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4.3.14.350 4.3.14.172 Code System http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/media-modality

Orders and Observations Work Group   Maturity Level : 1 0 Draft Informative Use Context : Any

This is a code system defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/media-modality
Version: 4.0.1 4.3.0
Name: MediaModality MediaSubType
Title: Media Modality SubType
Definition:

Detailed information about the type of the image - its kind, purpose, or the kind of equipment used to generate it.

Committee: Orders and Observations Work Group
OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1109 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1109 (for OID based terminology systems)
Copyright:

This resource includes content from SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) which is copyright of the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) Standard, Copyright 2011 by International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO). Implementers of these specifications must have the National Electrical Manufacturers Association appropriate SNOMED CT Affiliate license - for more information contact http://www.snomed.org/snomed-ct/get-snomed-ct or info@snomed.org

Source Resource XML / JSON

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

  • ValueSet: Media Modality (Detailed information about the type of the image - its kind, purpose, or the kind of equipment used to generate it.)
    • ValueSet: Media Modality (Detailed information about the type of the image - its kind, purpose, or the kind of equipment used to generate it.)

4.3.14.350.1 4.3.14.172.1 Content

4.3.14.350.2 Media Modality

Detailed information about the type of the image - its kind, purpose, or the kind of equipment used to generate it. Copyright Statement: This resource includes content from the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) Standard, Copyright 2011 by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/media-modality defines the following codes:

Code Display Definition
diagram Diagram A diagram. Often used in diagnostic reports
fax Fax A digital record of a fax document
scan Scanned Document A digital scan of a document. This is reserved for when there is not enough metadata to create a document reference
retina Retina Scan A retinal image used for identification purposes
fingerprint Fingerprint A finger print scan used for identification purposes
iris Iris Scan An iris scan used for identification purposes
palm Palm Scan A palm scan used for identification purposes
face Face Scan A face scan used for identification purposes

 

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Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. See Code System for further information.
Source The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
Display The display (used in the display element of a Coding ). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments Additional notes about how to use the code