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C.4.3.4 Numeric Observations

SR NUM Content Items shall be mapped to Quantity Measurement entries.

Table C.4-9. CDA Quantity Measurement mapping from SR NUM

CDA Business Name

DICOM SR

QuantityMeasurement[*]: MeasurementName

Concept Name Code Sequence (0040,A043)

QuantityMeasurement[*]: MeasurementValue

Measured Value Sequence (0040,A300) > Numeric Value (0040,A30A)

QuantityMeasurement[*]: MeasurementUnits

Measured Value Sequence (0040,A300) > Measurement Units Code Sequence (0040,08EA) > Code Value (0008,0100)

QuantityMeasurement[*]: Time

Observation DateTime (0040,A032)

QuantityMeasurement[*]: InterpretationCode

QuantityMeasurement[*]: ActionableFindingCode

QuantityMeasurement[*]: TargetSite

(363698007, SCT, "Finding Site")

QuantityMeasurement[*]:Laterality

(363698007, SCT, "Finding Site") > (272741003, SCT, "Laterality")

QuantityMeasurement[*]:Method

(370129005, SCT, "Measurement Method")

QuantityMeasurement[*]:TopoModifier

(106233006, SCT, "Topographical modifier")

QuantityMeasurement[*]: SOPInstance

[See C.4.3.3]

QuantityMeasurement[*]: QuantityMeasurement

[See C.4.3.4]


The SR templates invoked for NUM measurements from TID 2000 do not specifically include finding site, laterality, and topographical modifiers, but these modifiers are not forbidden in the template, they are used in many other NUM value templates (e.g., TID 300 Measurement), and may be present in a SR SOP Instance being transformed to CDA.

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