XR Thoracic spine Lateral W hyperextension   37909-9

LOINC Code


LOINC code37909-9
nameXR Thoracic spine Lateral W hyperextension
descriptionLateral thoracic spine xray with hyperextension is the reference standard for evaluating thoracic hyperkyphosis flexibility. Imaging is typically done with the patient lying on a bolster that is positioned beneath the apex of the kyphosis. [PMID: 28746130]
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentView lateral^W hyperextension
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.
systemChest>Spine.thoracic
scaleDoc  =  Document:  A document that could be in many formats (XML, narrative, etc.)
methodXR

Additional Names

short nameXR T-spine Lat W hyperext

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

LG41847-1Region imaged: Chest

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.64
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.; Added "^W" before hyperextension to signify a maneuver and match syntax used in LOINC/RadLex unified model.; Updated System from "Spine.thoracic" per LOINC/RadLex unified model

Related Names

1V
CXR
Document
Dorsal spine
Film
Finding
Findings
Imaging
Lat
Lat Hyperext
Plain Films
Point in time
Rad
RADIOLOGY
Random
Single View
Spinal
Spinal Cord
Th/sp
Thorax
T-spine
VW
Xray
X-ray

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