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Radiology Report Terms
Modality # LOINC Terms
CT 716
Mammography 145
MRI 854
Nuclear Medicine 455
Ultrasound 442
XR 1858
Fluoroscopy 646
> 5000 active terms
Sections within a Report
18785-6 Reason for study
55108-5 Clinical presentation
55111-9 Current imaging procedure descriptions
11329-0 History general
18782-3 Study observation (Findings)
55107-7 Addendum
55109-3 Complications
55114-3 Prior imaging procedure descriptions
55113-5 Key images
19005-8 Impressions
18834-2 Comparison study
18783-1 Recommendation
55115-0 Requested imaging studies information
55112-7 Document summary
55110-1 Conclusions
Measurements / Observations
38261-4 Hip DXA Bone density
38264-8 Hip DXA [T-score] Bone density
53626-8 CT Cerebral atrophic index
8294-1 Chest XR Diameter.anterior-posterior
In other domains, this is
LOINCs main content
Radiology Naming Model
First some general principles
Multiple Levels of Specicity
Views
named, counted, no specication
Laterality
right, left, bilateral, unilateral, unspecied
Contrast
W, WO, W&WO, unspecied
37842-2:View AP:Find:Pt:Shoulder:Doc:XR
37842-2
LOINC Code
View AP
Find
Pt
Shoulder
Doc
XR
Component
Property Measured
Timing
System
Scale
Method
There are six major LOINC axes
Anatomy of a LOINC Term
NOT part of a LOINC Name
Reason for the test (disease it diagnoses)
Testing instrument
Specic details about the testing
Priority (e.g. STAT)
Where testing was done
Who did the test
Test interpretation
Anything not part of naming the test
Stuff carried in other parts of HL7 message
Radiology Naming Model
Radiology-specic conventions
Component Structure
1st Subpart - View
Views descriptor Views, Multisection,
Views for leg length
,
# of views 3, greater than 3
Beam orientation AP, lateral
Body position Prone
<view descriptor> [<number of views>]
[<projection beam orientation>] [<body position>]
Component Structure
1st Subpart - Interventional
Timing/existence W, W&WO, 48H post
Substance given contrast, adenosine,
Tc-99m Sestamibi
Route IV, PO
Guidance for <indication>
Component Structure
2nd Subpart - Challenge/Precondition
<timing/existence><substance given><route>
Examples
Guidance for biopsy:Find:Pt:Breast:Nar:Mam
Guidance for anesthetic block injection:Find:Pt:Celiac plexus:Nar:CT
Guidance for drainage:Find:Pt:Extremity:Nar:US
System
The anatomic area being visualized
Not necessarily the anatomic area of interest
Examples
24627-2 Chest CT
24590-2 Brain MRI
25011-8 Tibia and Fibula X-ray
System Structure
Super System
Patient is the default
Used to indicate:
blood product unit, bone marrow donor, fetus
11670-7:Blood !ow.mean:Vel:Pt:Aortic arch^fetus:Qn:US.doppler
System^Super System
Method
Modality
Modality CT, MRI, XR
Submodality angio, uor, SPECT
<modality><submodality>
Side note: we handle ographies as synonyms. (e.g. arthrogram is
linked to W contrast intraarticular
Tools for
Implementers
photo via Robert S Donovan
RELMA
REgenstrief LOINC Mapping Assistant
RELMA Features
Browse LOINC content
Map local terms to LOINC
import/export
translate local words to LOINC-speak
manual/automated mapping
Search Window
Mapping Screen
navigate through your local term set
hit enter to run a search
Assigning a LOINC Map
Highlight the correct LOINC
Assign a map
(or double click)
search.loinc.org
online LOINC browser
search.loinc.org
Use Case Samples
Taken from September 16, 2014 Terminology
assessment example
Modalities
Recommendation
LOINC doesnt have discrete codes for modalities.
(They are the Method Part of a LOINC term).
Hint
Find codes with modality of ultrasound using method:US in searches
Here is a code for a generic ultrasound study that doesnt specify
any particular views or the exact body region
Ultrasound
25061-3:Multisection:Find:Pt:XXX:Doc:US
Other Pieces of LOINC names
Laterality
Part of the Anatomic specication. Shoulder.left
Hint: In RELMA you can exclude these.
Contrast / Intervention
Anatomic Region / Body Parts
Procedures
Recommendation
Procedures are where LOINC shines. These are what the
5000+ radiology terms in LOINC are meant for.
Hint
Here is a code for a typical OB ultrasound study
Obstetrical Ultrasound
11525-3:Multisection for pregnancy:Find:Pt:Pelvis+Fetus:Doc:US
Reason for Exam
Recommendation
Recall that LOINC provides codes for questions (observations/
measurements). So, LOINC has a code that represents the
question what is the reason for the exam:
The expected answers would be free text or drawn from another
terminology like SNOMED CT. Often though, you dont need a
LOINC code for this observation, because the information is sent
in eld OBR-31 Reason for Study. LOINC doesnt have a code
that means conrm 20 week gestational age.
conrm 20 week gestational age
18785-6:Reason for study:Find:Pt:Report:Nar:Radiology
Clinical Findings/Diagnosis
Recommendation
There are a few ways to get BPD. Heres a code for a
direct measurement:
Likewise for head circumference. Heres a measured one:
But, LOINC does not have a code for the diagnosis
microcephaly. (That would come from SNOMED CT).
US Bi-parietal Diameter, Head Circumference
11820-8:Diameter.biparietal:Len:Pt:Head^fetus:Qn:US.measured
11984-2:Perimeter:Len:Pt:Head^fetus:Qn:US.measured
LOINC / RadLex Collaboration
RadLex Playbook
A special component of RadLex
Developed by RSNA
Information model tailored for radiology orders
and results, and connected to other terms in
RadLex (e.g., anatomy, visual features).
RadLex is made freely available for private,
research, and commercial use internationally.
http://loinc.org/collaboration/rsna/
Overall Goal:
Produce a single unied source
of names and codes for radiology
procedures with a cooperative
governance process.
Main Deliverables
Developing a Unied Model for Radiology
Procedure Names
Mapping the attribute-values between each
terminology (i.e. LOINC Parts to RadLex RPIDs)
Main Deliverables
Devising collaborative integrated governance process
for new terms
Creating single point-of-contact and governance structure
for the unied terminology
New joint LOINC/RadLex Committee to be advisory body
(Approved at Clinical LOINC Meeting 02/2014)
LOINC codes as the primary identier for radiology
procedures (e.g. the universal codes) while linking to the
RadLex attribute/values for each term so that they can be
used as meta-data
LOINC / SNOMED Collaboration
http://loinc.org/collaboration/ihtsdo
Key Points
Its NOT a merger, take-over
It IS a long term working relationship
Endorsed statement: LOINC for questions,
SNOMED for answers
We want to avoid duplication