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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>OT</td><td>Other Modality</td><td>Other Modality device</td></tr><tr><td>PR</td><td>Presentation State</td><td>Presentation State object</td></tr><tr><td>PT</td><td>Positron emission tomography</td><td>Positron emission tomography (PET) device</td></tr><tr><td>PX</td><td>Panoramic X-Ray</td><td>Panoramic X-Ray device</td></tr><tr><td>REG</td><td>Registration</td><td>Registration</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>RTDOSE</td><td>Radiotherapy Dose</td><td>Radiotherapy Dose</td></tr><tr><td>RTIMAGE</td><td>Radiotherapy Image</td><td>Radiotherapy Imaging device; includes portal imaging</td></tr><tr><td>RTPLAN</td><td>Radiotherapy Plan</td><td>Radiotherapy Plan</td></tr><tr><td>RTRECORD</td><td>Radiotherapy Treatment Record</td><td>Radiotherapy Treatment Record</td></tr><tr><td>RTSTRUCT</td><td>Radiotherapy Structure Set</td><td>Radiotherapy Structure Set</td></tr><tr><td>SEG</td><td>Segmentation</td><td>Segmentation</td></tr><tr><td>SM</td><td>Slide Microscopy</td><td>Slide Microscopy</td></tr><tr><td>SMR</td><td>Stereometric Relationship</td><td>Stereometric image pairing modality</td></tr><tr><td>SR</td><td>Structured Report Document</td><td>Structured Report Document</td></tr><tr><td>SRF</td><td>Subjective Refraction</td><td>Subjective Refraction device</td></tr><tr><td>TG</td><td>Thermography</td><td>Thermography 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><tr><td>XC</td><td>External-camera Photography</td><td>External-camera Photography device</td></tr></table></li></ul></div>" }, "identifier": "http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/modality", "name": "Modality", "publisher": "HL7 (FHIR Project)", "telecom": [ { "system": "url", "value": "http://hl7.org/fhir" }, { "system": "email", "value": "fhir@lists.hl7.org" } ], "description": "Type of data in the instance", "copyright": "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": "draft", "date": "2014-09-30T18:09:16.975+10:00", "compose": { "include": [ { "system": "http://nema.org/dicom/dcid", "code": [ "AR", "AU", "BDUS", "BI", "BMD", "CR", "CT", "DG", "DX", "ECG", "EPS", "ES", "GM", "HC", "HD", "IO", "IVOCT", "IVUS", "KER", "KO", "LEN", "LS", "MG", "MR", "NM", "OAM", "OCT", "OP", "OPM", "OPT", "OPV", "OT", "PR", "PT", "PX", "REG", "RF", "RG", "RTDOSE", "RTIMAGE", "RTPLAN", "RTRECORD", "RTSTRUCT", "SEG", "SM", "SMR", "SR", "SRF", "TG", "US", "VA", "XA", "XC" ] } ] } }