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TID 12002 Ultrasound Attenuation Coefficient Section

This section template incorporates a set of measurements for assessing attenuation coefficients.

Type:

Extensible

Order:

Significant

Root:

No

Table TID 12002. Ultrasound Attenuation Coefficient Section

NL

Rel with Parent

VT

Concept Name

VM

Req Type

Condition

Value Set Constraint

1

CONTAINER

EV (59776-5, LN, "Findings")

1

M

2

>

HAS CONCEPT MOD

CODE

EV (121058, DCM, "Procedure reported")

1-n

U

DT (131340, DCM, "Ultrasound attenuation imaging")

3

>

HAS CONCEPT MOD

CODE

EV (363698007, SCT, "Finding Site")

1-n

U

>BCID 12036 “Ultrasound Attenuation Imaging Site”

4

>>

HAS CONCEPT MOD

CODE

EV (272741003, SCT, "Laterality")

1

M

DCID 244 “Laterality”

5

>

HAS ACQ CONTEXT

CODE

EV (399264008, SCT, "Image Mode")

1

U

BCID 12224 “Ultrasound Image Mode”

6

>

HAS ACQ CONTEXT

CODE

EV (111031, DCM, "Image View")

1

U

BCID 5 “Transducer Approach”

7

>>

HAS CONCEPT MOD

CODE

EV (111032, DCM, "Image View Modifier")

1-n

U

BCID 6 “Transducer Orientation”

BCID 7 “Ultrasound Beam Path”

8

>

CONTAINS

CONTAINER

DT (55112-7, LN, "Summary")

1

M

9

>>

CONTAINS

NUM

EV (131342, DCM, "Mean Ultrasound Attenuation Coefficient")

1

U

UNITS = EV (dB/cm/MHz, UCUM, "dB/cm/MHz")

10

>>

CONTAINS

NUM

EV (131344, DCM, "Standard Deviation of Ultrasound Attenuation Coefficient")

1

U

UNITS = EV (dB/cm/MHz, UCUM, "dB/cm/MHz")

11

>>

CONTAINS

NUM

EV (131343, DCM, "Median Ultrasound Attenuation Coefficient")

1

U

UNITS = EV (dB/cm/MHz, UCUM, "dB/cm/MHz")

12

>>

CONTAINS

NUM

EV (131345, DCM, "Interquartile Range of Ultrasound Attenuation Coefficient")

1

U

UNITS = EV (dB/cm/MHz, UCUM, "dB/cm/MHz")

13

>>

CONTAINS

NUM

EV (131346, DCM, "Interquartile Range to Median Ratio of Ultrasound Atten Coeff")

1

U

UNITS = EV ({ratio}, UCUM, "ratio")

14

>

CONTAINS

CONTAINER

DT (125007, DCM, "Measurement Group")

1-n

M

15

>>

HAS OBS CONTEXT

TEXT

EV (125010, DCM, "Identifier")

1

M

16

>>

CONTAINS

INCLUDE

DTID 300 “Measurement”

1

M

$Measurement = EV (131341, DCM, "Ultrasound Attenuation Coefficient")

$Units = EV (dB/cm/MHz, UCUM, "dB/cm/MHz")


Content Item Descriptions

Rows 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

These values are a statistical characterization of attenuation coefficient measurements in Rows 14, 15, 16.

Row 15

The identifier is used to distinguish the different measurement ROIs. Often a sequential number.

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