CT Facial bones   24696-7

LOINC Code


LOINC code24696-7
nameCT Facial bones
descriptionA CT scan of the facial area produces study images from below the patient's mandible to above the frontal sinuses.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentMultisection
propertyFind  =  Finding
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
systemHead>Facial bones
scaleDoc  =  Document:  A document that could be in many formats (XML, narrative, etc.)
methodCT

Additional Names

short nameCT Face

Basic Attributes

classRAD
type2  Clinical
order vs. observationBoth

Ask At Order Entry

Ask at Order Entry (AOE) observations for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single AOE observation or a panel containing several AOE observations.

72230-6Diagnostic imaging report - recommended C-CDA R1.1 sections
81220-6Diagnostic imaging report - recommended C-CDA R2.0 and R2.1 sections

Associated Observations

LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations.

Member of these Groups

LG41824-0Region imaged: Head

History/Usage

test rank12192 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated2.73
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonThe scale has been changed from "Nar" to "Doc" to fit with the CDA model. Changed system from 'facial bones+sinuses' as imaging of the facial bones would include the sinuses.; Updated System from "Facial bones" per LOINC/RadLex unified model

Related Names

Brain
CAT scan
Computed tomography
Computerized tomography
Cranial
Cranium
CT scan
Document
Face
Finding
Findings
Imaging
Intracranial
Point in time
Rad
RADIOLOGY
Random
Skull

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