UK Core Implementation Guide STU3 Sequence

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An example to illustrate the images produced by a CT chest scan

Table View

ImagingStudy.id[0]	UKCore-ImagingStudy-CTChestScan-Example
ImagingStudy.text[0].status[0]	additional
ImagingStudy.text[0].div[0]	<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">An example to illustrate the images produced by a CT chest scan</div>
ImagingStudy.status[0]	available
ImagingStudy.subject[0].reference[0]	Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example
ImagingStudy.started[0]	2023-01-24T09:01:20+00:00
ImagingStudy.numberOfSeries[0]	1
ImagingStudy.numberOfInstances[0]	1
ImagingStudy.series[0].uid[0]	2.16.124.113543.6003.2588828330.45298.17418.2723805630
ImagingStudy.series[0].number[0]	3
ImagingStudy.series[0].modality[0].system[0]	http://dicom.nema.org/resources/ontology/DCM
ImagingStudy.series[0].modality[0].code[0]	CT
ImagingStudy.series[0].description[0]	CT Surview 180
ImagingStudy.series[0].numberOfInstances[0]	1
ImagingStudy.series[0].bodySite[0].system[0]	http://snomed.info/sct
ImagingStudy.series[0].bodySite[0].code[0]	67734004
ImagingStudy.series[0].bodySite[0].display[0]	Thoracic segment of trunk
ImagingStudy.series[0].instance[0].uid[0]	2.16.124.113543.6003.189642796.63084.16748.2599092903
ImagingStudy.series[0].instance[0].sopClass[0].system[0]	urn:ietf:rfc:3986
ImagingStudy.series[0].instance[0].sopClass[0].code[0]	urn:oid:1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2
ImagingStudy.series[0].instance[0].number[0]	1

Tree View

ImagingStudy

id : UKCore-ImagingStudy-CTChestScan-Example

text

status : additional

status : available

subject

reference : Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example

started : 2023-01-24T09:01:20+00:00

numberOfSeries : 1

numberOfInstances : 1

series

uid : 2.16.124.113543.6003.2588828330.45298.17418.2723805630

number : 3

modality

system : http://dicom.nema.org/resources/ontology/DCM

code : CT

description : CT Surview 180

numberOfInstances : 1

bodySite

system : http://snomed.info/sct

code : 67734004

display : Thoracic segment of trunk

instance

uid : 2.16.124.113543.6003.189642796.63084.16748.2599092903

sopClass

system : urn:ietf:rfc:3986

code : urn:oid:1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2

number : 1

XML View

<ImagingStudy xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
    <id value="UKCore-ImagingStudy-CTChestScan-Example" />
    <text>
        <status value="additional" />
        --- We have skipped the narrative for better readability of the resource ---
    </text>
    <status value="available" />
    <subject>
        <reference value="Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example" />
    </subject>
    <started value="2023-01-24T09:01:20+00:00" />
    <numberOfSeries value="1" />
    <numberOfInstances value="1" />
    <series>
        <uid value="2.16.124.113543.6003.2588828330.45298.17418.2723805630" />
        <number value="3" />
        <modality>
            <system value="http://dicom.nema.org/resources/ontology/DCM" />
            <code value="CT" />
        </modality>
        <description value="CT Surview 180" />
        <numberOfInstances value="1" />
        <bodySite>
            <system value="http://snomed.info/sct" />
            <code value="67734004" />
            <display value="Thoracic segment of trunk" />
        </bodySite>
        <instance>
            <uid value="2.16.124.113543.6003.189642796.63084.16748.2599092903" />
            <sopClass>
                <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986" />
                <code value="urn:oid:1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2" />
            </sopClass>
            <number value="1" />
        </instance>
    </series>
</ImagingStudy>

JSON View

{
    "resourceType": "ImagingStudy",
    "id": "UKCore-ImagingStudy-CTChestScan-Example",
    "text": {
        "status": "additional",
        --- We have skipped the narrative for better readability of the resource ---
    },
    "status": "available",
    "subject": {
        "reference": "Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example"
    },
    "started": "2023-01-24T09:01:20+00:00",
    "numberOfSeries": 1,
    "numberOfInstances": 1,
    "series":  [
        {
            "uid": "2.16.124.113543.6003.2588828330.45298.17418.2723805630",
            "number": 3,
            "modality": {
                "system": "http://dicom.nema.org/resources/ontology/DCM",
                "code": "CT"
            },
            "description": "CT Surview 180",
            "numberOfInstances": 1,
            "bodySite": {
                "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
                "code": "67734004",
                "display": "Thoracic segment of trunk"
            },
            "instance":  [
                {
                    "uid": "2.16.124.113543.6003.189642796.63084.16748.2599092903",
                    "sopClass": {
                        "system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
                        "code": "urn:oid:1.2.840.10008.5.1.4.1.1.2"
                    },
                    "number": 1
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}