waveform acquisition device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>IO</td> <td>Intra-oral Radiography</td> <td>Intra-oral Radiography device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>IVOCT</td> <td>Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomography</td> <td>Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomography device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>IVUS</td> <td>Intravascular Ultrasound</td> <td>Intravascular Ultrasound device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>KER</td> <td>Keratometry</td> <td>Keratometry device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>LEN</td> <td>Lensometry</td> <td>Lensometry device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MR</td> <td>Magnetic Resonance</td> <td>Magnetic Resonance device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MG</td> <td>Mammography</td> <td>Mammography device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>NM</td> <td>Nuclear Medicine</td> <td>Nuclear Medicine device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>OAM</td> <td>Ophthalmic Axial Measurements</td> <td>Measurements of the axial length of the eye which are done by various devices</td> </tr> <tr> <td>OCT</td> <td>Optical Coherence Tomography</td> <td>Modality 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.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>OPM</td> <td>Ophthalmic Mapping</td> <td>Modality device that measures corneal topography, corneal or retinal thickness, and other similar parameters that are typically displayed as maps.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>OP</td> <td>Ophthalmic photography</td> <td>Ophthalmic photography modality</td> </tr> <tr> <td>OPR</td> <td>Ophthalmic Refraction</td> <td>Modality device that measures the refractive characteristics of the eye.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>OPT</td> <td>Ophthalmic Tomography</td> <td>Tomography 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.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>OPV</td> <td>Ophthalmic Visual Field</td> <td>Modality device that measures visual fields and perform visual perimetry.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PX</td> <td>Panoramic X-Ray</td> <td>Panoramic X-Ray device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PT</td> <td>Positron emission tomography</td> <td>Positron emission tomography (PET) device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>RF</td> <td>Radiofluoroscopy</td> <td>Radiofluoroscopy device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>RG</td> <td>Radiographic imaging</td> <td>Radiographic imaging (conventional film/screen)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SM</td> <td>Slide Microscopy</td> <td>Slide Microscopy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SRF</td> <td>Subjective Refraction</td> <td>Subjective Refraction device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>US</td> <td>Ultrasound</td> <td>Ultrasound device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>VA</td> <td>Visual Acuity</td> <td>Visual Acuity device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>XA</td> <td>X-Ray Angiography</td> <td>X-Ray Angiography device</td> </tr> </table> </li> </ul> </div> </text> <identifier value="http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/imaging-modality"/> <name value="ImagingModality"/> <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> <telecom> <system value="email"/> <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> </telecom> <description value="Type of acquired image data in the instance"/> <copyright value="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"/> <status value="draft"/> <date value="2014-09-30T18:09:16.977+10:00"/> <compose> <include> <system value="http://nema.org/dicom/dcid"/> <code value="AR"/> <code value="BMD"/> <code value="BDUS"/> <code value="EPS"/> <code value="CR"/> <code value="CT"/> <code value="DX"/> <code value="ECG"/> <code value="ES"/> <code value="XC"> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/Profile/tools-extensions#comment"> <valueString value="Use this for general photography"/> </extension> </code> <code value="GM"/> <code value="HD"/> <code value="IO"/> <code value="IVOCT"/> <code value="IVUS"/> <code value="KER"/> <code value="LEN"/> <code value="MR"/> <code value="MG"/> <code value="NM"/> <code value="OAM"/> <code value="OCT"/> <code value="OPM"/> <code value="OP"/> <code value="OPR"/> <code value="OPT"/> <code value="OPV"/> <code value="PX"/> <code value="PT"/> <code value="RF"/> <code value="RG"/> <code value="SM"/> <code value="SRF"/> <code value="US"/> <code value="VA"/> <code value="XA"/> </include> </compose> </ValueSet>